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

ACuriousPLAFan

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"Approximately 87 meters long and 9 meters wide, with bow rudder + X rudder + pump jet, highly likely to be the previously rumored small reactor boat."

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To be honest, this is an old photo which has been available since mid-2024, i.e. prior to the alleged "sinking incident". No idea why @horobeyo suddenly posted about it on Twitter today...
 
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GTI

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Most people think this is just a bogstandard 039C with a weird camera angle. Nothing important
Weird camera angle would make sense if the sail also looked the “same weird” as the plane(s).

Also, who’s most people? Because the debate is ongoing.

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Tomboy

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Unlike what HI Sutton thought, this seems to be a true submarine and not just a semisubmersible. Though the hull reminds of those early Cold War/WW2 designs so possibly meant to operate close to the surface or even as a semisubmersible most of the time with the capability to dive fully?

It also does have a pretty big flat section on its main hull, so maybe his VLS ship theory holds some weight.
 
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