Originally Posted by
SLXOwft
I am not au fait with modern SSN capabilities but with a 'littoral' focus for much of HM Naval Service shouldn't we be looking at SSKs as well? Yes, I know we would need to recruit and retrain to crew them.
I'm far from convinced that the "Littoral" is the focus anymore. We appear to be pivoting back to state on state open ocean, as opposed to visiting the peace-loving natives of Umbhoto Gorge. Trouble with SSK is that they're essentially immobile. Great for homeland defence / sea denial, not so good for worldwide ops (compared to SSN).