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MASKIROVKA my first novel is out ! 5.0 out of 5 stars: Page turner, brilliant new Cold War thriller. 👉 Grey ships, black boats Once a midship, always a midship!
Ou liser Maskirovka! Un roman à découvrir « Un excellent techno-thriller » « Une lecture captivante » « Comme si Tom Clancy était français » « Réaliste et techniquement crédible » Rejoignez l’équipage à bord de l’Améthyste au large du Kosovo en 1999. Maskirovka! Midshipnews.org
My book is not half bad! :-) Midshipnews.org I even have a review in WIFR
🚀📖 💙📚⚡️⏳ #HistoricalFiction #ColdWar #Spy #thriller #BookSky Another happy reader :-) “Thanks for the recommendation. It was an interesting read and I learned a lot and was entertained.” Join the Crew in Maskirovka! Midshipnews.org
The last Soviet show of force before the collapse of the Soviet Union. But is was not the first attempt! In 1989, during Behemoth-1, another Delta IV-class the Yekaterinburg, nearly exploded when fuel leaked and destroyed one of its missiles just before launch. Midshipnews.org
Did you know? During the Behemoth-2 test on August 6, 1991, the Soviet Delta IV-class K-407 Novomoskovsk launched a full salvo of its ballistic missiles. The Novomoskovsk remains the only SSBN to have successfully launch a full salvo of ballistic missiles while submerged. Midshipnews.org
🚀📖 💙📚⚡️⏳ #HistoricalFiction #ColdWar #Spy #thriller #BookSky As I said I love week ends! I dare you to do better! Maskirovka is still available => Midshipnews.Org
🚀📖 💙📚⚡️⏳ #ColdWar Have you finished Maskirovka already ? Hold on! Another one is coming in September! I will bring you to/in a Severodvinsk! In the bay of Biscay, Tchad, in Djibouti, Mumbai, Srinagar... Get your "guide du routard" ready! Join the Crew! Midshipnews.org Please share
🎄📚 💙📚⚡️⏳ #avgeek #aviation #History #ColdWar Thank you @navyreader.bsky.social « Finished it! Great read, a really enjoyable techno-thriller! Looking forward to the next one! » Another happy reader! Join the Crew! MidshipNews.org
Pour avoir rencontré un des responsables du programme SETI à oxford, nous n'avons pas vraiment cherché sérieusement. il compare notre recherche actuelle à une analyse d'un verre d'eau de mer, et de dire que L'ocean est vide.. extrait de son slide deck
11/11 back to the future Super cavitating weapon! The Russian VA-111 Shkval is a nuclear-capable underwater rocket capable of300 knots. By traveling inside its own gas bubble, it dramatically reduced drag and achieved unprecedented underwater speed. , the ultimate Hasan al-Rammah design!
9 /11 The Falklands War Exception In 1982 , the British submarine HMS Conqueror sank the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano using older Mark 8 straight-running torpedoes rather than the newer Tigerfish homing torpedo, which was suffering from significant reliability problems
8/11 Wake-Homing Soviet engineers developed advanced wake-homing torpedoes to improve survivability against NATO anti-submarine warfare screens. These weapons detect the turbulent wake left behind a capital ships using high-frequency active sonar aimed upwar,. rendering many decoy ineffective.
7/11 Wire-guided torpedoes, The submarine steers the weapon after launch. The torpedo would then switch to autonomous homing during the terminal attack phase. Wire guidance significantly improved long-range attack capability while reducing the risk of losing contact with maneuvering targets.
6/11 During the Cold War, Navies sought to develop true multi-purpose torpedoes capable of engaging both sub and ships. The most advanced combine: - Passive sonar homing, - Active sonar homing, - Wire guidance,
5/11 The United States developed the Mark 24 “Fido”, the first air-dropped acoustic torpedo. Officially designated a “mine” for secrecy reasons, it was in fact an anti-submarine weapon. Roughly 200 were deployed, achieving around 55 successful hits.
4/11 Passive Acoustic Homing Torpedo guidance advanced dramatically with the introduction of acoustic homing systems. The first major operational acoustic torpedo was the German G7es “Zaunkönig”, also known as the GNAT. The weapon was primarily designed to attack escort ships
3/11 Pattern-Running Torpedoes One notable example was the German FAT (Flächenabsuchender Torpedo — “area-searching torpedo”), which could follow a programmable zigzag or looping pattern after launch. These torpedoes were particularly effective against large convoys.
2/11 Successful torpedo attacks required estimating the target’s bearing, speed, and course. Because of limited accuracy, torpedoes were often fired in salvos to increase the hit probability. WWII, German engineers developed innovative reattack and area-search capabilities for convoy hunting:
If confirmed, this is the most humiliating military and diplomatic episode in the history of the US. ( please find another one?) And the 🍒 on the cake is Iran will run even faster towards a nuke. The deal made in 2015 was a progress. This is 1979 all over again.
7/7 They offer greater safety, low maintenance and much quieter operation. The dominant models today are: DM2A4 Seehecht, F 21 Artemis and the Black Shark. Speed, range, stealth, and safety are finally met.
4/7 Soviet torpedoes achieved exceptional performance thanks to HTP, an extremely reactive oxidizer. Contact with contaminants or certain metals can trigger violent explosion. The most infamous example remains the Kursk submarine disaster. A poorly maintained Soviet 65-76A training round blew.
3/7 The Dangers of Energetic Oxidizers: WWII Japanese Type 93 employed pure oxygen propulsion, achieving extraordinary range and speed However, storing large quantities of oxygen aboard warships created significant hazards. Damage during combat could lead to catastrophic explosions and fires.