http://www.combatreform.org

talks about mechanized M113 Gavin (a name given to the M113 by them and no one else) and much more

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Interesting boat….maybe SF uses too?

From Meretmarine.

A drone to launch drones ….

Taiwan turns to Russia for submarines after US stall: report

Taiwan has sought help from Russia to upgrade its submarines after a lack of progress in plans to buy new subs from the United States, a report said on Wednesday.

The Taiwanese military sent a team to Russia in October to inquire about replacing the frames of its four ageing submarines, said the Next magazine, citing unnamed sources.

After the team met a shipbuilder in Moscow, Taiwan’s defence and intelligence authorities are now evaluating the possibility of collaborating with Russia, it said.
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They’ve been stalled foor too long in the area of subs. Not surprising therefor that they would explore other alternatives.

FL3000N is the export model and the domestic version is called HQ-10. They are not exactly the same for obvious reasons. HQ-10 could be more like SeaRAM than FL3000N. We will see when they uncover the tarp.

If so, the launcher on Varyag would appear to have (6) fewer rounds than the supposed export model: no single missiles in the bottom left and right of the box, no top row. Not sure what “obvious reasons” dictate such a difference. If there were a version more like SeaRam, then I would expect that launcher to have radar and ELOP devices similar to those found on Type 730. Where the gatling gun mounts of the Typ730 initially installed without those devices, when they first appeared on the 052B/C ships?

Incidentally, HQ10??!!?? > isn’t that a long range VL system akin to S300?

^^^^^^
FL-3000N?

I’m still puzzled by this: the underside of the launcher box appears a better match with RAM than with FL3000N. And in other aspects (notably frontal), the box of the alledged FL3000N appears less tall than in other imagery we’ve seen of this system.

FL3000N

RAM

Alledged FL300N

FL300N model

http://www.edisposals.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/Disposals-Public-Site/en_US/-/GBP/ViewProductDetail-Start;pgid=MieqQ4wkQg8000ArvQ_8K1sp0000AcscEyr9?ProductUUID=38jAqBIQwVwAAAEsaApaBWLN&CatalogCategoryID=VaLAqBELPagAAAED8GeasfoP&JumpTo=OfferList

Can I borrow a couple mil $$$?

Engines – Removed
Generators and Pumps – Generally unserviceable or not working

http://gall.dcinside.com/list.php?id=seafight&no=73982&page=9&bbs=
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Sorry Wanshan, this last article that talks about China is actually from an Australian newspaper that seems to be incensed with the “clear menace” represented to Australia by the Chinese naval build-up, if you look in the same article there a a series of links to other articles, published once or twice every month dending this idea that Australia would be the “Martyr” of any US – China conflict in the Pacific… Thus my comments!, Sorry if my mind wondered too quickly aheade of my typing, 😉

Regards,

Hammer

My mistake: focus too much and you miss important context 😉