[sci.military] CAPTOR Mines

sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney) (04/12/91)

From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)


In article <1991Apr12.055221.14250@amd.com>, PAISLEY%auvm.auvm.edu@VM1.gatech.edu writes:
>In the 1991 edition of their annual force review, the US Navy League's
>magazine said the CAPTOR used a system that could analyze the sound of a
>potential target, and then fire its Mk-46 on targets fitting the description
>programmed, so friendly subs have nothing to worry about. 

You do realize if anyone managed to capture and backwards engineer such a
system, they'd have a good method to find "friendly" subs.

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