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2023-10-04 China-Japan-Koreas

Chinese submarine crew die after being stuck: UK intel report claims

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Posted by Fred 2023-10-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
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#1 Kong say "Sima sing, banging gong
For long-lost Song-class sub Sum Ting Wong,
'After salvaging wreck,
Joe use ancient Shang tech
To renew the Jiu Ding of his tong.'"

Posted by Jating Spawn of the French3972 2023-10-04 03:38|| 2023-10-04 03:38|| Front Page Top

#2 "submarine's batteries were running flat"
Nuke sub running on batteries. Uh huh.
I mean, it's possible, but why?

Posted by ed in texas 2023-10-04 08:40|| 2023-10-04 08:40|| Front Page Top

#3 "55 crew members: 22 officers, 7 officer cadets, 9 petty officers, 17 sailors. "... hooray! their staffing is worse than ours!

Posted by irish rage boy 2023-10-04 10:18|| 2023-10-04 10:18|| Front Page Top

#4 #2 but why?

Speaking of axes and cables... "Scram for silent running!"

Posted by Jating Spawn of the French3972 2023-10-04 11:27|| 2023-10-04 11:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Lets hear more about the anchor and cable trap set for US/UK submarines! What exactly is that about?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-10-04 13:11|| 2023-10-04 13:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Nuke sub running on batteries. Uh huh.

Perhaps by 'nuke' they mean it was a diesel-electric boat but the ship's clock has a radium dial.

"We have a kit which absorbs CO2 and generates oxygen in such a situation. It is probable that other nations do not have this kind of tech."

High school chemistry and some engineering. Much too complicated for Westernized Oriental Gentlemen.

Posted by SteveS 2023-10-04 13:57|| 2023-10-04 13:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Did someone open the porthole?

Posted by Deacon Blues 2023-10-04 14:26|| 2023-10-04 14:26|| Front Page Top

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