09III/09IV (093/094) Nuclear Submarine Thread

TopolMSS27

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Certainly the third one does - but stand corrected if not - but don't forget, it has now been established that not all the 093's that have been on the east side are new.
 

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Certainly the third one does - but stand corrected if not - but don't forget, it has now been established that not all the 093's that have been on the east side are new.
Why? Any evidence?
Is it possible that the tarp has no definite connection to whether the vessel is newly launched? Your theory is not supported by any solid evidence.
 

TopolMSS27

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Why? Any evidence?
Is it possible that the tarp has no definite connection to whether the vessel is newly launched? Your theory is not supported by any solid evidence.
Well, it's been established that 093s have gone straight into the East graving dock from sea - from solid evidence that I've posted on here previously.

Your second sat image is one of mine, that I confirmed wasn't a new boat. There's one for you.

Anything else?
 

TopolMSS27

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Why would it need a new tile and paint job when it is at most 3.5 years old?
You'd be surprised. The state of some subs after even a year is atrocious if they've been worked.

This is a Virginia two years after a tile and paint job - soz about the quality, the forum wouldn't allow me to post a hi res version

SSN789Indiana_005a.jpg

It's actually quite useful as it allows us to ID the boats as they come in.
 

Confusionism

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Well, it's been established that 093s have gone straight into the East graving dock from sea - from solid evidence that I've posted on here previously.

Your second sat image is one of mine, that I confirmed wasn't a new boat. There's one for you.

Anything else?
I haven't seen your previous post. Mind reposting it?
But what about the first photo?
 

TopolMSS27

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I've posted plenty. I think you can select my user name and see them.

The first one, I'll check back on.

From all the imagery I have seen, I don't think the VLS is complete, and the reactor section is also open on launch - that is why there's potentially a tarp from the sail, rearwards.

But maybe, they've now started the work that has been taking place on the pier in the halls and that is why this one doesn't. That would also allow for the possible delay in the last boat that I was expecting out in November.

Listen, it's just a theory, established from thousands of miles away on a picture taken from space. An early guess. I have already said we'll find out once it is on the pier and possible work starts.

To be honest, i don't care if I'm right or wrong.
 

Confusionism

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I've posted plenty. I think you can select my user name and see them.

The first one, I'll check back on.

From all the imagery I have seen, I don't think the VLS is complete, and the reactor section is also open on launch - that is why there's potentially a tarp from the sail, rearwards.

But maybe, they've now started the work that has been taking place on the pier in the halls and that is why this one doesn't. That would also allow for the possible delay in the last boat that I was expecting out in November.

Listen, it's just a theory, established from thousands of miles away on a picture taken from space. An early guess. I have already said we'll find out once it is on the pier and possible work starts.

To be honest, i don't care if I'm right or wrong.
Yes, this precisely demonstrates that whether a submarine has tarp covering alone is hardly sufficient to directly determine if it has just been launched.
Yet in your earlier reasoning, you treated this as definitive and reliable evidence.
 

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OK. Well, we'll see won't we.

Like i said, I'll check the 2024 image when I can.

But the other two are:
one new (with tarp, on the barge), one old (with no tarp, but in the water).

There's no rush.
 

TopolMSS27

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OK. Well, we'll see won't we.

Like i said, I'll check the 2024 image when I can.

But the other two are:
one new (with tarp, on the barge), one old (with no tarp, but in the water).

There's no rush.
Soz, that should have read -

But the other two are:
one new (with tarp, on the barge), one old (with no tarp, on barge but not in the water).
 
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