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Published: 2013-01-20 05:00:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 17612; Favourites: 403; Downloads: 370
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The Virginia Class submarine is the newest class of attack boats in the United States Navy. These nuclear powered boats are designed for a wide range of open ocean and littoral missions. Photonic masts, pump jet propulsors, advanced sonar systems, fiber optic fly-by-wire ship control, advanced combat systems and a 9 man lock-out chamber are some of the unique features to this class. Designed as replacements for the older of the Los Angeles Class submarines, the Virginia Class submarines will serve well into the mid-21st century. As always, prints are available through my website www.markkarvon.com.Related content
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Reminds me of the old Discovery Channel documentary Submarines: Sharks of Steel.
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Fly-By-Wire? Don't they mean "Swim-By-Wire" as it can't really fly. Awesome picture and loved the information about it too!
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Well, the sharks now know there a bigger predator out there...
A MUCH bigger predator...
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HOW THE HELL DO YOU DO THIS?!!Β YOUR FRIGGIN' INCREDIBLE!!Β You'd make Paccaso jealous!!Β Sure wish I had your talent!!
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Thank you very much.
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They are also considered an "evolution" of the SeaWolf class as well...
...though I could be dead wrong.
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I was going to say, that looks like a Sea Wold to me. Β Either way it's a beautiful pic.
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great collection of pictures was so hard to pick a favourite. regards
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...Bears a striking resemblance to the Seawolf 
There's a really awesome subsim called "Sub Command", I don't know of any realistic modern sub sims aside from it, but it's incredible in terms of realism. It's a tad dated, but you'll be using it to analyze demodulated sound profiles, manage contact tracks and plot enemy positions based off of various sensor readings, identify ship type by sound profile, and from that information deduce it's speed with the demodulization... That's just the passive sonar, too. There's the whole array of active sonar, high-frequency active, various arrays of passive, ESM mast, Radar mast, and of course, Periscope, which can be surprisingly relevant even for modern ships, and the station that organizes and consolidates sensory information, and of course the weapons...
All with a soundtrack that drips of the cold, dark depths of the sea and the nuclear-powered boat you operate... [link]
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It is an evolution of the Seawolf design with more off-the-shelf hardware used to trim expense.
For modern submarine warfare I prefer Dangerous Waters. [link]
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Lol, actually, the two are nigh identical. They even use the same file format for data. Dangerous Waters is essentially Sub Command, added a new station for the subs, the Kilo, FFG, Helo, and P3, and upped the graphics.
Oh, and they changed the soundtrack and a lot of the voice acting.
But in terms of gameplay for the subs, they're identical, though Dangerous Waters is a lot more expansive with the new operable platforms.
But, lol, when I wrote that post I wasn't even thinking of Dangerous Waters as a separate game, though it is
And hmm, I am kinda missing the FFG... I oughta get back to that soon.
"Vampire, inbound."
Man that level escorting the tankers is hard!
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I hadn't even heard about the Virginia Class yet! I'll definitely have to check it out.
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Extremely nice work and info on the sub Mark! The greenish glow really adds to the mood of the picture!
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Your welcome Mark!
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Beautiful work. Never really learned much about subs, or was able to keep up with them real well.
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Thanks. I find submarines fascinating. They're some of the most complex machines ever devised by man.
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They are indeed that! I know there is some serious engineering stuffing all those systems into a stealthy quiet tube.
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Nice, Mark but .... I know the sharks and the fish are in the foreground.
In my opinion, should be darker & bigger or submarine should be brighter. Can't see the distance between them. Looks like a giant shark "attacker" this submarine.
This is just my opinion Mark.
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Nope. If I make the shark bigger it takes away from the main subject.
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Elegant, as always. I hope they're up to the jobs awaiting them.
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Man that is cool! How many layers? Beautiful work Mark.
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Thanks Lyle. When I build the composition on my paintings it usually runs between 60-100 layers. Keep in mind I consolidate layers as I go to keep the number manageable. When I paint the piece I usually paint it in 3 or 4 layers. I always first merge all the background into one layer and just paint that part. Next I add the layers that make up the main subject like the submarine in this piece and paint that element all in one layer. Merging the fish and sharks makes up the third painted layer. Last there are some overlays, shadows, highlights and markings that make up the final piece.
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Wow! That truly is a lot of work. I'm surprised you don't have pop bottle bottomed glasses. If folks only knew the focus and dedication to this sort of thing huh!
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