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Nukes, Nubs And Coners: The Social Hierarchy Aboard A Nuclear Submarine (2020)
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoWhy are there firearms on the submarine? Do they open the hatch and shoot at the opponent's submarine in case the torpedos don't work?
- fred_is_fred 1y agoPrimarily in case a KGB agent (incognito as a cook's mate) wants to stop a mutiny lead by a group of officers and aided by the CIA.
- John23832 1y agoBecause submarines are still ships that can be boarded. This is more for defense of the crew vs offense.
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoFiring rounds inside a nuclear submarine? Isn't it like firing a gun inside a plane?
- John23832 1y agoYes. What's wrong with that? A 9mm, buck shot, or even a 556 (which they are not using on a sub) is not piercing the pressure hull of a submarine. That's before considering all the other mass of metal and matter within the sub.
- esseph 1y ago5.56 is fine in a sub. Technically firing a .50 / 12.7mm should be fine for the hull even with API. Bulkheads are thick. (Note: SynTech / frangible ammo preferred)
- happytoexplain 1y agoI mean, I guess there's more risk of ricochets and equipment damage on a sub than a ship? Regardless, a lot of "don't do that" things become "you might have to do that" things in a combat scenario.
- exar0815 1y agoThere are a lot of things that don't react well to bullets in a submarine. One Jack Ryan comes to mind...
- rtkwe 1y agoIt's definitely a thing you don't do without good reason (enemy boarding action/mutiny) but remember subs are designed to survive nearby explosions underwater; there's redundancy and there's massive amounts of time spent training damage control where your repair or work around damaged systems.
- praptak 1y agoPossibility of mutiny, sabotage or just someone becoming dangerous because of personal conflicts or mental illness.
- potato3732842 1y agoThe idea that a navy vessel wouldn't be equipped to provide its own security in port or dispatch an armed team on a launch is a non-starter.
- dbalatero 1y agoDefense while docked at port.
- charlieo88 1y agoI grew up watching Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea... those guys were always needing to break out the small arms. Apparently lots of rowdy sea critters looking to get in the boat.
- brudgers 1y agoIf that's what the mission requires, yes of course. Of course, other aspects of other missions might also require firearms. And since they have fucking nukes, all possible scales of violence are literally on the table.
- royskee 1y agoBBC made a fascinating documentary called Perisher on the qualifying process for sub captains in the Royal Navy - it's available on YouTube (in the US at least) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1LF2I3fTbY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1LF2I3fTbY
- op00to 1y agoHa ha, poop suit!