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  1. Oldgateboatdriver

    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    Oh, look! He only needs three more pieces to control South America.
  2. Oldgateboatdriver

    Sincere condolences to you and your family, MARS.

    Sincere condolences to you and your family, MARS.
  3. Oldgateboatdriver

    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    I think somebody doesn't want to let the cat out of the bag on the extent of a submarine's domain awareness. However, with graphs like that, people will wonder why we want or need submarines if the other types of ships can cover so much more.
  4. Oldgateboatdriver

    Continental Defence Corvette

    If anyone is interested, here's a very nice visit to the first French Defense and Intervention Frigate, the FNS Amiral Ronarc'h in operations sea trials. One of the very interesting feature is the Asymetrical Warfare Operations Center, aft of the bridge, which provides 360 degrees camera...
  5. Oldgateboatdriver

    Continental Defence Corvette

    To that effect, see the French FDI frigates:
  6. Oldgateboatdriver

    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    Not me. There's a game on and it may get the Habs tied up for first. I have my priorities right!
  7. Oldgateboatdriver

    Trump administration 2024-2028

    Didn't somebody try that already?
  8. Oldgateboatdriver

    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    Hell! They invented the fax machine way way before the fax machine (1914!!!): it was called the Belinographe. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9linographe
  9. Oldgateboatdriver

    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    Anyone who has been in France on a regular basis knows that they are way ahead of just about everybody when it comes to incorporating computers into every day life and all their national production of every products, or just about. Especially, they are, IMHO, way ahead of every one in marrying...
  10. Oldgateboatdriver

    Favourite War Movies

    That's the unclass version (redacted). But it did not address the tactical overall situation (i.e. full ship's disposition and who was in charge of what in the battle group). I don't know if the group action report is available or not. I believe that's where the masking/unmasking of radar issue...
  11. Oldgateboatdriver

    Favourite War Movies

    For those who do not know naval lore, I am linking stories of two different HMS Sheffield here; WWII HMS Sheffield was a heavy cruiser who was shadowing the Bismark and reporting position and course for most of the fight. When the first flight of naval Air Arm Swordfish's from HMS Ark Royal...
  12. Oldgateboatdriver

    Favourite War Movies

    "Watch out for SHEFFIELD!" They forgot to say that in the Falkland.
  13. Oldgateboatdriver

    High Speed Train Coming?-split from boosting Canada’s military spending"

    Everything is possible, but it would be a waste. One of the primary reasons for positive flows to Canada at times is the fact that peak power use in Canada and Northern US is different than in the US' South. We use the most power (almost max capacity) in winter, they do so in summer (AC). Also...
  14. Oldgateboatdriver

    RCAF Col Jeremey Hansen to orbit the moon in 2024

    Which leads us right to Scotty's equation for trans-warp beaming: "Imagine that, it never occured to me to make the whole universe move while the target stands still"
  15. Oldgateboatdriver

    RCAF Col Jeremey Hansen to orbit the moon in 2024

    No. Actually keep doing this Baz. I enjoy it and it's nice to know someone else loves the beauty of the physics of the universe as much (or more) than I do. Besides, this is all very educational - one of the reasons I enjoy this site so much.
  16. Oldgateboatdriver

    RCAF Col Jeremey Hansen to orbit the moon in 2024

    Actually, Baz, the trajectory they are on will ultimately not be an elliptical one, but a combination of different ellipses. The original one, around the Earth in almost circular form was the first one. After TLI, they are now on a second elliptical one (third, actually, if you count the...
  17. Oldgateboatdriver

    Canadian River Class Destroyer Megathread

    That's only if they look like an assault style weapon.
  18. Oldgateboatdriver

    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    The only person who sees clearly?
  19. Oldgateboatdriver

    Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship AOPS

    I like their leitmotiv: "As civilian as possible, as military as necessary".
  20. Oldgateboatdriver

    British Military Current Events

    AAAAh! Kirkhill, have you seen the date of that article? :rolleyes:
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