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Old 05-08-06, 02:21 AM   #10
SeaQueen
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Default Re: Catapillar Engine

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Originally Posted by SubSerpent
This may have been asked before, but has anyone implemented a working Soviet Typhoon class SSBN with a working catapillar drive similar to that of the Hunt for Red October movie?
As far as I know, no. Back when strange looking pods started appearing on the tails of Soviet submarines, people were very confused about what they were. One hypothesis was that they were some new type of ultra-quiet electromagnetic propulsion system. It turned out they were just the towed array reel.
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