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Old 11-05-06, 07:08 PM   #10
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Our cuts in funding of submarine research and development have severly cripled us in the next gen. sub warfare. As you can see here http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/10120057/detail.html#



Swedens AIP sub Gotland has humiliated our best, although I'm not sure if it has faced Seawolf or Virginia class subs yet. But in theory it doesn't matter because no matter we don't even have more than a few of these and onec they become more standard in our navy the next gen of AIP boats (which are already underdevelopment) will be out.
It's nothing new.
Even non-AIP equipped conventionals have been beating your nukes for years. The Collins class has many victories, so do the japs, and the old RAN O-boats.
Really? Where can one learn more about that? Do you have sources? I'm not disputing what you claim, just would like to read up on it. I can imagine AIP raises some interesting tactical situations, but how fast can an AIP sub go, and for how long? The old diesel subs in WWII were silent, too, but they had to be in position and hope the enemy crossed their path.
There was a series done on TV which followed one of the Collins class as prepared for a 6 month deployment. It's availble on DVD, It called "the Submariners" there is a book also.

Here is the wikipedia link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_class_submarine
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