1/16/2024 0 Comments Kilo class submarine for sale![]() ![]() 2 Advantageous positions from which a submarine might attack channeled surface vessels are abundant within the boundaries of Iran’s territorial waters, which mean they are capable of executing a first strike from a protected position. Diesel electric submarines lying in wait to execute an ambush have a tactical advantage against the ships they target and ships that target them. While diesel submarines have limited range, they are virtually undetectable unless they are moving. ![]() In contrast to the US Navy, which uses nuclear submarines, the Iranian Navy uses diesel electric submarines. Because these Lines of Communication force commercial and military vessels to travel defined and predictable routes with minimal deviation, submarines can easily ambush surface traffic in the Arabian Gulf, especially in the Strait of Hormuz where a Traffic Separation Scheme clearly delineates a shipping lane that ships must comply with. In the confined and shallow waters of the Arabian Gulf, the ability to deploy submarines effectively threatens surface vessels that are channeled into narrow Sea Lines of Communication (the technical term for shipping lanes) by depth, underwater obstacles, oil and gas wells, and territorial boundaries. Because submarines are difficult to detect and track, unlike surface ships or aircraft, they have a strategic advantage that distinguishes elite naval powers. Submarines are a significant measure of naval combat power. Tactical Advantage of Submarines in the Arabian Gulf This fact sheet provides a brief analysis of the Iranian submarine fleet and its potential future capabilities. Industrial developments in Iran in the last month have increased the readiness and lethality of the Iranian submarine force. Some 50 have been built.The Iranian military has acquired a large, capable, and growing submarine force. It is in service with the navies of Russia, China, Vietnam, Iran, India and Poland, among others. ![]() The type was originally built at the Komsomolsk shipyard and lately by the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg. Designed by the Rubin Central Maritime Design Bureau of St Petersburg, the submarine entered service in 1982. The outer hull is covered with sound damping tiles and its machinery as well as design is regarded as very quiet. The type can apparently also be fitted with Kalibr cruise missiles. The boat is fitted with six 533 mm torpedo tubes and carries up to 18 homing or wire-guided torpedoes, or 24 AM-1 mines. The complement is 52 and the submarine has an endurance of 45 days. ![]() Underwater, it reportedly has a speed of up to 25 knots. The design has a displacement of 3 076 tons. The tear-drop hulled submarine is 72.6m long, 9.9m wide and can dive to 300 meters. The Project 636 Varshavyanka (Kilo) class is mainly intended for anti-shipping and anti-submarine operations in relatively shallow waters. The latter two were upgraded by Russian shipyards. They were handed over to the Algerian Navy in March and September 2010 where they joined two Project 877EKM Kilo diesel electric submarines, which Algeria received in 1987-1988. Construction of the first submarine started in 2006 and the second began in 2007. The new submarines will add to four already in Algeria’s fleet – in June 2006 Rosoboronexport signed a contract with the Algerian Navy for the construction of two Project 636 Improved Kilo class submarines under a roughly US$400-600 million contract. ![]()
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