Originally Posted by
Asturias56
So what are you suggesting HMAS Toowoomba should have done?
As I understood the PLA ship was told there was divers in the water, and then activated their Sonar and did not stop even when told they were injuring RAN personnel in the water. I would suggest that next step is to tell them you are going to light them up with a fire control Radar with missiles on route unless the Sonar stops. The PLA will keep pushing with more and more aggressive steps unless some redlines get drawn.
Using the Sonar was a deliberate act design to injure ships personnel, that can't be allowed to stand.