Given the status of the USS Ling, let him who treateth his fleet with care cast the first stone.
So, with an sample of 2, we have no serious Soviet submarines.
You know what, I'm good with that. Taken as a whole, submariners tend to buck the trends of their surface counterparts: the separation of officers and enlisted sailors is often nonexistant, spit-and-polish dress codes are put on hold until just before entering ports-of-call, they're at their best when the orders are simple (such as just go out and sink some enemy ships), etc.
It doesn't make them any less loyal. Just more fun.
Sushka Zefir is certainly interesting from any angle. I was instantly struck by how...compact ? consolidated?...her gear is. Makes me want to meet a Dutch submarine Belle or her Aunt, TCG Gür now to compare, especially since she lacks the red, industrial girder-like connective structure inherent on all Soviet ships seen thus far.
I will enjoy S-3's sugar-fueled, exuberant innocence for now.
Oh, and before I forget...