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hyperion2206 · 07-27-06, 01:08 PM

I think that pumpjets only make sense if you have a SSN. With a pumpjet you can travel fast and still be relative quiet while a propeller would already cavitate at the same speed. Does anybody if my assumptions are correct?

07-27-06, 01:08 PM	#10
hyperion2206 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I think that pumpjets only make sense if you have a SSN. With a pumpjet you can travel fast and still be relative quiet while a propeller would already cavitate at the same speed. Does anybody if my assumptions are correct?