"How a Plucky Swedish Sub Took Out a US Carrier ..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 16 Apr 2018 9:19 p.m. PST |
…All on Its Own. "In 2005, the USS Ronald Reagan met its match in the form of a single, diesel-powered Swedish submarine. During war games, the plucky submarine was able to sneak through the passive sonar defenses of the Ronald Reagan and its entire accompanying group to score a few precious torpedo hits, (virtually) sinking the cruiser and getting away without so much as a scratch. How? As Real Engineering explains, it's all thanks to a very old-school engine. Instead of using its diesel to power an internal combustion engine (which is quite loud, what with the explosions and all), the Gotland-class sub instead uses highly-optimized Sterling engines, not unlike what you might find as a desk toy, but considerably more high tech. These exceedingly quiet engines are used to charge batteries which in turn can directly run the engines. The result is a sub that's quieter than any other diesel, and even quieter than its nuclear cousins which require a constant churn of coolant that can give away their position…."
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| Lion in the Stars | 17 Apr 2018 6:37 a.m. PST |
Heh. It's always fun getting to hoist the Jolly Roger and go hunting big game! (My sub took pictures, though it's apparently policy to never center the crosshairs on the numbers…) I wanted to send a letter with at least one of the time/date-stamped pictures to that carrier. |
| Tango01 | 17 Apr 2018 10:47 a.m. PST |
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