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CaptainHaplo · 10-29-11, 10:05 AM

I say let Canada dearm the Upholders and put em on the market. I've got $7.38 to bid!

Seriously - Canada isn't going to be keen to go UK - not after the sodomization they suffered with the Upholders. There is no way that the UL will be willing to let an Astute (or its plans) go either. A swiftsure maybe, trafalgar really doubtful.

US boats? Virginia class isn't going to get sold - nor is the plans for it. 688I? Again - not happening. Even a flight 2 688 is doubtful. They may get one of the original 688's, but that leaves the fueling issues along with the fact your buying a sub that is mediocre at best given todays standards.

Its important to remember WHY Canada went with the Upholders. Why it looks at diesels to start with. It doesn't have the surface navy to project power in "blue water" - its navy is primarily a brown water force. Its sub needs are defensive in nature. A nuke doesn't fit that strategy.

I can definitely see Canada looking at the real "class" of the market in export Deisels - the Type 214. No way they get the 212, but the 214 fits their tactical and strategic needs perfectly.

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CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I say let Canada dearm the Upholders and put em on the market. I've got $7.38 to bid! Seriously - Canada isn't going to be keen to go UK - not after the sodomization they suffered with the Upholders. There is no way that the UL will be willing to let an Astute (or its plans) go either. A swiftsure maybe, trafalgar really doubtful. US boats? Virginia class isn't going to get sold - nor is the plans for it. 688I? Again - not happening. Even a flight 2 688 is doubtful. They may get one of the original 688's, but that leaves the fueling issues along with the fact your buying a sub that is mediocre at best given todays standards. Its important to remember WHY Canada went with the Upholders. Why it looks at diesels to start with. It doesn't have the surface navy to project power in "blue water" - its navy is primarily a brown water force. Its sub needs are defensive in nature. A nuke doesn't fit that strategy. I can definitely see Canada looking at the real "class" of the market in export Deisels - the Type 214. No way they get the 212, but the 214 fits their tactical and strategic needs perfectly. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo