Originally Posted by
junior.VH-LFA
Sorry but what has this got to do with anything? If you'd like to go into the technical and tactical reasons for Australia's preference for diesel subs I'm happy to discuss them with you, but it's of zero relevance to this discussion.
Junior VH-LFA,
The core reason is really simple, nuclear power in any form cannot be discussed, it is so non-PC.
We even have lunatic legislation to that end in the Cth and some states.
Can't upset the Loony Left and the Greens --- nobody ever told them sunlight is nuclear radiation.
Are you seriously suggesting that, given the vast distances the RAN has to travel, that diesel is either technically or tactically (or both) superior to nuclear powered subs??
Thread drift, I know, but the mind boggles at such a suggestion.
Tootle pip!!