10 POLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASDIC»
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asdic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
asdic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Polish literature.
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Encyclopedia of British Submarines 1901-1955 - Strona 47
Asdic and Sonar Asdic (a designation which possibly came to be derived from the Anti-Submarine Division, the Admiralty department which had initiated its development - the term appearing sufficiently meaningless not to give away the ...
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The Royal Navy and Anti-Submarine Warfare, 1917-49 - Strona 166
against faster submarines it would only achieve a kill in very favourable circumstances.85 The main limitations of the system were, firstly, the speed at which ships could operate the asdic effectively was too low, secondly (and directly related to ...
Malcolm Llewellyn-Jones, 2007
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The European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia
Asdic Asdic evolved as a form of antisubmarine warfare during World War I. Unprepared for countering submarines when the war began, the Allied navies finally determined that underwater acoustics were the most efficient method of detecting ...
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U-Boats Against Canada: German Submarines in Canadian Waters
A target moving either toward or away from the asdic vessel caused the echo's pitch to increase or decrease respectively. This Doppler effect is familiar to all who have listened to the sound of a passing railway train; it became an important tool ...
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X.1: The Royal Navy's Mystery Submarine - Strona 63
l u a L j mun amusement It . I _y The Asdic arrangements showing the silent compartment, with its double wheel (37) for training and elevating the oscillator, the pair of headphones (17) for the operator and an officer, the Morse key (21), the ...
Roger Branfill-Cook, 2013
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The Gathering Storm: The Naval War in Northern Europe ... - Strona 87
At the end of WWI, the British Navy had developed a prototype for active underwater sonar-based submarine detection gear, the so-called Asdic.1 By 1923, the 6th Destroyer Flotilla operated several Asdic-equipped vessels on a regular basis.
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Britain's Anti-submarine Capability 1919-1939 - Strona 141
One answer to this problem underwent trials in exercise CB,78 when an extended screen of four pairs of asdic destroyers over a ten-mile front was placed ten miles ahead of the force, and the close screen was formed of non-asdic-fitted ...
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Military Innovation in the Interwar Period
The Admiralty ordered that its officers were at all times to refer to asdic as “asdevite” to throw spies off the trail. The very term “asdic” remained secret until 1929. Even upon declassification, all information on asdic installation remained secret.
Williamson R. Murray, Allan R. Millett, 1996
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The Royal Navy, 1930-2000: Innovation and Defence - Strona 135
This later became known by the American name of sonar, though to preserve an idea of the essential differences between modern sonar and the equipment used in the Second World War and the immediate aftermath, the term asdic will be ...
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Wolf Pack: The Story of the U-Boat in World War II - Strona 187
Depth charges were set to explode at a predetermined depth, so a cat-and-mouse game would follow as the enemy warship tried to second-guess the U-boat commander. 'Asdic' detection equipment bounced a 'ping' of sound through water ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASDIC»
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asdic is used in the context of the following news items.
Tunnels: A short guide to Toronto's nether regions
The Allies Anti-Submarine Detection Investigation Committee (ASDIC) used sonar equipment to detect the location of German U-boats. After its production site in ... «Toronto Star, Feb 15»
Sir Robert Atkinson, businessman - obituary
They were 80 miles behind when a positive ASDIC echo was heard at a range of 2,200 yards. Atkinson, despite being short of fuel, launched six attacks on the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
Rutherford's secret war mission helped pioneer 'sonar'
... with their French counterparts, such as Paul Langevin, to produce a working prototype of what the British originally called 'ASDIC' and later dubbed sonar. «Phys.Org, Nov 14»
ASDIC: El cetáceo metálico
El ASDIC era básicamente un transmisor-receptor que enviaba una onda sónica. Si la onda de sonido se encontraba un objeto sumergido era rebotada hacia ... «ABC.es, Oct 14»
SONAR: la clave para vencer a los submarinos nazis en la II Guerra …
«El sistema era llamado ASDIC, un nombre que se correspondía con las siglas del proyecto antisubmarino que estaban llevando a cabo los aliados ... «ABC.es, Sep 14»
7 avances científicos nacidos en la 1ª Guerra Mundial
Para dar con ellos, la División Británica Anti-Submarina desarrolló el ASDIC, un aparato capaz de transmitir ultrasonidos. Los ASDIC producían una serie de ... «Omicrono, Jul 14»
Solidaridad sin barreras tecnológicas
... online promovida por la Asociación Solidaria Difundimos tu Causa (ASDIC), una ... ingresos" declara Sonia Conde, representante de ASDIC en Extremadura. «El Periódico Extremadura, Mar 14»
Communiqué de ASDIC relatif à l'oignon importé
Le niveau des stocks et des prévisions sont dans l'ensemble satisfaisant. Concernant le prix de l'oignon nous notons une hausse considérable dans le marché ... «DakarActu, Feb 14»
"Wojna mózgów", czyli jak Niemcy i Brytyjczycy rywalizowali na …
Wojna mózgów" omówiono zastosowanie różnych wynalazków wykorzystywanych do celów wojskowych przez obie strony konfliktu, m.in. echosond ASDIC, min ... «Wirtualna Polska, Oct 13»
Mosquée de Stains : un nouveau chantier pour les musulmans du 9-3
C'est le projet nourri, non sans difficultés, depuis une dizaine d'années par l'Association stanoise en dialogue pour l'identité et la culture (ASDIC), propriétaire ... «SaphirNews.com, Apr 13»
