News about Delfinul

Acording to Adevarul, http://www.adevarulonline.ro/index.jsp?pag...ticle_id=146931 Teodor Atanasiu, defense minister, declared - it is possible to Delfinul to have from next year his battery changed and some repairs, to be prepared for missions.

That's good news. The Navy seems to be getting more lately.

I have news..
The Delfinu is not going to have his batt. repaired.

Which should be the reason?

Money...

October 7th 2005
http://www.jurnalul.ro/articol.php?id=4219

edit -- according to the news quoted, Delfinul will be repaired, and its batteries replaced

This post has been edited by Imperialist on October 06, 2005 08:35 pm

Imperialist with his usual military experience,didn't learned not t belive in everything he reads in newspapers.
The info I wrote was from an navy oficer,not from a cook.

What I gave you was an article quoting the minister of defense on his plans for Delfinul. Anonymous navy officer and hearsay vs. minister of defense and public statement. Really, who should I believe? For now and until proven otherwise, I'll choose the minister, thank you.

Then explain us all where would the minister find spare parts for an outdated Soviet subm.?
Because making them will cost almost as a brand ne3w one.

Spare parts could be found in the same place Russia, India, China, Algeria and Iran find for their Kilo-class submarines. Or do you suppose India would have ordered 10 of these ships without the possibility of reparing them in the future?

Again ,
MONEY

You said "where will he find tehspare parts for an outdated Soviet sub", not where will he find the money for the spare parts.

If the minister said that the batteries will be changed he probably already made a study on how much that would cost and can find the money neccessary. But we will wait and see.

Personally I don't put much trust into gossip.

Victor,
To BUY new bat. for it from the Russians,it's a lot of money,since they know there's no other sourse,and they charging many times more the real value.
To BUILD new batteries,it's a lot of money ,since you have to create a new tehnological proces (and who needs it?) .Again a lot of money.
ANd for what?

For the purpose of the Romanian navy having a serviceable submarine, a “ship in being” which would force any possible opponent to invest in AS technical means and/or vessels and to consider AS task for any naval action. I think the costs to attain that (for the Romanian navy, by repairing “Delfinul”) worth 10 times their amount because of their effects (even cost effects) on the possible opponents. And after all a Kilo-class sub it's not so outdated by the Black Sea standards, and if you consider the average age of the Romanian army/navy equipment it's not outdated at all.

My father served a lifetime in the army and was no cook either, but he never pretends to have all the answers concerning the subject, not even for the period when he was an officer. So I wouldn’t put to much price on rumors, even if they are gossip among fellow officers. Let’s give at least some credit to the official press releases.

Can i ask you a naive question? What sub is this, the ww2 sub?