U.S. Navy Training Film - ASROC Weapons System - Introduction : unclassified original

U.S. Navy Training Film - ASROC Weapons System - Introduction : unclassified original

Las Vegas, NV : U.S. DOE/Nevada Operations Office, 1963.

English

1 videocassette (20 min, 30 sec) : black and white ; 1/2 in. (VHS).

"The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Albuquerque Operatons Office, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), is committed to making available to the public historically significant films describing various aspects of the U.S. nuclear weapons development program. The process of declassifying these films is an ongoing task. The enclosed fact sheets provide information on each video."
This was a 1963 Navy training film featuring the antisubmarine rocket (ASROC) and its shipboard launcher. ASROC was an integrated, surface-to-underwater nuclear weapon system designed primarily for use against fast-attack enemy submarines. In a real-life battle situation, a ships special sonar would pick up signals from the submarine. There was a computer-driven attack console manned by Navy specialists. As soon as the submarine was located, the specialists would determine whether to use a nuclear-tipped torpedo or a nuclear depth charge with the ASROC. The film details how to load and fire the weapon from the 8-rocket launcher. In peacetime, the ships carrying the ASROCs provided extensive training using simulators, which gave the trainees a realistic feeling on how to respond when sonar detects an enemy submarine.

This is a declassified US Department of Energy video on the Ivy Flats project.

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