The HMS Gotland
Posted on 03/25/2005 4:32:39 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
The HMS Gotland
ping!!!!!
A lot of people died trying to develop that capability without using nuclear power.
A dangerous boat to be sure.
Dangerous to other sea-going vessels.
I've also heard it had a Kerry sticker on the stern.
The bow of that sub appears to be very blunt.
I loved that movie. Kelsey Grammar played a sub commander with a tattoo on his.....(it said welcome aboard) and a forward looking admiral sent him out to elude the US sub fleet in a training exercise. A little silly but otherwise good clean fun.
mmmm. Knowledge against China.
Hey, Sukhoi-30MKI, I discovered http://www.pakistanidefence.com/.
Know your enemy.
>>>>Under the $17.5 million contract, the Swedish sub will be transported to San Diego by a heavy lift ship and will provide up to 160 days of service during the contract’s term, Brantley said. <<<<<
Why do they have to transport the thing to San Diego? Cant it make it that far on its own? Are the Swedes afraid of getting lost? Maybe at 5 knots it would take them 6 months to arrive? Sounds pretty slow.
I dont know squat about submarines, but this thing sounds like it was built to stay in home waters for defensive purposes only.
How many DE boats do the Chinese operate and have under construction?
Were/are you really a sarge? Ever seen a tank on a transporter? Why don't they just drive the tank where they need it to go?
DE boats operating in brown water on batteries are a tough adversary. Sonar conditions stink, and they're very quiet. For an example why, just go out to your garage, open your hood, and listen to your car battery for a while.
Glad to see our guys getting to practice like this.
You can't see the bow, it is submerged and far forward of what is visible in the picture.
Don't sell 'em short, Sarge. I don't have many good things to say about their goobermint, but their navy guys are some tough cookies. I did a coupla ops with 'em back in the early 80's. It was pretty common knowlege that in the event of a USSR attack on NATO, those boys would count plenty coup on Alphas, Sierras, Tangos and Typhoons before being overwhelmed by sheer numbers. They fully understood they were the northern trip wire (sorta a sea version of the 38th parallel in Korea). They knew there was no way in hell that most of 'em would survive but they were determined to make it count. Their boats don't have all the glamour of a nuc, but in the ocean version of knife fighting range (shallow depth; close to shore), they have few equals.
To make it realistic - will the Swedes have to speak Chinese?
West coast waters are much deeper than the East coast... I wonder why they aren't operating in the shallows off VA,NC,SC,GA and Fl???
It was built with very limited fuel capacity, most likely. Designed to operate in the Baltic which is a very small sea.
I'll guess that it's because the West Coast-based guys are the ones most expected to encounter hostile DE boats.
Perhaps they go to the mouth of the Gulf of California, or somewhere like that?
Curious as to your thoughts on 16/18?
DPRK/PRC both have DE boats.
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