East Meets West and a meeting with Captain Kurdin

Catfish · 12-01-18, 01:17 PM

This is just a wonderful report! Thank you so much for posting, and sharing this with us

But man, take those hands out of your pockets!

P.S. I had almost wondered what this device really did, when i saw it fitted to a Projekt 971
P.P.S. still reading!

ETR3(SS) · 12-01-18, 01:43 PM

Sounds like a origination very similar to our SUBVETS in the US and I'm not surprised to hear of it. We (submariners) are a very close knit military community unlike other members of the armed forces.

On the subject of Scorpion I will agree with my Russian counterparts, the Soviets didn't sink her. What did sink her was a battery explosion.

Commander Wallace · 12-02-18, 07:25 AM

This is an awesome report. Truly, first rate.

There is so much information here that this is something I will read over and over. This report is an example of how to do a professional narrative. The Kronstadt cathedral is a great example of Byzantine architecture as well.

Did Igor Kurdin and Andrey Nikolaev know of your affiliation with Subsim and that they and this story would be profiled here ? Did they know you had visited Chernobyl ?

Thanks for sharing your trip with us and the history and pictures as well.

Kapitan · 12-02-18, 07:52 AM

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Did Igor Kurdin and Andrey Nikolaev know of your affiliation with Subsim and that they and this story would be profiled here ? Did they know you had visited Chernobyl ?

Yes they are aware of subsim and both i do believe are members of the facebook group, i specifically informed igor i was doing this for subsim and also that my report would be published on the site.

As for Chernobyl yes they are aware and have access like everyone else to my flickr page with all the pictures as per my signature.

Sailor Steve · 12-02-18, 08:37 AM

WOW! What an opportunity! What an adventure! To get to meet an iconic man you admire.

Great story, and great pictures. It almost feels like I'm there with you. Thanks for sharing that.

CassioM · 12-02-18, 06:43 PM

Simply fantastic

jaop99 · 12-03-18, 10:24 AM

Great article and interview! Congrats!

12-01-18, 01:17 PM	#1
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,768 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	This is just a wonderful report! Thank you so much for posting, and sharing this with us But man, take those hands out of your pockets! P.S. I had almost wondered what this device really did, when i saw it fitted to a Projekt 971 P.P.S. still reading! __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

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ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	Sounds like a origination very similar to our SUBVETS in the US and I'm not surprised to hear of it. We (submariners) are a very close knit military community unlike other members of the armed forces. On the subject of Scorpion I will agree with my Russian counterparts, the Soviets didn't sink her. What did sink her was a battery explosion. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WOW! What an opportunity! What an adventure! To get to meet an iconic man you admire. Great story, and great pictures. It almost feels like I'm there with you. Thanks for sharing that. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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12-02-18, 07:25 AM	#3
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,307 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	This is an awesome report. Truly, first rate. There is so much information here that this is something I will read over and over. This report is an example of how to do a professional narrative. The Kronstadt cathedral is a great example of Byzantine architecture as well. Did Igor Kurdin and Andrey Nikolaev know of your affiliation with Subsim and that they and this story would be profiled here ? Did they know you had visited Chernobyl ? Thanks for sharing your trip with us and the history and pictures as well.

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CassioM Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Posts: 5 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Simply fantastic

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jaop99 Loader Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Cancun, Mexico Posts: 89 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Great article and interview! Congrats!