On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:45:16 -0500, Ned Simmons
wrote:

That 9000 mile range is without refueling, but that's what sub tenders
are for. In WW2, the way the Allies dealt with the Nazi Wolfpacks was
to find and destroy the tenders. Having broken the Enigma codes,
finding the sub tenders was pretty easy.

I poked around quite a bit last night and found no indication that
North Korea has tenders.


Any ship can be a tender. The Germans proved that quite well in
Argentinan waters during WW2.

You need fuel tanks, a couple good cranes and thats about all.

Gunner



"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner