Posted on 12/07/2010 1:02:17 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
North Korea has developed a new type of midget submarine fitted with torpedo launch tubes, allowing it to attack South Korea warships more easily, a report said Tuesday.
Satellite images of a naval base in the North's southwestern city of Nampo, published by JoongAng Ilbo newspaper, show what appears to be a 17-metre-long (56-feet) submarine with a tube-like structure attached to its top.
"We have concluded that it is a torpedo launch tube," the paper quoted an unidentified Seoul intelligence source as saying.
The paper said the new Daedong-B midget submarine moves faster than larger submarines and is harder for military radar to detect.
The South accused the North of sending a 29-metre Yono-class submarine to torpedo the Cheonan warship in March which sank with the loss of 46 lives. The North denies the charge.
The newspaper said the North has long used midget submarines to infiltrate spies into the South. It said Seoul military officials now suspect Pyongyang has developed a more powerful midget sub to carry torpedoes and other weapons.
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A “flinch attack”?
What could the range be?
Its a 17-metre-long (56-feet) submarine with a tube-like structure attached to its top.The new Daedong-B midget submarine moves faster than larger submarines and is harder for military radar to detect.No info on speed or range.
The Torpedo cant have much range.
Still. LiL kim has been very successful as of late.
“...harder for military radar to detect.”
What really matters is if it is harder for military SONAR to detect.
The range extends considerably if freighters carry the subs to ports in Cuba and Venezuela and Mexico etc ... makes entering the Panama Canal a sporting event
Wonder if they practice against oil rigs?
False.
Even better were the radar detectors the Germans installed in their subs. Unbeknownst to the Germans their detector transmitted a strong signal very clearly. The Allies would simply listen for the German radar detectors instead of using their radar.
Hmmm...
An interesting scenario.
In 1940-44? I highly doubt it.....
Nice try but your use of the present tense defeats your try at reconstituting your meaning. See below
Radar is used to find subs.....can't fire a torpedo without extending the periscope to aim....
Radar is used to find subs.....can't fire a torpedo without extending the periscope to aim....radar was very effective during WW2 against the German wolf packs.
Guess you screwed the pooch again.
Whatever. I have no time to debate a person that uses the present tense and then says his reply only applies to the past. Bye.
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