Talk:AFOH/@comment-14850713-20141230025210/@comment-14850713-20150103082801

"Manta" now has a top speed of 136+ knots and can maintain trim for 1:30 GC minutes (very useful for chases). She can sharply turn at 1/3 forward throttle, and is now armed with 8 sub torps. She's had a good run in GC with the only problem being that swing warships take little damage even with full direct hits by a torpedo salvo (the penalty for not having mines). The speed objective has now been downgraded to 160 knots, the reported top speed of Josh's contract sub I1 (either because I'm impatient to commission her or because I feel that 194+ is unreachable with her configuration). She will now enter service testing with the name Achille being reserved. She is envisioned as an "interceptor" defending AFOH waters (as it is theorized that close quarter battles are fought at lower speeds). This will free up the Shadow subs for offensive missions and for use against major enemy units (super warships, carriers and heavy battleships).