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2021-12-14 China-Japan-Koreas

Chinese drone rammed the American submarine USS Connecticut, nearly destroying its wheelhouse

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Posted by The Walking Unvaxed 2021-12-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
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#1 I thought it crashed a mountain?

US Navy Seawolf-class attack submarine USS Connecticut arrives in San Diego with visible damage to its bow after crashing into an underwater mountain in the South China Sea in October

Posted by Skidmark 2021-12-14 00:37|| 2021-12-14 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Vasiliy - one ping only!

Posted by Raj 2021-12-14 00:41|| 2021-12-14 00:41|| Front Page Top

#3 I would think a nuke sub would have the ability to "see" a mountain.

Posted by Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-12-14 01:28|| 2021-12-14 01:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Just how big and fast are these Chinese unmanned Subs? Maybe not a mountain, but large enough to do damage makes me wonder why we didn't detect it. Have the Chicoms got some digital "voodoo" that
makes it undetectable? All sounds fishy.

Posted by Sgt.D.T. 2021-12-14 02:13|| 2021-12-14 02:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Russian propaganda getting dumbed down like the American education system.

Posted by Hupinetle Ebbeamp5826 2021-12-14 02:26|| 2021-12-14 02:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Damage to bow. Wheelhouse (conning tower) fine.

Posted by Hupinetle Ebbeamp5826 2021-12-14 04:07|| 2021-12-14 04:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Disinformation. If the Chinese had done anything like that the deep state would be shouting it from the mountaintops. Instead they tried to cover it up - a sure sign there's blame to be spread.

Posted by Clulet Splat5443 2021-12-14 04:47|| 2021-12-14 04:47|| Front Page Top

#8 I hate to think it, but given the great number of U.S. Navy f-ups over the last few years, is it possible the crew was asleep?

Posted by Bertie Crains2651 2021-12-14 09:27|| 2021-12-14 09:27|| Front Page Top

#9 ^ Yes, Bertie, very likely sleep deprivation's involved.

The March 2021 Pentagon report, Study on Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Readiness of Members of the Armed Forces, explains that “In the United States, 37 percent of people regularly don’t get their recommended seven to nine hours of sleep per night. For military personnel, that number climbs to 76 percent,” highlighting sleep deprivation issues that many face within the military community.

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-12-14 09:41|| 2021-12-14 09:41|| Front Page Top

#10 The American nuclear submarine "USS Connecticut" suffered critical damage to the bow after collision with a Chinese underwater unmanned vehicle.

Unmanned vehicle? You mean like a torpedo?

That's an unmanned vehicle.

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-12-14 10:13|| 2021-12-14 10:13|| Front Page Top

#11 Unless it is Japanese.
Too soon?

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-12-14 10:26|| 2021-12-14 10:26|| Front Page Top

#12 Bertie, in the 60s, the duty shift was 6 on and 12 off. Running in place or weights or any rythmatic exercise was forbidden. All that is necessary is for on weighted article to hit the deck or a satellite to catch it near periscope depth to start tracking. Another bad thing was sound over the ships speakers. Like “man battle station for weapons system readiness test.

Posted by Da Cookie 2021-12-14 10:56|| 2021-12-14 10:56|| Front Page Top

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