USS Seawolf (SSN-21)

The Seawolf, as seen in-game

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## Background History

USS Seawolf (SSN-21), is a nuclear powered fast attack submarine and the lead ship of her class. She is the fourth submarine of the United States Navy named for the seawolf, a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth that give it a savage look.

## Overview

At a pretty affordable price coupled with a decent armament the Seawolf is a good submarine valued by beginners and experts alike for its speed and maneuverability.

But speed isn't the only thing that will be determining the outcome of a battle. Weapons are what determine victory to, the Seawolf has a satisfactory amount of weapons including a missle slot and two torpedoes, that can be used to devastate any opponent if used properly.

## Tactics

### Playing as a Seawolf

When starting off a battle always wait for someone in your team to spot out the enemy. Either a friendly cv or surface ship with a helicopter. This allows you to strike first and gain the upper hand in a battle. Once you have spotted the enemy try going after ships without anti submarine hardware such as USS Arleigh Burke, HMS Duncan, USS Nimitz and so on, this tactic allows you to get kills with minimal damage and even (sometimes) no damage! But there are also ships that have anti submarine hardware that can rip your ship to bits that must be avoided at all costs,(unless you can torpbeat really well) or only attack with the support of an ally. Ships like JS Kurama, RF Admiral Panteleyev, CN Type 052D Xiamen that either have grenade launchers or torpedoes can spell trouble for you and cause heavy damage.Knowing this, and the fact that seawolf has among the lowest durability of any ship in the game, seawolf's great speed and manoeuvrability should be used to your advantage to dodge torpedoes and missles. Using this trick can save you from lots of damage and helps you survive longer in matches. Try hiding behind rocks and make frequent turns to dodge torpedoes.

### Playing along a Seawolf

Always provide allied seawolfs with cover fire and never leave them to fight alone because they can be destroyed easily by a few torpedo hits from the enemy. If you are a submarine and playing with an allied seawolf, always travel together as a wolf pack to maximise the damage done to enemy ships.

### Playing against a Seawolf

If you are using a ship that has anti submarine hardware such as js kurama never hesitate to use your torpedoes and rocket launchers to annihilate them as the seawolf has a pretty bad durability.This submarine also has to come out a lot of oxygen, use this opportunity to destroy them easily.

## Suggested Armaments Setup

The ship, with its flexible armaments setup, can be armed with various weapons that will furthermore improve the ship's performance. Below are some suggested weapons setup. But, bear in mind that these are just suggestions.

Missile - Tomahawk(can be launched from underwater), P800 Onyx (for greater damage), JL-1 (Combines the advantages of Tomahawk and P-800. Basically a non hero version of nuclear tomahawk.)

Torpedo slot one - Mark 50

Torpedo slot two - Mark 50 or HUWS(for close range duels and improved accuracy)

## Advantages and Disadvantages

### Advantages

* Good speed and maneuverability

* Decent armaments for tier 2 submarine

### Disadvantages

* Bad durability

* Bad O2 capacity

## Gallery

A Torpedo approaching a submerged Seawolf.