New Virginia SSNs

[ASWnut101]

I like the Seawolf better. 8 tubes, 50 weapons (or 100 mines). The quietiest nuclear sub in the world. Very fast. Very advanced Sonar.


The Seawolf is quieter than the Virginia. Although the Virginia has the firepower boost of VLS tubes, It is said to be designed for littoral operations and SOF insertions, not for killing the super-quiet SSK's.

[loynokid]

Originally Posted by ASWnut101

I like the Seawolf better. 8 tubes, 50 weapons (or 100 mines). The quietiest nuclear sub in the world. Very fast. Very advanced Sonar.


The Seawolf is quieter than the Virginia. Although the Virginia has the firepower boost of VLS tubes, It is said to be designed for littoral operations and SOF insertions, not for killing the super-quiet SSK's.

Very true. and thanks for the reply. this is my first thread ever.

[CCIP]

Can you expand a little on 'better design'?

I'm not sure if I follow; I think they're different designs. Certainly I've always been more impressed by Seawolf's reported quieting and performance than Virginia's.

[loynokid]

Originally Posted by CCIP

Can you expand a little on 'better design'?

I'm not sure if I follow; I think they're different designs. Certainly I've always been more impressed by Seawolf's reported quieting and performance than Virginia's.

Ok, im basing this design thing off of what the navy says. They say that the virginia can acheive seawolf level quieting and from my opinion the new fly by wire sort of thing and the new control center or "control room" design has been over all improved. Also it is newer so i am thinking that the sonar technology is better in this class of sub too.

[ASWnut101]

"what the navy says" is a gross understatement of the boat's real capabilities.


EDIT: Here's some Virginia pics (first) and Seawolf pics (second)

VA concept:




VA 3D drawings:




Seawolf:

[Subnuts]

Originally Posted by ASWnut101

"what the navy says" is a gross understatement of the boat's real capabilities.

Or maybe even a gross overstatement, depending on the your own personal Chicken Little to Alfred E Neumen Ratio.

[ASWnut101]

Well, seeing how the real sub-skippers won't tell us these things, we can only guess.

[loynokid]

Originally Posted by ASWnut101

"what the navy says" is a gross understatement of the boat's real capabilities.


EDIT: Here's some Virginia pics (first) and Seawolf pics (second)

VA concept:




VA 3D drawings:




Seawolf:

Very true, buts that is where i got my research, remember i am just one person out there, im trying to gather more info about this sub. I really do not know much about it so i am just wondering what everybody else thought of it

[ASWnut101]

you can get alot of info off the F.A.S. website.