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Originally Posted by ASWnut101
Subman, I said deepest diving in the US fleet
And I garentee you that the Seawolf goes ATLEAST 40+ knots. Does the Al'fa have a 20 knot tactical speed, too?
Yes the 212 is good, but its like a kilo:
Uses bateries (you can call them that, i know they are hydrogen motors, like the cars)
problably not very deep diving
slow
not under-ice capeable
short range (dosent even break 10,000 miles, i think)
212 is the modern kilo: good for littorials but poor choice for extended open ocean ops.
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A 212 traveled from Germnany to Rota and back - submerged. Official depth is 400m, assumed crush depth is 700m. Even expert sites vary massively in their opinion on how long it can run submerged, and how far it can reach. That is understandable, for we can safely assume that the German navy keeps this data secret. So when you read this or that value anywhere, take it with a grain of salt. I repeatedly heard, red and saw on TV that the sub at least satys up to 3 weeks underwater. but again - read what I just said before.
In German service and use, the boat is planned as a globally acting intel-platform. Draw your conclusions. even a much smaller Type 206 has travelled into the Carebean some years ago to participate in a local excercise.
I think it is not a bad cjhoice for open water operation assuming it is dueling with another boat, in such a duel duel it would be an exceptionally good choice - for it is quieter than any nuke boat, and open water means there is no terrain around where you can hide (however, of course it can be outrunned by nuclear boats with their higher maximum speeds). Under such combat conditions one would assume: the quieter the better. But since a 212 is not meant to chase after a racing enemy, open water operations are probably not really it's domain. On the other hand: in world war 2 german boats managed to score their hits even on fast moving convoys and warships by appropriate planning and approach.