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3. (CONF) INTELLIGENCE SOURCES BELIEVE DM IS ATTEMPTING
TO DELIVER SUBS TO SIRAJ IN VIOLATION OF STANDING UN
RESOLUTIONS.
4. (SECR) USS TOWERS, USS BENFOLD, AND USS INGRAHAM ARE
DIRECTED TO FORM A THREE-SHIP SEARCH ATTACK UNIT (SAU)
AND PROCEED SOUTH AT MAXIMUM AVAILABLE SPEED. SUBJECT
SUBMARINES ARE DECLARED HOSTILE. TOWERS, BENFOLD, AND
INGRAHAM ARE DIRECTED TO ENGAGE AND DESTROY ALL DM
SUBMARINES WITHIN COMMANDER U.S. NAVAL CENTRAL COMMAND S
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.
5. (SECR) COMUSNAVCENT WILL MAKE ALL EFFORTS TO LOCATE
AN ADDITIONAL SURFACE ASSET TO REINFORCE SAU. IN THE
INTERIM, USS TOWERS IS DESIGNATED AS SAU COMMANDER.
6. (SECR) AT LEAST ONE DM SUBMARINE HAS SUCCESSFULLY
ENGAGED AND DESTROYED CARRIER-BASED USW AIRCRAFT USING
SUB-LAUNCHED SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES. TAKE ALL POSSIBLE
PRECAUTIONS WHEN DEPLOYING AIRCRAFT IN THE VICINITY OF
TARGET SUBS.
7. (SECR) ALL UNITS ARE ADVISED THAT DM SUBMARINES HAVE
SHOWN EXCEPTIONAL TACTICAL SKILL AND CREATIVITY, HIGHLY
PROFICIENT EXPLOITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND
A PREDILECTION FOR DEPLOYING ELECTRONIC DECOYS. EXPECT
COORDINATED, ZERO-NOTICE, MULTI-AXIS ATTACKS AND BE
PREPARED TO DELIVER SAME TO DM SUBMARINES.
8. (UNCL) GOOD LUCK AND GOOD HUNTING! ADMIRAL ROGERS
SENDS.
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