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Originally Posted by Bubblehead Nuke
Another thing that would be nice about a gas turbine ship would be its ability to sprint, come to a stop somewhere, and TURN OFF ITS ENGINE (TURBINE). That would kill a HUGE amount of noise and make the thing REALLY hard to detect. Then as soon as as they want, refire the engine and spring again.
Think that would make life hard on the bubbleheads??? You betcha.
Yes, I know that this is a game, but still.. I like a challenge. Give the suface guys the tools that they would have in real life as well.
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I heard a turbine ship (like the perry) has a startup-time of 5 minutes before they can get underway, as opposed to 30 minutes for dieselships. And numerous hours for nuclear-powered.
So it's not quite that simple. Being adrift like that puts you in a non-defensible position.
Plus, it's the power plant, as in electric power; they would have power concerns on top of it all. How much batteries do they have?