Submarine Design and Development |
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able active aircraft American angle appears array attack attack submarine ballast batteries boat British built carrier carry cent commander considerable convoy craft depth detection developed diesel difficult direct diving early effective electric engine example expected fire fleet forces frequency German given greater homing hull important increased knots later launched least less limited major marine means miles missile naval Navy noise Note nuclear operate particularly passive patrol performance periscope planes plant position postwar practice pressure probably problem production propeller radar range reactor reduced relatively ROOM Royal sail ships showed signals single snorkel sonar sound Soviet space speed standard submarine submerged surface surface ships tactics tanks target theory tons torpedo tubes turn Type typical U-boat underwater United volume weapons weight World yards