Submitted by Luke from DC (not verified) on Tue, 10/05/2021 - 16:57
Sending subs to prowl around narrow waterways between islands implies intents beyond nuclear threats (deterrence) and implies that it is shipping they want to deter. Anti-shipping attacks are still done with torpedoes or in some cases cruise missiles or even missiles that put a torpedo in the water near a target ship. Sonobouys, air search helicopters with dipping sonar based off destroyers and similar things have made it just as hard to hide a sub as it ever was, in fact it was much easier to hide a sub in WWII than it was in the 1980's or now.
Sending subs to prowl around narrow waterways between islands implies intents beyond nuclear threats (deterrence) and implies that it is shipping they want to deter. Anti-shipping attacks are still done with torpedoes or in some cases cruise missiles or even missiles that put a torpedo in the water near a target ship. Sonobouys, air search helicopters with dipping sonar based off destroyers and similar things have made it just as hard to hide a sub as it ever was, in fact it was much easier to hide a sub in WWII than it was in the 1980's or now.