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I thought running for a very long time without needing to surface was the entire point of nuclear subs?
by SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
I thought running for a very long time without needing to surface was the entire point of nuclear subs?
- jacobush 7y agoYes, but "normal" nuclear subs can still not go very deep without being crushed. Thus, they can still be hunted for. But a nuclear sub which can go thousands of meters deep in hiding mode, would change the theater of war considerably.
- neuronic 7y agoNoise is another point. Diesel engines are louder and if there's one thing you want to be as a military submarine it is silent.