^.. and we can always learn from the future
https://www.amazon.de/U-S-S-Enterpri.../dp/1844259412
"Thanks to the info in this book and a quick trip to pep boys I had my good old constitution class running like she has just slid out of the dock at Utopia Planitia."
I guess the special innards of the Astute class's front dome are not being explained in detail. And the cover states it is "copyrighted material" so no ill-willed person will ever dare to copy it..
On topic:
The cort jet is good for effective power transfer, but it also increases cavitation already at lower speeds. The big 'brake' is of course the rudder
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While the deterrence of the T-class units is still to be reckoned with, a real-time control of the GIUP gap and North sea will be impossible with so (relatively) few attack sub units.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ubmarines_(SSN)
Maybe build smaller/cheaper ones, or drone subs?