Eli5: How are submarine deck guns able to still be fired after being submerged in salt water?
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A pretty critical aspect being missed here is that deck guns in ww2 were also used to sneak attack land targets, now submarines can just launch cruise missiles (nuclear or otherwise) at land targets without having to surface at all
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