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Originally Posted by Olefin
Last Submarine pretty much indicates that there arent any subs left except the two US subs that are mentioned - keep in mind how surprised the captain is in Boomer that the Soviets may have an operational Boomer that is still around - and its very late 1998 by the time the convoys sail for Yugoslavia - given the fuel condition I dont see the Soviets sending out diesel subs into the Med - which is the probable location of any interception - i.e. the US shipping lanes by then were either around the Cape to the Middle East or to Germany and the UK - going the Med route probably would be a total surprise to the Soviets -
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"Pretty much"? I was hoping for a quote or something. Assuming it's an accurate representation of what is stated in
Last Sub, Boomers were priority targets from day 1 of the war (routinely tagged and tailed during peacetime) so it makes sense that few, if any, of them would still be afloat in mid-t-late '98. But, Boomers and attack subs are different beasts. It's hard to imagine that there wouldn't be any Soviets attack subs still operating in the Atlantic in '98 (although I agree it's unlikely that any would still be operating in the Med, given it's limited routes of ingress and egress).
An alternative explanation is that a ship carrying 42nd ID's armor was sunk by an Italian* or Greek diesel boat. They're quiet and the Adriatic is their backyard.
*In my treatment of Kenya, Lions of Twilight, I had an Italian diesel sink the ship that was transporting the vehicles of 173rd's motorized battalion to Mombasa, which is why it ended up equipped with French armored cars.
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