"The U.S. Navy's Seawolf Class Submarine: When the" Topic
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Tango01  | 24 Mar 2020 12:51 p.m. PST |
… Best is Just Too Expensive "Designed to address the threat of Soviet ballistic missile submarines, and to replace the aging Los Angeles-class of submarines, the Seawolf-class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) has been described as the best of the best. A total of 29 boats were to be constructed over a 10-year period – a number that was then reduced to 12 – but only three were launched. The reason: the end of the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union…"
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| Tango01 | 25 Mar 2020 11:53 a.m. PST |
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| Choctaw | 26 Mar 2020 2:35 p.m. PST |
Though aging, are the Los Angeles class subs still the best in the world? |
| arealdeadone | 26 Mar 2020 3:46 p.m. PST |
Or no longer needed?[/quoted]Or not regarded as needed in 1990s but now essential given Chinese and Russian rearmament. |
 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 26 Mar 2020 4:28 p.m. PST |
Though aging, are the Los Angeles class subs still the best in the world? The newer Virginia Class (SSN-774) subs are now considered to be the best, though improved 688's still form the backbone of the US Navy's fast-attack fleet since there are many more of them. |
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