Interesting article.
>>The Shortfin Barracudas would be very quiet and a major threat to the People’s Liberation Army Navy.
Are these pure diesel-electric or is there an AIP component? I believe it was a Swedish AIP/DE that was used in war games vs. US nuclear-powered attack submarines, and it acquitted itself very well.
China would scream bloody murder if this were to happen.
As near as I can tell, Diesel Electric with lead-acid batteries. So basically World War II technology.
We gave weapons to the Mujahedeen against the Russians. That worked out so well for us.
No, just no!