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[–]nilchaos_white 5 points6 points ago

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What's the weird pattern towards the top right of the picture?

[–]CaptainCaspian 1 point2 points ago

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I was wondering the same thing. Perhaps some sort of antenna that they've laid out?

[–]jsmayne 4 points5 points ago

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they mark an X in the ice to show where they want the sub to surface.

[–]nilchaos_white 0 points1 point ago

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Seems legit xD

[–]432 0 points1 point ago

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Cracks in the ice no?

[–]nilchaos_white 0 points1 point ago

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In that pattern? It's a bit of a coincidence for cracks in the ice me thinks :P

[–]Machinax 5 points6 points ago

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Now that is gorgeous.

[–]Coolbreezy 2 points3 points ago

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How do they go about making sure the ice is not thick enough to cause damage before trying to break through it?

[–]CptAJ 0 points1 point ago

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I always wonder about this. Specially with that radar looking thingie on top... that looks fragile.

Also, when did they start doing this? Who's idea was it to risk a ship doing it? what for?

[–]Drumedor 0 points1 point ago

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The antennas/periscope are retractable and they have personnel on the surface that have checked the thickness before.

[–]CptAJ 0 points1 point ago

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Ah, so this is not a fast deployment type of operation, then?. I figured this was for "OMG gotta shoot that missile now! WE'RE BREAKING THROUGH!", given how good a cover the ice is for submarines against anti-sub ships and airplanes.

I also figured the thickness would be determined by some sort of radar or sonar device.

[–]zane17 0 points1 point ago

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See the X in the background of the picture? That is a mark to let the sub know it can surface there.

Probably people on top of the ice can determine its thickness by taking a core or something I don't know about.

[–]kepleronlyknows 2 points3 points ago

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Seems to this might be from this exercise.

[–]CptAJ 0 points1 point ago

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Nice.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Avatar the last airbender first episode, right there.

[–]hispanica316 0 points1 point ago

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I would guess it's dangerous for those people to be standing there.

[–]TheVandyMan 0 points1 point ago

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This particular surfacing was through more than 3 feet of ice.