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Originally Posted by Steeltrap
I have to take a different view of things: if there were 22 S boats, and 10 sank 1 ship each, just how significant is that in terms of the sub war in general?
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The S-44 operated out of the Solomons at the begining of the war and was the first sub to sink a major Japanese warship the IJNS Kako a heavy cruiser. Think of what that crew went through in a boat not meant for the type of action US subs would be up against!
I am not saying the S-Boats played a major significant role in the total picture, however they did play a role and some were succesfull in the early days of the war in sinking ships when any victory was one to celebrate. One only needs to review the final count of ships sunk per sub to see that many Gato and Balao subs did not sink one ship either! The Tambor class Tautog - though far superior than any sub prior to it's class did not have the diesels and batteries the later Gatos and Balaos had - yet she survived the war with the distinction of being the leading submarine in terms of enemy ships sunk. Each class had it's positive aspects so...
Give the S-Boat it's fair due! 
Happy Hunting 
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Well put. The S-Boats are underdogs. They helped old the line during the early days of the war. I like playing as the underdog, it makes the victory even sweeter
. Now I can see not having the Barracuda, Argonaut or Bass in there.