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Posted on 06/18/2024 4:57:47 PM PDT by Mariner
One of Russia's newest and most advanced submarines, which just left Cuba, appears to be "falling apart" and to have damage to its hull, an open-source-intelligence analyst said.
Marijn Markus, a managing consultant at Capgemini, shared four photos of the nuclear-powered Kazan in a LinkedIn post on Monday.
Markus said it appeared the sub's soundproofing panels were "falling off" the front part of the submarine's hull. He said that would make the vessel "very" loud underwater and compromise its stealth capabilities.
He also pointed to what he described as a "gaping" hole at the sub's midsection.
"While docked, Russian divers were seen around the sub, presumably trying to repair the tin tub," he said.
Markus didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
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As long as it’s not leaking like a Boeing spacecraft.
I’m certain Putin purchased “Sub Shield” from Ice Cubeski
Yep.
Baghdad Bob meter also pegged.
Yeah, it threw me for a little bit when I saw the name “Markus” in the article, even though it was the wrong guy, and spelled wrong.
by Sebastien Roblin
After a post-Cold War hiatus, navies across the planet are pursuing new anti-submarine capabilities as a submarine arms race accelerates in the Pacific Ocean. Developing technologies like quantum magnetometers and satellite-based optical sensors are leading to forecasts that submarines may be on the verge of losing their stealthy edge by the mid-twenty-first century.
But swarms of cheap drones both above and below the water (unmanned underwater vehicles, or UUVs) may pose the biggest and most proximate threat to submarines.
Swarming drones are distinct from larger, higher capability (and more expensive) long-range autonomous unmanned vehicles like the Large-Diameter HSU-001 submarine, recently displayed by China, or the Extra-Large Displacement Orca being built for the U.S. Navy. ...
They really should use North Korean technology for this
Bing we have a Winner!
Hull tiles on Submarines are not very complicated...and are actually quite robust. The problem is the process of adhering them to the hull correctly is difficult under conditions next to seawater. We didn’t used to have much of a problem on the 637s I was on, and I don’t recall big problems on the 688s either. When the Virginias came out though it seemed like a process change or a change in the chemical composition of the adhesive caused the boats to lose large patches of tiles. I don’t know that they ever really solved that problem, and obviously we are not the only ones that have boats subjected to it.
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serves them right for not having Flex Seal and a screen door on board to repair it all
Maybe sonobouys but no surface ship would use active sonar in wartime.
Where are the pics? Want to see pics? Here are the pics of a rusty, panel peeling US Virginia class sub leaving Pearl Harbor this week.
https://x.com/warshipcam/status/1802890155310690807?s=46&t=oXM3QUNDayEotvdo1W-zQA
Soviet navy stronk!
You have to click the link to see them in his post, not the news article.
I remember when we used to track the Ruskie subs by their radiation trail. 😏
My first boat was a 637 and went to the yard and came back with tiles, and two extra diver billets. Later the adhesive was changed to be more eco-friendly and that is where the troubles started with lots of tiles failing. A COBs nightmare.
Inhabiting 13 time zones across the globe, and defeating all whom have ever invaded them, history shows they don’t need a Navy. Their unlimited resources and land mass isn’t needed to project their power.
Screwball boat vs screwball crew. We should shut up.
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