1 May 1999
In a new major investigation, one of the Australian Navy’s most respected former officers says the new Collins class submarines from Swedish manufacturer Kockums are potentially unsafe.
Duration : 0:10:8
Sinking Subs - 45 min documentary
Posted by admin | Under submarines pictures Tuesday Sep 9, 2008Russian Submarine
Posted by admin | Under submarine video Sunday Sep 7, 2008
Russian nuclear submarines in training start-up of ballistic missiles in the Arctic Ocean. NATO apparently derived the name ‘Typhoon’ from a 1974 speech by Leonid Brezhnev which mentioned a new SSBN called the “Tayfun”. In fact, the Russian name for the class is “Akula” — “Shark”. During the Cold War the Typhoon submarines prowled the waters of the North Atlantic. The Typhoon is the world’s largest submarine and was one of the most feared weapons of the Cold War. Each submarine is capable of carrying twenty long-range ballistic missiles RSM-52 ( SS-N-20 ballistic missiles, now SS-N-28 new Russian ballistic missiles) with up to 200 nuclear warheads that were once aimed at the United States.
The design of the Typhoon submarine is multi-hulled and bears resemblance to a catamaran. The submarine has two separate pressure hulls with a diameter of 7.2 m each, five inner habitable hulls and 19 compartments. The pressure hulls are arranged parallel to each other and symmetrical to a centerplane. The missile compartment is arranged in the upper part of the bow between the pressure hulls. Both hulls and all compartments are connected by transitions. The pressure hulls, the centerplane and the torpedo compartment are made of titanium and the outer light hull is made of steel. A protected module, comprising the main control room and electronic equipment compartment, is arranged behind the missile silos above the main hulls in a centerplane under the guard of retractable devices.The submarine’s design includes features to enable it to both travel under ice and for ice-breaking. It has an advanced stern fin with horizontal hydroplane fitted after the screws. The nose horizontal hydroplanes are in the bow section and are retractable into the hull. The retractable systems include two periscopes (one for the commander and one for general use), radio sextant, radar, radio communications, navigation and direction-finder masts. They are housed within the sail guard. The sail and sail guard have a reinforced rounded cover for ice-breaking.
This fastest weapon for 2-3 minute Apocalypse for any military opponent.
God Bless never do it…
Duration : 0:3:31
America’s Elite Navy SEALs 3 Extreme SEAL Experience.com
Posted by admin | Under submarines pictures Sunday Sep 7, 2008
.14 Claymore Mine.
.57 Oil fires, first Gulf War
1.11 20mm Chain Gun.
1.16 Relaxing on Submarine deck before Mission.
1.39. Richard “Mack” Machowicz from Future Weapons took this picture during a training mission as proof he had the primary target in his sights.
2.02 Young MCPO Griffin
2.15 Submarine “Lock Out.”
2.20 SEAL firing Claymore Mine.
2.46 Pilot Rescue Training Mission.
2.55 MCPO Griffin Sniper Mission.
3.18 Rubber Duck Drop.
3.24 MCPO Griffin “Spotter” Sniper Training.
3.40 Submarine Dry Deck Launch.
These are photos I’ve collected during my 24-years as a Navy SEAL. Pictures from SEALs doing various training and deployments with SEAL Team overseas. BUD/S Training, SEAL Qualification Training, and SEAL Team is the order for guys aspiring to become Navy SEALs.
70-80% of BUD/S Trainee’s will not survive SEAL Training with the toughest part being Week, a grueling 5 and a half days with trainees continually on the move with little or no sleep.
Log PT, surf torture, boat drills and the mud flats it gets much better in SEAL Team as guys attend Jump School for static line and free fall parachuting, breaching school or sniper school to name a few and worth every push up they do in BUD/S Training, “The Toughest Military Training in the World.”
Duration : 0:3:51
Scorpene submarine
Posted by admin | Under submarine video Wednesday Sep 3, 2008
The Scorpene submarines have been developed by a French-Spanish joint venture of DCN-Izar shipbuilders. Two units were delivered to the Chilean Navy in 2006 and two more will be delivered to the Malaysian Navy in 2009. In 2005, India placed an order for six Scorpene submarines, they will be delivered between 2012 and 2017.
Duration : 0:5:51
United States Submarines
Posted by admin | Under submarines pictures Monday Sep 1, 2008
A tribute to the modern submarines of the United States. Hope you guys like it. These subs are truly the best of the best, especially the Seawolf and Ohio classes. These are not my pictures or video clips. I claim no right to them, and I just wanted to put them in a movie, so please no yelling at me. United States Submariners, keep up the good work within the silent service.
Duration : 0:2:33
US Navy Submarine Fleet [1]
Posted by admin | Under submarines pictures Saturday Aug 30, 2008
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POPWELLMAN Video Sub to me and ill sub back also the pictures are from defencetalk.com
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US navy the best in the world
Ohio class (18 in commission) — ballistic missile submarines, 4 to be converted into guided missile submarines
Virginia class (3 in commission, 3 under construction, 3 on order) — attack submarines
Seawolf class (3 in commission) — attack submarines
Los Angeles Class (49 in commission) — attack submarines
There are two major types of submarines in the United States Navy: ballistic missile submarines and attack submarines. In the U.S. Navy, all combatant submarines are nuclear-powered. Ballistic subs have a single, strategic mission: carrying nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Attack submarines have several tactical missions, including sinking ships and subs, launching cruise missiles, and gathering intelligence.
Duration : 0:2:21
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