Tango Bravo Shaftless Drive moves forward

LoBlo · 07-21-06, 09:02 PM

Surfing the strategy page forums, I ran upon an interesting topic

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...1106&C=america

Looks like the Tango Bravo program is moving ahead nicely... well at least the "shaftless propulation" part. No word of late about the 1/4 sized reactor or external fits weapons.

My guess is that this "shaftless" propulsion has got to be something nuclear electric, with a homopolar, or alternating current electric motor sitting in the aft ballast tank (rather than in the pressure hull). Anyone want to take me up on that bet?

lb

07-21-06, 09:02 PM	#1
LoBlo Subsim Diehard Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas! Posts: 971 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 3	Tango Bravo Shaftless Drive moves forward Surfing the strategy page forums, I ran upon an interesting topic http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...1106&C=america Looks like the Tango Bravo program is moving ahead nicely... well at least the "shaftless propulation" part. No word of late about the 1/4 sized reactor or external fits weapons. My guess is that this "shaftless" propulsion has got to be something nuclear electric, with a homopolar, or alternating current electric motor sitting in the aft ballast tank (rather than in the pressure hull). Anyone want to take me up on that bet? lb __________________ "Seek not to offend or annoy... only to speak the truth"-a wise man