Whiz Wheel used to calculate the employment of Mk214 (Seduction) and Mk216 (Distraction) decoy chaff rounds in a tactical environment, nearly obsolete today.
So what are Mk214 and Mk216 decoy chaff rounds?
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This is a recorded of an interview with Captain Wilford J. Holmes, USN Retired, otherwise known as Jasper Holmes. The interviewers are Hank Shorik, NSA Historian and Ray Schmidt, NSG Historian. The date is 13 September 1977.
Captain Wilfred J. “Jasper” Holmes
April 4, 1900 – January 7, 1986
“Let Us Never Forget” Submariner, Intelligence Officer, (USNA 1922), Captain Wilfred Jay (Jasper) Holmes, USN
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