Chapter 426: A submarine of three thousand five hundred tons
Submarine! This is a unique class of troops, a ghost that hides deep underwater, relying on its stealth to unleash a surprise blow on the enemy. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Historically, it was the Germans who used submarines on a large scale, and their submarine warfare was very fruitful in the early stage, and many submarines had a record of more than five submarines, but in the later period, as the Americans strengthened their anti-submarine forces, in the end the German submarine warfare failed.
Although this example shows that the modern submarine force is only a part of the entire naval combat system, and is not the absolute protagonist, it is still possible to greatly deter the opponent's water forces with submarines that are like deep holes in the ocean.
And now, the Indian Navy has only a few old-fashioned submarines, and there is no real combat capability at all, which is another weakness of the Indian Navy!
In later generations, the Indian Navy's modern submarines were mainly German-made 209-class and Russian-made Kilo-class submarines, but the Indians had poor maintenance capabilities, and these submarines began to have accidents after a few years.
Now, it is the beginning of the eighties, and the Kilo-class conventional submarines are the kings of the Soviet conventional underwater forces, and the USSR will certainly not export this most advanced submarine.
Hearing Andrei mention the submarine force, the Indian visitors instantly understood what Andrei meant, it seems that this trip to Moscow will not be in vain, and some advanced weapons can still be purchased!
"General Andrei, your proposal is correct, our current underwater forces are also in urgent need of renewal." General Kumara Mangalam said: "We need modern submarines. β
"If you want to have a good counterattack force underwater, you need large ocean-going submarines." Andrei said: "In our submarine force, there is one of the newest submarines in service, which is the latest model! We can export this submarine to you if you need it. β
"How big?" General Kumara Mangalam asked.
"The underwater displacement is 3,500 tons, the maximum speed is 30 knots, the maximum diving depth is 300 meters, and the underwater self-sustaining capacity is one week." Andrei said: "Are you satisfied with such a submarine? β
Every piece of data is exciting! A submarine of more than 3,000 tons is definitely a super-large ocean-going submarine! You can even dive directly from India to the South China Sea! The maximum depth is 300 meters, which is the depth of many nuclear submarines!
I don't even know that the USSR still has such submarines?
In the equipment of all countries in the world, the submarine can be said to be the most mysterious one, when it is built, although it is on the slipway, but the roof is covered above, which can prevent reconnaissance satellite reconnaissance, and then launches and enters the submarine base, all in the cave, so the outside world rarely knows, only the kind of submarines sold around the world in later generations, the data will be mastered, otherwise, there is no way to know.
And for the opponents in the Cold War, the United States wanted to obtain data on Soviet submarines, and there was only one way, to keep up with Soviet submarines! During the entire Cold War, the underwater silent confrontation was the most thrilling.
Even the United States doesn't know, and the Indians don't know the submarine data of the Soviets, and now when it comes to this kind of submarine, the Indians are immediately excited, this thing is almost the same as a nuclear submarine! More than 3,000 tons!
Andrei laughed secretly in his heart, what he said was the Soviet Union's 641B "Catfish" class attack diesel-electric submarine, NATO named the "Tango" class, that is, the T class, which is the successor model of the "Foxt" class submarine that was discontinued in 1967, entered service in the submarine force in 73, and a total of 18 were produced, which have never been exported.
Although this kind of large diesel-electric submarine is more valuable, with the arrival of the new Kilo class, this kind of submarine has completely lagged behind, and the biggest gap is in the noise reduction ability! The Kilo-class submarine was known as the ocean black hole in later generations, and the noise level was quite low, and now, with the multi-axis linkage CNC machine tool introduced from the island country, the well-designed and manufactured seven-blade large inclination propeller makes the noise of this submarine even lower! Therefore, the Soviet submarine forces have decided to replace a large number of Kilo-class submarines, so that other diesel-electric submarines can be retired as soon as possible. And the last two 641-class submarines that have been manufactured and have not yet been delivered are no longer liked by the submarine forces, and they are just about to find a home to export to India!
They already feel backward, and for the Indians, it is still the most advanced submarine! Look at the world and find another conventional submarine with a displacement of more than three thousand tons? Hardly! Germany's class 209 has a displacement of just over a thousand tons!
After Andrei's simple pitch, the Indians were quite satisfied, and immediately said that they could order such submarines from the Soviets for $200 million each, with two in advance, and at the same time, if they felt good, they hoped that they could build them themselves in India.
Faced with the demands of the Indians, Andrei generously agreed. Even if India produces its own production, it is only a manual work, and even the steel plates of the submarine hull need to be imported from the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union will still make a lot of money.
Saying goodbye to the Indians with a smile on his face and inviting them to visit his submarine in the submarine force, Andre solved the problem of the Indians with this piggyback, and his mood was very comfortable.
"General Andrey, can we lease one of your nuclear submarines?" Just as Andrei was about to leave, General Kumara Mangaram suddenly asked such a sentence.
Lend-lease nuclear submarines? How dare Indians think about it? Andrei shook his head: "I'm sorry, nuclear submarines are our highest national defense secret, maybe in the future, we will have the opportunity to cooperate." β
At this time, it is absolutely impossible to lend. Nuclear submarines, the cornerstone of national strategy.
In short, you can go back and give Ustinov an errand, this guy, how has he become lazy recently, this kind of trivial matter, also leave it to himself, doesn't he know how to pit the Indians?
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In the south of France, the port city of Lyon.
The rows of buildings, the tall plane trees, the gentle flow of the RhΓ΄ne, the breeze blowing, and the air with the smell of the sea make this a scenic destination.
In fact, the whole of Western Europe, most cities, are so beautiful, but now, these scenes have nothing to do with some people.
Squatting next to the pool, his legs already numb, Yachiz, a twenty-seven-year-old Iranian youth, was washing a mountain of dishes with a dirty rag, which was the back kitchen of a restaurant, and it was seven o'clock in the evening when the crowd was at its highest.
From here, you can hear the hustle and bustle of the restaurant in front of you, and the locals are having their best nights out at this time. (To be continued.) )