Re: PLAN submarines Thread II
The train of thought is going to lead to one thing after another. The next thing would be, why not design an SSK with many VLS on the back to hold longer ranged or regular SAMs.
First of all, SSKs don't have the room to hold the radar necessary to do the long range search, tracking and guidance to support a SAM battery.
Second, using such equipment, radar and all, will only draw attention to the sub and get attacked by a posse of ships, planes and helos.
Third, such an equipment uses too much electrical power, and battery power is life or death for a sub.
Fourth, assuming you get around these problems using datalinking and networking, this is never a good idea to begin with, because for the cost of such a sub, you can get an AD destroyer or large frigate with VLS and phase array.
Finally, it all takes up too much space. I'm sure some people are inspired by the art work of the Amur 950 with the VLS on the back for AshMs. This may raise some idea that having a VLS variation and shoot SAMs instead. I'm sure some of you have seen that "PLAN New Generation Submarine" artwork that has been going around in some forums and websites, which I won't bother to post here. Essentially the artwork is ripped off from Rubin's Amur 950 cutaway artwork on their website.
Survival of any conventional submarine relies on its batteries. The more batteries it has, the longer it can stay deep underwater. Battery power is the lifeblood for anything an SSK does, from sensors to speed. So why waste it on VLS tubes and other space consuming things, when you can use every spare square foot of space along the hull buttom for batteries and more batteries. You can never have enough batteries. To be honest I wasn't really impressed in seeing that cutaway even from Rubin.
The train of thought is going to lead to one thing after another. The next thing would be, why not design an SSK with many VLS on the back to hold longer ranged or regular SAMs.
First of all, SSKs don't have the room to hold the radar necessary to do the long range search, tracking and guidance to support a SAM battery.
Second, using such equipment, radar and all, will only draw attention to the sub and get attacked by a posse of ships, planes and helos.
Third, such an equipment uses too much electrical power, and battery power is life or death for a sub.
Fourth, assuming you get around these problems using datalinking and networking, this is never a good idea to begin with, because for the cost of such a sub, you can get an AD destroyer or large frigate with VLS and phase array.
Finally, it all takes up too much space. I'm sure some people are inspired by the art work of the Amur 950 with the VLS on the back for AshMs. This may raise some idea that having a VLS variation and shoot SAMs instead. I'm sure some of you have seen that "PLAN New Generation Submarine" artwork that has been going around in some forums and websites, which I won't bother to post here. Essentially the artwork is ripped off from Rubin's Amur 950 cutaway artwork on their website.
Survival of any conventional submarine relies on its batteries. The more batteries it has, the longer it can stay deep underwater. Battery power is the lifeblood for anything an SSK does, from sensors to speed. So why waste it on VLS tubes and other space consuming things, when you can use every spare square foot of space along the hull buttom for batteries and more batteries. You can never have enough batteries. To be honest I wasn't really impressed in seeing that cutaway even from Rubin.
