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At the very least, the Self-Defense Forces consider the Phalanx to be useless. Regarding the Searam, the 30FFM does not carry reloading... -
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spoz replied to the thread Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) update.Certainly looks like she needs a bit of paint….. -
Feanor replied to the thread Future Energy Pathways.Presumably economies of scale could drive the production costs down. Were the operating costs similarly high, outside of paperwork issues? -
John Fedup replied to the thread Future Energy Pathways.Would the no canal access really matter for a nuclear powered vessel assuming it was reliable? The more pressing issue is the hull... -
Kkato replied to the thread Future Energy Pathways.Yes, pretty much. It's questionable whether it would be profitable when freight rates aren't as high as they are right now though. The...
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spoz replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.If so, that is a matter of choice on the part of the JMSDF; however limiting yourself to only 11 shots from your CIWS seems a bit odd...
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Feanor replied to the thread Future Energy Pathways.So it's an issue of standards/permits and and insurance? In other words, if it were more widely accepted it could be more economically...
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Kkato replied to the thread Future Energy Pathways.It's been tried. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Hahn_(ship) The nuclear-powered bulk ore freighter had massive problems at the time...
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Feanor replied to the thread The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread.I understand this logic on some level and I think it's part of the reason thinks like the Koalitsiya 2S35 are delayed. But the BMO-T was...
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RRob c replied to the thread Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates.We need to be able to defend NZ and a small number of frigates (4 to 6) is not going to do this, While the figures sound impressive...
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RRob c replied to the thread Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates.But Crete was lost to an inferiour sized force with no naval support due to a lack of air power. The ability of the Germans to give air...
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Feanor replied to the thread Future Energy Pathways.Someone's jealous of the Sevmorput'. All jokes aside, I've always wondered if it would be viable to develop nuclear-powered commercial...
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Joe Black replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.Raytheon is definitely starting to promote RAM and SeaRAM, as shown in this year's Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition... -
This Linked in from Aero Terra executive told the company (part of Republikorp holding) still workout with companies under Defend ID...