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Old 26th Jan 2023, 08:07
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Not_a_boffin
 
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Originally Posted by _Agrajag_
The series last year from onboard a Type 45 came closer. Although filmed before Russia started it's war with Ukraine, there were obvious signs that Russia was already an aggressor. The tension as they tracked a Russian boat on its way to interfere with a major arctic subsea data cable was palpable. Made all the more real by the Russian boat colliding with the Type 45's towed sonar array and rendering it inop. Not knowing anything at all about ASW I found the way they showed the hunt compelling viewing.
Mixing up two series. The one you describe was aboard HMS Northumberland, a T23 frigate and skippered at the time by one of our posters.
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