Pakistan Launches Agosta submarine

UPI(by way of Washington Times) | August 24, 2002 | Aamir Shah

[TADSLOS]

What a nifty way to move terrorists around...

[fiftymegaton]

Isnt it though??.......I mean forget about hijacking freighters.

[tet68]

Our friends.........the French.

[Consort]

[Diogenesis]

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===================== Karachi ===================

In Pakistan, Agosta B90 Pakistan Submarine builtwith the assistance of France.

[fiftymegaton]

Thanks for the multiple pictures. Do you guys know who makes Exocet anti-surface ship missiles?? Is it the French? And if you can answer that can you tell me if there is a nuclear tipped variation of this missile or if the Pakistanis have the capability to create their own variation. Because 30 miles out would be plenty enough for the bastards.

[Non-Sequitur]

There is a submarine launched version of the Exocet designated, if memory serves, the SM39. Since Pakistan has operated French-built Daphne and Agosta submarines for years I would assume that they already have some.

[relee]

Do you think they'll remember to shut the hatch before diving :)?

[tet68]

Hope they take off all those medals, they won't make it back to the surface if they don't.

[RicocheT]

"all those medals"

I think that's the remains of their lunch order.

[reagan_fanatic]

If it was built with French help, where's the yellow stripe..?

[fiftymegaton]

I dont know about the yellow stripe but I am almost sure that it comes equipped with a huge white flag deployable while still under water.

[Reweld]

Geez, I know guys who fought in Vietnam who don't have nearly as many medals as those Pak sailors, and they handed out VN medals like candy...........

[USNBandit]

conventional anti ship warhead only. Can you imagine living on a Pakistani sub? Yikes.

[sharkdiver]

Also, will they shut the screen door? The Frenchies they are so funny. Our firm ally is equipping their submarines with Chinese hardware. On the manufacturing tag it will say "made in China, designed in America." Thank you Bl*w job Bill. I know I will sleep better tonight knowing you made the world a safer place for my kids.

[GOP_1900AD]

Ping. The French have unwittingly helped create a Pakistani sub building industry that will now be used as an "outsourcing" opportunity by the PRC and "others"...

[rmlew]

For more on the Agosta go to http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/agosta.htm

The Exocet is a French missile. There are a few versions. The Exocet SM39 is sub lanched. It is carried by French subs (Rubis/Amythist class SSN's, Agosta SSK's, and Triumphante SSBN's). It is also carried on the old Daphne class SSK and newer Agosta SSK of the Spanish, Portugese, and Pakistani navies.
The Exocet SM38 is a ship and air-lanched version. It gained notoriety during the Argentie war when the Agentine Navy Super Enterdes used them to sink some British ships. Likewise Iraq mounted them on Mirage 2000's during the Iran-Iraq war. One of those fired on and hit the USS Stark.
Finally, there is the Exocet SM40 which is a more advanced and longer ranged ship lanched version.
The Exocet SM39 has a conventional shaped charge warhead.
I doubt Pakistan has the advanced miniturization technology to make a small warhead. The warhead would have to weigh under 1000 pounds and be smaller than 21 inches (533mm) around.

The Soviets and now the Russians use nuclear anti-shipping missles.

I don't know if India has puchased any Klub ASM's for its Kilo 877EKM's. India has at least one Charlie class SSGN with its SS-N-7 asm.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/navy.htm

[lavaroise]

this is WWIII technology that the Frenchies cannot even defend against. Puppets and puppeteers.