UK SSBN tracked Chinese weapons shipment to Zimbabwe in 2008

TLAM Strike · 01-23-2011, 12:07 PM

http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/ar...-Zim-arms-ship

Interesting use of a Trident missile sub...

ETR3(SS) · 01-23-2011, 12:20 PM

Wow, I'll say.

Perhaps this is a way to display the other uses of an SSBN to Parliament after the Trident program is axed?

Oberon · 01-23-2011, 12:28 PM

Well, that's different...still, she's just as good at the job as a Traffie.

Bubblehead1980 · 01-23-2011, 06:02 PM

should have fired some torpedos at the ship

Sledgehammer427 · 01-23-2011, 06:41 PM

I think it was in Sum Of All Fears that I read into Boomers tracking SSNs and stuff.

Matador.es · 01-24-2011, 06:19 AM

Thats a cool story!

SA does not always reject PLAN ships:

Cape Town port oktober 7, 2008:

Sorry for crappy qual, pour CMYK -> RGB convertion via imageshack

HR RAW file available.

What a coinsidance, just outside CPT HBR i shot this (same day):

China is putting lots of efford in Africa, the economical kind in stead of the NGO stuff we do...

01-23-2011, 12:07 PM	#1
TLAM Strike CIA Analyst Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 11,814 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	UK SSBN tracked Chinese weapons shipment to Zimbabwe in 2008 http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/ar...-Zim-arms-ship Interesting use of a Trident missile sub... __________________

01-23-2011, 12:20 PM	#2
ETR3(SS) Admiral Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Too far from the sea... Posts: 2,115 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 5	Wow, I'll say. Perhaps this is a way to display the other uses of an SSBN to Parliament after the Trident program is axed? __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03

01-23-2011, 12:28 PM	#3
Oberon Midshipman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 16,887 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 20	Well, that's different...still, she's just as good at the job as a Traffie. __________________

01-23-2011, 06:41 PM	#5
Sledgehammer427 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at corn in Illinois Posts: 2,847 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	I think it was in Sum Of All Fears that I read into Boomers tracking SSNs and stuff. __________________ Tanksim.com forum moderator XO-Surface Warfare Super-Mod Download SH427's SH4 mods here Download SH427's SH3 skins here

01-24-2011, 06:19 AM	#6
Matador.es Chief Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 321 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Thats a cool story! SA does not always reject PLAN ships: Cape Town port oktober 7, 2008: Sorry for crappy qual, pour CMYK -> RGB convertion via imageshack HR RAW file available. What a coinsidance, just outside CPT HBR i shot this (same day): China is putting lots of efford in Africa, the economical kind in stead of the NGO stuff we do... __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjSY-wBxJEY

01-23-2011, 06:02 PM	#4
Bubblehead1980 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida and Louisiana Posts: 2,938 Downloads: 205 Uploads: 0	should have fired some torpedos at the ship

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