Friday, May 17, 2013

Discover the best-selling submarine in the world

Class Type 209 attack submarines are selling weapons on the world market at present, with 61 units built, exported to 13 countries.
Non-nuclear submarine, Type 209-class attack by the Group Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (Germany) study, designed for export purposes. Since it was put into production in 1971, 61 units were exported to 13 countries around the world. This is considered the best-selling submarine in the world today (2nd of the Russian Kilo submarines).


Type 209 is manufactured with 5 main variants are: Type 209/1100 (1,207 tons of water stretch, length 54.1 m) Type 209/1200 (1,285 tons of water stretch, length 55.9 m) Type 209/1300 (stretch of 1,390 tons of water, 59.5 m long); Type 209/1400 (1,586 tons of water relaxation, 61.2 m long) and Type 209/1500 (1,810 tons of water relaxation, 64.4 m long).
Crew served on each ship class also differ (Type 209/1100 to 31 people; Type 209/1200 and to 33 in 1300; Type 209/1400 to 30 people; Type 209/1500 to 36 people).
In each variation, depending on customer requirements, submarines change the engine, avionics, weapons. For example, the Type 209 submarines of the Brazilian integrated combat system that allows US-produced heavy torpedo Mk 48.
 The Type 209 variants countries also export custom callback class name. For example, submarines Type 209/1100 Argentina exported class called Salta, Type 209/1400 of Brazil known as Tupi class or Type 209/1200 of the Korean Chang Bogo class called.
Type 209 submarines reached the 10,000 range, maximum depth of 500m, continuous operation at sea 50 days.
 Train system is designed hydro acoustic positioning and radar reconnaissance according to customer requirements (the system can be used in Germany or other countries).
5 variants of the Type 209 are designed with size 8 533mm torpedo tubes allow fire: anti-submarine torpedoes (the result of 14) anti-ship cruise missiles, UGM-84 Harpoon; torpedoes.
Indonesian Navy submarines Type 209/1300 imports from the 1980s





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