willie-pete Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 18 minutes ago, jk_226 said: The USS Parche SSN-683. A Sturgeon class attack boat reportedly modified for intelligence operations against the USSR. Reportedly tapped a Russian underwater comm cable; Operation Ivy Bells. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 hour ago, willie-pete said: Reportedly tapped a Russian underwater comm cable; Operation Ivy Bells. In keeping with this monitoring cables, I have personally monitored Fiber Optic cables (for legitimate purposes) by slightly kinking the optical fiber a coupling the "leaked" optical signal into a secondary fiber. Nothing is immune. The people that know little about optical fiber technology will say that this is impossible, until it is done to them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geko45 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 hour ago, willie-pete said: Chair force! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, janice6 said: In keeping with this monitoring cables, I have personally monitored Fiber Optic cables (for legitimate purposes) by slightly kinking the optical fiber a coupling the "leaked" optical signal into a secondary fiber. Nothing is immune. The people that know little about optical fiber technology will say that this is impossible, until it is done to them. I don't think the Russians had fiber optic cables in 1979. If you haven't already; read " Blind Man's Bluff "; a fascinating book. Edited August 2, 2018 by willie-pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 hour ago, willie-pete said: I don't think the Russians had fiber optic cables in 1979. If you haven't already; read " Blind Man's Bluff "; a fascinating book. I don't recall their capabilities back that long ago, but. I had Patents on Integrated Optics devices dated 1978. I was talking about the ability to "monitor foreign communications", not specifically that my statement applied to that particular instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, janice6 said: I don't recall their capabilities back that long ago, but. I had Patents on Integrated Optics devices dated 1978. I was talking about the ability to "monitor foreign communications", not specifically that my statement applied to that particular instance. Yep, I assumed that. The Parche hacked a standard underwater wire telephone cable with a device that could record all conversations on it and was designed to detach and fall off if the cable was ever raised for repair. Pretty innovative thinking by the CIA spooks. By the same guys that brought you the Glomar Explorer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Speaking of which. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, willie-pete said: Speaking of which. It was an impressive effort! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Eric Posted August 2, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, willie-pete said: Is that Davis-Monthan AFB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glocks4Freedom Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Not Cold, but The Coolest Warrior 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Eric said: Is that Davis-Monthan AFB? Yes, DM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 This is possibly the Blackhawks replacement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Possibly the Cobra and/or Apache replacement 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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F14Scott Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 That AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air missile was a hell of a capability. That had to worry the Sovs back then. I wonder what their game plan was to counter that threat, if the balloon went up? Overwhelm us with numbers. To this day, knowing what I know, I'm not sure it wouldn't have worked.Would two guys with M-16s be able to hold off 50 villagers with muskets? Kinda depends on the guys, the villagers, and some luck, one way or the other.Sent from my phone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 43 minutes ago, F14Scott said: Overwhelm us with numbers. To this day, knowing what I know, I'm not sure it wouldn't have worked. Would two guys with M-16s be able to hold off 50 villagers with muskets? Kinda depends on the guys, the villagers, and some luck, one way or the other. Sent from my phone using Tapatalk Makes you wonder sometimes if we could have done it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Eric Posted August 14, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 14, 2018 I love this tough bastard. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 14, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 14, 2018 I'm not sure why an A-6 would be intercepting a Badger bomber It doesn't have a gun, nor do I believe it has air-to-air capability. It isn't carrying a missile, at any rate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janice6 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, Eric said: I'm not sure why an A-6 would be intercepting a Badger bomber It doesn't have a gun, nor do I believe it has air-to-air capability. It isn't carrying a missile, at any rate. Bomb load envy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 14, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 14, 2018 Just now, janice6 said: Bomb load envy. I don't know. That Intruder is a bomb truck. It is slow and can't defend itself, but it carries a shitload of bombs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Just now, Eric said: I don't know. That Intruder is a bomb truck. It is slow and can't defend itself, but it carries a shitload of bombs. By volume I just thought it was a guy thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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