Chinese Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV)
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Reminds me of this sailess small sub a while back.
If Li-Ion, that UUV would have a lot of endurance. Possibly over a month in low speeds.
I would've expected a larger spherical shaped sonar in the front.
Other than that, pretty much what's expected of XLUUV.
for a 300t UUV, if 40% of weight is battery. 120t x 250kWh/t = 30MWh
If they can get SSB in there in a few years. 120t x 500kWh/t = 60MWh
IIRC, the hotel load of AIP is about 200kW for hotel load + 4 knots speed. Since UUV is much smaller and doesn't need to support crews, it would be much less than that). Maybe 30 to 40 kW?
Other than that, pretty much what's expected of XLUUV.
for a 300t UUV, if 40% of weight is battery. 120t x 250kWh/t = 30MWh
If they can get SSB in there in a few years. 120t x 500kWh/t = 60MWh
IIRC, the hotel load of AIP is about 200kW for hotel load + 4 knots speed. Since UUV is much smaller and doesn't need to support crews, it would be much less than that). Maybe 30 to 40 kW?
Specifications of the mini-sail (L/XL)UUV listed on a brochure. Posted by @sugar_wsnbn on Twitter.
3 variants available: A, B and C.
Length: 38-43 meters
Displacement: 380-450 tons
Diving Depth: 300-450 meters
Maximum Speed: 20 knots
Crusing Speed: 8 knots
Underwater Continuous Range: 1000-3000 nautical miles
Total Range: ~10000 nautical miles
Power: 400kW LFP battery + Diesel electric generator
Variant A: Surveillance/Attack Type unmanned submarine, can carry 8-12 torpedoes or missiles.
Variant B: Transport/Special Operations Type Unmanned Submarine, can carry 6-8 divers and special operations equipment.
Variant C: Transport/Blockade Type Unmanned Submarine, can carry 8-12 mines or small UUVs or 4 large UUVs.
Main combat communications link: SATCOM (Ka/Ku band) with land/sea control center
@tphuang @BoraTas FYA.
3 variants available: A, B and C.
Length: 38-43 meters
Displacement: 380-450 tons
Diving Depth: 300-450 meters
Maximum Speed: 20 knots
Crusing Speed: 8 knots
Underwater Continuous Range: 1000-3000 nautical miles
Total Range: ~10000 nautical miles
Power: 400kW LFP battery + Diesel electric generator
Variant A: Surveillance/Attack Type unmanned submarine, can carry 8-12 torpedoes or missiles.
Variant B: Transport/Special Operations Type Unmanned Submarine, can carry 6-8 divers and special operations equipment.
Variant C: Transport/Blockade Type Unmanned Submarine, can carry 8-12 mines or small UUVs or 4 large UUVs.
Main combat communications link: SATCOM (Ka/Ku band) with land/sea control center
@tphuang @BoraTas FYA.
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Wonder if North Korea would be interested by this sub, irrespective of whether it's available for sale to them.