Pick a nuc, any nuc

LoBlo · 07-26-06, 01:50 AM

EDIT: Scenario changed from Canada to Brazil... for hopefully a little more hypothetical realism....hopefully...

So hypothetical scenario:

So your Brazil and you've recently made the fortunate discoveyr of an huge oil reserve under you provinces that surpasses even the Middle East and thus am about to become a booming world economic power..likely to produce trillions of dollars of GNP per year. So that being the case you decide you need to beef up your navy to "world power" levels and decide you need some subs that can reach across the globe, i.e., you need to by some nuc subs.

Question is:

Which nuc do you chose to buy? And why? (ignoring the fact that countries might not sell you their boats).

You could go with the:
1. Akula: Tried and true design. Plenty of volume and firepower, as quiet as most nucs and can operate on a crew of less then 80 men.
2. Virginia: State of the art modern technology from end to end.... can problably meet all your requirements... but hits your wallet hard with a price tag of $2.1 billion a piece.
3. Seawolf: Screw the virginia and the price tag, your going for the cream a la cream at whatever the cost.
4. The Astute: Britains latest creation with top of the line tech, and quieting... probably on par with the Virginia, but with a slightly (if very slightly) cheaper price tag.
5. The French Barracude class. While everyone else is just now warming to the nuclear-electirc idea, the French have been doing it for years. Their pint size, bare-bones nucs are geared to give bang for your buck and the French Barracuda class slated to come online near 2012.
6. The Chinese Han: Loud, noisey, almost louder than that rock concert you let your daughter go to last week. Still, the Chinese will probably cut you an absolutely bargain in exchange for some of the black gold.
7. Something else that I haven't thought of...

.... so which one do you go with as the next world power.... Super Canada!

View Poll Results: You need to buy nuc subs (see thread) which do you go with?
The Russian Akula	5	14.71%
The US Virginia	3	8.82%
The US Seawolf	10	29.41%
The British Astute	7	20.59%
The French Barracuda	3	8.82%
The Chinese Han....?	0	0%
Something else that hasn't been mentioned...	6	17.65%
Voters: 34. You may not vote on this poll

07-26-06, 01:50 AM	#1
LoBlo Subsim Diehard Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas! Posts: 971 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 3	Pick a nuc, any nuc EDIT: Scenario changed from Canada to Brazil... for hopefully a little more hypothetical realism....hopefully... So hypothetical scenario: So your Brazil and you've recently made the fortunate discoveyr of an huge oil reserve under you provinces that surpasses even the Middle East and thus am about to become a booming world economic power..likely to produce trillions of dollars of GNP per year. So that being the case you decide you need to beef up your navy to "world power" levels and decide you need some subs that can reach across the globe, i.e., you need to by some nuc subs. Question is: *Which nuc do you chose to buy? And why? (ignoring the fact that countries might not sell you their boats).* You could go with the: 1. Akula: Tried and true design. Plenty of volume and firepower, as quiet as most nucs and can operate on a crew of less then 80 men. 2. Virginia: State of the art modern technology from end to end.... can problably meet all your requirements... but hits your wallet hard with a price tag of $2.1 billion a piece. 3. Seawolf: Screw the virginia and the price tag, your going for the cream a la cream at whatever the cost. 4. The Astute: Britains latest creation with top of the line tech, and quieting... probably on par with the Virginia, but with a slightly (if very slightly) cheaper price tag. 5. The French Barracude class. While everyone else is just now warming to the nuclear-electirc idea, the French have been doing it for years. Their pint size, bare-bones nucs are geared to give bang for your buck and the French Barracuda class slated to come online near 2012. 6. The Chinese Han: Loud, noisey, almost louder than that rock concert you let your daughter go to last week. Still, the Chinese will probably cut you an absolutely bargain in exchange for some of the black gold. 7. Something else that I haven't thought of... .... so which one do you go with as the next world power.... Super Canada! __________________ "Seek not to offend or annoy... only to speak the truth"-a wise man Last edited by LoBlo; 07-31-06 at 01:06 AM.