5 Soviet Nuclear Subs Vanished in 1987... And Reappeared 12 Miles From US
Rulah
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In March 1987, five Soviet Victor-III class nuclear attack submarines initiated Operation Atrina, vanishing into the Atlantic Ocean. The United States Navy relied on SOSUS, a multi-billion-dollar underwater hydrophone network, to track Soviet vessels. However, utilizing advanced acoustic masking, tight formations, and thermal layers, the submarines completely bypassed American anti-submarine warfare defenses, surfacing just twelve miles from the US coast and exposing a massive intelligence failure.
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Then wait a few weeks and go back and make sure the American could ear the submarine returning to Russia port.
That way the USA would never know that the USSR had defeated the systems, so they would not try to improve it since they thought it was working.
That’s what I a tactical advantage. When the other side doesn’t know what you can do.
5 Soviet Nuclear Subs Vanished in 1987... And Reappeared 12 Miles From US
Rulah
57,562 views
In March 1987, five Soviet Victor-III class nuclear attack submarines initiated Operation Atrina, vanishing into the Atlantic Ocean. The United States Navy relied on SOSUS, a multi-billion-dollar underwater hydrophone network, to track Soviet vessels. However, utilizing advanced acoustic masking, tight formations, and thermal layers, the submarines completely bypassed American anti-submarine warfare defenses, surfacing just twelve miles from the US coast and exposing a massive intelligence failure.