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2009-02-16 Britain

British, French boomers go bump in the night

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Posted by gromky 2009-02-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I doubt that allies, especially prickly ones like the Brits and the French, share what their patrol grids are.

Posted by Free Radical 2009-02-16 01:33|| 2009-02-16 01:33|| Front Page Top

#2 and the careers of the captains involved

After putting a British sub out of order the French commander was commended and decorated.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2009-02-16 09:12|| 2009-02-16 09:12|| Front Page Top

#3 well it is the first french "victory" in a long time

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-02-16 10:08|| 2009-02-16 10:08|| Front Page Top

#4 This part of the boat should have detected the Vanguard in the first place,

But it did detect it -- physically!

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-02-16 10:28|| 2009-02-16 10:28|| Front Page Top

#5 "Marco...*ping*..."

Posted by Frank G 2009-02-16 10:44|| 2009-02-16 10:44|| Front Page Top

#6 well it is the first french "victory" in a long time

Tell me which country has shariah courts and which one is advertising on Pakistan's TV with the theme 'Please don't hurt us". So France is going to lose the race to the bottom

Posted by JFM">JFM 2009-02-16 10:46|| 2009-02-16 10:46|| Front Page Top

#7 I do believe you are right, JFM.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2009-02-16 12:05|| 2009-02-16 12:05|| Front Page Top

#8 But it did detect it -- physically!

Curb Feelers on a submarine. Someone has to whip up a picture of that.

Posted by Mike N. 2009-02-16 12:17|| 2009-02-16 12:17|| Front Page Top

#9 All. My. Friends. Crashed a Brit Boomer.

Posted by Mike N. 2009-02-16 12:23|| 2009-02-16 12:23|| Front Page Top

#10 French Navy, doesn't just crash British boomers. It also crashes Windows Vista.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2009-02-16 12:28|| 2009-02-16 12:28|| Front Page Top

#11 Frank, I wonder what they towed it back with...

Posted by Mike N. 2009-02-16 12:38|| 2009-02-16 12:38|| Front Page Top

#12 Middlin big rowboat with two outboards.

Posted by Rednek Jim 2009-02-16 12:46|| 2009-02-16 12:46|| Front Page Top

#13 Ouch, JFM. But then, anybody can crash Windows Vista.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-02-16 16:08|| 2009-02-16 16:08|| Front Page Top

#14 Windows Vista - the "blue screen of death" generator fraudulently sold as an "operating system".

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-02-16 17:02|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-02-16 17:02|| Front Page Top

#15 It must be a stealthy boat.

Posted by Bright Pebbles the flatulent 2009-02-16 18:35|| 2009-02-16 18:35|| Front Page Top

#16 LOL on the Vista comments - just replaced my dead desktop with a shop-built with XP Pro loaded instead of Vista

Posted by Frank G 2009-02-16 18:41|| 2009-02-16 18:41|| Front Page Top

#17 Fine. If no one will say it, then I will.

They towed it back with an... F150! Drinks!!!

Posted by Mike N. 2009-02-16 18:54|| 2009-02-16 18:54|| Front Page Top

#18 Drinks!

Posted by Frank G 2009-02-16 18:58|| 2009-02-16 18:58|| Front Page Top

#19 Over at Theo Spark's, Theo explains it thusly:
The Frog was making so much noise that our guys couldn't hear where they were going.

Posted by SteveS 2009-02-16 20:12|| 2009-02-16 20:12|| Front Page Top

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