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2016-12-31 Science & Technology

Did Sweden Make America's Nuclear Submarines Obsolete?

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-12-31 10:51|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 So they carry LOX, how much?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-12-31 11:34|| 2016-12-31 11:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Other pertinent questions:
So they carry diesel fuel, how much?
So their range and speed is how little?
So they release their exhaust stream as a bubble trail that can be heard on passive sonar how far away?
The take away is they're functionally diesel electrics, suitable for shallow, coastal work, not deep dive or far transit.

Posted by ed in texas 2016-12-31 12:04|| 2016-12-31 12:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Ed's comments and questions at #2 are why I enjoy the Burg dialogue. There is always something to be learned.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-12-31 12:11|| 2016-12-31 12:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Liquid OXygen very dangerous stuff. Anything will burn in pure oxygen atmosphere. Diesel, metal, people...

Posted by BrerRabbit 2016-12-31 13:37|| 2016-12-31 13:37|| Front Page Top

#5 The key phrase in the article is "relatively long enduring". Relative to what? Ordinary diesel submarines? The only limitation on a nuclear sub is food supplies. They can go out and stay submerged for months, not days or weeks. And they can go faster submerged than surfaced.

I'm not saying that AIP subs are useless or not a threat. I just don't think they make nuclear subs "obsolete".

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2016-12-31 14:28|| 2016-12-31 14:28|| Front Page Top

#6 But "journalists" love writing "American (fill in the blank) obsolete..."

Posted by M. Murcek 2016-12-31 19:45|| 2016-12-31 19:45|| Front Page Top

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