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The USSR used buoys extensively during the cold war. Here's a former naval officer describing the sonar based system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb6e_-Hv
by akira2501 6y ago
The USSR used buoys extensively during the cold war. Here's a former naval officer describing the sonar based system:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb6e_-HvBzw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb6e_-HvBzw
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