also seen an ASROC launcher aimed point blank at a Russian
destroyer that was trying to interfere with UNREP ops.


Joe wrote:
Fun Cold War antics.. I remember in 80 an American aircraft carrier
had a Commie cruiser shadowing them so close the Capt. of the carrier
dropped the aircraft elevator and it tore up lots of deck equiptment on
the Russian ship.


That's pretty dang close.


We had a few Russian Bears fly over and circle our ship, but they
always had tom cats flying right with them.


Seen that too, plus one time off the coast of Portugal
during a combined NATO exercise, the Tomcat pilot put his
gear down and bounced along the top of the Bear. At about
the third bounce, the Russian pilot decided he'd had enough
(maybe watching his wings flex like a goose trying to take
off convinced him) and turned away.

DSK