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6 boats for the Norgies means they can likely sustain 2 ish at a deployable status. They are most likely to keep their boats closer to home than we are - our boats will likely see longer transits to 'interesting' areas. Norway has lots of 'interesting areas' very close to home. One...

TBH, I think instead of all this worry about AIP via fancy chemicals, we'd honestly be better off looking into the small modular nuclear reactors that have been discussed in various spots. The new ones seem to be truck-sized and portable from a couple of reports I've read, so, that'd fit in...

Except that, like our 'decompression port' on the way home from Libya (CHA), they'll probably make the crew report for a turnover parade on the Saturday morning, so you can't really have the fun you want on Friday night, and then you're busy with your handover to the incoming ship that's tied up...

The issue at hand is not just their failure to effectively replace the OHPs, it's the subsequent retirement (ongoing - almost done) of their Ticos as well. Theoretically, the DDG-1000 series would have been a suitable replacement for the Ticos, and if they'd built more than just 3 of them...

I was engaged by a gent to 3D print my RC Type 26 for him at 1/72 scale. He likes large models. He's in Montreal and I'll be driving by there next week and will have the chance to drop it off and see some of his ships. He's got a 1/48 scale R/C Halifax Class model that I'm really looking...

Today was a special day -here we see a WW1 era Ross Rifle, manufactured in 1916. This rifle has a bit of history, but the important part today is that the rifle is stamped with PLF MG and Rack number 50. This was a PLF issued rifle, post 1936 when we added the (MG) to the unit designation. It...

Ah, proof that structural paint was actually reality.

200+ days at sea with no port call? WOW. Longest I did was 31 and we had some folks that were going a bit nuts. Op Apollo there was a 'contest' between some of the ships that saw them hit 76 days. That was bad for all involved except the CO who got bragging rights. I'd be genuinely...

I would add a bit to that. ...Canadians <who have completed and passed a national standard firearms handling, marksmanship and legalities related training course>...were given the...

Still waiting to hear about GOC ordering any further long-lead items for the next flight of RCD's - gearboxes, Radar sets, etc....

I think that one is targeting the US's failed Constellation project.

Hard NEVER no. We already live at the Cottage. (Literally on Cottage Lane...)

I saw that one already.... 9D said NO. Like...HARD no.

Canada was a nuclear weapons user, not a holder back in the day. We got weapons from US Stock piles, and they were only to be issued to us to basically put on the planes, or on the Honest Johns. I recall in the late 80s the hype of the 'Nuclear Submarines' that were in the offing to us, there...

Um. Observation. The RCN has a group called "Route Survey" who retain high quality Klein tow-fish side-scan SONAR systems that are capable of generating high accuracy bathymetry. This group sailed somewhat regularly on MCDVs, and would focus on Q-Route surveys (harbour entrances mostly) to...