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(Post Chronicle)		Trident submarines enter the war on terror...because a) that pirate problem is getting worse or b) they are big holes in the water that allow congressmen to pour money into their districts? (postchronicle.com)		182
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justlen		2006-01-27 11:21:10 AM

Calling all TF bubbleheads...

SoiledDude		2006-01-27 11:22:25 AM

justlen: Calling all TF bubbleheads...

Reporting for duty!

justlen		2006-01-27 11:23:34 AM

SoiledDude: Reporting

Let's see if we can get a crew together. I'll head to Maneuvering.

/ex EM1(SS)

rickythepenguin		2006-01-27 11:28:28 AM

We'll be tracking you all over the seas.

/Former OTM2 (acoustic undersea surveillance; if it moves, we hear it)

//OTA2 Log_Jammin, your presence is requested in Thread #1879612, Petty Officer Log_Jammin, lay to Thread #1879612 immediately

justlen		2006-01-27 11:29:06 AM

Now that I actually RTFA, I think this is a pretty cool program. That's a lot of firepower that can show up unannounced.

Koch		2006-01-27 11:29:15 AM

Weekly piracy report (pops)

Irascible		2006-01-27 11:30:47 AM

Great. Just wonderful. Another shift at the helmsman/planesman station with the COB whacking the shiat outta the back of my head 'cause I overcorected again.

/ex SK2

justlen		2006-01-27 11:31:46 AM

now where's Radioactive Ass, we need some noseconers here.

ozone		2006-01-27 11:32:56 AM

justlen: That's a lot of firepower that can show up unannounced.

cuz they have a special tent in the mountains of afghanistan to monitor their vast underwater early warning systems

justlen		2006-01-27 11:34:13 AM

Irascible: I overcorected again

Nah, that's just me farking with you back on the throttles.

SoiledDude		2006-01-27 11:37:23 AM

justlen: I'll head to Maneuvering.

I'll be sleeping in the bed plates under the main engines (ex MM1/SS).

Mmmmmm....chem-wipe mattress.....

stevarooni		2006-01-27 11:38:53 AM

Well, I was just a surface squid, myself, but ex-MM3 (nuclear grade) Smith is ready to bang around in the Reactor Department. This leak is normal, right?

justlen		2006-01-27 11:41:33 AM

stevarooni: This leak is normal, right?

That was a fairly realistic comment when I was on SSBN-654, old POS that it was.

Irascible		2006-01-27 11:45:18 AM

justlen-I was on SSBN-654, old POS that it was.

If you think that was bad, my first was the USS Tunny (SSN 682). Fast attack my ass, more like slow approach.

stevarooni		2006-01-27 11:46:01 AM

Heh. I was tightening up a primary coolant valve when the R.O. came by to see how things were going, justlen. 15-minute conversation with me terribly nervous about this (less than an ounce of) coolant sitting in a yellow bag wrapped around the valve. 0% leakage my ass!

justlen		2006-01-27 11:46:17 AM

stevarooni: surface squid

I see you... "Open outer door, tube 2"

www.justlen.com

stevarooni		2006-01-27 11:54:17 AM

Hittin' one of the destroyers in my carrier group, justlen? Hah! I imagine that some bright boy had to have used the constant banging of #3 shaft against the sides of the bearings for sonar pings. We sure as hell weren't invisible (what carrier is?) but nobody else was, either, I'm guessing.

justlen		2006-01-27 12:00:44 PM

We got them too. I took this from well inside the screen:

www.justlen.com

stevarooni		2006-01-27 12:44:44 PM

*blink* Well, that's sobering!

justlen		2006-01-27 12:51:12 PM

I wish I still had the panoramic shot we took of Vinson, including the guy pissing off the fantail. We sent it to the CO when we pulled into Perth. He was NOT happy.

stevarooni		2006-01-27 12:56:56 PM

Heh. So his wrath is taken upon by that idiot pissing off of the fantail, I'm sure. Good'n!

justlen		2006-01-27 01:14:13 PM

Whoa, it went green. Thanks Drew!

/or Mods
//or God

piscis ferox		2006-01-27 01:14:32 PM

*stumbles in a drunker stupor* What's all the flap, cap?

ny_923		2006-01-27 01:15:19 PM

Reuters joins in
Quake of 7.7 magnitude hits off Indonesia coast

ericjohnson0		2006-01-27 01:15:52 PM

SSBNs (boomer subs) do more than launch SLBMs. They are packed with all sorts of goodies that obviously can't be discussed here...

Honestly, I'm sure the SSNs (fast attack subs) have already been up to... whatever...

