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You obviously have little to no clue as to what you are talking about. You cannot snorkel while truly submerged which also severely restricts your speed. While running on diesels you can be heard for hundreds of miles and can be picked up easily on radar.
I am a former submariner, in addition to a surface warfare officer trained in ASW in the Navy.
As for WWII, submarines had to be in FRONT of the target and let the target come to them simply because they cannot make any speed while submerged and if surfaced they were sitting ducks.
Snorkeling at 7 knots ain't bad.
When did subs start chasing ships ? I thought they just hanged around in their patrol area waiting for something to sink. You know, like duck hunting. :lol:
It's been what, going on to 75 years since a sub has been used in war and has sunk a ship ?
Look at the U.S. Navy's CIWS on it's ships. Never tested in war. They know it can destroy one subsonic target drone but what about four supersonic Mach 2.5 cruise missiles sea skimming 15 to 25 feet above the surface ? As you know, VT fuses don't work to well over water. But Bofor might have come up with a VT fuse for their 57 MM gun that works over water.
Supposedly the way a Slava class cruiser would attack an American carrier, an eight missile salvo. Four targeting the carrier and the other four targeting the escorts. Then launch a second eight missile salvo if necessary.
The Slava class submarine escort might even get into the game if there's no American sub to deal with.
Don't forget the Slava's escorts.