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Old 07-07-17, 11:02 PM   #17
ETR3(SS)
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Originally Posted by Shadriss View Post
I'm gonna second ETR3's descriptions - he's about as accurate as he's allowed to be, assuming his name is his actual Rate (STS1/SS myself, for the record). My guess is that they aren't using "keel depth" for their references, since when surfaced the depths are showing single digits. Makes me think they might be using center-line depth, which is just flat silly.

What strikes me as really odd is that the depths involved in PD aren't exactly hard to come by - just watch a few older submarine specials and they show the whole process.
Yep that's my rate, striker turned radioman. Spent most of my time pushing sticks before ending up on ESM, WLR-8. Qualified the watch without seeing a single contact! Then we get CSS-17 CoS on board in PH and all hell breaks loose on my watch.
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