July 16, 2010: USS Pampanito

[skysidhe]

My uncle who is approaching his 90s and still going strong was a cook on a submarine.
He is Filipino and oh man can he cook. ...still.

Great tour thanks for peek.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by skysidhe

My uncle who is approaching his 90s and still going strong was a cook on a submarine.
He is Filipino and oh man can he cook. ...still.

It must be in their blood, I have a friend who moved back home to Olongapo City a few years ago, that man is a cooking fool. Especially when fire is involved.

[Adak]

In WWII, we were unable to even get our early torpedoes to explode on contact. No shit. Our torpedoes had been given a new controller, ("fuse"), and it simply didn't work.

The Germans had seen the value of their subs in WW I and had continued their development ever since. True for tanks, also.

We had not, and our subs and tanks (especially our Sherman Tanks), just weren't good, in comparison. Can you imagine a gasoline engine driving a tiny tank with a tiny gun, and almost useless armor?

Torpedoes in WWII were "aim and fire", and unable to "acquire" a target and follow it. There was no facility to fire a torpedo, upward. They're longer than you think, so the tubes are only horizontal (bow and stern).

We did develop a proximity fuse which was great, but that came about later in WWII.

It's interesting that the Russians have a vectored thrust new fighter plane, the Brits have had one for a decade or two, and just unveiled a brand new unmanned fighter concept plane. Canada is buying the new F-35 vectored thrust fighter. And we're still giving our Navy pilots F-18's that are 35 years old, to fly in war zones.

But YOU BET! we are "supporting the troops"!

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Adak

It's interesting that the Russians have a vectored thrust new fighter plane, the Brits have had one for a decade or two, and just unveiled a brand new unmanned fighter concept plane. Canada is buying the new F-35 vectored thrust fighter. And we're still giving our Navy pilots F-18's that are 35 years old, to fly in war zones.
But YOU BET! we are "supporting the troops"!

And those Navy F-18s are fighting what? The likelihood of coming up against a superior aircraft is somewhere between slim and none. Where there might be a real threat, they send the F-22s, which are unequaled anywhere.
But the reality of the world today is they don't need $160 million dollar F-22s, which is why they are building the F-35s. Actually, I think the F-18 with a hot pilot, might be a match for an F-35.