Was the XXI pointless???

Penelope_Grey · 06-19-07, 04:13 PM

Though in seriousness, I wouldn't say they were pointless at all, they may have been crap in terms of reliability and use. But, they paved the way for what we have now, they were the first incarnation IMO and my brothers Opinion of the true submarine. Up till the launch of the XXI all the submarines of the world were surface vessels which had the ability to go underwater, they were not intended for extended underwater use, the XXI was.

CCIP · 06-19-07, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

they may have been crap in terms of reliability and use

Aren't virtually all new designs? :p

There are only a few fortunate cases of new technology being used most efficiently and not having a huge amount of teething troubles (just think of the US sub fleet in WWII, the pre-war doctrine and its results at the start of the war, and the torpedoes and other stuff - oooh boy! - but in the end those boats were a grand success). The XXI certainly didn't have the time for proper troubleshooting, but I'm sure if it did it would be quite a potent boat. Probably not the almighty uber-boat that some invision, but way ahead of anything of its time.

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