Astute

I've read this twice but I still can't see "him" mentioned ;o)

I guess it isn't politic to admit they need people in to sort out the
**** ups.

 

Nor can I

YTC

 

<cough mumble mumble>

www.manmonthly.com.au/Article/Astute-class-submarines-get-the-bends/469944.aspx

 

So this "new tube bender" is not "him" then?

 

The Daily Record seem to be competing with the guardian for preposterous
units of measurement:

"When deep-diving, the submarine must resist pressure equivalent to 400
family saloon cars piled one on top of the other on every square metre
of the pressure hull."

 

How many double-decker buses per area the size of an Olympic-size
swimming pool does that equate to?

 

30 football pitches.

 

What do you mean, African or European double-decker buses?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Cane

Each the size of Wales.

 

You may jest, but here are the other "facts" from the article:

Astute's 323ft length is more than the length of 10 buses.

When fully stocked with stores it will displace 7400 tonnes of sea water
- equivalent to 65 blue whales.

There is around 110km of cabling and pipe work on board - equivalent to
driving from Bristol to Oxford.

Her missiles can strike at targets up to 1000km from the coast with
pinpoint accuracy - equivalent to driving from London to Paris and back
twice.

 

"The Astute program is the most demanding engineering project currently
under way in the UK... involving nuclear weapons "

Really? I thought they were only planned to carry TLAM and Spearfish.

 

So according to that, Paris and London are only 250km apart?!

And why didn't they just pick somewhere approx. 1000km from London in
the first place?

 

Armed or otherwise?

 

Because that would be sensible. And sensible leaves no room for helping
people understand the displacement of a submarine in terms of washing
machines, upright fridge freezers or international standard wardrobes.

 

It's important that Paris is a certain distance from the coast so you
can strike at it with pinpoint accuracy. If you were to take the train
the comparison would be completely different.

 

So that's what the scrappage scheme is for.

 

That sounds suspiciously small.


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Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Champ

*Ouch*.

Do they get lessons in this at school, or something?

 

You'd be wrong then.

 

It's too close to being handed over to the navy for me to pass
comment.