Spain's $680 Million submarine can only dive, not resurface

Started by Syt, May 27, 2013, 11:27:53 AM

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11B4V

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Razgovory

Quote from: Sheilbh on May 29, 2013, 06:43:37 PM
Quote from: Kleves on May 28, 2013, 11:24:56 AMAn aggressive authoritarian state without regard for the rule of law invades its democratic neighbor (and perhaps instigates a war with the US), and all you do is shrug? Maybe that's your problem right there.
And moving on, I don't think anyone but the US (and Australia) would do much more than send a supportive note to DC and an angry one to Beijing. There's no European country with any pretension of protecting Pacific countries. The most we'd do is support the US, possibly financially and certainly morally.

There's a reason you never really hear about what Europe thinks when, say, North Korea goes mental - that's your bag. As Obama's said, many times, the US is a Pacific power.

Aren't you required to get involved in the Korea thing?  UN cease fire and all that.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

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Razgovory

Quote from: mongers on May 29, 2013, 07:57:57 PM
Found it, now This is how you conduct an amphibious assault, also check out the large image in the link below the photo for the full details, whole thing expertly planned:



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/US_Navy_060606-N-8154G-115_Two_Landing_Craft_Utilities_(LCU)_assigned_to_Amphibious_Craft_Unit_Two_(ACU-2)%2C_rehearse_storming_the_beach_in_Curacao%2C_Netherlands_Antilles.jpg

That's not a beach landing.  They are just stopping for Pina Coladas.  Look they set up umbrellas!
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Sheilbh

Quote from: Razgovory on May 29, 2013, 08:14:03 PMAren't you required to get involved in the Korea thing?  UN cease fire and all that.
Korea's a bit of an exception. I think most European countries would contribute. But, say, the UK wouldn't contribute anywhere near the amount we did last time and we'd probably be the biggest.

But I don't think you could really say there's a European Korea policy beyond broadly supporting the US. I doubt anyone would do much more than that in the event of, say, a crisis over some Japanese-Chinese islands or Taiwan.
Let's bomb Russia!

CountDeMoney


CountDeMoney

Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on May 29, 2013, 06:30:14 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 29, 2013, 06:16:49 PM
Typical jarheads.

Get a fucking helo and lift that thing out of there. A ch-46 and some ADS slings should do the trick. Bunch of knobs.

Flying a 46 to the beach (while all the other airops are probably going on) to get some arty that got stuck as it was being pulled off an LCAC seems counterproductive vs. just digging it out and continuing to move it to where it needs to go like they appear to be doing.

"Fuck it;  this is Fire Base Bravo now."

CountDeMoney

Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on May 29, 2013, 07:45:03 PM
E:  What are the USMC ads showing these days?  I haven't seen the monster one in a while, I know that, but I can't think of what they're throwing out there now.  The Navy has the one where they're saying the oath, the Army is still going with their cro-mag ARMY STRONG thing.  Is USAF still Step Into the Blue, or whatever that was?

I get a massive Nimitz-class hard-on with the Navy's "100% On Watch" commercial.

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Ed Anger

Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 29, 2013, 08:40:35 PM
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on May 29, 2013, 07:45:03 PM
E:  What are the USMC ads showing these days?  I haven't seen the monster one in a while, I know that, but I can't think of what they're throwing out there now.  The Navy has the one where they're saying the oath, the Army is still going with their cro-mag ARMY STRONG thing.  Is USAF still Step Into the Blue, or whatever that was?

I get a massive Nimitz-class hard-on with the Navy's "100% On Watch" commercial.

FUCK WITH FREE TRADE SEA LANES AT YOUR PERIL

I miss the ones with the Godsmack music.
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CountDeMoney

Yeah, I'd get a 60/40 Pacific shift in my pants with those, too.

Syt

Quote from: Sheilbh on May 29, 2013, 07:14:09 PM
Therefore Europe should pay for an Anglo-British force de frappe, delivered by beautiful Concorde-esque missiles, and an Anglo-French taskforce to occasionally topple North African and Middle Eastern governments. It's the only way Europe can be safe... :mmm:

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Siege



"All men are created equal, then some become infantry."

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't."

"Laissez faire et laissez passer, le monde va de lui même!"


Siege



"All men are created equal, then some become infantry."

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't."

"Laissez faire et laissez passer, le monde va de lui même!"