Originally Posted by
lightonthewater
True, but still not ideal: neutralising the anti-sub capability of a major warship has to be a win for any opponent, however well supported she might be by other assets and allies. Taking out a towed sonar array now has to be in the tactical playbook for any submarine, however risky.
Only if you can convincingly make it look like an accident. Doing it on purpose (in peacetime) would presumably be construed as an act of aggression, potentially inviting consequences. In wartime, if you can get close enough to make physical contact with its sonar array, it probably wasn't that much of a threat anyway...