When the United States initially deployed the M1A2, the only bought enough to equip on battalion. They sold hundreds to the Saudis, Egyptians, and Kuwaitis just ot keep the factories open.
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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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