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Re: RN and French ballistic missile subs hit each other
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:42 pm
by Tsukiyumi
me,myself and I wrote:Reliant121 wrote:Ah, that rings bells. I stand corrected. Why does a nation have so many bloody subs ¬.¬
Because obviously, if we had fewer subs the Commies would win. Or as it is now, the Terrorists would win.
Yeah, those damned terrorist subs are
everywhere.
Re: RN and French ballistic missile subs hit each other
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:02 pm
by Captain Seafort
me,myself and I wrote:Reliant121 wrote:Ah, that rings bells. I stand corrected. Why does a nation have so many bloody subs ¬.¬
Because obviously, if we had fewer subs the Commies would win. Or as it is now, the Terrorists would win.
The problem with that theory is that the Russians outnumbered you massively, and your subs proved a fat lot of use in '98.
And yes, I realise that you're taking the piss out of the attitudes of idiots.
Re: RN and French ballistic missile subs hit each other
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:06 pm
by Sonic Glitch
Captain Seafort wrote:
And yes, I realise that you're taking the piss out of the attitudes of idiots.
Alright, good
. And AFAIK, we had better tech didn't we? Or at the very least better passive sonars and such. What is your reference to '98?
Re: RN and French ballistic missile subs hit each other
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:12 pm
by Captain Seafort
me,myself and I wrote:we had better tech didn't we? Or at the very least better passive sonars and such.
Better passive sonar, but the later Russian subs (the Sierras onwards) tended to be quieter, until the 688Is and the Trafalgars. The later Russian subs probably also had more effective torpedoes since they introduced the 26.5" tubes.
What is your reference to '98?
After the East African embassy bombings, Clinton ordered submarine-lauched Tomahawk strikes against AQ bases in Afghanistan and either Somalia or Sudan (I can't remember which, probably the former). They proved singularly ineffective.
Re: RN and French ballistic missile subs hit each other
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:01 am
by RK_Striker_JK_5
GrahamKennedy wrote:Generally not, but come on, the odds of this happening by random chance are so fantastically low...
All I'm suggesting is that maybe they did decide to hold some sort of joint exercise, test of capabilities or something that put those two boats close to one another. Not a big bad evil conspiracy as such.
Fantastically low... but not impossible.
Re: RN and French ballistic missile subs hit each other
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:59 pm
by Deepcrush
Just read this and I blame it on the french. They shouldn't be out there anyways. All they ever do is pick fights and leave the US and UK to clean up the mess. We'd be better if we just built a wall around them and left them there.
Re: RN and French ballistic missile subs hit each other
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:54 am
by Mikey
Well, at least the French have learned to hit something.
Re: RN and French ballistic missile subs hit each other
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:18 am
by Tsukiyumi
Mikey wrote:Well, at least the French have learned to hit something.
I'm surprised they didn't fire the white flags.
Re: RN and French ballistic missile subs hit each other
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:22 pm
by Reliant121
you've given me yet another slightly odd image. now its a torpedo that showers white flags.
Re: RN and French ballistic missile subs hit each other
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:03 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Officer: "Sir, we're taking fire! The French appear to be firing some sort of white cloth at us."
Captain: "White cloth, eh? This can only mean one thing."
Officer: "You mean....?"
Captain: "Yes. Call HQ. Tell them we captured another French cruiser."
Officer: "It must be a bit embarresing for them, Sir. What with surrendering to a British fishing vessel."
Captain: "Indeed, but the French are a strange and mysterious people. What we think of as surrender, they will in twenty years claim as a great victory.
Re: RN and French ballistic missile subs hit each other
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:52 pm
by Mikey
"...and then boast about their involvement in the Battle of Trafalgar, and sing Hearts of Oak.
Sorry.
Re: RN and French ballistic missile subs hit each other
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:43 am
by Deepcrush
Is it bad that it wouldn't even shock me if this happened?
