Interesting with IJNs submarine variety but they also had german and Italian subs either captured or given and put into service
Im sure its similar for other nations so i wonder if we will see that or if they will stick to just domestic options
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SH4 nostalgia
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Maybe IJNs first premium could be IJN I-19 On September 15, 1942 the Imperial Japanese Navy IJN submarine I-19 fired a single salvo of six Type 95 torpedoes near Guadalcanal, resulting in one of the most destructive and fortuitous single torpedo spreads in naval history.
- USS Wasp (CV-7): Three torpedoes struck the American aircraft carrier on its starboard beam, triggering massive aviation fuel and ammunition fires that forced the crew to abandon ship and led to its scuttling.
- USS North Carolina (BB-55): A fourth torpedo from the same spread continued running and struck the battleship (part of a different task force) on its port side, killing five sailors and causing significant hull damage.
- USS O’Brien (DD-415): A fifth or sixth torpedo missed an initial evasion attempt and struck the destroyer’s port bow. Though temporary repairs allowed it to travel, the structural integrity of its hull failed weeks later on October 19, 1942, causing it to sink
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there’s an interesting video on it, with added context
North Carolina and O’Brien seem to have been hit by accident, as the sub commander was most likely unable to see them from his POV, which makes this encounter all the more interesting imo
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Also the first post-war submarine was a (modified) US Gato-class
JDS Kuroshio after being transferred over in 1956, still with original US hull number (SS-261)
JDS Kuroshio (SS-501) later in Japanese service
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I believe so the ROC training sub might have continued to get some upgrades (Lithium batteries) however there would be little hope for her in the modern era.
Almost like a modernized I-201
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Gato!
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GATO! My beloved
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She used the best of Japanese submarine design theory but from what I read her bloodline comes from I-201-class submarine and Gato-class ideas.
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Found a Classic for USA: USS Holland (SS-1)
Test depth 100 ft (30 m)
Complement 7
Armament:
1 × 17.7 in (450 mm) “18-in” torpedo tube (3 torpedoes)
1 × 8 in (200 mm) dynamite gun
Versions were exported
I want that thing to sink that dumb Soyuz. Bro will be so embarrassed
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Just imagine this…
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Cool egg
I’ll just say that, out of sheer boredom this weekend, I started looking into how the developers work when it comes to something as significant as submarines.
and I can’t help but see myself this way all the time
or something like that
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Well, if you’ve played any of the Silent Hunter games and Uboat, that’s exactly what you’re gonna get I guess haha
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With 450mm torpedos?
Egg man wants his new super weapon back…
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