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In the event of Z-day
Jun 12 2008, 6:53 PM EDT
Even though I'm not involved in any armed forces in any way, I think it's reasonable to point out that taking to the sea in any of these (if you happen to come across an abandoned one through some stroke of luck) without any prior experiance in the navy is not advisable...
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Andering_J_REDDSON |
1. RE: In the event of Z-day
Jun 12 2008, 8:54 PM EDT
Well, some sort of sailing experience, anyways. I have experience on two of these types of vsls as a crewman, and I can assure you that 90% of humanity would not even know how to start the engines. (Probably not even know how to disconnect shore power, at that…) If you plan an aquatic escape from the skin job apocalypse, get some lessons on sailing in advance, or you WILL sink your vsls- Be it a mighty mighty Battleship or Carrier, or a fucking rubber raft and a pair of oars, you WILL sink her and die. BTW- “Navy” experience not intrinsically required.;) 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
comonsense |
2. RE: In the event of Z-day
Aug 10 2008, 3:11 PM EDT
what about PT boats used in vietnam, they are fast and durable, and if armed, they have torpedos, .50 dual machineguns mounted, and other equipment, only disadvantige is there is no bathroom so people call it an one hour out and back boat
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~Jack~ |
3. RE: In the event of Z-day
Aug 11 2008, 10:59 AM EDT
They were all decommissioned and burned... They no longer exist except in museums and the docks of collectors.There are modern version in the US navy, but they are usually thought of as generic armed speed boats. 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
HeavenlySword |
4. RE: In the event of Z-day
Sep 6 2008, 10:54 PM EDT
"rule #1 -find (and read) the manual 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
Kaikelx |
5. RE: In the event of Z-day
Sep 6 2008, 10:57 PM EDT
rule #2-If you do not understand said manual, forget about using said boat. 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
chitoryu12 |
6. RE: In the event of Z-day
Nov 30 2008, 8:34 PM EST
Let's forget about the fact that it's highly unlikely for any untrained schmuck of a survivor team to come upon an abandoned battleship or carrier and sail off (considering the difficulty in operating such an advanced machine). Let's talk about fuel: How are you going to get enough fuel to power the boats? Let alone a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. If by chance the rods aren't in the reactor, there's practically zero chance of finding more to power it. Of course, if it actually has the fuel, power won't be an issue.
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