Fan art, PS and CG images
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Nicely done.
one minor comment on the diving planes -- I wonder if they would be retractable in a manner where they extend out, rather than folding out as the image seems to suggest (latter seen with Kilos and the test submarine 201, which are of course SSKs), I believe SSNs seem to have diving planes which extend out if they are retractable and mounted on the hull (Virginia, Seawolf, 688i, and Akula, Yasen etc)
Amazing model!
The space behind the diving planes would be a ballast and not pressure hull so I suspect it would be either be more forward to be in the front ballast or more top to be in the top ballast (if that exists) Astute-style. Also I am not sure if this is just the angle, but I feel the satellite image shows that the taper at the end begins later in the hull and is more abrupt (i.e. the full diameter pressure hull extend for a greater fraction of the total length).
When tomboy spoke of the 16m diameter rigs... The sail is a reused asset from the 09V, and look how small it looks.
At 16m diameter it can easily fit 14m tall 2.4m diameter tubes without any exterior shell.
And at just a stout 146m, it would displace >23,000 t.
Here is where I post my less credible ideas..
Edit: Lengthened it to 150m
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At 16m diameter it can easily fit 14m tall 2.4m diameter tubes without any exterior shell.
And at just a stout 146m, it would displace >23,000 t.
Here is where I post my less credible ideas..
Edit: Lengthened it to 150m
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Love this. You should make one with three columns of VLS lmao.
Happy New Year of the Horse!
