At great risk to my personal safety, I was able to smuggle out this photo of their submarine. I also discovered that it's propulsion system works with highly refined baking powder.
Posted on 12/05/2013 8:42:50 AM PST by dervish
One of the boats can clearly be seen in the water at the Bostanu shipyard on the Strait of Hormuz in Astrium imagery taken on 27 October. It measures 40.5 m long and 4 m wide at the waterline.
A second can be seen under construction at the Bandar Anzali Naval Base on the Caspian Sea on 17 September. It is partially shrouded by scaffolding, but is approximately 48 m long and 6 m wide.
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“We all live in an Iranian submarine....”
Those sanctions must really be working.
Does this new class of submarine drop the screen doors?
4m wide? thats what 12-13 feet?
Ping.
It looks real small in that sat foto.
The Iranians were observed applying the final coats of flex seal. 40’ long, what was their old class, a wash tube with a over head reflective mirror.
How much bigger does it need to be to be able to float into a harbor and set off a nuke?
How much bigger does it need to be to be able to float into a harbor and set off a nuke?
Iranian naval version of a suicide vest?
They tried to pass off a fiberglass boat as a stealth fighter. What’s this? A culvert?
At great risk to my personal safety, I was able to smuggle out this photo of their submarine. I also discovered that it's propulsion system works with highly refined baking powder.
Probably suicide ships like the C.S.S. Hunley.
For a comparison,the German Type 212A air independent propulsion [AIP] diesel electric boat is 57.2 m (187.7 feet) × 7.00 m (23 feet). The Type 212A is state-of-the-art and it is well suited for blue water [open ocean] operations. The Iranian boat is suited only for local operations.
Looks like a toy. It’s also a lovely azure color. It could be a minor threat if it has an AIP drive system and manned by Islamist martyer-types
Beam measured at the waterline is deceptive for submarines. Even while surfaced the midline of the hull would be well below the surface. Given the curvature of the hull — I can believe 4M at the waterline.
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