[plug] Be afraid. Be very afraid.

[Oliver White]

Christian wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 11:52:47AM +0800, Mike Holland wrote:
>
> > The fail-safe systems kick in, and the reactors shut dowm. Your sub is now
> > a sitting duck for enemy weapons. (Can nuke subs move under electic
> > power?)
>
> I wasn't actually talking about subs, the actual example is a carrier.
> And, yes, both subs and surface ships have backup power sources.  Even
> nuclear boats have diesel engines and, one would assume, batteries.

Oooh, reminds me of "Gato".

Hmmm... urge to clone, rising.

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Oliver White