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Originally Posted by Castout
Actually [as we all know] AIP would be able to stay submerged much longer than a couple days at slow speeds. It would be able to stay submerged for weeks!(more than 2 weeks).
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I don't think anyone would doubt that a nuclear model for AIP is acceptable for low speed. But some questions arise, like how long should a Type 212 be able to sprint (either to assume an attack position on a convoy, clear datum, or achieve a time sensitive objective)? I'm not sure anyone has the answer.
What if the TA sensor could be linked to another button on another screen? Perhaps the snorkle mast on the diseal interface or in floating wire on the radio interface? It would take deep digging into the engine me thinks. One could also make an perpetually deployed TA by giving the subs flank arrays TA performance.