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Post by CaptainThunder on Jan 28, 2005 21:49:07 GMT -5
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RedSalmon
Ragtag, fugitive fleeter
Colonial Mentat
The Spice Must Flow
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Post by RedSalmon on Jan 29, 2005 21:34:34 GMT -5
I see female captains have been allowed to command submarines now. ;D
What's the hull made out of, looks like some sort of fibre glass?
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Post by MHall on Jan 30, 2005 5:48:00 GMT -5
The sonar dome on the front is made out of fiberglass. The blue tarp in the picture is to hide classified pulverized equipment. The inner hull is much stronger and was not breached.
I haven't seen any discussion about why it is that they cannot "see" where they are going. First, why not use active sonar? If a Rusky sub hears you stomping through the water loudly, that seems like a good thing in these modern times, so they won't blindly run into you or get spooked and go all Crazy Ivan on you and hit you that way. Second, don't American submarines have any technology to "see" undersea mountains without giving away their position?
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