"Ricardo" wrote in message
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Kyle Boatright wrote:
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China sub stalked U.S. fleet
By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published November 13, 2006



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A Chinese submarine stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in
the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its
torpedoes and missiles before being detected, The Washington Times has
learned.

Where's the evidence that the US fleet did not detect it?
For all the WT knows there was a LA class sub sitting 500 yards astern
the Chinese sub the whole time.

--
Harry Andreas
Engineering raconteur


Even better, the Chinese probably don't know if they were detected
either. Making no public comment is a very clever move by the Navy. Maybe
the Chinese got close to a nuke carrier with a sub and it didn't get
detected. On the other hand, maybe it was detected and tracked for a week
beforehand.

The Chinese will probably never know. Which would make it that much
harder for them to decide how to use their subs if a conflict erupted...


Of course, the balancing thing is that until America provokes a conflict
with China, she won't know either!

It was in July when we were told of the despatch of the US aircraft
carrier USS Bonhomme Richard to the Pacific - just one of 41 vessels and
160 aircraft - as a 'warning' to China!

I'm sure China really appreciated that - if they had done something
similar the USA would still be cowering in its bunkers.

Ricardo

--
"Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand
Ignorance and prejudice, and fear, walk hand in hand ..."

You don't have a clue! The USS Bonhomme Richard is an Amphibious Assault
Ship, not an aircraft carrier. It carries a battalion of Marines,
helicopters, landing craft, and occasionally a few AV-8 Harriers (called the
jump jet by some). I doubt China is worried about being invaded by just one
battalion of Marines.