On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:38:11 -0700, "Wayne Paul"
wrote:

I was wondering how long it would take someone to ask that question. It is
call a "spar." It is a device towed by the carrier. It is used as a target
for practice bombing runs.

Wayne

Let me tell you, if I was the Commander of a multi-million dollar
aircraft carrier, I certainly wouldn't want F-4s or anybody else
dropping weapons 600 feet behind my ship, I don't care how big the
target is.

It may be called a "spar", or "Fanfare" or "CATS", but I believe it to
be a noisemaker, primarily intended to lure acoustic torpedos away
from the ships screws while it is unable to manoeuvre.

Ken

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