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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch
Welcome aboard  , and what a necro thread it is.
FWIW - my money is on Astute as that is clearly amphibious, as proven in October 2010.  |
In my humble opinion, I'd say most, if not all, of us here aren't really in a capacity to effectively judge this. Yes, I realize this is all in good fun. Having said that, I think it would mainly depend on the quality of the Captain/crew in each boat at the time of "engagement," among other things.
Here's a quote I found from Wikipedia about a recent exercise between the
Astute and the latest
Virginia, USS
New Mexico:
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Originally Posted by Royal Navy Commander Iain Breckenridge
Our sonar is fantastic and I have never before experienced holding a submarine at the range we were holding USS New Mexico. The Americans were utterly taken aback, blown away with what they were seeing.
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