SEC: UNCLASSIFIED - Space Crews and Solar Flares

Apparently they got some great photos up under the curve of the flight
deck...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glover, Owen [SMTP:oglover@mov.vic.gov.au]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 1998 1:01 PM
> To:	'FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk'
> Subject:	RE: Space crews and solar flares. was Re: Space carrier
> fighter p hilosphyRe: ADLER TAG AAR
> 
> I think Paul O'Grady may be able to add some confirmation to this
story
> (after all he is a RAN Officer and knows crews off the vessel in
> question).
> As Paul described it to me it was on an excercise at sea (not in
harbour)
> that teh subamrine was able to 'sneak' into the centre of the 'enemy'
> fleet.
> 
>  
> SNIP
> > prop. Sometimes old tech is and advantage. One of the Australian
> > "Oberon"
> > class subs entered the boomer base in Seattle without anyone,
> > particularly
> > the Yanks knowing about it until it surfaced. The Russians have
> > continued
> > to use values in much of their military electronic gear because it
is
> > less
> > vulernable to EMP (electro magnetic pluse) effects which is
basically
> > what
> > you get during a solar flare or exploding a suitable nuke in orbit.
> 
> This is, umm, how should I say, an "urban legend". If you've ever
spent
> any time around any harbor then you know no skipper would ever
undertake
> such an iresponsible	hazordous activity in shallow waters in anything
> but the most dire of consequences. Most of the harbor where the sub
base
> lies is in less than 30 feet of water except for a few channels. He
> would have been cashiered by the Australian Navy at the least for
trying
> such a thing.  The run in to Puguet sound is very heavily trafficed by
> all manner of ships and subs don't even submerge until they're a half
a
> day out or longer. Even at Groton, Subs don't submerge until they're
> almost a day out and off the continental shelf.
> 
> Regardless, it is true that diesel boats are ingherently quieter than
> nukes. My original comment was a JOKE.
> 
> Los <g>