[Kazuaki Shimazaki II]

Originally Posted by Kurushio

Ok, but we are talking SONAR here.

Sonar is actually quite similar to radar - it is a sensor, and dependent on electronics and the like.

No...what I find annoying is that people from the ex-Soviet states, all they seem to do is try to put down the US military.

Woah. So everyone that doesn't just dogmatically worship the United States is an "ex-Soviet"?
Even if they are "supporting" West European products (Amizaur, who I talked to and know he's not particularly positive on Russian products)? BTW, Amizaur claims to come from Poland, which has no great love for Russia...
Stuart Slade (a.k.a. 40-knot myth killer) is a ex-Soviet? Despite the fact he wasn't particularly positive on Russian subs (the Russian sub history pages on the old Warships1.com page is largely his work, and they weren't too positive)?

They are so biased it makes it hard on the eyes...and frankly I'm bored with it.

I find it stunning you aren't more bored with boards where everyone thinks the same thing...

Not just here...but on literally every forum out there including a military forum where this bloke supposedly to do with Sptz would whine and cry about how Russians/Soviets were falsely portrayed as inferior blah blah blah...

Now, let's be objective. There is a certain tendency to do that in the West. Consider the early depictions of the AA-11 Archer in Larry Bond's books (i.e. Red Phoenix and Vortex) - given how he described the missile, it is obvious he does not know much about it at the time, which is reasonable. But you'd notice he automatically assumes it is a far inferior weapon to the Sidewinder despite coming out years later.

...and I'm predictably seeing the same thing here. So a CVN can just about do 30 knots.

Let's start w/ you explaining to us what's so abhorrent about the idea that even an American aircraft carrier is forced to obey the laws of physics. With a HP:tonne ratio of only 3:1, even counting its large size it is moving plenty swift at 30-33 knots.

US sonar is pretty much behind the rest of the world.

Ahh, how did this conclusion come about?

Well you know what I say to these ex-stalinists who've come out from behind the Iron Curtain? I say: if the US defeated you with such crappy weapons/systems...what does that say about Soviet/Eastern Bloc equipment?

Any good "ex-stalinist" could easily point out that you were going after Third World nations.

Now please...lets leave the chip off the shoulder.

Same goes to you, Kurushio...