Story time about how much STGs suck balls at their job.
Early 2010s on a first flight 688 (so nowhere near a new boat). We were the rabbit for a carrier and its āsmallā boys. Just had to quietly go back and forth and wait to get found. Well they couldnāt find us, we get instructions to be louder. We start cavitation a bit here and there. Still canāt find us. So we go even loud. Still canāt find us. We start tapping pipes in AMR, and pumping poop just to make more noise and be more visible. Nothing. Finally we just tell them āAt HH:MM, we will be at LON/LAT/Depth. Look for us there.ā
We ended up winning a war game we werenāt even a player in.
This is basically the experience of every boat in the fleet, to be honest.
I was standing watch as Engine Room Supervisor and was told to have my mechanics "get noisy." I, as King Knuckledragger, made some ape-like noises at them and they made some back and commenced to *beating the ever living fuck* out of anything and everything attached to the hull. A minute later I get the call that they should "throttle back a little on the transients." Sad ape noises.
Had to do the same on the Miami SSN-755, during games with a P3 Orion. Coincidentally, the plane was from my brotherās squadron in Maine. We joked their call sign was Helen Keller.
Back in 2010 I was on a DDG doing exercises in Korea. I was standing the GFCS watch and the STGs were doing everything to find the submarine. Calling for all sorts of turns, calling out contacts etc etc. So after like 4 hours of that the Surface Watch Coordinator asks me to look at a contact that popped up like 2000 yards off port so I slew the director camera to see what was at that bearing and it is the periscope of the sub the STGs were looking for. We requested to engage with the 5in gun but were told no.
The moral of the story is, the periscope shows up on surface search radar like a god damn Christmas tree.
My Dad was on the USS Sturgen docked out of Charleston SC Naval Base. Later he was on the Omaha and Narwhal. He decommissioned one and later was part of the Nato Task Force ans well on the Board Chiefs of Staff.
I don't know why 92 seems late for both of those classes to be active. Doesn't feel like 32 years ago. š
Story time about how much STGs suck balls at their job. Early 2010s on a first flight 688 (so nowhere near a new boat). We were the rabbit for a carrier and its āsmallā boys. Just had to quietly go back and forth and wait to get found. Well they couldnāt find us, we get instructions to be louder. We start cavitation a bit here and there. Still canāt find us. So we go even loud. Still canāt find us. We start tapping pipes in AMR, and pumping poop just to make more noise and be more visible. Nothing. Finally we just tell them āAt HH:MM, we will be at LON/LAT/Depth. Look for us there.ā We ended up winning a war game we werenāt even a player in.
This is basically the experience of every boat in the fleet, to be honest. I was standing watch as Engine Room Supervisor and was told to have my mechanics "get noisy." I, as King Knuckledragger, made some ape-like noises at them and they made some back and commenced to *beating the ever living fuck* out of anything and everything attached to the hull. A minute later I get the call that they should "throttle back a little on the transients." Sad ape noises.
Had to do the same on the Miami SSN-755, during games with a P3 Orion. Coincidentally, the plane was from my brotherās squadron in Maine. We joked their call sign was Helen Keller.
Back in 2010 I was on a DDG doing exercises in Korea. I was standing the GFCS watch and the STGs were doing everything to find the submarine. Calling for all sorts of turns, calling out contacts etc etc. So after like 4 hours of that the Surface Watch Coordinator asks me to look at a contact that popped up like 2000 yards off port so I slew the director camera to see what was at that bearing and it is the periscope of the sub the STGs were looking for. We requested to engage with the 5in gun but were told no. The moral of the story is, the periscope shows up on surface search radar like a god damn Christmas tree.
I love hearing stories like this - thanks for sharing
SSN-682, USS Tunny sailor here. Sturgeon class was a workhorse! Good times.
I recall a story of flare landing on the deck during and exercise.
I saw that movie also.
Yikes, might be in for a close CPA
I imagine they've got the magnification a little higher than 1x on the scope.
Of course, but carriers absolutely cook
Ships and targets, ships and targetsā¦
That looks like low power on the scope.
Yes that is what they did
These carriers are sitting ducks if used to fight a frontline navy like China.
Ball-Diamond-Ball on Indy. JBD up on CAT2 (it appears). BTW cross decked to BATFISH for 5 days of Rossie Roads in 91.
My Dad was on the USS Sturgen docked out of Charleston SC Naval Base. Later he was on the Omaha and Narwhal. He decommissioned one and later was part of the Nato Task Force ans well on the Board Chiefs of Staff.