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Old 02-21-07, 02:04 PM   #2
Heibges
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Hyman Rickover said 40 years ago, that all the surface fleets would be wiped out in 3 to 4 days. That is truer today than it was then.

If there is a Global Submarine Conflict is will likely be between the United States, and the European Union.
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U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface.

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