[WIP] Skipjack SSN

[USS Sea Tiger]

This should be a fun sub!!

[Bartolomeus]

A Skipjack, sounds great! Cant wait to see the first in game shots!

Marko

[thyro]

Now I see what will be the 1st sub on the Ohio campaign

It will be a hell to create the wakes like in that picture

[gimpy117]

what about a barbel class???

the last diesel electric boats built.

[keltos01]

Originally Posted by gimpy117

what about a barbel class???

the last diesel electric boats built.

the Navy is thinking about building some new ones now!
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/hts.../20090310.aspx

With the new air system, they can stay under for a couple of weeks now, at the price of one Virginia class for 4 diesel subs ....

keltos

[tomagabriel]

Progress on the Skipjack is going well. Here you can see the 3d model almost complete and soon to receive textures. After that ... it is only a small step to sea trials...



... more to come soon ...

[thyro]

It looks good

[Franklin Van Valkenburg]

Originally Posted by keltos01

the Navy is thinking about building some new ones now!
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/hts.../20090310.aspx

With the new air system, they can stay under for a couple of weeks now, at the price of one Virginia class for 4 diesel subs ....

keltos

Read this!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090317...20090317174644

This doesn't look too good to me. While I love the old diesel boats... these times merit the use of nuclear boats. They can stay under longer and are quieter... an advantage we [the USA] shouldn't throw away. Sure the price tag looks appealing, but a nuke boat pays for itself and can only be rendered useless when technology improves. Sounds to me like the current administration is trying to go green by cutting the nuclear navy out and is restricting the military's budget.

I hate to say this, but if Russia is going to build on its nuclear program, the United States should too. A great man once said:
"An honorable peace is always my first wish! I take no delight in the effusion of human blood, but, if this war is to continue... then I shall take a most active part in it."
I want to see peace, reduced militaries, and a greener world... but I think that America is shedding its national security and endangering itself by stepping down from being "Number One". I think America is more worried about the weak economy and whether they will get to have those three flashy cars than they are about the F-22, F-35, DD(X), and nuke boat programs. Its not just about national security... the F-22 program is in danger of being cancelled because "$140 million per Raptor is too costly." I say that is the price to be paid for the world's best fighter aircraft. If the program was cut, 95,000 jobs would be lost!


Phew... sorry about that. Just had to make everyone aware of that article. not saying Russia is 'Big Bad Red Russia', but Putin's been pulling some odd stunts and with China pestering our ships and North Korea launching missiles... I see a very possible "Big Red Three" in the next two decades if we aren't careful.


That Skipjack looks GREAT! I can't wait to see her in-game! Hopefully she'll be able to square off with the Hotel I'm building rather soon (if I can get K-19 in-game). Though I'm sure it wouldn't happen... because K-19 would break and have to return to port too often. Ha ha!

Are you building her with 3ds max or with maya?

[thyro]

Originally Posted by Franklin Van Valkenburg

That Skipjack looks GREAT! I can't wait to see her in-game! Hopefully she'll be able to square off with the Hotel I'm building rather soon (if I can get K-19 in-game). Though I'm sure it wouldn't happen... because K-19 would break and have to return to port too often. Ha ha!

Are you building her with 3ds max or with maya?

I think K-19 is WIP by a Russian guy...

also they were working on british U-class and other russian sub (can't remember its class)

[ETR3(SS)]

Originally Posted by Franklin Van Valkenburg

This doesn't look too good to me. While I love the old diesel boats... these times merit the use of nuclear boats. They can stay under longer and are quieter... an advantage we [the USA] shouldn't throw away. Sure the price tag looks appealing, but a nuke boat pays for itself and can only be rendered useless when technology improves. Sounds to me like the current administration is trying to go green by cutting the nuclear navy out and is restricting the military's budget.

Actually, a diesel sub is quieter than a nuke one. Reason being is the Reactor Coolant Pumps and the Main Seawater Pumps which are always running. On my boat we could shut the RCP's off and switch to "natural circulation" but we still had to turn steam back into water, so the MSW pumps stayed on. And as for going "green", last I heard we were looking at making the next CG and DDG's nuclear to save on fuel costs. Gas Turbines can burn a lot of fuel. Not to mention oil has to run out sometime and having oil powered ships sitting at dock isn't good.

Originally Posted by Franklin Van Valkenburg

I think America is more worried about the weak economy and whether they will get to have those three flashy cars than they are about the F-22, F-35, DD(X), and nuke boat programs. Its not just about national security... the F-22 program is in danger of being cancelled because "$140 million per Raptor is too costly." I say that is the price to be paid for the world's best fighter aircraft. If the program was cut, 95,000 jobs would be lost!

As for the F-22, $140 million per aircraft is an outrageous price compared to other aircraft in service, hence they're not continuing the F-22. The F-35 is much cheaper, can still do the job, and isn't overkill. Projects get killed either because they cost too much, or they don't perform to standards. Just part of the military.

anyways @tomagabriel your project looks good cant wait for release. And what's this reference to Ohio I keep reading?