Chapter 426： 3500 ton submarine

?submarine! This is a unique unit, a ghost hidden deep in the water, relying on concealment to launch a sudden attack on the enemy.

In history, it was the Germans who used submarines on a large scale. Their submarine warfare gained a lot in the early stage. Many submarines had records of more than five submarines. Failed.

Although this example shows that the modern submarine force is only a part of the entire naval combat system, not the absolute protagonist, but having submarines like deep ocean caves can still greatly deter the opponent's water forces.

And now, the Indian Navy has only a few old-fashioned submarines, which have no real combat capability at all. This is another weakness of the Indian Navy!

In later generations, the modern submarines of the Indian Navy are mainly made of German-made 209-class and Russian-made Kilo-class submarines. However, the maintenance ability of the Indians is very poor. After a few years, these submarines began to have accidents.

Now, in the early 1980s, the Kilo-class conventional submarine is the king of the Soviet conventional underwater power. Of course, the Soviet Union will not export this most advanced submarine.

Hearing Andre mention the submarine force, the Indian guests instantly understood what Andre meant. It seems that this trip to Moscow will not come in vain, and some advanced weapons can still be purchased!

"General Andre, your proposal is correct. Our current underwater power is also in urgent need of updating." General Kumaramangalam said: "We need modern submarines."

"If you want to have excellent counterattack under water, you need large ocean-going submarines." Andre said: "In our submarine force, there is a submarine that is the latest in service. It is the latest model! If you need it, we will This submarine can be exported to you."

"How big is it?" asked General Kumaramangalam.

"The underwater displacement is 3,500 tons, the maximum speed is 30 knots, the maximum diving depth is 300 meters, and the underwater self-sustaining ability is one week." Andre said, "Are you satisfied with such a submarine?"

Every statistic is exciting to say! Submarines with more than 3,000 tons are definitely super-large ocean-going submarines! You can even snorkel directly from India to the South China Sea! The maximum diving depth is 300 meters, which is the diving depth of many nuclear submarines!

I don't even know that the Soviet Union still has such submarines?

Among the equipment of various countries in the world, the submarine can be said to be the most mysterious one. When it was built, although it was on the slipway, it covered the roof, which could prevent the reconnaissance satellite from reconnaissance, and then launched into the submarine base, all in the hole Kune, so the outside world seldom knows that only the submarines that are sold around the world in later generations will have the data. Otherwise, there is no way to know.

For opponents in the Cold War, the only way for the United States to obtain data on Soviet submarines is to keep up with Soviet submarines! During the entire Cold War, the silent underwater confrontation was the most thrilling.

Even the United States does not know, and the Indians do not know the submarine data of the Soviets. Now when it comes to this kind of submarine, the Indians are immediately excited. This thing is almost the same as a nuclear submarine! More than three thousand tons!

Andrei laughed secretly in his heart. What he said was the Soviet Union's 641B "Catfish" class attack diesel-electric submarine, which NATO named the "Tango" class, which is the T class. This is the "Foxtrot" class submarine that was discontinued in 1967. The successor model, entered service in the submarine force in 1973, produced a total of 18 ships, and has never been exported.

Although this large diesel-electric submarine is more valuable, with the arrival of the new Kilo class, this type of submarine has completely fallen behind, and the biggest gap is in the noise reduction ability! The Kilo-class submarine was called the ocean black hole in later generations, and the noise level is quite low. Now, with the multi-axis linkage CNC machine tool imported from the island country, the carefully designed and manufactured seven-blade large pitch-measuring propeller makes this kind of submarine. The noise is even lower! Therefore, the Soviet submarine force has decided to switch to the Kilo class in large numbers and retire other diesel-electric submarines early. And the last two 641-class submarines, which have not been delivered yet, are not liked by the submarine force. They just want to find a next home and export them to India!

We already feel that we are lagging behind. For Indians, it is still the most advanced submarine! Looking at the world, find a conventional submarine with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons? hardly! Germany's 209 class, the displacement is only more than 1,000 tons!

After Andre's simple sales pitch, the Indians were quite satisfied, and immediately said that they could order this submarine from the Soviets at a price of $200 million a piece, and order two in advance. At the same time, if they feel good, they hope to build their own in India .

Facing the request of the Indians, Andrei generously agreed. Even if India produces its own, it is only a manual process. Even the steel plate of the submarine shell needs to be imported from the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union will still make a lot of money.

He said goodbye to the Indians with a smile, and invited them to the submarine force to visit his own submarines. Andrei solved the problem of the Indians this time, and he felt very comfortable.

"General Andre, can we lease one of your nuclear submarines?" Just as Andre was about to leave, General Kumaramangalam suddenly asked such a sentence.

Leasing a nuclear submarine? Do Indians really dare to think about it? Andre shook his head: "I'm sorry, nuclear submarines are our top defense secrets. Maybe in the future, we can have the opportunity to cooperate."

At this time, renting is absolutely impossible. Nuclear submarines are the cornerstone of national strategy.

In short, you can go back and work with Ustinov. How come this guy has become lazy recently, and such trivial matters are left to himself. Doesn't he know how to cheat the Indians?

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South of France, the port city of Lyon.

The row upon row of buildings, the tall plane trees, the slow-flowing Rhone River, the breeze blowing, the air with the smell of sea water, all these make it a scenic resort.

In fact, most of the cities in Western Europe are so beautiful, but now, these scenes have nothing to do with some people.

Squatting beside the pool, his legs were already numb, and the 27-year-old Iranian youth Yaqizi was using a dirty rag to wash the mountains of dishes. This is the back of a restaurant. Chef, at this time, it is more than seven o'clock in the evening, when there are the most people.

From here, you can hear the din in the restaurant ahead, the locals, who are having a good night. (To be continued.)