Bill Kambic wrote:
The problem is not the aircraft or their handling; the Japanese proved
that.

The problem is when the pig boat is on the surface it wears a big sign
that says "TARGET." Subs are tough as nails, but ANY breach of the
hull means they're "toast." How long is the cycle from surface to
prep to launch to dive? Then they get to do it again for recovery. I
don't think your Mark I Mod 0 submariner is going to be all that
interested in the program. ;-)

Remember, too, that while conventional boats traditionally could dive
quickly a nuke takes several minutes (both up and down).

For occational special ops this might be a viable plan (a launch of a
disposeable vehicle). But recover, refuel, and relaunch? Probably
not.

Here's where the neat stuff comes in.

The Cormorant MPUAV launches and recovers while the mothership is submerged.

-HJC