Rumoured "mini-nuke/diesel" Submarine SSK-N(?) thread

[para80]

Very interesting design, to point out the obvious. I dont think this is high speed as suggested by HI. The missile aspect remains to be seen. I am also not convinced this is a UUV. It screams experimental to me, but I could see use for SOF, for one. Wait and see.

 

[00CuriousObserver]

Mods should move this out of this thread and into a more appropriate thread.

 

[Wrought]

Mods should move this out of this thread and into a more appropriate thread.

Should be this one: Chinese Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV)

 

[para80]

We dont know if this design is actually uncrewed. Personally I doubt it.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

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The unknown type, a three-body submarine pushed by shaftless pump.View attachment 165600

TWZ has written an article on this trimaran submersible/submarine.

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[ACuriousPLAFan]

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The unknown type, a three-body submarine pushed by shaftless pump.View attachment 165600

Suspected to be a heavily-doctored photo of said trimarain submersible/submarine viewed from above, provided that the original photo is authentic. Posted by @琴石2022 on Weibo.

 

[Temstar]

Suspected to be a heavily-doctored photo of said trimarain submersible/submarine viewed from above, should the original photo be authentic. Posted by @琴石2022 on Weibo.

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It looks like how an AI would draw a Typhoon class SSBN from just a description, complete with propulsion in separate pressure hulls without realizing they're enclosed in a single outer hull. I love it.

 

[para80]

Propulsion would obviously just be ducted propellers, not pumpjets, if this configuration is accurate. Diameter/size also further suggests then this is not a high speed design. Though all that caveats on this graphic being accurate. Even then I guess we dont see what else there is in the back, especially on the primary hull.

Anyway, a curious configuration and I suspect limited to experimental use.