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From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
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Subject: Re: A NASTY attack sub idea
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Date: 5 Jun 89 02:43:32 GMT
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From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
>Sub has to sacrifice its covertness in order to nail the aircraft.
>Further, by the time the sub is aware of the aircraft, it's
>too late...

As I've mentioned before in other contexts, the peacetime emphasis on
stealthiness in submarine training has to go out the window in a real
war:  a submarine cannot accomplish much that's useful without revealing
itself.  Boldness is required.

Also, again as mentioned in other contexts, the biggest effects of subs
with AA armament would be psychological rather than material.  Even an
occasional aircraft kill -- or near-miss -- by a sub will make the ASW
aircraft much more cautious, which will considerably reduce their combat
effectiveness.

                                     Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
                                 uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu