"The HQ-182, Hanoi Vietnam’s first submarine." Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 Feb 2014 10:32 p.m. PST |
"In early January, the heavylift ship Rolldock Sea entered the Vietnamese port of Cam Ranh Bay towing a submarine. The sub, HQ-182, is a Russian-made Improved Kilo-class boat, one of six ordered by the Vietnamese navy in 2009. HQ-182, also known as the Hanoi, is Vietnam's first submarine. Displacing 4,000 tons underwater, the diesel-powered Kilos have six tubes for launching guided torpedoes or supersonic SS-N-27 "Klub" anti-ship missiles. So quiet that they're called' "black holes" by the U.S. Navy, the subs can sit silently off Vietnam's coast, waiting in intercept and sink any attackers. The six Kilos will be Vietnam's capital ships…" link link Full article here.
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| Tango01 | 13 Feb 2014 11:26 p.m. PST |
SO HAPPY you enjoyed it my friend!! (big smile). Amicalement
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 Murphy  | 14 Feb 2014 6:10 a.m. PST |
Yep…diesel powered…."quiet" until they crank the engines up… |
| SouthernPhantom | 14 Feb 2014 6:51 p.m. PST |
Murphy, that's why they run on battery power underwater and save diesel for the surface ;) |
| PHGamer | 03 Mar 2014 8:32 a.m. PST |
They don't run their diesels much though. We tried to out last one of these on the surface, and found out that a Kilo can stay submerged for 28 days, while our destroyer only had 6 days worth of fuel… |
| Lion in the Stars | 03 Mar 2014 2:44 p.m. PST |
Who needs steel or lead for ballast when you have 500 tons of batteries onboard? |
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