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That is a tremendous amount of engineering to get 20kW of output The 4th Gen AIP system on 212CD puts out close to 450kW. RUMINT says the 212CD carries enough AIP fuel for 40+ days submerged so getting up to a Max Crew Mission Endurance range of 70 days would be a “stretch the boat to add...

Looks like official confirmation that SK is giving nukes. Which means the KSS III is an orphaned design. Buyer bewar, future developments and upgrades are on your dime

Retired USN sonar operator’s assessment of the 212CD

Anyone have any details or information on a fire that apparently destroyed or seriously damaged a KSS boat in the shipyard in Korea last week?

Now if they were to accept as part of the CPSP proposals some plants that built military trucks/vehicles we might have a serious idea here .

But will she build a rink? Ambassador Barbie

No, but it looks like she can see the ++swanky digs of the Cdn Embassy in Paris

So those questions awhile back about surfacing a sub through Arctic ice . . . Quite a bit more complicated than I had imagined

Or crew them

Topshee gets a Mike Drop...

Only if survives Bigger boat, built with magnetic steel, no stealth hull shaping, older AIP system . . . a bigger target

The Korean Hyunmoo 4-4 SLBM has a maximum range of approximately 500 km so Tomahawks is the winner Anyone know if is in the CPSP Req list?

What boats have missiles with that range?

That is a surprise. Given that Canada has 27/28 I would have thought China has a lot more than 50. Maybe they aren’t into fling wing ASW

How many ASW helicopters are deployed by the Chinese Navy? 200+ ??