Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:18 am
Sucks to be you, Ivan.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:37 am
CNN is reporting from their Pentagon Correspondent that a missile test was in progress, and instead of the missile being ejected from the boat, breaking water and then igniting the first stage? The missile stage apparently ignited in the tube. Result was loss of boat and crew.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:49 am
Yikes. Don’t those things contain ‘melt the whole boat and its contents/crew to slag’ levels of energy? Or did it ‘just’ hot-launch and burn an unsurvivably-large hole in the hull?Matt Wiser wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:37 am CNN is reporting from their Pentagon Correspondent that a missile test was in progress, and instead of the missile being ejected from the boat, breaking water and then igniting the first stage? The missile stage apparently ignited in the tube. Result was loss of boat and crew.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:59 am
Probably the latter, for there is a wreck.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:03 am
(Twiddles slide rule)Matryoshka wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:49 amYikes. Don’t those things contain ‘melt the whole boat and its contents/crew to slag’ levels of energy? Or did it ‘just’ hot-launch and burn an unsurvivably-large hole in the hull?Matt Wiser wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:37 am CNN is reporting from their Pentagon Correspondent that a missile test was in progress, and instead of the missile being ejected from the boat, breaking water and then igniting the first stage? The missile stage apparently ignited in the tube. Result was loss of boat and crew.
In theory, assuming that the thermal energy can be released evenly to the entire boat, yes.
In reality, what you get is a RUD event.
I guess someone forgot to carry the two.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:44 am
And you can bet that the boats in port will be held there, pending checks of both the missile tubes and the missiles themselves, and those on patrol will be called back for the same purpose. The SS-N-30 has had more than its share of development issues, and is really a naval version of the SS-25/27 ICBM. Somehow, the transition from land missile to sea-based got thrown multiple curves, and yet, the Russian Navy deployed it anyway.
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:38 am
Correct me if i am wrong, but the Russians have lost more boomers in peace (two now) than the Soviets have during the war.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:20 am
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:08 am
I toughed the USN/RN did not hunt Soviet boomers in their Kara Sea bastion as they might have launched their missiles if they became aware of being under atack.jemhouston wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:20 amThe USN / RN went a hunting on the boomers, so I hope they got more than two during the war.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:08 pm
I remember a post on the old board where a GRU General was briefing other GRU on the state of the war. If I remember correctly, instead of going for convoy interdiction only, the USN / RN subs were going after the boomers in the bastions, along with Eastern Express targeting the Strategic Forces on land, including the missile fields, and mfg centers.
On Day 1 of the war, with the ICBM attacks, the Soviets had a clear lead on the strategic forces, at this point of the story the US had a clear lead. I think the US was starting to go after the Soviet Theater Nukes at this point also. Bolo II was part of it.
On Day 1 of the war, with the ICBM attacks, the Soviets had a clear lead on the strategic forces, at this point of the story the US had a clear lead. I think the US was starting to go after the Soviet Theater Nukes at this point also. Bolo II was part of it.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:29 pm
OOC: that is why i missed the old board and threads from AH.com to now, so much information has been lost.jemhouston wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:08 pm I remember a post on the old board where a GRU General was briefing other GRU on the state of the war. If I remember correctly, instead of going for convoy interdiction only, the USN / RN subs were going after the boomers in the bastions, along with Eastern Express targeting the Strategic Forces on land, including the missile fields, and mfg centers.
On Day 1 of the war, with the ICBM attacks, the Soviets had a clear lead on the strategic forces, at this point of the story the US had a clear lead. I think the US was starting to go after the Soviet Theater Nukes at this point also. Bolo II was part of it.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:49 pm
OOC: That makes two of us…Lordroel wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:29 pmOOC: that is why i missed the old board and threads from AH.com to now, so much information has been lost.jemhouston wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:08 pm I remember a post on the old board where a GRU General was briefing other GRU on the state of the war. If I remember correctly, instead of going for convoy interdiction only, the USN / RN subs were going after the boomers in the bastions, along with Eastern Express targeting the Strategic Forces on land, including the missile fields, and mfg centers.
On Day 1 of the war, with the ICBM attacks, the Soviets had a clear lead on the strategic forces, at this point of the story the US had a clear lead. I think the US was starting to go after the Soviet Theater Nukes at this point also. Bolo II was part of it.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:10 pm
Thank you, it was a moment from Sophie's pre-Bolo II tale.jemhouston wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:08 pm I remember a post on the old board where a GRU General was briefing other GRU on the state of the war. If I remember correctly, instead of going for convoy interdiction only, the USN / RN subs were going after the boomers in the bastions, along with Eastern Express targeting the Strategic Forces on land, including the missile fields, and mfg centers.
On Day 1 of the war, with the ICBM attacks, the Soviets had a clear lead on the strategic forces, at this point of the story the US had a clear lead. I think the US was starting to go after the Soviet Theater Nukes at this point also. Bolo II was part of it.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:46 pm
I couldn't remember if you or Matt had done it ThanksPoohbah wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:10 pmThank you, it was a moment from Sophie's pre-Bolo II tale.jemhouston wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:08 pm I remember a post on the old board where a GRU General was briefing other GRU on the state of the war. If I remember correctly, instead of going for convoy interdiction only, the USN / RN subs were going after the boomers in the bastions, along with Eastern Express targeting the Strategic Forces on land, including the missile fields, and mfg centers.
On Day 1 of the war, with the ICBM attacks, the Soviets had a clear lead on the strategic forces, at this point of the story the US had a clear lead. I think the US was starting to go after the Soviet Theater Nukes at this point also. Bolo II was part of it.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:59 am
For the Americans members out there, i know New Jersey (BB-62) was decommissioned in 2018 and became a museum ship in her namesake state, but why is she being towed to Philadelphia on the way to Philadelphia Naval Yard drydock after only 6 years, is there still some work to be done on here that did not happend when she was decommissioned.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:16 pm
Maintenance that can’t be done dockside.
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Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:44 pm
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Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:07 pm
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Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:35 pm
OOC: Linguistic nitpick, they‘d call it Czar Alexander III, I think.Lordroel wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:29 pm Seems there is in the news that one of the new Russian Russian Borei-A-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Imperator Aleksandr III has some problems following a failed R-30 Bulava missile test, the Imperator Aleksandr III is one of the eight Borei-A-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines the Russian Navy operates out of Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast.
Re: General Discussion Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:03 pm
OOC: It depends on whether they’re trying to link her back to the previous two ships named that.Jotun wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:35 pmOOC: Linguistic nitpick, they‘d call it Czar Alexander III, I think.Lordroel wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:29 pm Seems there is in the news that one of the new Russian Russian Borei-A-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Imperator Aleksandr III has some problems following a failed R-30 Bulava missile test, the Imperator Aleksandr III is one of the eight Borei-A-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines the Russian Navy operates out of Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast.
IC: Bad luck name, given Tsushima and the Black Sea fleet mess.