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Ever since the ocean was invented, naval combat vessels have focused on staying above the water. While some may claim this excludes submarines, this in fact accounts for the fact a submarine is not a naval combat vessel, it is a torpedo-storage container full of gay men.

However, recent trends in russian naval tactics have seen their black sea fleet deploying under the ocean, using its depths to hide like the fragile and majestic octopus. Deep ocean ship deployments have been increasing over the parts few years, and offer a benefit of excellent cover, stable positioning, and - bonus - resupply needs greatly reduce as well.

Naval aviators tend to hate the ocean, because it is not the air, but as navies redeploy their fleets underwater (there are rumors india and pakistan may soon experiment with this technology), the only answer is deploy air assets to watch them.

I thought this was ncd shitpost

"Well... It's a ~~spaceship~~ plane so I'd say anywhere between 0 and 1."

Guys. It's been a challenging day, and this entire thread has improved the day immensely. I've built a shit ton of character today but you are the true characters.

Downvote this so it goes to the bottom but I just wanna say thanks for being you.

In this mode the aircraft has superior protection from all modern anti-air weapon systems.

The sunken jets cause a hazard to fishing trawlers, ensnaring their nets and disrupting their catch, thereby putting economic pressure on the adversary and creating food insecurity among enemy pescatarians. This is the peak of hybrid warfare.

There is more planes undersea than submarine in the air.

Technically speaking, the physics of control surface is the same underwater, so it should work not that bad, just replace the reactor by a ship prop and let's sea

I see a lot of people are missing the big picture of this new weapon system, so let me explain it. My brother works for a large defense contractor that shall remain nameless, but rhymes with "paytheon". Yes, the US Navy has plenty of underwater attack systems, we invented submarines more than 150 years ago. But F-18's underwater attack capabilities? Why is God's name would you need that?

Well, this new system can use a classified weapon that some people call a "shredder". It is actually the RAZERTAM (Rapid Attack Zero Emission Terrorist Attack Munition). It had its first test back in 2012 near Hawaii. The test didn't go well and at least one Arleigh Burke destroyer was sunk, a softball game was attacked and many people were killed. The entire event was covered up, and blamed on a "typhoon". The munitions use a fusion core generator to spin steel cutting blades behind a static energy field. There is no known way to stop them. The real breakthrough recently was the AI software provided by Elon Musk and Steven Miller ( who are high level government officials). The system is able to identify terrorists and attack them, based entirely on visual recognition. Some people opposed this and called it racist, but it is actually protecting America and neither of these guys have a racist bone in their body.

The F/A-18 Super Water Hornet is the perfect platform to deliver the Razertam munitions. It can submerge and "hop" to individual points in the water. This avoids anything getting a lock on them, so they can close in on terrorist housing centers, fuel stations and so-called schools that are actually terrorist youth training centers. I don't think even a battleship can stop these things from completing their mission to cleanse the earth of terrorists.

I have included a classified photo of the test munition attacking the John Paul Jones US Navy Destroyer.

Plane not fly in water, plane fly in air.

Oh my god. It's fucking 1:37am and I'm absolutely losing it over this, Well done Op.

Did you happen to have just watched the How to Steal an F-18 Hornet by that coquette girl?

Did you play the old tactical game "xcom -terror from the depth" ?

Alien might be sleeping undersea and will rise up someday.

We need interceptor that can fight underwater.

Sturdy as a Stockton submersible.

::Laughs in Rising sun sea-wing::

I’m so pleased that this keeps happening. Fuck these planes and assholes that fly them and the government that deploys them. Bleed this rotting hump of a nation out, one ridiculously overpriced weapon at a time. As an American, I’m just done being even remotely patriotic at this point.