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- abbreviation US An
antisubmarine missile system
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They are to receive New ASROC (presumedly ASROC with Japanese lightweight torpedo), and to be fitted with P/S(1)2 12.7mm or 20mm with night vision equipment.
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The ASROC anti-submarine rocket, which is the anti-submarine weapon, along with the Standard anti-aircraft missile, are launched from the VLS the vertical launch system which is imbedded in the front and back section decks.
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Indonesia hosted the ASROC in 1955 when the country's first president Sukarno was in power.
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ASROC meeting to rekindle the spirit of Bandung by drawing the two continents closer to one another, foreign ministry sources said.
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Organization Conference (ASROC) in Bandung, 130 kilometres southeast of Jakarta, on April 15 to 17.
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As Ed Morris watched from the bridge, ASROC rocket-boosted torpedoes were being lowered onto his bow by crane, then fed into the magazine.
Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986
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Below him the ASROC launcher swung left toward the probable location of the submarine, but without an order to fire, all the operator could do was train it out.
Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986
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A submarine would have to be within ASROC torpedo range-five miles-to be in danger from the frigate, but even that was a slim possibility.
Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986
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The solid-fuel ASROC booster ignited, blasting clear of the ship and curving across the sky with a trail of pale gray smoke.
Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986
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The new Soviet destroyer carried a low-frequency sonar that could penetrate the layer under certain conditions, plus two helicopters and a long-range rocket-boosted torpedo weapon that was better than the American ASROC.
Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986
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