antisubmarine warfare


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antisubmarine warfare

Operations conducted with the intention of denying the enemy the effective use of submarines. Also called ASW.
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The United States and any allies would use their own antisubmarine warfare assets operating off land bases and carriers to hunt down Chinese submarines.
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As noted at the US Naval Postgraduate School by US Navy Captain Scot Jaspar, with more than 30 years of experience and specializing on antisubmarine warfare:
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naval aviation's sudden and painful introduction to antisubmarine warfare from April 1917 to the end of World War I.
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