Nick Bradbeer
@nickbradbeer.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor of Naval Architecture @ UCL. Director, UCL Submarine Design Course. Nerd, maker, gamer, wargame builder. He/him.
I mostly post about games I'm playing for fun and games I'm creating for work, with the odd diversion into submarine design.
I mostly post about games I'm playing for fun and games I'm creating for work, with the odd diversion into submarine design.
Hey that's a 6:1 aspect ratio - better optimised for resistance than most modern submarines!
December 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Hey that's a 6:1 aspect ratio - better optimised for resistance than most modern submarines!
I need you to know that phrase got read out at the dinner and I punched the air.
That is EXACTLY what I want from my students. :)
That is EXACTLY what I want from my students. :)
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I need you to know that phrase got read out at the dinner and I punched the air.
That is EXACTLY what I want from my students. :)
That is EXACTLY what I want from my students. :)
In their defence, they actually perform pretty well against a Type 093 SSN.
Penetration of a air/sea/subsurface screen was an important part of their requirement.
Penetration of a air/sea/subsurface screen was an important part of their requirement.
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In their defence, they actually perform pretty well against a Type 093 SSN.
Penetration of a air/sea/subsurface screen was an important part of their requirement.
Penetration of a air/sea/subsurface screen was an important part of their requirement.
Absolutely, but their budget was very constrained so they had to make a bunch of compromises on capability.
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Absolutely, but their budget was very constrained so they had to make a bunch of compromises on capability.
Time for submarines!
November 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Time for submarines!
These guys are absolutely BLESSED with rolling very high or very low at exactly the right time to make the story the most interesting.
By which I guess I really mean I, their humble GM, am blessed.
By which I guess I really mean I, their humble GM, am blessed.
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
These guys are absolutely BLESSED with rolling very high or very low at exactly the right time to make the story the most interesting.
By which I guess I really mean I, their humble GM, am blessed.
By which I guess I really mean I, their humble GM, am blessed.
All this to absolutely DUNK a teenage turtleperson in a wrestling match.
Best use of three crits ever.
Best use of three crits ever.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
All this to absolutely DUNK a teenage turtleperson in a wrestling match.
Best use of three crits ever.
Best use of three crits ever.
Everyone should have an explosives guy :)
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Everyone should have an explosives guy :)
A pile? Untamped? 😉
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A pile? Untamped? 😉
Sold out by the time It's seen it!
I'll think arachnophilic thoughts from my office across the street. :)
I'll think arachnophilic thoughts from my office across the street. :)
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Sold out by the time It's seen it!
I'll think arachnophilic thoughts from my office across the street. :)
I'll think arachnophilic thoughts from my office across the street. :)
I belllliiiieeeeeeeeeve!
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I belllliiiieeeeeeeeeve!
For every LCS program that suffers from complexity and Congressional meddling you get a Lewis and Clark T-AKE program delivered on time and well under budget.
The sexier the program, the worse it'll go for it.
The sexier the program, the worse it'll go for it.
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
For every LCS program that suffers from complexity and Congressional meddling you get a Lewis and Clark T-AKE program delivered on time and well under budget.
The sexier the program, the worse it'll go for it.
The sexier the program, the worse it'll go for it.
This is Peak Walthamstow.
November 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This is Peak Walthamstow.
Ships are getting bigger because of economies of scale, right?
Perhaps this just has to be part of their cost of doing business as they do.
Perhaps this just has to be part of their cost of doing business as they do.
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Ships are getting bigger because of economies of scale, right?
Perhaps this just has to be part of their cost of doing business as they do.
Perhaps this just has to be part of their cost of doing business as they do.