tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post7865209955188577381..comments2024-01-03T05:18:54.650-05:00Comments on CDR Salamander: Retro Wednesday: ASW .... Old School Baby!CDR Salamanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05981221786954902349noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-88943463925466763422012-02-02T16:18:19.365-05:002012-02-02T16:18:19.365-05:00Were you in HS-85? I was circa 1988. Just for a ...Were you in HS-85? I was circa 1988. Just for a few months.MR T's Haircutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-28575605145104272562012-02-02T11:59:24.516-05:002012-02-02T11:59:24.516-05:00Yep. And for cruises, we got to go on the HMCS Pro...Yep. And for cruises, we got to go on the HMCS Provider. :)maogwai catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-44880070116812397202012-02-02T02:12:01.754-05:002012-02-02T02:12:01.754-05:00What is this "Navy" you speak of? We hav...What is this "Navy" you speak of? We have a Global Force For Good now.Douglasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-44024546009077505572012-02-01T23:41:58.965-05:002012-02-01T23:41:58.965-05:00Got to detect and localize first. If the sub evad...Got to detect and localize first. If the sub evades and gets the CVS - game over. Evading is the easy part.<br />Penetrating the screen and nailing the flattop from short range somewhat more challenging. Why short range? Huge delay in IOC for the first Mk 48's. Doing it with a Mk 14 or 16 could get right sporty...but no hill for a stepper.Grandpa Bluewaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-61180889910828175142012-02-01T22:09:51.812-05:002012-02-01T22:09:51.812-05:00SJS - this vid is a little earlier than WASP's...SJS - this vid is a little earlier than WASP's last dance. The SH3s were dark gray, and these lasted until late '66, maybe into '67. The A/C numbers were two digit and not three (Fudd was "29"). That change occurred in '67, I think. The Fudds were (I believe) VAW-12 "Bats", before the blishment of VAW 121. These birds were CVSG-52 A/C, and I think they flew off CHAMP for a while.<br /><br />This may be a mix of A/C from two CVSGs. The blue checkerboard tail SH-3A may have been from HS-5. IIRC all CVSG-54 birds had checkerboard tails at the time (Red, yello and blue. Will have to check my cruise book). ESSEX was the mothership for CVSG-54, but she had some yard work in Bean Town back then. I first reported to ESSEX while she was in the North Boston Annex on Memorial Day weekend of 1966. We brought her down to Quonset shortly thereafter.<br /><br />The Stoofs were likely "D" variants, pre-MCJR link days. The first "E" mods were for VS-22 & VS 32, abaord ESSEX. I was on the receiving end of these birds in late May of '67.<br /><br />Note the JULIE stations. Ha! Make much noise? We never used JULIE - far too "active".<br /><br />The Fudds were the first for each launch and they took altitude. I am not sure if we ever initiated a contact with the Fudd radar except during TRAINEX. Barrier Jez worked pretty well with Ivan. Oh, did I mention we had help from ashore? And we <em>never</em> pinged.<br /><br />OT, has anyone ever griped about not being able to comment using IE-9?<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />SJBill sendsSJBillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-39314890473839097312012-02-01T20:35:36.218-05:002012-02-01T20:35:36.218-05:00The best part about the SH3D Sonar system was you ...The best part about the SH3D Sonar system was you could actually steer the signal and the crosshairs were used with wheels on x and y axis.. fun stuff...MR T's Haircutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-34994859414953966992012-02-01T20:34:05.756-05:002012-02-01T20:34:05.756-05:00I saw the video.. brought back lots of memories......I saw the video.. brought back lots of memories... I was using that gear into the 90's. My first squadron felw SH-3D and the Sonar was the same as we had. (our Mad birds were on loan to the Brits for Falklands). the S-2 had the same RO-114 /ASA-26 that we had in the H-2 and the RO-358 MAD recorder. My days on the Big E as USW Module Officer, I would have killed for 3 officers helping me do ASW, but I had a good watch team... ah the heady days of the 80's and 90's..MR T's Haircutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-765265661696961682012-02-01T20:18:11.401-05:002012-02-01T20:18:11.401-05:00ahhhh watchin a couple of frammed fletchers at spe...ahhhh watchin a couple of frammed fletchers at speed even if only for a second or two.<br /><br />Cpknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-89200482904105777022012-02-01T18:07:18.865-05:002012-02-01T18:07:18.865-05:00Now that brings back a whole lot of memories. Tha...Now that brings back a whole lot of memories. That's the way we did it when I was a young sailor. My little brother was a deck ape on Ticonderoga (CV-14) back then.William Powellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-74148904063504065022012-02-01T13:23:52.793-05:002012-02-01T13:23:52.793-05:00Hah! Way too many resources used in this.
Now we...Hah! Way too many resources used in this.<br /><br />Now we can just send out a single LCS with its mighty ASW module.<br /><br />Right?Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-49765622030656451482012-02-01T12:34:38.774-05:002012-02-01T12:34:38.774-05:00Hmmm....WF/E-1B with a "GE" on the tail ...Hmmm....WF/E-1B with a "GE" on the tail --> VAW-12 (Det x) or VAW-121 (Det x)...lessee, HS-5 + VS-31 and VS-28 on USS WASP (CVS 18) means this was the final deployment of CVSG-52 (OCT - NOV 69) to the Caribbean before it was disestablished on Dec 15, 1969. So that was a VAW-121 Det 11 bird at the start -- not long after VAW-12 was broken up into individual squadrons (APR 68) -- VAW-121 (E-1B), VAW-122 (E-2A), VAW-123 (E-2A) and RVAW-120 (E-1B/E-2A RAG) overseen by CAEWWing-12.<br />w/r, SJSsteeljawscribenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-57401264441594603332012-02-01T12:11:47.666-05:002012-02-01T12:11:47.666-05:00Wow! Were those German or Japanese subs you were s...Wow! Were those German or Japanese subs you were sinking, Uncle Phib?Captain Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-32664608802686729382012-02-01T09:28:55.916-05:002012-02-01T09:28:55.916-05:00Wow, the Navy sounds like a lot of fun. Where can...Wow, the Navy sounds like a lot of fun. Where can I apply for that kind of work?Retired but still have to worknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-4452527230570336802012-02-01T07:22:50.944-05:002012-02-01T07:22:50.944-05:00A Stoof With A Roof!A Stoof With A Roof!Herbalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-50445758072236086772012-02-01T06:27:55.337-05:002012-02-01T06:27:55.337-05:00Great memories of those curser wheels on the Q-13A...Great memories of those curser wheels on the Q-13A in the SH3D! Ahh, to hear the words onthe radio, "Dip Gang..."maogwai catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-36401356649425208202012-02-01T04:12:16.667-05:002012-02-01T04:12:16.667-05:00They're gonna git that sub, if it costs every ...They're gonna git that sub, if it costs every torpedo/ASCROC/depth charge the USN owns.SCOTTtheBADGERnoreply@blogger.com