Sorry folks, but a diesel on its battery is very quiet and very dangerous. That is why we need anti-submarine warfare aircraft. This is not unexpected.
While thats true, what are the real world scenarios where a US nuke sub would end up in a position to lose to a kilo?
Kilos aren’t exactly deep water boats. Probably means the 688 came into the shallows and onto the Kilo’s turf.
Which does happen for intel and spec ops stuff. But not in a scenario like an exercise where the Kilo certainly knew the general area where the 688 was operating.
So I wouldn’t read too much into this. The kill was either a result of restrictive exercise parameters, or a lucky golden bb shot (which do happen ...)
Why would antisubmarine aircraft do better than a submarine?
Exactly. If the mission was set up such that the Kilo didn’t need to run on diesel during the engagement window, he’s potentially got an advantage.
To get some idea of how quiet a diesel-electric boat is when operating on batteries, go out to your garage, open your car’s hood, and listen to the battery.