Yeah, couldn't you tell by the window dressings on the screen door?
Posted on 05/09/2007 10:10:52 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
How often are Trident missiles used in war??
Over 60 years ago when one nation alone had them.
That’s not right, no....
Good one, LOL
One thing neat about the Astute(& the SeaWolf) are the number of their torpedo tubes.The Virginias have only 4,while the Astutes have 6 & Seawolf’s have 8.Nothing to get worked up about,but the latter 2 boats would have a better salvo launch capability for torpedoes.Comes in handy while taking out China’s aircraft carriers!!
Yeah, couldn't you tell by the window dressings on the screen door?
‘I thought their new sub was going to be named Allah Ahkbar. What happened?’
Your dem govt told us it didn’t fit in with their renaming plans for the US Navy after they surrender in Iraq so we changed it. . . . . .
‘God help them if that thing runs like a Land Rover.’
No, they’re bulit by Ford, the subs aren’t. . . . .
Perhaps we should ask the Argentinian Navy?
Sweet Lord.
IIRC the German dolphin class has the same brand of ultra-stealth - but of course is non-nuclear.
Notice the ‘notch’ in the hull just in front of the sail.
Directs water around the sail? From seeing subs on the surface, water across the deck may be directed away from the sail. But subs are designed for underwater. Curious.
Also the hull shape, faceted. Similar to an F-117.
The lack of a propeller, interesting.
Reminds me of the Red October from Tom Clancy’s book.
It had a revolutionary propulsion system that took in water similar to a jet engine and exhausted it for propulsion.
IIRC the US Navy referred to it as a ‘tractor drive’, very quiet.
This is nice, they will have another boat to add to their fleet of 22 ships.
Just curious, will Britian share this technology with us or must we hire a spy to steal it?
will put the Navy at the "top of the premiership"
Good one. BTW did Man U already win the regular season?
The German U-212 class are probably more silent with their
fuel cells given that the Astutes & Virginia’s still use traditional reactors.The U-boats are far more slow& carry less weapons though.
I don’t know what’s so special about this Brit boat that it’s US counterparts don’t or won’t have!!
I would like to have one of those!
Land Rover is a Ford product.
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