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1. The Type-209-1400 that BN will be procuring will be armed with the UGM-84A Harpoon missiles
2. The Type-209-1400 that BN will be procuring will be armed with the 14x torpedoes with 8x553mm torpedo tubes.
3. It will have a surface speed of 11 knots (20km/h).
4. It will have a submerged speed of 22 knots (40km/h).
5. Surface range of 20,000km.
6. Snorkel range of 15,000km.
7. Submerged range of 700km.
8. Endurance of 50 days.
9. Maximum diving depth of 500m.
10. A crew of 36.
Remember these submarines are of German origin, as these are the latest Type-209-1400 they will have some components and systems as those used on the Type-212 and possible the Type-214.
It is a combat proven type, it was used by the Argentine Navy in the 1982 Falklands War, the ARA San Luis was of great danger to RN. It launched attacks against RN ships several times but it failed to sink the vessels to aging and faulty torpedoes.
Here you go, some of its combat operations:
“San Luis reported two attacks on Royal Navy ships during the war. On May 1, the ships HMS Brilliant and Yarmouth were sent to hunt down the San Luis operating north of Stanley. San Luis reported firing one German-made SST-4 torpedo at the ship which subsequently missed.
San Luis attacked again on the night of May 10. Alacrity had made passage up Falkland Sound, sinking an Argentine merchant navy ship on the way. As Alacrity left the channel before dawn, its sister ship Arrow was waiting to escort her back to the Task Force. San Luis detected the two ships and fired two SST-4 torpedoes upon them. But the first torpedo didn't leave its tube and the second one was fooled by the Arrow's torpedo decoy.”
In all engagements RN ships miserably failed to detect the sub. Had the torpedoes been successful ARA San Luis would have had 3~4 RN ships as her kills.
2. The Type-209-1400 that BN will be procuring will be armed with the 14x torpedoes with 8x553mm torpedo tubes.
3. It will have a surface speed of 11 knots (20km/h).
4. It will have a submerged speed of 22 knots (40km/h).
5. Surface range of 20,000km.
6. Snorkel range of 15,000km.
7. Submerged range of 700km.
8. Endurance of 50 days.
9. Maximum diving depth of 500m.
10. A crew of 36.
Remember these submarines are of German origin, as these are the latest Type-209-1400 they will have some components and systems as those used on the Type-212 and possible the Type-214.
It is a combat proven type, it was used by the Argentine Navy in the 1982 Falklands War, the ARA San Luis was of great danger to RN. It launched attacks against RN ships several times but it failed to sink the vessels to aging and faulty torpedoes.
Here you go, some of its combat operations:
“San Luis reported two attacks on Royal Navy ships during the war. On May 1, the ships HMS Brilliant and Yarmouth were sent to hunt down the San Luis operating north of Stanley. San Luis reported firing one German-made SST-4 torpedo at the ship which subsequently missed.
San Luis attacked again on the night of May 10. Alacrity had made passage up Falkland Sound, sinking an Argentine merchant navy ship on the way. As Alacrity left the channel before dawn, its sister ship Arrow was waiting to escort her back to the Task Force. San Luis detected the two ships and fired two SST-4 torpedoes upon them. But the first torpedo didn't leave its tube and the second one was fooled by the Arrow's torpedo decoy.”
In all engagements RN ships miserably failed to detect the sub. Had the torpedoes been successful ARA San Luis would have had 3~4 RN ships as her kills.
