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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
How? A generator is a fuel-powered engine. Where would you have room to carry it? The batteries on a submarine are huge, and take a lot of charging. Battleships have auxiliary generators, but they're bigger than a sub is wide.
Basically, any auxiliary engine powerful enough to charge the batteries would be powerful enough to drive the sub. You'd be better off trying to rig a sail.
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your right... i didnt considerthe mass assoiciated with such a machine.
but i still think we should be able to use the engines differentially and that we should be able to use the Electric motors on the surface.