The Silent Wolf Packs vs The Noisy Dogs

Diesels submarines, the noisy ships that had once served as escorts for supply boats, now were a pest for the nuclear fleet. The nuclear subs were quiet and stealthy, full of wonder and mystery. The two types of boats, the quiet and noisy, were always at odds with each other. While the nuclear fleet would almost always win the engagements, they would always run out of ammunition and be forced to return to dock to resupply and re-arm. For every one of the nuclear subs, there was five diesels. The sheer numbers of the diesels along with their cheaper cost meant that they could easily overwhelm the modern nuclear subs with sheer numbers. 

So a new set of boats were made to help even the odds. A magazine nuclear sub and its resupply surface support. The magazine sub was a stroke of genius by the naval department. The boat had dual loading ports on its top. Ten torpedoes could be loaded into each side for a total of twenty torpedoes for fast firing and a more automated response. The bow of the sub was completely mechanized, full of sensors and machinery for the advanced firing system. Because there was no human life in the bow of the sub, it could take two or three torpedo hits in its front and still be battle worthy. The most that one of these awesome ships had taken was three hits before returning to dry dock for repairs. The enemy diesels had left it alone after assuming that it was dead in the water, but being that they had only wounded the sub, it limped home. 

The resupply ship was fully capable of resupplying and defending. It could house and maintain torpedoes for ten submarines, lay down dangerous silent mines, and its top deck was filled with anti-air cannons and lasers. Its greatest weakness and largest asset was its speed. It could move fast but it had to stop to resupply, hence all the defenses. 

While the wolf pack was being resupplied one boat at a time, the others in their group would be circling, listening for the indistinguishable sound of diesel engines. For if the diesels ever caught wind of the wolf pack they would bear down on them from all directions. Surrounding and trying to overwhelm the wolf pack before they could re‐arm and re-group. If they got the jump on the wolves, then the pack with their resupply boat would surely either be destroyed and sunk, or damgaed and forced to returned to dry dock for repairs.