Well that would be dumb. Diesel subs would need diesel fuel, while atomic subs just need atoms, and heck, there's atoms everywhere!I understand the difference technically between the power plants, but are the only reason people buy diesel subs the price and upkeep costs?
Right! And it is getting harder and harder to find a good diesel station in the middle of the ocean.Well that would be dumb. Diesel subs would need diesel fuel, while atomic subs just need atoms, and heck, there's atoms everywhere!
I understand the difference technically between the power plants, but are the only reason people buy diesel subs the price and upkeep costs?
Right! And it is getting harder and harder to find a good diesel station in the middle of the ocean.
Wow! Are they all fuel tank?
Since a diesel boat in WWII could go from California to Japan, patrol for around 30 days (depending on speed) and then return to California.
I'm thinking they've gotten better over time.
So...
Wow! Are they all fuel tank?
It looks like just the trip from California to Japan and back would use up about 9,900 of their 11,000 nautical miles and about 54 of their 75 days so they would still have enough time and distance left to do significant damage to Japan without having to row home.Okay. I misspoke. Design patrol duration was 75 days. Of course, traveling California to Japan to California would eat up a bit of that time. (One reason they moved to Australia and Midway later in the war)
It looks like just the trip from California to Japan and back would use up about 9,900 of their 11,000 nautical miles and about 54 of their 75 days so they would still have enough time and distance left to do significant damage to Japan without having to row home.
Those were some badass fighting sailors. My uncle was on a light carrier in the Pacific from 1943 to the end and they all had a lot of respect for the submariners.Which is why staging out of Australia and Midway helped with their time on station.
Though they still had to go to Hawaii or California for refits.
Also, I forgot, they staged out of Hawaii in the beginning, in addition to California.
So, starting in Hawaii knocked off a few miles from their transit also.
Cause all the bubbleheads in WWII were crazy.Those were some badass fighting sailors. My uncle was on a light carrier in the Pacific from 1943 to the end and they all had a lot of respect for the submariners.