Russian Subs Getting Q U I E T E R, QUIETER, Quieter, quieter, quiet, qui......hey, w

[seaman hornsby]

here'd it go.......................

http://warisboring.com/articles/next-gen-russian-subs-to-have-stealthier-composite-materials/?mc_cid=dda523ebec&mc_eid=1868557cec

[Ralph --- SSBN 598]

I wonder if the Russian boats are built on our work on models. hummmm....?

The USA is behind on technology.
Still using 20 year old research to build today.
There are no doubt newer research available but the bid and acceptance process is old to protect the old contractor companies.

The Gotland out of Finland against the USA fleet a few years back proved the USA's ability to track these smaller AIP boats is almost none existent.

Russia has had several years of not building submarines.
I really do not think they were sitting back not researching new technologies.
Now they are building new boats and testing their research.

[ssn705]

Our boats are continuously being upgraded, so even though they may be a twenty year old design, it is carrying pretty new equipment. The various Blocks of the Virginia class are also keeping everything fresh. The return of liquid metal reactors would be interesting. The Yasen class is impressive. Love the fact that they are trying new things, it will keep us on our feet.

Cheers,

Dave

[seaman hornsby]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcu8dSnvXV4

[seaman hornsby]

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-navy-patent-device-submarines-that-detects-anything-underwater-while-keeping-itself-super-1550105

[seaman hornsby]

Sometimes submarine warfare can be very complex, really "HIGH TECH".

Well, not always...................


Gulls Go To War

During the First World War Britain faced an unexpected problem: a German submarine blockade which threatened to choke off international supply lines. Amongst various proposed counter-measures was a plan to train seagulls to spot enemy submarines. Dummy periscopes towed behind ships had boxes of food attached to them so that the gulls would come to associate periscopes with food, and congregate around them. The initial idea was just to alert British merchantmen to the presence of the submarines, but then Admiral Sir Frederick Inglefield thought: since they’re diving onto periscopes, why not train them to poo all over the periscope's lens as well?

A gull training facility was built in Poole Harbour, but the idea was still in development when the arrival of US Destroyers in 1917 made it superfluous, since it was now possible to protect convoys by conventional means. It probably wouldn’t have worked anyway: the gulls didn’t distinguish between friendly and hostile subs, and in any case they’re land-huggers and don’t fly far enough out to sea.