tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post7657572399424352845..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Move Over, Dr Tony Hill And Aaron Hotchner...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-63071084133922154512011-04-11T23:01:42.801+01:002011-04-11T23:01:42.801+01:00Astute is an SSN, i.e. nuclear-powered SSK (hunter...Astute is an SSN, i.e. nuclear-powered SSK (hunter-killer/"fast attack") sub. They're the subs that sink ships and destroy other subs.<br /><br />Not of course to be confused with the Vanguard-class SSBNs ("boomers"), carrying Trident nuclear ICBMs as well as being nuclear-powered.<br /><br />The UK doesn't really have any SSGNs, though all of our boats can be equipped with Tomahawks launched from torpedo tubes to provide a land-attack capability. The term applies really more to the retrofitted US Ohio-class (mostly SSBN) with vertical launch tubes.The King of Wronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439966612208152425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-69206754342210867832011-04-11T09:32:58.983+01:002011-04-11T09:32:58.983+01:00@SimonF
"Attack" as opposed to "mi...@SimonF<br /><br />"Attack" as opposed to "missile".<br /><br />SSGN rather than SSBN.<br /><br />WV is "torys" :)Surreptitious Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393411103584747731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-9378424088864274062011-04-11T08:31:55.364+01:002011-04-11T08:31:55.364+01:00£1.2 billion nuclear attack submarine.
As opposed...<i>£1.2 billion nuclear <b>attack</b> submarine.</i><br /><br />As opposed to what? A nuclear peace-nik submarine? A nuclear target practice submarine?SimonFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-3534148955995951142011-04-11T05:32:26.712+01:002011-04-11T05:32:26.712+01:00"You'd have thought Mike Hancock of all p...<i>"You'd have thought Mike Hancock of all people would keep quiet about recruiting people who are potentially suspect into sensitive positions."</i> <br /><br />The name didn't immediately ring a bell, but thanks to Capt Haddock's link, yes, you would indeed!<br /><br /><i>"Some people also seem to have problems distinguishing neuclear powered and nuclear weaponed."</i> <br /><br />It doesn't matter to the MSM, so long as they get that scary word out there!<br /><br /><i>"Salvador Dali told the tale of two sardines looking at a submarine and commenting "There goes our revenge. Humans crammed tightly together and covered in oil"."</i> <br /><br />:DJuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-71763681166374503072011-04-10T19:32:16.414+01:002011-04-10T19:32:16.414+01:00Anon @ 1925 ..
I'm guessing that you're a...Anon @ 1925 ..<br /><br />I'm guessing that you're a veteran of the "O" or "P" Class Boats ?<br /><br />The Beeb couldn't find its own arse with both hands & a map ..<br /><br />The events on "Astute" are tragic for the RN in general & the Submarine Service in particular ..<br /><br />My personal thoughts (as a former Bootneck) are with the families of all concerned ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-30182028865060447242011-04-10T19:32:15.691+01:002011-04-10T19:32:15.691+01:00Still listening to Al-BBC pontificating about why ...<i>Still listening to Al-BBC pontificating about why our armed forces are allowed to have access to guns was quite amusing!</i><br /><br />I recall our gunnery instructor starting our training with the comment "Matelots with guns scares the shit out of me!"<br /><br />Maybe he had a point.Longriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139120804208136012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-45054964776662178172011-04-10T19:25:43.072+01:002011-04-10T19:25:43.072+01:00Of course Astute is a nice new boat not like the o...Of course Astute is a nice new boat not like the ones in my day. Salvador Dali told the tale of two sardines looking at a submarine and commenting "There goes our revenge. Humans crammed tightly together and covered in oil". Still listening to Al-BBC pontificating about why our armed forces are allowed to have access to guns was quite amusing! They are called the "Armed Forces" for a reason!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-14156568273627092592011-04-10T18:31:07.361+01:002011-04-10T18:31:07.361+01:00That'll be this Mike Hancock then, will it ?
