Comments by "" (@pwillis1589) on "US leads the world with nuclear submarine fleets" video.

  1. Actually the Virginia class we are getting is equipped with tube launched Tomahawk missiles with a range of over 1000 kilometres. When added to the extended cruising range of a SSN the analogy is more like a leaning out the window with a 120 smoothbore cannon firing an APDS. I assume you know the difference between a Harpoon missile and a Tomahawk missile.
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  2. Do you know the difference between a SSN and a SSBN?
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  3. A Labor government white paper identified the need for a significant increase in our submarine fleet from 6 to 12. The LNP government then got elected and mucked around for 9 years of indecision and only right at the end of their time stitched up half a deal. So blame the Libs they are the ones who dicked it up.
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  4.  @buildmotosykletist1987  Are you sure about that? My understanding is the French offered us the Suffern class and we said no due the refuelling issue. The Turnbull government wasn’t happy with the loss in sovereignty in having to rely on the French construction and refueling of the reactor.
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  5.  @user-zy9nd2ei2j  500kg of HE will obliterate a city block or vaporisea a point target. The Tomahawk also has the ability to take a variety of payloads and are significantly more technologically advanced than Russian missiles, much more accurate and stealthy. Do not compare Russian and US missile technology it is chalk and cheese. You seriously overestimate the Chinese navy's ability to project force onto the Australian mainland. They are incapable of successfully doing that. The best they are capable of is an attempt to cut off our supply routes the same way the Japs tried in WWII. That means defeating the US Navy. Once again you give the Chinese Navy too much credit. China will not act militarily, they know they are still too weak, they are not stupid. SSN will however make Australia the dominant military force in the region for any other eventualities well into the future.
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  6.  @user-zy9nd2ei2j  That's fine you are entitled to your opinion. I just laid out the facts.
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