Kalmaegi-class submarine
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Sunwoo Heavy Industries |
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| Preceded by: | Chongori-class |
| Succeeded by: | Myongtae-class |
| Built: | 1980–2001 |
| In service: | 1985-Present |
| Planned: | 10 |
| Completed: | 8 |
| Cancelled: | 2 |
| Active: | 6 |
| Laid up: | 2 |
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| Type: | Submarine |
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| Length: | 108.1 m / 111.2 m (Kalmaegi I / Kalmaegi II) |
| Beam: | 12.4 m / 14.4 m (Kalmaegi I / Kalmaegi II) |
| Draft: | 9.3 / 9.4 m (Kalmaegi I / Kalmaegi II) |
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| Range: | Unlimited, except by food supplies |
| Endurance: | 100 days endurance |
| Test depth: | 480–600 m (1,574–1,968 ft) |
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The Kalmaegi-class submarine is class of Anikatian nuclear-powered submarines that were built by the DSRA. The official designation by the Anikatian People's Navy was the Kalmaegi-class, but the manufacturer designation of this class was Project 632; Kalmaegi (갈매기) means gull in the Anikatian language.
The Kalmaegi-class was a breakthrough class representing the production version of many of innovative technologies from the experimental Chongori-class submarine. It represented a new generation in Anikatian submarine technology as it was utilised the strong titanium hull allowing far greater operating depths than previous submarines along with reducing radiated noise and increasing resistance against torpedo attacks. In addition, it introduced to the production submarine the use of a special escape capsule within the sail that allowed the crew to evacuate the ship in the event of an accident or emergency. It was designed to hunt Free Pardes submarines as a result was quieter than previous Anikatian design with a very maneuverable design with great diving depths and high-speed performance that put it on level with contemporary designs.
History and development
While making significant gains in submarine develop the DSRA realising via its spy networks in Free World that serious shortcoming existed with the current submarines fleet. This led to the developed of improvements to the Songoryu-class submarine (which resulted in the Songoryu III) and the creation of single experimental Chongori-class submarine with development achieved by leading design offices and research facilities to working on a next generation technologies to overcome the gap. The experience gained would feed into the new advanced generation of multi-purpose submarine which would take the fight to the Western powers.
Intelligence revealed that Arthurista military scaling down or phasing out its' land-based Blueflash ICBM strategic forces in favour of new SLBMs as part of a policy shift towards a 'minimal deterrence'. This signalled to many the possibility of a shift in the military balance to military planners in the DSRA and within the OttPac that a nuclear war might be won with development of anti-ballistic missile systems and growing stockpile of nuclear weapons, although the issue of around 25-40 million direct causalities because of the Bluemoon SLBM forces were not considered 'acceptable losses'. Military planners thus gave special attention to the anti-submarine role and automation of systems. This would allow a new class of submarine which would effectively wipe out the CDI SLBM retaliation forces.
A complex automated control operation of all systems was developed which allowed a reduction in crew size. The operations of the ship could be conducted from within the control room, although in practice this was mainly used during combat operations. The smaller crew did improve the responsiveness and reaction speed of the crew. The use of titanium as found with the Chongori allows for deeper diving depths but also reduces the magnetic field of the vessel.
The main tasks would be to track Free World strategic missile submarines and aircraft carrier groups to assured their destruction at the beginning of the conflict in the Cold War. Since the leaders of the DSRA realised even with the alliances within the Otterup Pact they could not hope to match the combined forces of Free World in the preceived conventional war that would follow any nuclear confronation, nor could they prevent millions of causalities in a retalitory second strike. Thus, the Kalmaegi-class would allow the DSRA the ability to take out or sufficiently damage the opposing forces the first strike and major offensive weapons systems balancing things in favour of the Otterup Pact members.
Variants
- Kalmaegi I (Project 632): The baseline configuration, these were nuclear-powered submarines that first saw service in 1985; 2 were built. They had 6 torpedo tubes and carried 40 torpedoes, mines or other tube-launched weapons like cruise missiles.
- Kalmaegi II (Project 632A): Improved design, with increased length by 3 metres and higher displacement allowing greater diving depths, other improvements were new electronic equipment, improved sonar, new larger improved 8 bladed propeller, they first saw service in 1988 ;6 were built. They had 6 torpedo tubes and carried 40 torpedoes, rocket torpedoes, mines or other tube-launched weapons like cruise missiles.
Units
Following is a list of the 10 submarines laid down for the DSRA.
| Number | Shipyard | Project | Laid down | Launched | Decommissioned | Status |
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 S-100 |
DN Manufacturing Industries Daegok Shipyard | 632 | 1980 | 1985 | - | Laid up, plans to reactivate by 2016 |
| S-101 |
Kyoungcho Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Eunchuol Shipyard | 632 | 1981 | 1986 | - | Laid up, plans to reactivate by 2017 |
| S-104 |
Kyoungcho Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Eunchuol Shipyard | 632A | 1985 | 1988 | - | Active service, to undergo overhaul and modernisation |
| S-105 |
Kyoungcho Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Namsong Shipyard | 632A | 1987 | 1990 | - | Active service, to undergo overhaul and modernisation |
| S-106 |
DN Manufacturing Industries Daegok Shipyard | 632A | 1986 | 1991 | - | Active service |
| S-107 |
Kyoungcho Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Eunchuol Shipyard | 632A | 1990 | 1993 | - | Active service |
| S-108 |
DN Manufacturing Industries Daegok Shipyard | 632A | 1994 | - | 2001 | Construction halted at 70% completion. May be completed. |
| S-106 |
Kyoungcho Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Namsong Shipyard | 632A | 1995 | - | 2001 | Scrapped before completion |
Operators
Most saw service in the Anikatian People's Navy.
- Anikatian Navy 6 Kalmaegi II in active service with a further 2 Kalmaegi I's laid up in reserve storage along with an additional Kalmaegi II hull at 70% completion.
- Anikatian People's Navy (passed on to successor states)