Life under the waves - C5
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Enjoyed that, yes Trenchant was old and overdue the scrap heap, but still very capable on a world ranking. Understand the Astutes are on another level. Anything the Aussies get will have the Astutes as a minimum baseline. The U.K. will already be starting the initial work on the Astute replacements even today.
I dare say the programme filming would have been heavily edited and redacted. Probably not shown 1/10 of it. the narrative it followed and what was shown is more akin to a movie script no doubt too, entertaining nonetheless with the T23 coming over the horizon, whereas she was probably tracking it all along 😂.
I dare say the programme filming would have been heavily edited and redacted. Probably not shown 1/10 of it. the narrative it followed and what was shown is more akin to a movie script no doubt too, entertaining nonetheless with the T23 coming over the horizon, whereas she was probably tracking it all along 😂.
Just watched this and thought the same... preparing to go silent, the XO was walking around rattling hand rails, wall panels, equipment hanging on hooks. Lol. "Going to have to stick a wooden wedge in that"
I was thinking bloody hell, I thought they'd be better designed than that... but hearing it's 32 years old and now out of service makes a bit more sense!
I was thinking bloody hell, I thought they'd be better designed than that... but hearing it's 32 years old and now out of service makes a bit more sense!
Glade said:
Just watched this and thought the same... preparing to go silent, the XO was walking around rattling hand rails, wall panels, equipment hanging on hooks. Lol. "Going to have to stick a wooden wedge in that"
I was thinking bloody hell, I thought they'd be better designed than that... but hearing it's 32 years old and now out of service makes a bit more sense!
It felt like something out of a ww2 U boat film...drills going down the toilet not detectable as well lol.I was thinking bloody hell, I thought they'd be better designed than that... but hearing it's 32 years old and now out of service makes a bit more sense!
They are amazing pieces of engineering, I must get down to the submarine museum in Portsmouth.
FourWheelDrift said:
Having working toilets onboard is a very important part of the self defence of the sub. If they find they are being followed they flush all the toilets and escape, like an squid squirting ink. Especially if the Russians follow them on a Sunday after Steak Saturday.
I felt sorry for the poor sod unblocking it then being charged to steer the bloody thing and then the captain wondering why he'd f
ked up lolHarryW said:
Enjoyed that, yes Trenchant was old and overdue the scrap heap, but still very capable on a world ranking. Understand the Astutes are on another level. Anything the Aussies get will have the Astutes as a minimum baseline. The U.K. will already be starting the initial work on the Astute replacements even today.
I dare say the programme filming would have been heavily edited and redacted. Probably not shown 1/10 of it. the narrative it followed and what was shown is more akin to a movie script no doubt too, entertaining nonetheless with the T23 coming over the horizon, whereas she was probably tracking it all along ??.
Astute started life as Batch 2 Trafalgar... Gives you an idea of how long these things can take to design.I dare say the programme filming would have been heavily edited and redacted. Probably not shown 1/10 of it. the narrative it followed and what was shown is more akin to a movie script no doubt too, entertaining nonetheless with the T23 coming over the horizon, whereas she was probably tracking it all along ??.
Materiel design is a race of who can make the least obsolete bit of kit.
I'd love to have chat with folks in the US who've just designed, built, and flown the F22 replacement demonstrator in a year. That is seriously impressive, even if it's just airframe and FCS.
take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey said:
Astute started life as Batch 2 Trafalgar... Gives you an idea of how long these things can take to design.
Materiel design is a race of who can make the least obsolete bit of kit.
I'd love to have chat with folks in the US who've just designed, built, and flown the F22 replacement demonstrator in a year. That is seriously impressive, even if it's just airframe and FCS.
Got a link please, my Google-Fu isn't working.Materiel design is a race of who can make the least obsolete bit of kit.
I'd love to have chat with folks in the US who've just designed, built, and flown the F22 replacement demonstrator in a year. That is seriously impressive, even if it's just airframe and FCS.
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