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2018-04-16 Britain

Royal Navy's $1.3bn submarine was locked in a deadly game of 'hide and seek' with Russian hunter-killer ships for DAYS before air strikes on Syria

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Posted by Skidmark 2018-04-16 03:51|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Been there, done that.
We were lucky though, there was heavy freighter traffic nearby and we escaped in the noise. Being pinged on and caught between ASW ships is an uncomfortable feeling.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-04-16 08:46|| 2018-04-16 08:46|| Front Page Top

#2 ... Hmmm.

From TFA, you might almost think that the RN SSN and it's kind of obvious escort were almost supposed to be a distraction from something else.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-04-16 10:56|| 2018-04-16 10:56|| Front Page Top

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