Trident

[FanchesterCity]

We obviously did fool them into not knowing we were there. Which is why they hit us.

Or do you think the fishing boat rammed the sub on purpose?

It's not impossible it's a deliberate collision. The timing is almost scripted and there's a lot of opposition to having UK subs floating around Spain. Having a 'bump' helps to remind the Spanish of our presence there, and emphasise the dangers (in the eyes of those protesters).

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I thought we hit them ?

We did. The budget cuts left us short of torpedoes so we're reduced to ramming things. Mind you, from what I heard about the Stingray torpedo ramming another ship is about the only chance we would have of hitting something.

 

[smudgedj]

We did. The budget cuts left us short of torpedoes so we're reduced to ramming things. Mind you, from what I heard about the Stingray torpedo ramming another ship is about the only chance we would have of hitting something.

LOL That's a serious design fault, an anti submarine torpedo hitting a ship.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

LOL That's a serious design fault, an anti submarine torpedo hitting a ship.

First time they tested it, it didn't hit anything as there were problems with the target acquisition system. So they fixed those and did another firing, whereupon it picked up the nearest target, which just happened to be the firing sub.

 

[bluevillain]

Some figures for comparison,
SSK = 0
SSN = 7
SSBN = 4
UK sub strength 2016.
SS/SSK = 15
SSN = 14
SSBN = 4
UK sub strength 1985.
It's just as bad for the surface fleet.

 

[smudgedj]

First time they tested it, it didn't hit anything as there were problems with the target acquisition system. So they fixed those and did another firing, whereupon it picked up the nearest target, which just happened to be the firing sub.

Erm, sting ray is an air launched system. They are not fitted to subs.
Having said that, you're not actually too far wrong though one did hit a ship, but it's not how you think.

 

[FanchesterCity]

That's what happens when you don't apply Service Pack 134.55.43.2.22 to the software. The new release is definitely bug free this time - the best ever.

Update: Please apply version 134.55.43.2.23 which fixes a very specific issue with fishing vessels.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Erm, sting ray is an air launched system. They are not fitted to subs.
Having said that, you're not actually too far wrong though one did hit a ship, but it's not how you think.

Sorry meant Tigerfish not Stingray. They never really got it right but it still went into service until they decided it was just too much of a liability.

 

[smudgedj]

Sorry meant Tigerfish not Stingray. They never really got it right but it still went into service until they decided it was just too much of a liability.

Before my time that.

 

[inbetween]

Some figures for comparison,
SSK = 0
SSN = 7
SSBN = 4
UK sub strength 2016.
SS/SSK = 15
SSN = 14
SSBN = 4
UK sub strength 1985.
It's just as bad for the surface fleet.

Only goes to show how relevant combat submarines are becoming bar our nuclear force. Our entire army and air force can be compared similarly. Our Army strength is about 33rd by numbers, Greece and Mexico have more personnel.

By pure numbers we have less tanks, less planes, less people, less of basically anything you can name yet our military spending is 5th in the world. It goes to show that we could never fight a proper war but on expertise and investment we are one of the best. It also goes to show how vulnerable we are if we did get rid of our nuclear arsenal because if we ever somehow got in a proper fist fight chances are we'd lose badly.