The technological inferiority of the Kilo is one thing, but what would really allow the Aussies to kick the crap out Indonesian (or anyone else’s, for that matter) Kilos is one simple fact: the Aussies are damned good sailors.
Although the two navies are unlikely ever to find themselves fighting each other, submarine experts say that if they did, Australia’s Collins-class submarines would be likely to send the Kilos to the bottom of the ocean.
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I guess the dive problems on the Collins have been fixed ??
I know that the Indonesian Air Force is a joke, and I guess that the same can be said for any high tech gear in the Navy.
See, remember what I said about the sale of technology to Iran in that other thread...
Sure, you can have some very capable equipment...But unless you ar trained and have capable people running the show...You are just another target waiting to go bye bye...
Russia is just trying to make a buck...They’ll sell to the aboriginies if they thought they could make money off of it...They don’t care if they implement the technology agressively and correctly...
Why would Indonesia want subs? Who is threatening them?