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Old 04-29-06, 09:00 AM   #8
goldorak
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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
Too bad the last nuc to mount a PUFFS like array for rapid triangulation was the Tullibee SSN-597... well until the Seawolf and its WAA came along. I guess Rickover didn’t want any technology that originated on diesel boats.
It seems that in the us navy the term "diesel submarine" is taboo.
I think its bad strategy to concentrate only on nuclear submarines, even moreso in a post cold war world.
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