"This Could Be the Navy SEAL’s Boat of Tomorrow" Topic
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03 Oct 2014 4:35 a.m. PST
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| Tango01 | 02 Oct 2014 11:12 p.m. PST |
"A boat that water skis on torpedoes could offer a Learjet-like ride for Navy SEAL teams moving into rough enemy waters. It may also prove to be a more stable platform for next-generation weapons systems like the Navy's direct energy gun (or laser) that target better on stable seas. One day, it could be patrolling the Strait of Hormuz alongside much bigger, more expensive ships. But before that can happen, Juliet Marine Systems, the New Hampshire-based company marketing the system to military, has to make it run faster…"
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| GarrisonMiniatures | 03 Oct 2014 2:30 a.m. PST |
'water skis on torpedoes' Just, be very… careful… when approaching a friendly ship, jetty or similar object… |
| VonTed | 03 Oct 2014 5:16 a.m. PST |
Looks like a F22 – but flies much lower |
| Striker | 03 Oct 2014 6:58 a.m. PST |
Didn't the Navy have a high speed boat for the SEALs but too much internal damage from the bouncing on waves? |
| Ron W DuBray | 03 Oct 2014 10:17 a.m. PST |
they will not like it unless there are 10+ gun ports that you can't see or they can be added. |
| Lion in the Stars | 03 Oct 2014 10:47 a.m. PST |
Didn't the Navy have a high speed boat for the SEALs but too much internal damage from the bouncing on waves? They had to change all the chairs to the individually-suspended ones like some long-haul trucks have. And this speed boat shouldn't have as much wave pounding. |
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