Pavel Zolotarev did not provide evidence of his claims either. The article cited by you also dispute Russian claims of shutting down electronic components of USS Donald Cook with an Su-24. To paraphrase, this is not possible.
Was USS Donald Cook subjected to EW attack or EMP attack? EMP attack is aimed to shut down electronic components. EW does not produce this kind of effect on electronic systems. Secondly, USS Donald Cook have significant defenses against a wide range of threats including EW and EMP. Khibiny the Magic Pod cannot do much to the ship.
Original Question: Did the USS Donald Cook get electronically shut down in the Black Sea by a Russian aircraft?
"No. Every single report of this nonsense claim has been traced back to Russian sources, and they’re all utter bullshit.
All systems were not jammed, electrical power generation was not stopped, and the crew did not resign in panic once they returned to port.
While it IS possible to ‘jam’ (really overload the receiver) of any system, it is not possible to do this instantly, or on multiple systems, much less the entire EW suite. The possibility of doing it with the amount of power that a single aircraft could generate is laughable.
Electrical power generation CAN be overloaded, by things like an EMP, but not with anything a single aircraft can generate without vanishing in a fireball.
And the most hilarious claim was the crew resigning. US Navy Enlisted personnel cannot ‘resign’ under any circumstances. Officers CAN resign their commissions, but it is nowhere near instantaneous, and if they haven’t finished their first period of service they would be laughed at and abused for the rest of their natural lives.
This story resurfaces every 6 months or so, and every time the Sailors on Quora have to call Bullshit. Because it was bullshit.
Here’s a simple test to tell when something like this is nonsense. The Cook has a crew of somewhere about 280 people. None of them has ever said anything about this supposed incident.
OpSec is important and all, but the day 280 sailors go a few years without telling THIS sea story hasn’t happened yet.
The second way you can tell the story is nonsense is that every Russian aircraft that comes near a US vessel for one of their close fly bys isn’t blotted from the sky by the ship’s anti-air assets before they can try it again."
From Clell Harmon Electronics Technician, USN
Clell Harmon's answer: Original Question: Did the USS Donald Cook get electronically shut down in the Black Sea by a Russian aircraft? No. Every single report of this nonsense claim has been traced back to Russian sources, and they’re all utter bullshit. All systems were not jammed, electrical ...
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In wartime conditions, crew of USS Donald Cook will not allow any aircraft to come close to the ship. Russians took advantage of American goodwill in peacetime conditions.
I am disappointed in you TBH. You posted propaganda content and ignored debunking information when it was presented to you in good faith. This is not helpful but bordering trolling. It is OK to get something wrong but not OK to cling to it in the face of debunking information. If you know better in person, you need to explain what you know to those who question you. Sticking to your position in the face of propaganda content gives wrong vibes to a Moderator in an exchange. Therefore, I cautioned you.
