lol I wouldn't count on it.
Yawn. Bring it here, I'll fix it.
Damage to sub much worse than navy let on last year
.... with a 152" plasma tv.
What yikes? Canadian subs are sneaky. They never get caught so why would they need to shoot things? lol
Damage to sub much worse than navy let on last year
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Takes me back to the days when the HMCS Grilse left dry dock after an extensive refit and promptly settled to the bottom (ergo: sank) in the harbour and it was a group of sea cadets training on the sailng sloop Oriole who lifted the emergency receiver on the periscope to hear: "uh, could you notify someone we have a spot of bother here?".
Maybe if they got out and threw it?
I heard there were problems with leaks though.
Well don't whine about it! Off to the Thumbs thread with you!
When it arrived I believe it went straight to dry dock for necessary work to gain conformance. It was in there while I did time at Naden. The sinking part may have been urban legend but much fun was made of this old thing by the ERA's of the day.
It would seem not much has changed in the intervening 50 years or so.
Hopefully they'll finally decide to just build some new subs rather than continually sink money into these money pits.:roll:
50 years of history........ I don't think they are mentally capable of doing anything else.
They have had better luck with american castaways, so I think they should dump the brits and go with "made in america" boats.
Getting a thumbs down from Walter is like receiving a badge of honor. The military is so
lacking in competence they are likely being trained by the RCMP. It is a good thing they
can't fire missiles hell they can't even maneuver in their own waters without hitting bottom.
I think we should have an accounting of the damage after all we paid for them didn't we.
As for a useful sub, the only working one last I heard was in the Edmonton Mall on display
and its hundreds of miles away from the sea.
lacking in competence they are likely being trained by the RCMP. It is a good thing they
can't fire missiles hell they can't even maneuver in their own waters without hitting bottom.
I think we should have an accounting of the damage after all we paid for them didn't we.
As for a useful sub, the only working one last I heard was in the Edmonton Mall on display
and its hundreds of miles away from the sea.
I have an idea to protect the subs,give the crew Ross rifles,they were good Canadian made weapons.Just check the history,just like the subs don't like to get wet,the Ross didn't like to get dirty,lots were thrown away,and Enfields taken from dead comrads.The funny thing about that is that the soldier could be charged,what a choice,go on charge for throwing away a useless weapon,or DIE.
I do not think the ground forces lack competence. They may lack funding but we saw what Canadian Sniper teams can do.
Kind of like buying a used car. Once you buy it... you own it.
They should have asked...
"Show me the subfacts."
I'm almost certain that this particular sub was owned by a little old lady from Brighton that only used it on Sundays to go to church and for groceries.