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Lord Ranulf
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Topic: 30 Day Countdown Begins For Launch of First Astute Posted: 09-May-2007 at 13:18 |
Very interesting looking vessel with some signifcant capabilities.
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aghart
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Posted: 09-May-2007 at 17:59 |
Brtish nuclear attack Submarines have for many years been as good if not better than their US counterparts, we have simply not advertised the fact. Hopefully this new class of SSN will maintain the UK's lead in fast attack submarines.
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Lord Ranulf
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Posted: 10-May-2007 at 21:00 |
I agree. And she's very pretty to look at.
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Posted: 11-May-2007 at 01:04 |
Speaking of capabilties, dose she have better littoral water performance as the US Virginias have? Or is she like the Seawolf?
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Posted: 12-May-2007 at 02:44 |
I read that article and it sounds advanced. here is the picture BTW, great shot
(EDITORS NOTE: According to the Daily Telegraph, May 9 edition, the Astute-class SSNs have the following capabilities:
- It will be able to sit off coasts undetected listening in to mobile phone conversations;
- It can insert Special Forces by mini submersibles into enemy territory;
- It is armed with 38 Tomahawk cruise missiles and/or Spearfish torpedoes;
- It will carry the latest Block 4 Tomahawk cruise missile, which can
loiter over a target and can be reprogrammed in mid-flight by
commanders. "It can also find out what is going on and report back to
op commanders without anyone knowing we have been there."
- It is the first submarine not to have a conventional periscope.
Instead a fibre optic tube - equipped with infra red and thermal
imaging - pops above the surface for three seconds, does one rotation
and then feeds an image in colour that can be studied at leisure.
- Its nuclear power plant has the acoustic signature of a torch battery and is the size of a family car.) (ends)
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Lord Ranulf
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Posted: 06-Jun-2007 at 12:48 |
Originally posted by Sparten
Speaking of capabilties, dose she have better littoral water performance as the US Virginias have? Or is she like the Seawolf?
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No ones saying as that undoubtly falls into a classifed area capabilities catch but my best guess on what's available is close to Seawolf.
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Posted: 06-Jun-2007 at 15:28 |
Nice, looks like the Brits finally built an Alpha!!
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Leonidas
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Posted: 12-Jun-2007 at 07:46 |
some more on the astute, ( the rest of the article can be read through the link)
The Royal Navy's newest super-submarine, Astute, was launched today, 8
June 2007, by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall at the BAE Systems shipyard
in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
Astute is the first nuclear submarine to be launched in the UK for
almost a decade. She has been built in the UK using the latest and most
advanced naval engineering techniques. Construction has been described
as more complex than that of the space shuttle.
Far bigger and more potent than the current class of attack submarines,
this super stealthy vessel is almost 100m long, and weighs 7,400
tonnes. She will never need to be refuelled and her advanced on-board
life support systems mean she can circumnavigate the globe without
needing to surface.
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Posted: 12-Jun-2007 at 08:16 |
Wow very impressive. I think I'm in love
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