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2007-08-23 Science & Technology

US-Europeans Building Diesel Subs For Taiwan

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-08-23 17:16|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Won't happen, moose. The Navy's nuke-mafia wouldn't stand for it.

Posted by Pappy 2007-08-23 21:16|| 2007-08-23 21:16|| Front Page Top

#2 I can understand building diesel-electric boats for export but what would *we* do with them?

Posted by SteveS 2007-08-23 21:46|| 2007-08-23 21:46|| Front Page Top

#3 This aint your granpappy;s diesle electric.

Try fuel cell. Try electric drive. Apply our nuc technology and quieting.

Tie all that together wiht solid crews and training, and that give you have something that gives the "water wing" types nightmares.

Basically, we can put together a conventional boat that would run the Collins types out of business, and if you don't know about those, read up about the Aussies using one to get close enough to put one up the poop chute of one of our carriers.

If nothing else, specops could use em.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-08-23 23:21|| 2007-08-23 23:21|| Front Page Top

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