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Admiral John Byng
 Post subject: Submarine flattop
PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:14 am 
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This would have been a great submarine!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1958-Press-Ph ... 5d4a7f4a83

Not very practical if the enemy have any kind of ASW capability but imagine it rising out of the sea off an enemy coast!

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 Post subject: Re: Submarine flattop
PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:37 am 
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Also not very practical when the enemy has no ASW either...
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Admiral John Byng
 Post subject: Re: Submarine flattop
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No, but I suppose they were thinking of a situation like Guadalcanal where the US did not control the sea or air. Of course as this is post-war that did not apply so I assume that is why it was dropped.

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 Post subject: Re: Submarine flattop
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I think the US used a few at Inchon. :big_grin:
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