the australians thought they had a hit and it was a random event. the fact the chinese are calling it pulse captures my attention. i just wish we had more information and come from where else than the chinese. they have not been all that accurate. it appears to come from a singular reporter onboard one of the ships. not from an authorized or official source. nevertheless, let s move forward. this is actually from you, the u.s. planes would drop a sonabuoy? the quickest thing is to get out there and cover that area as quickly as we can. ships move too slowly. you get the p-3s out there. drop sona buoy. it is a trans miss ee eer microphone. when it hits the water it lowers a microphone on a cable down