Some attack subs are also armed with , increasing the scope of their potential missions to include land targets.
At the start of the war, these boats could go from fully surfaced to periscope depth in about 45—50 seconds.
At low speed, that increases to more than 30 miles.
Other Nuclear powers would only have to threaten us with nukes to abide by their terms! After the war, a few fleet boats were fitted with an additional rudder topside at the very stern.
These boats have four 650 mm torpedo tubes and four 533 mm tubes.
The last two Gato-class boats active in the U.