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2008-02-22 Science & Technology

Former Boomer Subs now carry 154 Ticket to Paradise dispensers

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-02-22 12:03|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Its nice to hear a kind word about boomers ;)

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-02-22 14:06|| 2008-02-22 14:06|| Front Page Top

#2 As such, it may be a while before you hear any details
We may never hear the actual details. Legally,anyway. Although you may read about it in the New York Slimes. Or President Obama may tell everybody after stopping the program.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-02-22 14:11|| 2008-02-22 14:11|| Front Page Top

#3 154 tickets to paradise... hehehe

Lessee, 154*72=11,088 virgins at 1 per shot. Actual costs for Allan will be higher... but that still is a lot of virgins.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-02-22 14:23|| 2008-02-22 14:23|| Front Page Top

#4 66 SEALS and 154 Tomahawks? There's a lotta countries in the world you could take over with just one of these things.

Posted by tu3031 2008-02-22 14:46|| 2008-02-22 14:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Subs are such magnificent boats that I hope this encourages the US Navy to reconsider ballistic missile sub decommissioning calendars in favor of diminished mission rebuilds like this.

The Trident, especially, was over-designed with the anticipation of huge computers and missiles, instead of smaller versions of both, so is spacious inside. This means vast area for cargo and equipment instead of the usually cramped quarters on typical submarines.

Right now, the optimum conversion is to conventional cruise missiles; but this is subject to change in the future.

Just off the top of my head, I can imagine a sub carrying perhaps 120 Reaper UAVs. Launched from a sub to provide instant CAS to ground forces, then landing in the friendly rear area for refueling and rearmament. There are lots of situations where you can use CAS that you cannot use Tomahawks.

Years ago it was noted that a fully loaded Trident could still carry so many naval mines that a single boat could, and was able, to mine an area as large as the Chesapeake Bay. Ironically, the US Navy only has a relatively tiny number of naval mines in its arsenal.

Another application would be to "mine with torpedoes" a large ocean area with something like a combination of a MK-48 torpedo and a mine. Sitting idly on the ocean floor until it detected the known sound of an enemy vessel in range, then going active. By doing so, a single sub could put thousands of square miles of ocean off limits to enemy shipping.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-02-22 15:13|| 2008-02-22 15:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Another application would be to "mine with torpedoes" a large ocean area with something like a combination of a MK-48 torpedo and a mine.

There already is such a device. It's an ASW weapon.

Posted by Pappy 2008-02-22 21:48|| 2008-02-22 21:48|| Front Page Top

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