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It was Diesel-Electric boat rather than a nuclear one, which explains how it got so close. If they're just sitting there then there is nothing to make noise. They don't have the power to get anywhere though, so this one just got lucky that the American carrier group drove straight over it.smartascarrots said:Of course they should. They should have stopped and boarded a fully armed SSN belonging to a sovereign nation in international waters.
The Song class isn't all that capable either - it's a replacement for the Ming class, which is pretty much a modernised WW2 type XXI U-boat. Better than what they've had before, but nothing to write home about.