This would never happen to the Romulans?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7892294.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7892294.stm
Why cloaking devices may not be a good thing!
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All Seeing Eye
Admiral
I demand we go to war with France! 
I can get on board with that.
I demand we go to war with France!
If we did maybe we should use something with a see-through windshield, shatterproof obviously, just in case
Rii
Rear Admiral
At least the collision occurred at low speed, not like when USS San Francisco ran into a mountain at 30+ knots a few years back.
I think "freak accident" just about covers it.
Sharing SSBN patrol routes between nations would defeat the purpose of their existence.
I think "freak accident" just about covers it.
Sharing SSBN patrol routes between nations would defeat the purpose of their existence.
^ The SNP is just playing political games to embarrass Labour further (the Scottish political landscape at the moment is such that the SNP is reaping electoral reward from anything that goes wrong on Labour's watch. Of course, there's plenty of material to choose from. 
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Captain X
Rear Admiral
I'm surprised they aren't scrapping the San Francisco with as much damage as the whole sub would've incurred in a collision at that speed. She'll never be the same now. And I definitely feel sorry for the poor bastard that died when his boat was driven into a damn mountain. 
Plecostomus
Commodore
The San Fran has a near-new reactor-core. It was decided to put a new bow on and get a few more years of service out of her. Plus, it's good practice for the otherwise out-of-work submarine assembly experts. Dumbass commanders keep the yard-workers employed, so claims Uncle Fred... He works at General Dynamics big yard in Groton.
Sub-Sub collisions aren't that uncommon. The US and USSR admit that they've bumped subs before part of the problem is American attack-sub commanders aboard nigh-invisible American Subs With Awesome Sonar would be following noisy Russian sub too closely and the Russian sub... totally unaware that an American Sub was Right There would change directions and a vigorous thumping would occur.
They WON'T say how often it happened or give specifics, but they do admit it has happened. In fact one of the first things they suspected when the Kursk went down was a sub-sub collision.
Sub-Sub collisions aren't that uncommon. The US and USSR admit that they've bumped subs before part of the problem is American attack-sub commanders aboard nigh-invisible American Subs With Awesome Sonar would be following noisy Russian sub too closely and the Russian sub... totally unaware that an American Sub was Right There would change directions and a vigorous thumping would occur.
They WON'T say how often it happened or give specifics, but they do admit it has happened. In fact one of the first things they suspected when the Kursk went down was a sub-sub collision.
All Seeing Eye
Admiral
This is why i've always petitioned for horns to be fitted to subs. 
But nobody ever listens to me.
But nobody ever listens to me.
This is why i've always petitioned for horns to be fitted to subs.
As long as the whales don't mistake it for a mating call. Try explaining that back at base
Wait?
The French have Nuclear Subs?
The French have Nuclear Subs?
This is why i've always petitioned for horns to be fitted to subs.
As long as the whales don't mistake it for a mating call. Try explaining that back at base
Oh, would hate to see the report on that one.
I'd rather they be "too effective" and collide like that, than be detected while defending us.
This is why i've always petitioned for horns to be fitted to subs.
As long as the whales don't mistake it for a mating call. Try explaining that back at base
What about retractable horns that can be withdraw back into the sub, and extended out when they find themselves in hot water?
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