http://english.chosun.com/site/data/...042601408.html
According to this from the SUBSIM main page the two submarines that left base on the day of the attack
were of the North Korean "Shark" class (AKA Sang O class). This sub class carries two torpedo tubes with 2 reloads.
This is the larger of the two main classes of North Korea midget submarines. Here is the Database entry I wrote for them in LWAMI 3.10:
Quote:
SANG-O CLASS MIDGET SUBMARINE
D: 256 tons surf./277 tons sub.
S: 7 kts surf./9 kts sub.
Dim: 35X3.6x6 m
Maximum Depth: 152M
ARMAMENT: 2 533mm torpedo tubes. 2-4 torpedoes or 8 mines.
ELECTRONICS:
Radar: Furuno I Band Search Radar
Sonar: Cylindrical array (Copy of 1950's vintage Soviet sonar)
EW: VHF wip antenna.
Crew: 25 incl. Commandos.
Machinery: 1 Diesel, 1 Electric motor. 1 5 blade propeller.
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