Talk:Game Updates/2019/July 30th/@comment-32647310-20190730121907/@comment-32647310-20190801125848

For the Brits? Yeah, I can agree to that. I mean, people pretty much ignored the usefulness of submarines in WWI until the Germans started using them to break up British blockades as well as commerce raiding. I mean, it wasn't until the Germans showed the effectivness and capebility of submarines that any sort of doctrine was developed at all.

For the Japanese? Not so much. Only because by the time these weapons were put to use, they knew better and had actual anti-submarine equipment and capebilities.

The fact of the matter is that these weapons are infantry weapons and their capebility of having any use on a ship against a submarine is questionable at best. You would almost be better off with just basic ASW tactics (zig-zagging/evasion).

As noted on another thread, there is the possibility that these weapons will provide some sort of synergy with anti-installation and/or ASW equipment so that your DDs can be kitted to wreck installations and not totally screw your fleet when it comes to subs...which has spawned the paranoia that we are going to see submarines alongside installations.