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The threat to the U.S. and Allies during this period was from the Soviets who started the world's largest ever production of submarines. This Soviet fleet of submarines formed the basis for their first cruise missile subs with capability to launch nuclear warheads.
To the U.S. and Allies there was a clear new Soviet underwater strategy for warfare. The U.S. Navy undertook several avenues for defense and warfare. One of these was the SOSUS, an acronym for Sound Surveillance System, a chain of underwater listening posts across the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Another was a more active weapons system, the design and construction of five ZPG-2N airships. Each was equipped with the latest electronic systems and two weapons racks for release of homing torpedoes. The ZPG-2N was intended for antisubmarine warfare patrols of 2-3 days duration. This web site is about my experiences flying in these airships on a combat aircrew.
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