Yes, there were quite a few deeply classified sources which were sometimes better than, or instead of, SOSUS. A year in JMIC at HQCC before joining the MR fleet taught me to go where the tasking said, and see what transpired. Even the outdated MR Shack could find things that others (such as P-3s) couldn't/didn't. The Nimrod was a massive step ahead and did so much more, and I still can't believe the shortsightedness of the demise of the role - a true MRCA
Yes Rossian, we were good, but we were, strangely, an extension of the silent service; very few outside the fleet knew more than a fraction of what really went on.
And now it has been thrown away.
