Kinda makes me wonder what would happen if there was another real war between real superpowers with real subs. Today's merchant ships and tankers are so huge, that just taking down a single one would be a pretty noticable blow to a country's economy. Add to that the fact that modern subs are so much more capable, it would seem they wouldn't have any trouble at all taking down an entire country's merchant fleet in no time. I know that ASW has advanced rapidly as well, but still, subs are subs. You'd think they'd be able to do plenty of damage.
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