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Originally Posted by V.C. Sniper
U.S. has the best submarines no doubt about it. The Gato/Balao class would dominate both oceans without a sweat.
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:rotfl: As much as i love fleet submarines, even i woudlnt make that boast! If one *REALLY* wanted to know how well a fleet boat would do in the atlantic, all one has to do, is look at how well the 9D2's faired. Which, really is the only fair comparision, as they're both very similar in size and endurance. The upperhand in THAT matchup however, i think goes to the fleet boat. No externally stored torpedos, better electronics, better propulsion system, and better (higher) field of view for lookouts. edit: Oh yeah, and faster dive time. A fleetboat in wartime was required to dive in under 40 seconds. 30-35 second dive being the goal in training.