India launches nuclear submarine

[Kazuaki Shimazaki II]

Originally Posted by Kloef

Thats even more worrying....i start to think about Pakistan sabotage operations and technical accidents..

From the link:

"We do not have any aggressive designs, nor do we seek to threaten anyone. We seek an external environment in our region and beyond that is conducive to our peaceful development and the protection of our value systems," Singh said.

Who are they fooling?Non-aggresive design?Clowns on a nuke boat travelling the world to bring peace?

In comparison to an aircraft carrier (especially the type owned only by the United States), any kind of submarine is a highly defensive item.

[TarJak]

From my reading it appears to be an attempt to start gaining some kind of parity with China in terms of capability. This is only one boat against the dozens China has, but I think the message it sends to China is very clear.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Kazuaki Shimazaki II

In comparison to an aircraft carrier (especially the type owned only by the United States), any kind of submarine is a highly defensive item.

The idea of using submarines for defense kinda whent out of style in the late 30's if not in WWI. Subs are best used by sending them on offensive patrols off hostile shores to sink enemy ships or strike at land targets. Trying to use them any other way "on defense" is just a waste of a submarine.

While the sub is the pefered weapon of the lesser naval power just using them to defend your own coast only leaves your country isolated.

The best defense is a good offense as they say.

[PeriscopeDepth]

Makes sense for India. One of the world's largest democracies sandwiched between China and Pakistan. Sea based deterrent was inevitable.

PD

[ekempey]

I wonder how quiet it is...are we talking Han class quiet (which is not), or are we talking type 93 quiet compared to the Chinese subs of course.

[FIREWALL]

Let's just hope they didn't follow the Russian's spec's on lead shielding.