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even though Egypt had the biggest submarine force (soviet subs) of any Arabic country they never achieved anything against Israel in the multiple wars.
why was that the case?
Also: general scary submarine incident thread
>Three men who reached the surface later died, and three others who left the boat were never found on the surface; it is possible they came up under maneuvering ships and were killed by their screws. Their loss brought the death toll to 31 men.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_S-178
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>>31814385
because Israel barely has a navy?
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>>31814390
well then what was the point of building such a large submarine force?
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>>31814532
For fighting non-israelis
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A lack of training, patriotism, and just cause morale. That's my guess.
Technological inferiority has been overcame before, see Custards Last Stand.
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>>31814532
To look nice and give the impression of power.
>Major powers display nuclear subs as symbols of power.
>Minor/regional powers want to look powerful and important.
>Diesel subs look sorta like nuclear subs.
>Dictatorship buys subs without thinking about there actual combat value.
Happens more then you would think.
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>>31814385
>why was that the case?
Submarines not so good in the desert.
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>>31814385
USS Thresher.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thresher_(SSN-593)
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