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To: Geoff Altman who wrote (3019)8/8/2007 12:00:17 AM
From: KLPRespond to of 4152
 
That's not good!



To: Geoff Altman who wrote (3019)8/8/2007 1:43:05 AM
From: HawkmoonRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 4152
 
I like the story but the above isn't quite true. While it's true running on diesel they're noisy but while on batteries they're harder to find than a nuke.....

Partially true.. it all depends on the type of propellers they are using. Older propeller technology causes cavitation (air bubbles in the wake) which is easily picked up and identified. But it's the newer low cavitation props that make them so hard to find.

The Germans are actually using Fuel Cells in some of their subs, rather than batteries. This gives them long running time submerged, and they have awesome propeller designs.. VERY HARD to detect.

Hawk



To: Geoff Altman who wrote (3019)8/10/2007 12:37:22 PM
From: Peter DierksRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 4152
 
Thanks for increasing the quality of the discussion.

I seem to recall Clinton allowing an American company to sell advanced three dimensional machine tooling equipment to the Chinese. There was outrage at the time among those that understood the potential impact by arming the Chinese with the technology to make better submarine propellers.

Of course Clinton got some extra campaign contributions from sources legal and illegal as a result.


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