tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676618104020922899.post5532863262654556706..comments2023-10-12T01:28:42.483-07:00Comments on Joe's Test: Defending against swarms of small, fast attack boats; now I know what they meanJoseph Normandinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09976263407533776517noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676618104020922899.post-83644600580501694022008-02-06T16:24:00.000-08:002008-02-06T16:24:00.000-08:00Dear John:The small boat problem is not new, the U...Dear John:<br><br>The small boat problem is not new, the US and israel faced with this problem in the 1960s. Back then Egypt sunk an Israli destroyer Eliath (sp?)with one small craft. This was an "over the horizon" OTH missle attack. Part of the solution of that problem was the development of a helo born OTH system mounted in a helocopter and associated sensors and communications deployed on destroyer and cruiser class ships. <br><br>Your news is a new sensor added to counter that threat. Kind of interesting we worked the front end of that problem almost 40 years ago and the capability to meet it, to a large degree, has been operational for over 30 years. Also, we have been improving on the cability for the last 30 years. <br><br>As an aside, we could have used the capability in Korea in the 1960s when North Korea used small boats to conduct a rain of terror against the South. This terrorism and the vietnam war were linked.swangatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14890412461042622600noreply@blogger.com