If you ever get a chance to take a tour of one of the Tridents, do. Quite an enjoyable, eye opening experience.

Trust me, I eanred a set just like these...

ericjohnson0		2006-01-27 01:16:30 PM

/ex FTB2

semiotix		2006-01-27 01:17:33 PM

Let's not forget that four out of five dentists recommend Trident, and that the fifth dentist is probably a terrorist himself.

ObscureNameHere		2006-01-27 01:17:38 PM

While a Trident sub would be minty, wouldn't and 'Extra' sub last a lot longer? Not sure about a Dentyne...

ericjohnson0		2006-01-27 01:18:25 PM

HEY... this is cool... with all the bubbleheads on this thread, who can asnwer this one first:

There are only two types of ships. They are ________ and ______.

justlen		2006-01-27 01:18:49 PM

submarines
targets

piscis ferox		2006-01-27 01:19:01 PM

How about a Doublemint sub?

Double the pleasure, double the fun, double the terrorist-dog hunting and obliterating capabilities, for the price of one!

Tomahawk724		2006-01-27 01:19:20 PM

This is old news, but pertinent. It's definately NOT a pork project. The new SSGNs are going to be kickass, with a huge amount of firepower. They'll be able to carry out normal attack sub missions, but they won't be nearly as cramped.

(I've been on two Ohio-class, but never a Los Angeles)
/not exactly a salty submariner
//Or even a submariner at all.

justlen		2006-01-27 01:19:25 PM

I suddenly have an urge for a horsecock sandwich.

Jolonco		2006-01-27 01:19:35 PM

Well, now that we've got all the freaks (SS) and geeks (SW) guys here. It's time to bring in the heavy equipment (SCW).

/current SK3

ericjohnson0		2006-01-27 01:22:02 PM

jolonco: "freaks (SS) and geeks (SW)"

Uh... let me help you there...

You mean 'bubbleheads' and 'surface pukes.'

WoodyHayes		2006-01-27 01:22:15 PM

I think that people who are questing how useful submarines can be in this day and age need to read Submarine by Tom Clancy, it makes a very good case for them.

Just rememeber though, the vast majority of the useful things they do you will never know about.

/Go Army, beat Navy!
//Airborne

runchkin		2006-01-27 01:22:18 PM

Irascible: If you think that was bad, my first was the USS Tunny (SSN 682). Fast attack my ass, more like slow approach

You want slow attack? Try SSN-686. The esteemed L. Mendel Rivers. She wasn't going anywhere fast.

justlen		2006-01-27 01:22:35 PM

ericjohnson0: 'surface pukes.'

"Skimmer Pukes"

justlen		2006-01-27 01:24:28 PM

runchkin: She wasn't going anywhere fast.

Try Phoenix, SSN-702. She lost 30% of her reduction gear because some farking yardbird dropped a nut.

/Joked in front of the Eng that is was his dolphins.
//In front of the Admiral
///He was not amused

skipsargent		2006-01-27 01:24:48 PM

Surface Squid reporting!
/ex Aegis FC2
/did somebody say Tomahawk?

ericjohnson0		2006-01-27 01:24:52 PM

Justlen,

I'm getting a feeling I'm older than you guys... maybe by a bit...

SSBN 626 Daniel Webster (Blue)... (Poseidon boat)

Headso		2006-01-27 01:25:45 PM

Now all they need to do is actually find something to fire missiles at...

piscis ferox		2006-01-27 01:25:48 PM

Now if someone could just find Captain McHale we could put this rustbucket to sea!

justlen		2006-01-27 01:25:50 PM

ericjohnson0: older than you guys

I was in 79-89

Plankowner on 698 and 702
SSBN654G (man did that suck)

GurneyHalleck		2006-01-27 01:26:20 PM

Dear US military: Any way you can get rid of some tactical nuclear weapons is okay by me.

stevarooni		2006-01-27 01:27:29 PM

I hear that Iran has a storage facility, GurneyHalleck....

ericjohnson0		2006-01-27 01:28:41 PM

Gurney,

The guys on the subs generally deal in the 'strategic' side of things...

For tactical you may have to talk to the Army... that is more their department I think, but I could be wrong...

piscis ferox		2006-01-27 01:29:26 PM

Shall we sail?

import silvia		2006-01-27 01:30:10 PM

Did the submitter RTFA? Because only lack of RTFA or very poor reading comprehension could explain the headline.

Mr. Xristo		2006-01-27 01:30:34 PM

COMMENCE FIELD DAY...

//snivels... runs to kitchen and grabs a spray bottle of SimpleGreen and a clump of ChemWipes hopeing to recall fond memories of years in the Silent Service...

//damn I miss that pig..

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