Here is clearly visible who got beter chance.
Note that this data is taken from Wikipedia and so this reflects standard worlds opinion about US & Jerry´s WW2 submarine capability.
LOOK ON TEST DEPTHS AND DISPLACMENT, so what you think who is the sub of the day in strugle against UK destroyers?
Balao class
Displacement: 1,525 tons (1,549 t) surfaced
2,424 tons (2463 t) submerged
Speed: 20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced
8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged
Range: 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Endurance: 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged
75 days on patrol
Test depth: 400 ft (120 m)
Complement: 10 officers, 70–71 enlisted[3]
Armament: 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
(six forward, four aft)
24 torpedoes
1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun
four machine guns
Type 7c
Displacement: Surfaced 769 tons,
submerged 871 tons
Speed: Surfaced 17.7 knot (33 km/h),
submerged 7.6 knot
Test depth: 230 m (754 ft). Calculated crush depth: 250-295 m (820-967 ft)
Range: Surfaced 15170 km (8200 miles) at 10 knots (19 km/h),
submerged 150 km (80 miles) at 4 knots (7 km/h)
Complement: 44-52 officers & ratings
Armament: 5 53.3cm Torpedo tubes: 4 bow, 1 stern (14 torpedoes or 26 TMA or 39 TMB mines))
1 C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun with 220 rounds
Various FLAK weaponry
All doubts stops here.
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