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Old 02-21-07, 04:53 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by To be
Don't try that against a modern sub with a towed array though. Pretty much only use that tactic on an Xia.

First, almost all boomers have just plain crappy sonar. I've gotten withing 5,000 yards of a Delta IV in a 688i without being detected. And at 15 knots, the TA is prettymuch blind, or deaf in this case.
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