Kipper Fleet targets
Not sure if it was this thread or another discussing sub warfare during the Cold War. A poster mentioned he’d seen pictures of a Soviet sub on the surface about to collide with a USN ship. Quite by accident I came across the link below which seems to contain said images.
https://fas.org/blogs/security/2016/...eapons-at-sea/
https://fas.org/blogs/security/2016/...eapons-at-sea/
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WC, that is the one, USS Voge. I was on the kipper fleet then. Not sure where I saw in, Navy Intelligence Review I guess.
Interesting bit about Our submarine clocking the Kiev and noting it's characteristics for future reference.
I was delayed on the runway before a routine training flight whilst a land rover handed a re-tasking package through the door. The Kiev had emerged and was in the Atlantic; we were supposed to go find it. We did and got the first pics with the trusty F95. Here's an example
I was delayed on the runway before a routine training flight whilst a land rover handed a re-tasking package through the door. The Kiev had emerged and was in the Atlantic; we were supposed to go find it. We did and got the first pics with the trusty F95. Here's an example
As I remember it, when the Kiev first appeared in 1976, with those two fixed wing aircraft on the rear of the flight deck, we were assured by intelligence that the USSR had no aircraft ready for carrier ops. Therefore they were either mock ups to fool us, or mock ups for the deck crews to get used to handling them. There was some consternation when one of these mock ups took off.
As I remember it, when the Kiev first appeared in 1976, with those two fixed wing aircraft on the rear of the flight deck, we were assured by intelligence that the USSR had no aircraft ready for carrier ops. Therefore they were either mock ups to fool us, or mock ups for the deck crews to get used to handling them. There was some consternation when one of these mock ups took off.
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The OH saw the first Kiev pictures on the Air Commander's table in Malta in 76 when she was his ADC. Excitement all round.
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I have the pic of the sub somewhere. It looks like the image host lost it!
Regards,
I have the pic of the sub somewhere. It looks like the image host lost it!
Regards,
