“Okay, the Soviets have a new missile boat with a silent drive system. What does it all mean?” “Nothing good. We depend on our ability to track their boomers with our attack boats. Hell, that’s why they agreed a few years back to our proposal about keeping them five hundred miles from each other’s coasts, and why they keep their missile subs in port most of the time. This could change the game a bit. By the way, October’s hull, I haven’t seen what it’s made of.” “Steel. She’s too big for a titanium hull, at least for what it would cost. You know what they have to spend on their Alfas.” “Too
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