08.09.2023, 06:56
Zitat:North Korea’s New Submarine Carries 10 Nuclear Missileshttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...-missiles/
North Korea has revealed it's latest submarine, a "tactical nuclear attack submarine". The new submarine has been named "Hero Kim Gun-ok" and given the hull number 841. Our analysis indicates that it will be armed with ten missiles. [...] The new submarine is actually a rebuilt Soviet-designed Romeo Class boat, but radically modernized. It has been named “Hero Kim Gun-ok” (김군옥영웅) and given the hull number 841. [...] The new missile compartment, with two rows of five missile hatches, is in a section built into the sail. The bow has been shortened, reshaped and the diving planes moved to the sail. [...]
This submarine may the same one which was shown being rebuilt in July 2019. That submarine, termed Sinpo-C, was at the time the under construction at the same shipyard where this boat was launched. However the new boat is significantly different from that one. So it may either represent an extensive redesign, or a different conversion. One hypothesis is that the first Romeo submarine conversion, armed with three Pukguksong missiles, was not successful. And that this boat represents the latest thinking, emphasizing more yet smaller missiles.
It is too soon to complete a full analysis. Naval News will be watching this space carefully to determine the full capabilities of this new submarine.
Auch wenn es bislang schwierig ist, hier eine belastbare Einschätzung zu geben, so wirkt das Boot, v. a. in der Seitenaufnahme, wenig balanciert. Der Heckbereich weist auf ein Romeo-Design hin (dieselelektrisch) oder möglicherweise auch eine modifizierte Rumpfsektion einer Golf II-Klasse, aber zugleich wirkt der Bug irgendwie abgesägt. Das auch als Sinpo-C ausgewiesene Boot soll ca. 3.000 Tonnen verdrängen (?), zumindest geistert das durch den Äther.
Schneemann