tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post4037187758518048525..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Canada's Vintage Submarine Fleet to Sail On Into AntiquityThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-82756803986255938482015-05-05T08:13:13.103-07:002015-05-05T08:13:13.103-07:00For a government that never misses a chance to thu...For a government that never misses a chance to thump its chest and proclaim its devotion to the military, Harper & Co. has been the worst I've ever known at keeping the armed forces in decent kit.<br /><br />Their best buy, so far, has been the C-17 if you believe Canada needed five of them. The Leopard 2s were a smart buy back when they were going cheap (pre-Ukraine).<br /><br />It's hard to tell what's going to be left of the RCN by the time the shipyards begin cutting steel which is still five years off. There will supposedly be fifteen new warships (wink, wink) but we'll be paying up to seven times more than the market price.<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-s-vast-shipbuilding-plan-still-at-starting-line-1.3058147<br /><br />The army's kit is pretty clapped out from our adventures in Afghanistan but the light armoured vehicles Canada is building are going straight to Saudi Arabia for democracy suppression.<br /><br />Now it sounds as though we'll spend considerably more for a late-life refit of these four dodgy Brit subs than it would cost for truly state of the art new boats from Germany, France or Sweden.<br /><br />It's a good thing the public doesn't get to see where all that money really goes. What was that guy's name? Oh yeah - Karl Heinz Schreiber. The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-65272499929197176042015-05-05T07:55:23.092-07:002015-05-05T07:55:23.092-07:00ThinkingManNeil is starting to sound like he's...ThinkingManNeil is starting to sound like he's almost getting angry. <br /><br />We're going to need a lot of that.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-32612236484783535822015-05-05T07:13:26.065-07:002015-05-05T07:13:26.065-07:00Just part and parcel of Dear Leader Shit Head'...Just part and parcel of Dear Leader Shit Head's plan to defund such pesky, superfluous piffle as healthcare, post secondary education, pensions, the environment, collapsing bridges, (real) job creation, food, work, and transportation safety, basic scientific reasearch, and climate change mitigation and spend it on a POS airplane that Kelly Johnson would be loathe to ever sign off on if he were alive today and embarrassingly shitty subs that the Brits refuse to admit they got suckered on - even though they did.<br /><br />This is why we won't be able to afford nice things...ever again.<br /><br />N.ThinkingManNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233707013338083180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-6855715889836957172015-05-05T01:57:32.332-07:002015-05-05T01:57:32.332-07:00Come now. You can't expect our lords and mast...Come now. You can't expect our lords and masters to take seriously a toy that doesn't even cost a billion dollars a pop. Military toys have to be really expensive to give that frisson of conspicuous military consumption.Purple library guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930984683714519212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-53015570347397384382015-05-04T20:42:41.032-07:002015-05-04T20:42:41.032-07:00The idea of the submarines was to provide a 'c...The idea of the submarines was to provide a 'cheaper' alternative to using surface ships for patrolling the Pacific.<br />The submarines purchased have about one third of the operating crew that a surface vessel has & is about as fast.<br />Much of the cost of these boats was offset by the UK using the maritimes for air combat training plus the USA chipped in so as to practice war games against diesel powered craft.<br />The real expense was for the refit which was quite protracted & costly.<br />I doubt anyone will expose the real cost of these submarines.<br />YES; they may well be crap, but let us not lose sight of the whole truth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-1536561250336696692015-05-04T20:22:21.266-07:002015-05-04T20:22:21.266-07:00More Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Who do we think ...More Weapons of Mass Destruction.<br />Who do we think we are !!??Ray Blessinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011427121566958729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-34248392758362784062015-05-04T18:46:04.454-07:002015-05-04T18:46:04.454-07:00YES, the submarines are likely dated.
Let us not f...YES, the submarines are likely dated.<br />Let us not forget.<br /><br />The first sub to arrive in Canada had a dent in it; which I am sure was not the case when it left Scotland.<br />One subs crew, perhaps the first one, disposed of two tons of potatoes purchased enroute from Ireland because they were rotten! not the smartest crew when it comes to observation!<br />Another boat,another crew,flooded the battery room with saltwater and caused many problems.<br />Yet another crew ignored the sign saying DANGER do not open this door when the water hatch is open; they did, caused a fire and the rest is history.<br />When finally in service yet another crew hit the bottom of the Pacific ocean causing much damage to the boat!<br />Perhaps we should demand more of our submariners before entrusting them with more sophisticated taxpayer funded hardware? <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-65178229753958161262015-05-04T16:34:47.282-07:002015-05-04T16:34:47.282-07:00we got these boats IMHO to fill a gap in the trill...we got these boats IMHO to fill a gap in the trillion dollar pentagon budget. Place special forces close to shore.<br />Well we never did that but we sure paid a price for trying.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-56575626483028626702015-05-04T15:14:42.558-07:002015-05-04T15:14:42.558-07:00Never, ever underestimate peoples' desire to k...Never, ever underestimate peoples' desire to keep their mistakes out of limelight and avoid humiliation. And I am not even talking @ $$$. Think jails and gallows.<br />But we are supposed to have transparent democracy to keep those desires in check, hi, hi, hi...<br />A..nonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-56570702047506622932015-05-04T14:59:02.626-07:002015-05-04T14:59:02.626-07:00.. Ten Years Later ..
the Brit U-Boats go together..... Ten Years Later ..<br />the Brit U-Boats go together with the great<br />Harper Navel Procurement Action Plan<br />(when in doubt, lie lie lie and then punt)<br /><br />IE Canada on all coasts screwed..<br />Coast Guard & Rescue<br />Oil Spill Response<br />Coastal Defense (surely we jest)<br /><br />Who voted for these incompetant asshats<br />Where is our money? Or our ships?<br />Hey ! Helicopters... oh right..<br /><br />Kind of dear leader to pose with Jackass Kenney<br />in front of two CF-18's in Kuwait<br />before brunch in the Officers Messthe salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-4588529856355715512015-05-04T14:37:12.947-07:002015-05-04T14:37:12.947-07:00There's a genuine role for submarines in Canad...There's a genuine role for submarines in Canada's navy, more so given the rate at which the Arctic is opening up. The modern diesel boats would be helpful.<br /><br />Danneau - the Germans still call them unterseeboots. Nostalgia, I guess.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-41469648894391530192015-05-04T14:03:39.233-07:002015-05-04T14:03:39.233-07:00Ah, yes, but do the Germans really know how to bui...Ah, yes, but do the Germans really know how to build a submarine? Is there something in their history that might give a clue as to their ability to build something better than our Victoria-class? (God, both my tongue and my cheek are in major pain.) Maybe we could put wings on the BritSubs as a stopgap until we can afford those F-35s?Danneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129916194006552602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-46133428453306796112015-05-04T13:24:52.898-07:002015-05-04T13:24:52.898-07:00Canada's experience with submarines illustrate...Canada's experience with submarines illustrates that "the DND brain trust" should never be trusted with purchasing power. We needed replacements for the Sea Kings, ice breakers, practical surface vessels, practical fighter jets, etc. The DND brain trust buys submarines we don't need and an option on the F35. <br /><br />Tobynoreply@blogger.com