As for hunting a Kilo with an Orion ... its definitly possible (as a lot of Kilo drivers who played with me can assure you .. hehe). However its not easy - far from it. Doing it passive is next to impossible unless you have defined area where to look or you know where its heading. Even then its challenging ... you hardly wont get more then one line in the directional mode and your best friend then is first the MAD and second once you have a handle on the sub your DICASS (well placed). Plan B so to speak is to drop a barrier using Shallow and Deep DICASS buoys and then ping the hell out of them. If you spacing is good then next to nothing should escape your barrier (given that the Kilo is close or even in it. Take note that once you ping an AI sub it will most likely change course and thus might drive around your barrier.
I guess I have to look into this closer for the next edition of the Airborne Ops Manual.
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