I guess it would be theoretically possible thouh highly unlikely for a submarine to win a gun duel with a DE or Frigate. I remember reading somewhere about an Italian submarine in WWII that was damaged and unable to dive while attacking a convoy. The British detached a DE which was involved in a multi-hour gun battle with the submarine which the destroyer almost lost. I'll try and look through my books to see if I can find the passage.
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