...That'll be this Mike Hancock then, will it ?<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336173/Lib-Dem-MP-Mike-Hancock-obsessed-Russian-women.html<br /><br />As for growing facial whiskers in the Royal Navy .. all Ranks & Ratings, of any Branch are required to submit a Request Form (known as putting, or slapping your Chit in) to "Discontinue shaving" .. the "grower" then has Fourteen days in which to grow a "Full Set" ie Beard & Moustache, which, at the end of 14 days must be "of neat, overall and uniform appearance" .. If the growth fails to make the grade, the "grower" is then ordered to "Shave Off" ..<br /><br />If the "grower" subsequently decides he wishes to "lose" his "Set" .. he must request permission to "Continue Shaving" ..<br /><br />"Goatees", Beards without Moustaches or other variations are not permitted ..<br /><br />Likewise Men of the Royal Navy are not permitted to wear Moustaches alone ..<br /><br />The wearing of moustaches is confined to Officers & Men of the Royal Marines, who are not normally permitted to grow full beards (there are sometimes however, Medical exceptions made)<br /><br /><br />On rare occasions the normal "rules" can be suspended .. for example on long deployments, when Ships & their companies are not likely to come into contact with the general public .. <br /><br />One such was the "Beira Patrol" carried out continuously between 1970 & 1974 .. when Inter-Mess, Inter-Branch & even Inter-Ship beard growing competitions (amongst others) were held ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-21871434332989651452011-04-10T16:04:06.642+01:002011-04-10T16:04:06.642+01:00@ Jaded
"You are a tedious twat."
£10...@ Jaded <br /><br />"You are a tedious twat."<br /><br />£10 says that your smooth talk seduced more than one butch-lesbian truck driver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-36035611774402820112011-04-10T15:16:59.422+01:002011-04-10T15:16:59.422+01:00"It’s beyond belief that this could have happ...<i>"It’s beyond belief that this could have happened on a submarine. They are such close-knit communities and it’s like one big family"</i><br /><br />Yeah, 'cos families are known for never getting violent among themselves. Just ask that guy Cain and his brother Abel.Kevin Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-41552720614183239802011-04-10T13:49:20.616+01:002011-04-10T13:49:20.616+01:00MTG that was funny.
I agree with Furor this was a...MTG that was funny.<br /><br />I agree with Furor this was a nuclear power sub, not nuclear armed but don't expect the media to care about the difference.Disenfranchised of Buckinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989290766873050732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-23999365851118806832011-04-10T13:17:46.126+01:002011-04-10T13:17:46.126+01:00XX I believe it's still the case that they are...XX I believe it's still the case that they are the only part of the Navy permitted to have beards Xx<br /><br />Na. I have seen all branches with beards. You need Captains permission. But it is not....WAS not a "Branch" thing. Although I have heard that now Tatoos which are visible in short shirt sleeve order (Number 8s) are banned.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-84709869307249940352011-04-10T13:13:06.539+01:002011-04-10T13:13:06.539+01:00I've met two submariners in my life and eccent...I've met two submariners in my life and eccentricity seems to be a job requirement for such men as neither of them was quite 'right' (although this may be effect rather than cause). I believe it's still the case that they are the only part of the Navy permitted to have beards - something to do during all those long hours under the sea?<br /><br />wv - catfari (a landrover-borne shoot at dusk through suburbia)PT Barnumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-79922812054096173442011-04-10T13:04:16.567+01:002011-04-10T13:04:16.567+01:00XX Ignoring the fact that the suspect was just an ...XX Ignoring the fact that the suspect was just an able seaman, and if they are handing out the launch codes to those lowly ranks, XX<br /><br />Some people also seem to have problems distinguishing neuclear powered and nuclear weaponed.<br /><br />Although Astute carries Tomakhawks which can be neuclear armed, the British ones are all conventionaly warheaded.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-27997870960731000002011-04-10T12:50:08.606+01:002011-04-10T12:50:08.606+01:00If eccentricity was a crime, I'd have been put...If eccentricity was a crime, I'd have been put away for life decades ago.Longriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139120804208136012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-27559392979384829362011-04-10T12:22:50.580+01:002011-04-10T12:22:50.580+01:00MTG, how is this a police story? You are a tedious...MTG, how is this a police story? You are a tedious twat.<br />JadedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-92104897060448525472011-04-10T11:52:03.945+01:002011-04-10T11:52:03.945+01:00You'd have thought Mike Hancock of all people ...You'd have thought Mike Hancock of all people would keep quiet about recruiting people who are potentially suspect into sensitive positions.Rosshttp://fountain.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-68464858447383209382011-04-10T11:33:22.680+01:002011-04-10T11:33:22.680+01:00That it failed to spot such raw talent ahead of th...That it failed to spot such raw talent ahead of the Navy, is an indication of a new laxity in UK police recruitment.MTGnoreply@blogger.com