Nuclear Submarine (Civ6)

The Nuclear Submarine is an naval raider unit in Civilization VI. It upgrades from the (or its replacements) and requires .
In the Gathering Storm expansion, the Nuclear Submarine does not require strategic resources to train.
* Attributes:
** Invisible except when within range of Destroyers, other naval raiders, or when there is a unit in an adjacent tile.
** Reveals stealth units within range.
** Can perform Coastal Raids.
** Has a ranged attack with 2.
** Ignores enemy zone of control.
** Does not exert zone of control.
== Strategy ==
A much better version of its predecessor, the Nuclear Submarine is truly the most terrifying naval unit if the player has access to . Although it fixes none of the problems the Submarine has (detailed here), it compensates for these shortcomings with the capability to deploy nukes across the sea. With their ability to deal vast damage to targets 12 or 15 tiles away (depending on whether they're launching s or s), Nuclear Submarines are not susceptible to Destroyers like other naval raider units. Moreover, this can catch enemies by surprise because nukes do not need vision to detonate, so there is no need for "spotting units" close to enemy borders like when you attack with regular ranged units. Since the Nuclear Submarine is essentially a mobile Missile Silo with invisibility, it is incredibly hard for Destroyers to pinpoint its location and reveal it.
In Gathering Storm, the Nuclear Submarine does not require to build, but since almost 100% of its strength lies in its nuclear armaments, having is necessary to realize its potential. Without it, there's little need to bother with this unit unless you're strapped for and - a fleet of Destroyers and Battleships or Missile Cruisers will serve you better in large-scale naval warfare, provided that you have the resources to build them.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* The Nuclear Submarine's model is based on the British Astute class SSN.
== See also ==
* Nuclear Submarine in other games