Submarine: A small ship specifically designed to submerge and proceed under water to avoid detection and so take advantage of the element of surprise, one of the most telling tactics of warfare.
Locating Submarines.-For coast patrol or submarine spotting, the airplane is an important factor, for from an airplane it is possible to see for a considerable depth into the water, and to locate hostile submarines.
Friendly surface/submarine launched anti-ship missile (ASM) (e.g., HARPOON, EXOCET, OTOMAT).
BULLSEYE
An established point from which the position of an object can be referenced. Made by cardinal/range or digital format.
ASDIC
:, (Allied Submarine Investigation Committee), a ship-borne sonic detection system first developed in 1917.
ASF
Air Safety Foundation (AOPA-USA) ...
R-13 submarine launched ballistic missile (USSR; Cold War) (SS-N-4 Sark)
R-14 Usovaya theatre ballistic missile (USSR; Cold War) (NATO name SS-5 Skean)
R-15 submarine launched ballistic missile (USSR; Cold War) ...
12, and scored numerous successes over enemy submarines and airships. Despite its size and weight, the F.2A could maneuver quite well, and was an opponent treated with a healthy respect by enemy seaplane fighters.
By the time the Avengers were delivered, the RCN was shifting its primary focus to anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and the plane was rapidly becoming obsolete as an attack platform.
MAD - Magnetic anomaly detector carried, for example, by maritime reconnaissance aircraft to locate a submarine beneath the surface of the sea.
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Stationary reservations may include activities, such as special tests of weapons systems or equipment, certain U.S. Navy carrier, fleet, and anti-submarine operations, rocket, missile and drone operations, ...
Frederick Handley Page and his company based in Barking, Essex, produced the Handley Page bomber in 1916. Later that year in November, the Handley Page carried out their first large-scale bombing raids on enemy military installations and submarine ...
For instance, if the seating position is flatter than normal, a seat belt and shoulder harness alone are of little use because the pilot will "submarine", or slide under the belt on impact. A crotch strap is needed in that situation.
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