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Wow, dang, Forrestal-class carriers, F-14 Tomcats, and S-3 Vikings…all now gone but not forgotten.

p. 51: “‘Phoenix 1 away.’” Actually, the radio brevity code for that would be “Fox 3.”

p. 49: “This was one of the dangers of post-action letdown. Too many people used that time to play the ‘what if?’ game and to second-guess their own decisions.”

Sad how times have changed: America’s carriers are now much more vulnerable to ChiCom weapons systems than they were when this book was first published 30 years ago.

p. 26: “Acoustic Device Countermeasure (ADC) Mk2”, I wonder if that was the same thing used in the movie “Crimson Tide?”

p. 22: “…a calculated risk on the Chinese captain’s part. He knew his submarine was as noisy as a bull in a china shop…” Pun intended? Nyuk nyyk.