It really isn't that bad. Just REALLY dark. The diesels auto start up on a loss of all power so we can still do the important things. The LA class subs are actually a little smaller than the Ohio class ballistic missle subs, but yeah I think they are about 150 people on them. The carriers are around 5500 people with all the aircrew and pilots included. I would gladly pick ya up a few hats and other things from the ship's store, email me at kee dot jason at lincoln dot navy dot mil and we can swap mailing addresses etc.
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when talking about submarines, this is a swedish submarine that actually got close enough to a us carrier to sink it in pacific ocean without getting spotted 
this submarine doesnt have either a diesel engine or a nuclear reactor, its powered by a stirling engine which makes it almost impossible to detect and us navy has a very hard time finding it at the moment.
from what i heard they havent found it in over 1years of trainings.
this submarine doesnt have either a diesel engine or a nuclear reactor, its powered by a stirling engine which makes it almost impossible to detect and us navy has a very hard time finding it at the moment.
from what i heard they havent found it in over 1years of trainings.
Raven said:when talking about submarines, this is a swedish submarine that actually got close enough to a us carrier to sink it in pacific ocean without getting spotted
this submarine doesnt have either a diesel engine or a nuclear reactor, its powered by a stirling engine which makes it almost impossible to detect and us navy has a very hard time finding it at the moment.
from what i heard they havent found it in over 1years of trainings.
We just got done doing some anti sub training with the swiss and a few other countries. As far as I know the Swiss and British are the only ones that we couldn't detect before they were calling us dead. They would take a picture with their periscope and send it to us saying that they had fired a torpedo and we were hit basically. The British sub actually emergency surfaced about 100yds from us before we even knew where it was. Personally I think that is a little scary but not really worried.
name='twisted5' said:
hms gotland has done that too which in a hostile situation would mean a sunk carrier.
the submarine is such a success so the japanese are buying engines now and many other smaller countries shows interest too.
googled alittle and found information that hms gotland wins almost all excercises it participate in due to the extremly quiet stirling engine.
at the end of the page it says translated.
April 2006 us navy still has a very hard time finding the submarine and seems us navy wants to extend the timeperiod to get more time to practice to find hms gotland.
the stirling engine used is so good that you can place a coin standing on the side at full speed, the stirling engine can also be used underwater as the submarine carries a oxygene supply for it.
the submarine is the best in the world existing today for the swedish coast.
the depth is limited so big nuclear powered submarines gets very inefficient has they dont have the neccessary room to manouver in.
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http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=18984
one picture showing how small Hms Gotland really is.
http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/003238.html
http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/003238.html
No clue what the other holes are and that layout for tubes is wierd. I am used to seeing them in sets of four on each side. It really isn't that big. I would try and get some pics of an Ohio class sub in drydock but I would be arrested and camera taken away 
I'm sure there are some floating around the net to show how big they really are.
I'm sure there are some floating around the net to show how big they really are.WC Annihilus
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name='twisted5' said:No clue what the other holes are and that layout for tubes is wierd. I am used to seeing them in sets of four on each side. It really isn't that big. I would try and get some pics of an Ohio class sub in drydock but I would be arrested and camera taken away
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