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TARGET SUBMARINE [4 records]

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Record 1 2021-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

MIRV [multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle] technology combined with greater missile accuracy enables ballistic missiles to target hardened missile silos, airfields, submarine bases, and command centers.

OBS

hardened: Referring to a missile, missile site or silo that has been made exceptionally robust as a defensive measure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

Si l'arsenal nucléaire était effectivement déployé et maintenu en état d'alerte élevé, il devrait être protégé, soit par la construction de silos durcis, soit par la création d'un système perfectionné de défense antimissile balistique associé à un système sophistiqué de détection lointaine.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Ship's Aircraft (Military)
CONT

Whereas a carrier squadron could rotate aircraft to and from a contact area, a destroyer could not because the helicopter would have to return to the ship periodically to refuel. This and the transit time are referred to as "dead time" during which the target submarine is afforded the chance to escape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Aéronefs embarqués (Militaire)
CONT

Un escadron d’hélicoptères embarqué à bord d’un porte-avions pouvait affecter des appareils par roulement entre le navire et la zone de contact, mais un destroyer ne pouvait le faire, car son seul hélicoptère devait revenir au navire de temps en temps pour refaire le plein. C’est ce que l’on appelle le «temps mort»; c’était une période au cours de laquelle le sous-marin surveillé avait une chance de s’échapper.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Target Acquisition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
CONT

To underwater locating devices such as sonar, the resulting bubble cloud could resemble a submerged U-boat, and unless the sonar operator was especially skilled, it was often difficult to distinguish from a real target. The allies called this a “Submarine Bubble Target”(SBT).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)

Spanish

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