"The Russian Seismic_Survey_Sub" Topic
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| Tango01 | 14 May 2020 8:58 p.m. PST |
"This is a unique submarine concept developed by the Rubin design bureau. It is designed to conduct sub-bottom surveys using very low frequency active sonar which can penetrate the sea floor. The receivers for this sonar are mounted on distinctive wing-like structures which project from the sides of the submarine. It's a large submarine, somewhere between a nuclear attack submarine and a ballistic missile submarine. And the wings are approximately 45m (145 ft) long so the overall width of the boat, with wings extended, is around 100m (330 ft)…"
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| Thresher01 | 14 May 2020 9:38 p.m. PST |
Hmmm, seems a bit of overkill for a seismic survey sub, when a much smaller drone would seem to be able to do the same thing. I wonder what it's "real" mission is, other than finding undersea cables and sosus arrays, and tapping or destroying those? |
| Tango01 | 15 May 2020 1:00 p.m. PST |
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