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Originally Posted by Ultraboy
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Originally Posted by goldorak
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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Grrrr the Diesel boat doesn’t have to be a costal defense weapon.
The one legacy I kinda wish John Holland didn't leave the US Navy.
Open ocean diesels have been around a long time. How soon we forget the Fleet Type Boats and GUPPEs, The Porpoise, Oberons and Upholders/Victorias, the Zulus, Foxtrots and Tangos.
