Kap which book do you want the isbn of?A kilo really is the wrong platform to go against a csg with and I am surprised that SeaQueen has not realised this or is just playing with the limited choice of DW.
A kilo is a barrier weapon.The USSR seemed to have a weapon for every different situation.They went for an Oscar to take out a CSG not a kilo!The latter is more of a 1v1 weapon not something you want to be in when your opposition is a lot of 30kt+ffg/dg armed with nuclear asrocs.Trying to take on a convoy in a diesel was ok in WW2 when most of the hunters barely went faster than you and their weapons were short range.The type XXI could easily outrun their hunters for short periods.
After WW2 there was a trend towards fast SSK ,notably the peroxide powered boats that were usurped by the SSN.There was however a corresponding increase in speed from the hunters as well.The kilo was never meant to be a fast submarine-silent and quiet like an alley mugger is a better description of it.
SQ you will get to take out the hvu in a Kilo but you will die every time doing it!
The whole argument against the kilo covers the post war history of the ssk and the soviets understood thir limitations!
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