What is the ASROC Weapon System on US Navy destroyers and ships?
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- What is the ASROC Weapon System on US Navy destroyers and ships? This 1963 Declassified US Navy Training film on the ASROC weapon system and its use within the Destroyer fleet in the 1960s provides a great overview of the anti-submarine rocket and launcher. Brought to you by the Friends of the USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr DD850
I just finished reading The Bedford Incident, a novel in which ASROC is featured.
Interesting that the earlier version uses a digital computer while the later one went analog. Wonder why? The digital was maybe more complicated and harder to maintain than it needed to be?
Boy does this bring back memories. Our ASROC launcher in the Long Beach was amidships and it was quite an experience watching it being loaded, with the tech crawling into the launcher. We UNREP'ed several ASROC missiles. I was FA Division Talos 1974-77.
STG3 in the late 80's to early 90's.......RTDC was a thing too.
Below deck as an STG when we lit off ASROC. Never saw the S.O.B. Launch but sure felt it when our MK 111 tech fired one! Good times!!!!
i was a MK114 tech in the 80's thanks for the memories.
how high can a asroc round go ?
@@funk78 high? unsure, it was 35 years ago for me. couple thousand feet maybe tops. range was around 10k yds.
MK111 Tech in the 80s. The digital section on that thing was absolutely insane.
Had these on the USS Noa DD 841 and the USS Charles p Cecil DD 835.
I worked on this on USS Manley (DD-940), USS Vogelgesang (DD-862), USS Comte de Grasse (DD-974), and USS Fletcher (DD-992). Manley was the best for it’s aft mounted launcher.
Tought Id search youtube hopeful for maybe a launching vid for Asroc... but WOW! This gave me a sense of nostalgia bigtime!. I was on the ASROC handling team on the USS Marvin Shields in San Diego in the 70's. Great memories, man who else but Asroc crews would be looking this shit up
This is what I work with on the Charles P Cecil DD835 from 1963 to 1966
I had it from 74-77 on the Chucky P.!!!!!
Got to watch an ASROC launch aboard USS Leary DD879 in 1972. BT After Fireroom.
I was a Aviation Ordinance Operation Buckeye team on the U SS Oriskany CVA34 is it legal to submit evidence to the Dav of cancer from ionized radiation for cancer?
Very impressive video. I was aboard the JP Kennedy Jr. DD-850 in 1964-1965. I believe our ASROC carried only torpedos. Probably , also the DASH drone . During the two years enjoyed quite a few cruises.
On the USS Charles R Ware (DD-865), the ASROC was aimed and fired by the MK111 Fire Control System, located in UB Plot, alongside sonar !
You are correct, Sir. That was the layout aboard the USS McKean (DD-784) also. Served 1978-1981, STG.
Were ASROC launches controlled by a 2-man/2-'button' method in order to avert erroneous- or rogue firings by just one operator ?
no, just the shorting plug that was just to make the tourists feel safe, each cell had a brass lock that was removed to enable the cell for firing, the nuke depth charge battery was kept in the CO's safe and an arm guard was at the magazine
The weapons officer had a key lock in the sonar room and the Captain had a key at the bridge. Both officers had to unlock the lock. And the ASROC GM had to complete a circuit at his station by the ASROC launcher for the firing switch to work. I fired several while in testing and training at Gitmo.
26cx on the USS Badger. Our ASROC launcher was mounted on the fo'c'sle.
Badger and Brooke steamed a lot together. Did my entire career on FFG1 - STG1
STG AS DIV USS Bausell DD845.
We never said Fire. We said SHOOT !
Green board 1l ,(standby-on deck alarm, launcher doors open and rail extends).
Green board 2 SHOOT !
actually shot a practice rocket at a training target.
Audio on left channel only
Where is Richard Widmark?
If he fires one, I'll fire one.............Fire #1 ASROC!
RAN had Ikara
Imagine firing a nuke at 3500 yds? No thanks
That's why they only gave us one
The good old days, i teported to the armory during GQ. If our ASROC was too hot, the ship yawed too far , the alarm sounded, if you were outside the skin of the ship, you'd better freeze in place. Our orders were clear, shoot to kill!!
It was the Cold War.....1970, we were in the Indian Ocean , plenty of Soviet activity. Damn, i miss those days. I was a tincan sailor!! Dealy class...USS Vesole DD878!! May she rest in peace!!