To: Mike Fieschko
2 posted on
10/23/2004 2:38:34 PM PDT by
pipecorp
("never know where you're going till you get there." the philosopher Insectus Harem)
To: Mike Fieschko
More details:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ssn-774.htm
4 posted on
10/23/2004 2:41:57 PM PDT by
ProudVet77
(Flush John 'Fonda' Kerry)
To: Mike Fieschko
Hmmm . . . Cool! I'd like to know more about the periscope. They say the Virginia can launch unmanned undersea vehicles . . . Dumb questions: So is the periscope/camera free to surface on its own, untethered to the ship, or is it attached to the sub in the normal way? How deep can the sub be and still deploy the camera? Thanks. I was a foot soldier. I know NOTHING about this naval stuff! :-)
5 posted on
10/23/2004 2:44:18 PM PDT by
LibWhacker
(Got a flu shot shortage? You can thank Kerry's running mate.)
To: Mike Fieschko
What if the camera should fail for some reason? What is the backup process for taking a look?
6 posted on
10/23/2004 2:44:27 PM PDT by
pbear8
(We pray for a landslide)
To: Mike Fieschko
7 posted on
10/23/2004 2:47:10 PM PDT by
Pharmboy
(History's greatest agent for freedom: The US Armed Forces)
To: Mike Fieschko
First computer generated subs if I remember correctly (CAD) and has internals with rack components so upgrades can be traded in and out.
8 posted on
10/23/2004 2:49:02 PM PDT by
madison46
(Are there kerry Republicans or only Bush Democrats?)
To: Retired COB
Looks like a pretty fancy boat.
9 posted on
10/23/2004 2:49:05 PM PDT by
FreeInWV
To: Mike Fieschko
Cant have a real sub without a periscope.
10 posted on
10/23/2004 2:51:15 PM PDT by
cynicom
(<p)
To: Mike Fieschko
For a fascinating 1st hand account of a submariners life in WWII, read "Silent Running" by James Calbert. He describes nine war patrols (He was the TDC operator...he aimed the torpedoes) and the surrender in Tokyo harbor aboard the USS Missouri...which he witnessed from a taller ship to which his sub was rafted.
12 posted on
10/23/2004 2:57:27 PM PDT by
gorush
(Exterminate the Moops!)
To: Mike Fieschko
13 posted on
10/23/2004 2:58:28 PM PDT by
PA Engineer
(Liberalism is a Hate Crime-Liberate America from the occupation media!)
To: Mike Fieschko
NTINS
Cadets at the Coast Guard Acadamy in New London used to take their dates down to the banks of the River Thames to discuss philosophy on hot summer nights. They were unaware that on the other side of the river at the Submarine Base in Groton, Fast Attack Subs had high-tech, night vision periscopes hooked up to TV monitors, thus keeping the entire Duty Section entertained.
17 posted on
10/23/2004 3:07:23 PM PDT by
SmithL
(Vietnam-era Vet: Still fighting Hillary's half-vast left-wing conspiracy)
To: Mike Fieschko
I need prints and specs, weapons accompaniment, weaknesses and all future locations, please....
Sincerely,
The Mullah of Iran
19 posted on
10/23/2004 3:10:16 PM PDT by
DSBull
(Leather Belts, with Liberal logic everywhere they are keeping my head from exploding)
To: Mike Fieschko
The Virginia also can launch unmanned undersea vehicles. Other improvements include a new computerized autopilot designed to reduce stress on the crew and a reconfigurable torpedo room that can hold extra beds for special operations forces. Our enemies with coastlines should be very afraid.
25 posted on
10/23/2004 3:27:19 PM PDT by
Moonman62
(Federal Creed: If it moves tax it. If it keeps moving regulate it. If it stops moving subsidize it.)
To: Mike Fieschko
Lynda Robb JohnsonShouldn't that be Lynda Johnson Robb?
31 posted on
10/23/2004 3:56:49 PM PDT by
krb
To: Mike Fieschko
33 posted on
10/23/2004 3:59:52 PM PDT by
skinkinthegrass
(Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you :)
To: Mike Fieschko
What kind of propulsion system does this beautiful machine use?
34 posted on
10/23/2004 4:01:42 PM PDT by
Apercu
("Rep ipsa loquitor")
To: Mike Fieschko
Digital, huh? That means some bored watch personnel could photoshop in just about anything they wanted. Enemy ships, sea monsters, mermaids, etc.
To: Mike Fieschko
So has this thing got that RED OCTOBER whasis "caterpiller drive?"
55 posted on
10/23/2004 7:24:44 PM PDT by
ExSoldier
(When the going gets tough, the tough go cyclic.)
To: Mike Fieschko
"Up digital camera!!!".
Just doesn't sound right. Any suggestions?
56 posted on
10/23/2004 7:29:21 PM PDT by
RGT
(We are a tribe of pygmies. You are a women's track team.)
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