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Overall, Arcer submarines achieved great effect, sinking dozens of Capetian, Caphirian, and Corummese-flagged merchantmen, as well as a number of smaller Capetian warships of corvette and frigate-size. Moderate damage was done to Capetian major capital ships, although none were sunk, just forced into shipyards for repairs. During the war, four Arcer submarines were damaged by enemy fire or anti-submarine warfare, and an additional two were lost. His Majesty's Arcer Submarine ''Superior'', was destroyed by enemy surface vessels, likely due to depth charges and being unable to surface in 1951. HMAS ''Typhoon'' was lost with all hands during an emergency dive rehearsal as part of crew training in the Malentine Sea, where it sunk to 300 meters and was destroyed. The legacy of the war continues to influence modern Arcer submarine doctrine. An emphasis on torpedo and mine warfare are consistently emphasized as the most important aspects of the Service's capabilities, and while it maintains the ability to launch cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles, these are considered of secondary nature.

No Arcer submarines were lost or damaged, and a sizeable amount of Varshani commercial and merchant marine shipping was lost to Arcer Submarine engagements during the course of the conflict. Due to the green-water and littoral nature of the service prior to the war, this was the first open water or 'blue-water' deployment on an extensive, and continual basis for much of the Arcer Naval Service. The result was in increased understanding of the difficulties and challenges of operating under such conditions, and required a rethinking of the Service's underway and at-sea replenishment of submarines. While the doctrine was not fundamentally changed, the Service acknowledge that it was considerably more difficult to conduct open sea missions of this nature. The war against Varshan also saw the first employment of land-attack cruise missiles by the Submarine Service, with the ACS ''Gibson'' engaging several Varshani targets in the fall of 2020 as part of ongoing targeting of key Varshani infrastructure and command nodes. While submarine's activities are kept classified and not disclosed to the public, the [[government of Arcerion]] has acknowledged that members of the [[Royal Arcerion Naval Service]]/[[Arcerion Special Operations Command]]'s [[Arcerion Regiment of Marine Commandos|Marine Commandos]] were inserted for clandestine reconnaissance and direct-action missions during the course of the war.  

The Royal Arcerion Submarine Service covers a variety of undersea warfare, seabead warfare, and intelligence collection activities to support the foreign and domestic interests of Arcerion. The most modern is with the introduction of the ''Dolphin''-class of submarines in the 1980s with a modern suite of sophisticated electronics for the collection of electronic intelligence. This has resulted in the continuous and clandestine deployment of Arcer submarines around Southern Crona and Sarpedon on missions to collect military intelligence on foreign navies, ports, and commercial facilities. As part of its intelligence collection mandate this often incorporates cooperation with Arcerion's maritime special operations unit, the Arcerion Regiment of Marine Commandos. The Arcerion Special Operations Command has operated off of submarines since the Second Great War, and it is a core component that is expected of the Submarine Service to maintain proficiency on. This culminated recently with operations against Varshan.

 

 

While historically not used, the use of land-attack cruise missiles is a skill maintained by the Submarine Service, which is usually in conjunction with Special Forces teams embedded for reconnaissance and call-for-fire, to provide correction as well as to laser-designate targets as needed.

 

Submarines in Arcerion predominantly focus on two main mission sets, that being sea lane denial, and subsurface warfare (torpedoes/mines). The first of these missions is focused on maintaining Arcer sovereignty and freedom of movement for the [[Warrington Strait|Warrington]] and Songun Straits. In doing so, the submarines regularly practice the ability to attack merchant shipping, support and logistics vessels of foreign merchant marine services, and the engagement of enemy submarines conducting similar missions. This is also related to the heavy emphasis that the Arcer government and Naval Service Headquarters places on the use of torpedoes and sea mines. The submarines have a variety of sea mines, both predominantly use moored-mines for denying access to ports or shallow-water interdiction of ships, and torpedo mines that lay on the seabed until they recognize the sound signature of an enemy surface vessel and are deployed to engage. Limpet mines are also frequently exercised with the Marine Commandos, and Arcer subs serve as the launch and recovery vessel of choice for such Commando operations.