After all, in a war submarines are best employed against enemy merchant shipping.
If we are talking about the defense of Australia, it would seem to me that the money would be better spent on land-based aircraft.
Or enemy surface ships. China has the world’s fastest growing navy.
If I were an Australian, I’d have to ask if Australia needed a submarine force in the first place.
After all, in a war submarines are best employed against enemy merchant shipping.
If we are talking about the defense of Australia, it would seem to me that the money would be better spent on land-based aircraft.
No, no, and again NO!
Your best defense against a hostile enemy submarine fleet is enough nuclear powered subs operating on their coasts to prevent enemy subs from getting to your coast and isolating your country. You really should sink their subs in their harbors before their subs leave their harbors .... but that requires political guts to act before their subs leave their harbors. Often, this will require your action before their declaration of war . 8<)
A poor second is using your nuclear subs to intercept their subs enroute. But that’s very hard.
Your next best choice is using your nuclear subs operating near your own coast to hear, intercept and sink their subs before their subs sink your merchant traffice and lay mines in your harbors.
Next best is conventional subs near your own coasts to do the same thing
But no subs can stop their spies/paramilitary/un-uniformed warriors/terrorists/Spetznaz operators from mining your harbors with fishing boats and small craft before war breaks out. Oopsie! You’re dead.
After all, in a war submarines are best employed against enemy merchant shipping.
If we are talking about the defense of Australia, it would seem to me that the money would be better spent on land-based aircraft.
No, no, and again NO!
Your best defense against a hostile enemy submarine fleet is enough nuclear powered subs operating on their coasts to prevent enemy subs from getting to your coast and isolating your country. You really should sink their subs in their harbors before their subs leave their harbors .... but that requires political guts to act before their subs leave their harbors. Often, this will require your action before their declaration of war . 8<)
A poor second is using your nuclear subs to intercept their subs enroute. But that's very hard.
Your next best choice is using your nuclear subs operating near your own coast to hear, intercept and sink their subs before their subs sink your merchant traffic and lay mines in your harbors.
Next best is conventional subs near your own coasts to do the same thing
But no subs can stop their spies/paramilitary/un-uniformed warriors/terrorists/Spetznaz operators from mining your harbors with fishing boats and small craft before war breaks out. Oopsie! You're dead.