| From: | Oliver McDonald oliver@*********.com |
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| Subject: | Shipping (was Re: the value of education) |
| Date: | Thu, 15 Jul 1999 14:57:40 -0700 (PDT) |
>That was the prototype. Of course it was going to be expensive. In a lot of
>ways a stealth ship would be a lot cheaper than a fighter. It can carry a
>LOT more ordinance internally than an aircraft. Thermal emissions are a
>smaller on a ship than on an aircraft. The SWATH design is faster than a
>sub AFAIK. Minimal wake means its harder to spot than a normal ship. And
>its better for covert insertions than an aircraft would be.
Actually, subs tend to be faster than surface ships. Exact data on the speed of most Subs
is
classified. However the new Seawolf class has a speed listed as 50+ knots. Unofficial
(therefore
unconfirmed) data indicates that this speed may in fact be understated by as much as 120%.
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