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The U.S. Navy is concerned that “rogue” states and terrorist organizations will acquire this capability because it is far less expensive to build and operate diesel-electric submarines with the AIP system than nuclear submarines. Countries that operate AIP-equipped submarines include Sweden, Germany, Greece, Italy, Pakistan, and Russia. The Spanish Navy has funded a three-part process of researching and developing AIP systems for its new S-80 submarines, four of which are scheduled to be commissioned between 2005 and 2014. These submarines are expected to cost some $650 million each.
terrorist organizations will acquire this capability because it is far less expensive to build and operate diesel-electric submarines with the AIP system than nuclear submarines.
Originally posted by mikesingh
terrorist organizations will acquire this capability because it is far less expensive to build and operate diesel-electric submarines with the AIP system than nuclear submarines.
WOW!! Terrorist organisations having a submarine capability??? Heck, I'm waiting to see my friend, the Great Captain Osama, commanding a Kilo class AIP sub with his good eye looking through the periscope, ready to give the orders to fire Trident nuclear tipped missiles at the White House!!
Lol!! The US Navy has gone overboard with their threat perceptions!!
They've really hit the panic button!!
Originally posted by PisTonZOR
Bin Laden is going to buy a 650 million dollar sub? Yeah, right .
Seriously though, can Deisels even pose a threat so Nuclear subs?
Originally posted by thematrix
Is the reason Nuclear subs are more easy to detect because they have to keep their coolant systems for the reactor and reactor running at all times while Diesel subs can shut down their entire power generation system and run purely from batteries?
Originally posted by ch1466
The USN should not EVER want to deal with ANY boat using helo-driven sonobuoy or dunker techniques because even a dead boat (using the latest in automated loading) can put out 10-12 torpedoes to kill a CVSF.
Why then are we halving again our P-3 fleet after having first demissioned and then effectively -retired- the S-3B Viking, less than a 5 years after the avionics update?
If you have no effective rocket-loft (50nm minimum) ASW, you had bloody well BETTER be able to react at fixed-wing speed to the distance at which a sub can put AShM in the air.
How many nuclear cruise missiles would they have to carry to be an effective deterrent? Answer = one.
Originally posted by PyrosAnd in their current configurations they are incapable of carrying large amounts of offensive weaponry for missions such as land attack and strategic deterrence.
HMS Gotland
050627-N-0685S-003 San Diego, Ca. (June 27, 2005) – The Swedish diesel-powered attack submarine HMS Gotland arrives in San Diego on a transport ship from Sweden.
Originally posted by ch1466
2stepsfromtop,
My understanding of AIP is that it is largely unchanged from that of the old Mk.XVIII of WWII days in that, /yes/ you can 'burn' hydrogen through a PEM fuel cell to get electricity (vice the Walter hydrogen peroxide turbine system) but the the resulting performance comes at a decided reduction in operational range (2,300-2,500nm?) and that, particularly for aggressive offensive action, must still be treated as a one-per-engagement sprint to chase capability, much like afterburners in jets.
Comparitively, the Seawolf is a '20 knot quiet speed' class boat which is operationally akin to supercruise on the F-22 and while it still has a tail, it's wide baseline arrays also give a useful fraction of higher speed (16 knots or so) acoustic performance.
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Originally posted by defcon5
Yeah we got owned alright…
HMS Gotland ....
It looks to me like they are too small to cross the ocean by themselves.
Originally posted by northwolf
Defcon5
You do know where sweden is, right?
Originally posted by Lonestar24
It looks to me like you don´t know/realize that San Diego is on the other side of the US continent