Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: UPEMB%SEGUC11@gd3090.gd.chalmers.se (Mikael Borgman) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Stealth Boats Message-ID: <1991Mar18.001753.20412@cbnews.att.com> Date: 18 Mar 91 00:17:53 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (william.b.thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 19 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Mikael Borgman Stealth boat technology is a concept which is regarded highly promising by the Swedish Navy. A fully functional prototype/research vessel called "Smygen" is already operational and will be used for testing for three years. It has the sleek, mean looks associated with the F-117 and B-2, but painted dark green instead of black. The hull is of course smooth and angular with all equipment stored inside. Active radar masts are extendable trough hatches. It is a twin keeled hoovercraft which gives it a high top speed and smooth running even in very high seas, which is good for gun and missile firing. As said earlier a ship with good stalth characteristics and the capability of launching approx. 10 heavy ship to ship missiles would be a true threat to a carrier group. Imagine 5 or 10 stealth boats closing in from different angels at very high speed. Such threats would keep a lot more of the carriers forces tied up in close defense. Mikael Borgman upemb%seguc11 at gd3090.gd.chalmers.se