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re: Australia just agreed to a new defense pact with the US and to buy some subs from us.
Posted on 9/16/21 at 12:36 pm to sabes que
Posted on 9/16/21 at 12:36 pm to sabes que
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Protect them how? Is China going to invade Australia?
Do you keep up with world events?
China is trying to control the regional seas and making outlandish claims of ownership which affect Australia and the US.
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Posted on 9/16/21 at 12:41 pm to Hurricane Mike
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There's an easier and safer way of doing this. Build American subs and let American's operate them.
The problem with this is production. The LAs are getting decommissioned at a faster rate than the Virginias are rolling out of EB. Complicating that is the new construction of the Columbia class boomers to replace the Ohio class boats.
US sub production is maxed out and still can’t keep up with the demand.
Posted on 9/16/21 at 12:49 pm to sabes que
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No major works powers will ever fight a hot war again
I wouldn’t be certain of that.
Posted on 9/16/21 at 12:52 pm to UndercoverBryologist
quote:Always thought there should be a Pacific NATO with America, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand to combat Chinese aggression
All that to say, we may have to think in terms of an Pacific Defense Alliance that incorporates Vietnam as a US partner.
Posted on 9/16/21 at 12:59 pm to phaz
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Protect them how? Is China going to invade Australia?
Do you keep up with world events?
China is trying to control the regional seas and making outlandish claims of ownership which affect Australia and the US.
it's an invasion but not in the traditional sense.
China is "invading" other countries' sovereign oceanic economic exclusion zones. Many of which are flush with natural resources such as fisheries and oil/gas
It would be like Brazil building an artificial island off Key West and then claiming the entire Gulf Of Mexico's Oil/Gas for themselves
Posted on 9/16/21 at 1:01 pm to TheGasMan
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Complicating that is the new construction of the Columbia class boomers to replace the Ohio class boats.
Are those being built out of Newport News?
Any chance we see the shipbuilders around Portsmouth, ME resurrect their sub construction business?
Posted on 9/16/21 at 1:21 pm to Tigeralum2008
I don’t know if Newport News is getting them or EB. I THINK Newport will continue with Virginia and EB will build the Columbias.
Is Turd banned? Every submarine thread always has the 3 of us in it telling stories it seems
Is Turd banned? Every submarine thread always has the 3 of us in it telling stories it seems
Posted on 9/16/21 at 2:21 pm to TheGasMan
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Those boats out of Pearl burn a lot of EHPH
Yeah if I was looking at our boat activity from Washington, it would certainly look like we were burning money getting to and from the Far East. Even from Guam to “location X” it was a matter of a week, 2+ weeks from Pearl.
This gives us realistic cover to park 3 Virginias at Perth in 2022 for “training” purposes while they get their own fleet in order for the next decade.
Posted on 9/16/21 at 2:35 pm to BRIllini07
Hey, at least some submariners will get the mythical Australian port call. We had it taken away from us 3 times damnit.
ETA: I wonder who gets the contract for the reactors between GE, Westinghouse, or Rolls Royce (I believe they build the reactors for the British boats).
ETA: I wonder who gets the contract for the reactors between GE, Westinghouse, or Rolls Royce (I believe they build the reactors for the British boats).
This post was edited on 9/16/21 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 9/16/21 at 2:37 pm to red sox fan 13
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Always thought there should be a Pacific NATO with America, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand to combat Chinese aggression
I think there will be.
Posted on 9/16/21 at 2:47 pm to sabes que
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What is the point of having a “strong” military in a nuclear age?
Weakening your military because “We got nukes” proved to be a disastrous move after WWII. Without that, you were basically saying people won’t do stuff due to the nuclear deterrent. However, what offense would constitute a nuclear response? Any?
Basically you just told the world you won’t react to anything outside of worldwide genocide.
Posted on 9/16/21 at 2:52 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Australia is one it’s way to becoming North Korea or China. Of course we want to give them weapons.
Posted on 9/16/21 at 2:56 pm to UndercoverBryologist
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to buy some subs from us.
LMAO...cuz no body else will.
Posted on 9/16/21 at 2:58 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Let those poor bastards not respond to the mandatory "check-in" app now!
They'll get a sub-launched tomahawk cruise missile up their arse.
They'll get a sub-launched tomahawk cruise missile up their arse.
Posted on 9/16/21 at 3:15 pm to VermilionTiger
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The Aussies fricking hate China
Why? Domestically, they act just like them.
Posted on 9/16/21 at 3:21 pm to TheGasMan
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mythical Australian port call
We had said port call, and it was in fact mythical. Brisbane, ‘02.
Never, ever, ever before, and never again, have I walked back to my hotel room and had 2 girls standing there with a 12 pack of beer wanting to watch hotel porn and re-enact the scenes.
Posted on 9/16/21 at 3:21 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Posted on 9/16/21 at 3:43 pm to UndercoverBryologist
They are now going to use subs on their unvaccinated?
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