Originally Posted by
golder
...Lease or buy EXISTING sub. To me that is a sub that is in the water now, not one that is being built.
Exactly.
Lease a couple of hulls, and hire some crew from knowledgeable navies, and miracle, you have a submarine force. How easy.
Originally Posted by
Flap Track 6
I think this is one of the issues why the French have reacted so badly - they now see a large gap where their sub design team is not active.
Don't worry for them, they are busy designing and building toys you wouldn't even dream about in your country.