BB vs NB detection ranges?

MarkShot · 09-19-07, 01:35 PM

Bill,

I was just looking at the other used Harpoon book I received last week; an older book 1991 by Goey. I saw your name in the acknowledgements!

You certainly have been making your presence known for a long time!

Bill Nichols · 09-19-07, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkShot

Bill,

I was just looking at the other used Harpoon book I received last week; an older book 1991 by Goey. I saw your name in the acknowledgements!

You certainly have been making your presence known for a long time!

Yes, a quarter-century of service! I programmed one of the first naval computer games, Grey Seas Grey Skies, in 1982 for the Apple ][. I've been active in the community since then.

"Nichols, W. J. Grey Seas, Grey Skies. Bridgewater, Nova Scotia: Simulations Canada, 1983, 1987 (Apple computer game). Reviewed by John Gresham and Michael Markowitz. Proceedings (July 1984): 116–117. (Seven “prebuilt” scenarios, including Japanese destroyers versus Soviet submarines in the Kurile Islands, a Soviet amphibious group versus West German forces in the Baltic, U.S. versus Soviet carrier battle groups off the North Cape, and similar clashes in the Western Pacific and the Mediterranean.)"

MarkShot · 09-19-07, 02:40 PM

Bill,

So, let me change topic (it's my thread after all).

Aside from yourself and Ron Banks, you are the only two nuke vets I know in a way.

The other day, I was thinking how odd it must be to serve on a nuke. On a surface ship, you are going to get to go up on deck sometimes. A WWII diesel, you might have had the chance to occassionally stand watch. There you are in the middle of the vast ocean traveling the globe, but you never get to look out upon the horizon which goes as far as the eye can see; smell the sea salt; hear the surf... Instead you are living in a tube.

I tried to imagine the other day how it might feel to drive across country ... drive across the wide open spaces of New Mexico where you can see to the horizon and mountains 50+ miles in the distance. However, instead the windows of the car are all papered over. There is nothing to see but what it inside the car. Your mind can tell you what is outside, but your eyes cannot see it.

So, what is making such a transit like? How to describe it to those of us who simply look at the PC station screens, but can walk out of the room anytime we wish after pressing the PAUSE button?

Thanks.

ASW Jedi · 09-24-07, 08:36 AM

Speaking from my experiences on Nuke boats. The transits can be boring as hell. Matter of fact most of the time onboard can be boring. Its those few minutes of sheer terror or utter amazement that make up for it. I am sure Bill's accomidations on 571 was far more spartan than those of the 637 and 688s but it still isn't a cruise liner.

James B

USS Pogy (SSN-647)
USS Jefferson City (SSN-759)
USS Momsen (DDG-92)

09-19-07, 01:35 PM	#1
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Bill, I was just looking at the other used Harpoon book I received last week; an older book 1991 by Goey. I saw your name in the acknowledgements! You certainly have been making your presence known for a long time! __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!

09-19-07, 02:40 PM	#3
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Bill, So, let me change topic (it's my thread after all). Aside from yourself and Ron Banks, you are the only two nuke vets I know in a way. The other day, I was thinking how odd it must be to serve on a nuke. On a surface ship, you are going to get to go up on deck sometimes. A WWII diesel, you might have had the chance to occassionally stand watch. There you are in the middle of the vast ocean traveling the globe, but you never get to look out upon the horizon which goes as far as the eye can see; smell the sea salt; hear the surf... Instead you are living in a tube. I tried to imagine the other day how it might feel to drive across country ... drive across the wide open spaces of New Mexico where you can see to the horizon and mountains 50+ miles in the distance. However, instead the windows of the car are all papered over. There is nothing to see but what it inside the car. Your mind can tell you what is outside, but your eyes cannot see it. So, what is making such a transit like? How to describe it to those of us who simply look at the PC station screens, but can walk out of the room anytime we wish after pressing the PAUSE button? Thanks. __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!

09-24-07, 08:36 AM	#4
ASW Jedi Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 10 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Speaking from my experiences on Nuke boats. The transits can be boring as hell. Matter of fact most of the time onboard can be boring. Its those few minutes of sheer terror or utter amazement that make up for it. I am sure Bill's accomidations on 571 was far more spartan than those of the 637 and 688s but it still isn't a cruise liner. James B USS Pogy (SSN-647) USS Jefferson City (SSN-759) USS Momsen (DDG-92)