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bayonetbrant

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Reply #1365 on: April 21, 2021, 07:18:42 AM

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Reply #1366 on: April 21, 2021, 09:16:53 AM
this is either a really tragic accident, or the start of a James Bond plot

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56829278

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Reply #1367 on: April 21, 2021, 12:14:43 PM
"From Jakarta With Love".  :biggrin:

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Reply #1368 on: April 21, 2021, 12:24:57 PM
I hope they find those submariners alive. It's only been a day or less and those DE boats can stay down a few days on batteries.

Still, no contact or surface sightings is a bad omen.

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Reply #1369 on: April 21, 2021, 02:08:19 PM
Quote from: Staggerwing on April 21, 2021, 12:24:57 PM
I hope they find those submariners alive. It's only been a day or less and those DE boats can stay down a few days on batteries.

Still, no contact or surface sightings is a bad omen.

+1. That sucks.  :(

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Reply #1370 on: April 25, 2021, 10:33:12 AM
Sad news i'm afraid:

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53 crew of lost naval submarine declared dead as Indonesia finds wreckage

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/25/asia/indonesia-submarine-wreckage-intl/index.html

RIP 53 brave souls

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Reply #1371 on: April 25, 2021, 09:41:17 PM

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Reply #1372 on: April 29, 2021, 08:44:49 PM

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Reply #1373 on: April 29, 2021, 08:46:57 PM

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Reply #1374 on: May 01, 2021, 09:25:41 AM
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2021/04/29/despite-littoral-combat-ships-myriad-issues-the-cno-is-bullish-on-their-future/

The CNO says the LCS ships are working out.
Probably smart to assign them specific modules.  They may have the capability to do multiple missions, but with such small crews, it is usually better to specialise and be good at that.
Looks like the propulsion system was not tested. Enough before going into production.

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Reply #1375 on: May 01, 2021, 09:39:15 AM
We used to joke that LCS meant little crappy ship.  It's an example of an acquisition program gone wrong.  The FFG(X)'s motto was "we are NOT the LCS."

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Reply #1376 on: May 08, 2021, 01:55:38 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=35yLWdYEbZQ

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Drachinifel, the YouTube sage of all things naval, has posted a video of the hypothetical Battle of San Bernardino strait.

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Reply #1377 on: May 08, 2021, 02:13:44 PM
Quote from: besilarius on May 08, 2021, 01:55:38 PM
the hypothetical Battle of San Bernardino strait.

As a guy who thinks of San Bernardino as part of the Inland Empire in Southern California, that's just kind of funny to me :)

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Reply #1378 on: May 08, 2021, 02:36:52 PM
Sounds like it could be a biker flick from the late 60's- "The Battle of San Berdoo"

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Reply #1379 on: May 08, 2021, 11:22:02 PM
Very interesting.  :notworthy:

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