Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare: From the First World War to the Present Day

by Michael E. Glynn

Overview

In this book, Michael Glynn explores a journey through the history of more than one hundred years of aerial sub hunting. From the Great War, through the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II and on to the secret confrontations of the Cold War, the reader will witness the parallel evolution of both aircraft and submarine as each side tries to gain supremacy over the other. In so doing, Glynn distills complicated oceanography, operations analysis, and technical theory into easily digested concepts, helping the reader understand how complex weapons and sensors function. By reviewing the steps of a submarine hunting flight, the reader can quickly understand how theory and practice fit together and how aviators set to achieve their goal of detecting their submarine targets. Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare is a thrilling read for those seeking a glimpse into an arcane and high-stakes world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781399092739
Publisher:	Naval Institute Press
Publication date:	05/15/2022
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Glynn is a veteran U.S. Navy submarine hunting pilot. He has logged 2,500 flight hours during multiple deployments worldwide and holds qualifications in the P-8A, P-3C, and T-45C aircraft. He has served as an anti-submarine warfare mission commander, instructor pilot, submarine operations planner, and anti-submarine warfare watch officer. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations vi

Introduction viii

List of Abbreviations xi

Chapter 1 The Airplane's Role in Anti-Submarine Warfare 1

Chapter 2 Characteristics of the Airplane 15

Chapter 3 Characteristics of the Submarine 27

Chapter 4 Airborne ASW History: Genesis to World War II 44

Chapter 5 Airborne ASW History: The Cold War to the Present 60

Chapter 6 Airborne ASW Weapons 76

Chapter 7 Airborne ASW Sensors 92

Chapter 8 Tactical Oceanography and Environmental Analysis 114

Chapter 9 Sound Propagation Analysis 146

Chapter 10 Intelligence Gathering and Cueing 156

Chapter 11 Crew Resource Management 173

Chapter 12 Search 187

Chapter 13 Localization 205

Chapter 14 Tracking 223

Chapter 15 Attack 238

Index 251