Cmde. P.R. Franklin, AVSM, VSM (retd.) narrates some true accounts of the Soviet Foxtrot submarines that were in Indian Navy service. The names of the eight Foxtrots have been anagrammed to arrive at the name "Vanshali," which is the central submarine character of these narratives. The book covers a spectrum of the activities of Foxtrots in the service including facets of training in the USSR, taking possession, bringing them to India, wartime and peacetime activities, and finally beaching a Foxtrot for display as a museum. The book has interesting revelations of a brush with a nuclear...
Cmde. P.R. Franklin, AVSM, VSM (retd.) narrates some true accounts of the Soviet Foxtrot submarines that were in Indian Navy service. The names of ...
The book describes probable deployment of submarines in different parts of the world. The chapters include basic principles that are required to be followed when deploying them on operational and tactical missions. The book is particularly useful for the newer submarine operating navies around the world.
Contents: -
The Undersea Environment
The Submarine, Submarine Control
Deployment Strategies
Passage Planning
Deployment Areas
The Arctic & Atlantic Oceans
Pacific & Indian Oceans
Actions By The Submarine
Survivability Considerations
Evasion At Sea...
The book describes probable deployment of submarines in different parts of the world. The chapters include basic principles that are required to be fo...
