Which of the 4 super powers is the most powerful?

[telkon]

Conventional subs are quieter than nuclear subs. Nuclear subs have to pump water all the time to cool reactors. Conventional subs with AIP are the quietest.

Frigates are best at hunting subs. Destroyers are no substitute for destroyers. The US navy is foolish for phasing out its last frigate Kauffman.

exact opposit. theres's a thing called silent running and you won't be able to detect nuclear sub in this mode, for reactor is cooled by natural convection of the water.

It was really nice of you to make dinner for my Viking friends

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Sweden Stronk!!!

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I like your flag though.

LOLz get yourz foodz yourselvez vile vikingz! you can eat many many fish, we can't iit fish, we eat redredred meat alwayz.


Kyrgyz stronker, it can kill dragonz

your flagz iz also very nays. remind me my mountainz during autumn. blue blue skyez and yellow grazz.

P.S. i don't know why i chose to write in polandball fashion LOL

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

But nuclear subs means much powerful sonar and detection capabilities from greater distance. With modern missiles, it is a huge advantage. Besides these subs can be much more faster. Unless AIP based diesel subs know where to look for the nuclear sub, they would be switching on their AIP like morons on roaming in the open sea burning fuel inefficiently or discharging their batteries.


The name is just a name. They have fast surface ships which can hunt submarines and protect their carriers.

The big thing about nuclear submarines is that they have global range. And thus they are an essential aspect of military power projection.

China on the other hand focused a lot more on diesel electric submarines, since these are more cost-effective for defense of the "near seas".

And our doctrine has primarily been "defensive" in nature, so this seemed the best route.

But recently we've been moving to a more balanced stance, and we are seeking "limited expeditionary capability" overseas.

As a result, we just acquired our first aircraft carrier, and we are moving towards a big focus on nuclear submarines. It's still a primarily defensive doctrine, but as they say, a good offense is a good defense.