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Well if you have something like the Wyrm which is sort of a Ballistic Sub it is nice to augment your System Defense System. Subs like the Nautilus are more useful to attack a coast line probably in support of a land force but as a raider popping up here there I could see usefulness. Then there is a third type of sub to consider, the carrier.

Still subs seem like the best way to go to me because they have a natural defense. I imagine they are hard to detect and difficult to destroy at least without the right kind of weaponry.

How do you guys feel about surface ships? They seem very naked to me especially the larger ones. Their presence is hard to miss again the bigger they are would lead me to say is a disadvantage. Aerospace assets can hunt them with impunity.

Do you want a comparison in-game, or in reality?  In game, subs strike me as horribly limited and complex; the Star League may have fooled around with them, but their utility for anything other than all-out war is nonexistent.  Surface ships are better, but the ridiculousness of BT's weapon set robs them of everything which makes real naval ships awesome.