Iran commisions 4 new subs
 

Evidently Iran has built and commissioned 4 new submarines.

It is pretty hard to get a sense of scale from the picture but they look pretty small.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/...lt-submarines/

Looks like, small midget sub, are they really from the country
 

I :hmmm:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_htvjsmtPrm...10614_L600.jpg

Small, but they have 2 torp tubes

http://theasiandefence.blogspot.com/...ew-ghadir.html

Smaller maybe better in the gulf. With only two tubes and limited re-loads ASW forces will be pinging away from word go. And the gulf convergence zones aren't like open ocean.

Thanks! because you shared the pictures,
 

:DL

Yea they commissioned some more Ghadirs. Its a North Korean design. Iran has around 7.

EDIT: hehe thats whats on my sig...

I read that they only took two Eels,
 

no greater power,I guess they have better back-up from the supply ship instead....

Yes two fish or four mines. Then again they can't go much farther than a few hundred miles or so.

Consider them the equivalent of the old German Type XXIII U Boat.

Can they take nuke Eels?
 

if so They Are more like sharks....

Iran is a decade or more from a nuke that can fit in a torpedo. Right now they and North Korea are at the "Fat man" and "Little Boy" stage.

Good, then I can sleep well tonight,
 

:DL

http://imgur.com/iKSl6.jpg

I dunno...stick the bomb on the sub itself.... :hmmm: If there's enough room :haha:

Still, the drums are beating. :hmmm:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghadir_%28submarine%29

Should do well in the littoral zone.

Ahmadinejad has his doubts:

http://images.cheezburger.com/comple...d0cf333384.jpg

Source photo: http://www.irandefence.net/showpost....28&postcount=1

If they striped out the torpedo tubes, head, some of the computers- basically the whole forward compartment, they might.

This boat is so small you can not stand up inside, amazingly they cram around 6 guys in it.