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02-12-17, 03:58 PM | #31 |
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Who built those gearboxes?! Oh wait, General Electrics..
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02-12-17, 04:28 PM | #32 |
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It's worse than that...it's an Italian company owned by General Electrics.
Should have just built the whole engine in one place, Rolls-Royce could probably have handled it. France could have done the airframe and Germany the electronics...and Spain...could have painted it...under supervision. |
02-12-17, 06:05 PM | #33 |
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This thread went weird.
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02-12-17, 07:47 PM | #34 | |
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02-13-17, 12:48 AM | #35 |
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That's okay. You Brits are still doing better then us cousins of the north. I haven't checked recently to see if HMCS Windsor is back in operation yet after her last set of issues out her back at the pier, but I don't think we go any further then around the corner.
I hope the USN has some SSNs in the Canadian arctic, because If the Russians have any, we'd be the last to know about it
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02-13-17, 06:35 AM | #36 |
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Yeah, sorry about those Upholders... I mean, the class itself is sound, it's just...well...when you leave them out in all weathers for a few years...
Then again, it seems that the Oberons must have cursed their replacements because the Aussie Collins boats had a few teething issues too, and they were home-built. Only in the Commonwealth though, because Brazil and Chile haven't had problems with their 209 and Scorpéne. |
02-13-17, 07:11 AM | #37 | |
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Britain's fleet of submarines 'out of action' report is 'categorically not true'
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02-13-17, 07:28 AM | #38 |
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The Trident that strayed off also was fully operational and on station.
The accused - the MoD - maybe is not the most trustworthy source here. The Sun article probably is exaggerated. But something must have gotten it started.
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02-13-17, 07:37 AM | #39 |
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The Sun? Exaggerated?
If the Sun informed me of the time, day and date I'd go to my diary and wristwatch to check it was truthful and accurate
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02-13-17, 07:53 AM | #40 |
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Heh, that is the normal problem of the -special- media.
However there is a real issue there - RN needs more stuff, especially major surface and subsurface combatants as with 7 boats you would have ~2 availiable for duties at any given time which is not enough for the British global ambitions.
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02-13-17, 09:43 AM | #41 |
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You didn't expose them to SALT WATER?!
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02-13-17, 03:10 PM | #42 |
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We need a two day time delay to get the truth anymore ...
Like TV sports and concerts have a 10 minute delay in case of a wardrobe malfunction
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02-13-17, 03:20 PM | #43 |
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02-13-17, 03:24 PM | #44 |
Lucky Jack
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Murdoch always tells the truth.
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