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Originally Posted by Kazuaki Shimazaki II
IMO, Sontag misses the point, which is that the Soviets had managed a counterdetection, even if it was late, and the Americans don't seem to know about it. Winning is better than losing, but in ASW warfare, managing to know when you've lost is a massive step up from not knowing, and not realizing that your victory is not quite complete is in itself a fair loss.
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Actually, without trying to go too far OT, I would think, in a non-shooting war, Losing and knowing it is a far greater victory than winning and not knowing they know too.
Winning without thinking they know about it leads to complacency in tech development, while knowing you just got goosed forces you to strive ahead in new technology.