I'd like to open the floor to discussions about the possibilities available to the US navy
for their SS4 and possible SS3 Remodels.

As you all know our selection of boats thus far has been rather dismal. The O Type is a
First World War vintage class. The S Type is a late WWI and interwar type. And the
Barracuda is an interwar type. The question now is whether this trend will continue into
our SS4 or whether the designers will shift their focus to a standard mid or late war boat
such as the Gato.

In the former case the most likely options in my mind are the Argonaut/Narwhal boats or
perhaps the Dolphin/Cachalot boats. The Argonaut/Narwhal would be my preferred choice in
this case. They were large boats with plenty of tonnage and armament as well as the
ability to carry mines. And, while they had horrible maneuverability, they were still
quite capable. If these don't turn out to be our SS4 I hope they might be included as
remodels to our current SS3s.

The later case seems the most likely since the P through Gato classes made up the bulk of
the US Navy's submarine force throughout most of the war and were the most successful. As
experience has shown us ship lines are, for the most part, finished off by the most
modern/large vessels in the nations inventory. This trend favors the late war boats since
it's almost certain that the Germans will get their Type XXI Elektroboote and the Japanese
will get one of their aircraft carrying vessels(hopefully the I-400) since both have been
made out to be trademark boats for each respective navy.

I would like to start a poll but since this forum has no option available to normal
posters I will have to improvise. Please list what you feel will be the most likely choice
for the US SS4 and why. I will attempt to keep up and post the scores on the OP.

Argonaut - 0
Narwhal - 0
Dolphin - 0
Cachalot - 0
P Class - 0
Salmon/Sargo - 0
Tambor - 0
Gato - 2