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Originally Posted by SeaQueen
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Originally Posted by Oberon
I would have thought SSN escorts don't work that close in to CVBGs, it's not worth running the risk of having them MISIDENT it as a hostile. Plus, further away from the CVBG the sonar picture is clearer.
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Actually, there is such a thing as underwater telephone. All they have to do is pick it up and say, "hey? is that you?" Subs aren't as out of touch with other warships as they are sometimes given credit for. |
Gertrude (the 'underwater telephone') is very short range and often unreliable. And, in a wartime situation, if an escort thinks it may have an enemy sub nearby (within Gertrude range), the last thing it's CO wants to do is to pick up his Gertrude handset and say, "hey, are you a friendly?" :|\
Oberon is right on the money -- Direct Support subs want to stay away from the battlegroup -- both to aid their own sonar performance, and for self-protection from 'friendly' forces.