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Originally Posted by -GrayOwl-
Russian submarine has from 7 up to 9 compartments (and double hull: that does explosion of a torpedo - only in 1.5-2 meters from the strong hull).
688 Improved - 3 compartments, and only stong hull.
How you think - flooding of one compartment (hit LWT torpedo) - what submarine will sink faster?   |
...is the wrong question. The right question is, could a particular sub class survive if its largest compartment (and maybe the compartment next to it) was flooded? And if yes, how much more would it take?