Mirage Class Submarine Family

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Mirage-II SSGN
Class overview
Name: Type-72/73/74
Builders: Marivál Shipbuilding
Operators: Inyursta Inyurstan Navy
In commission: 14 September, 2001
Completed: 23
Active: 21
Lost: 0
Retired: 2
General characteristics
Type: Nuclear Attack Submarine
Propulsion: Pump-Jet Propulsor
Speed:

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28 knots (52 km/h) (maximum)

10 knots (19 km/h) (silent)
Endurance: Limited only by supplies
Sensors and
processing systems:

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  • ESQ/SS-19 Passive/Active Array
  • Navayelle Systems Vesper HF Array
  • Wide Aperture Fiber-Optic Sonar Array
  • APSKA Counter-Measure Suite
  • Unified Modular Masts (UMM)
Armament:

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x4 533mm Torpedo Tubes

Variable ballistic & cruise missile VLS configurations

Mirage-I Class

Mirage-II Class

Mirage-III Class

The Mirage-III is the most recent development of the Mirage family. Earning the designation "SSTBN", wherein the "T" represents its design to carry tactical ballistic missiles (or more accurately anti-ship ballistic missiles).

While the Mirage-II was a successful model, the addition of another low-altitude cruise missile asset did not assist with Inyursta's doctrine of an all-altitude, all-aspect attack. A submarine-based platform was chosen over a ship-based platform due easier capacity of replacing & resizing VLS cells and due to the ability of submarines to disappear.

As of date, the Mirage-III has not fired a shot in combat.

Armament

Sixteen SSU-15 VLS cells are fitted into the launch sections of the submarine chassis, each carrying a single SSM-9D Yacún-Borão anti-ship ballistic missiles. With a range of over 500km, this allows the Mirage-III to attack enemy carrier groups from a safe distance. Later upgrades such as the SSM-9DA1 & SSM-9DA2 allow the submarine to attack targets on land with conventional warheads.

See Also

Type-64 Attack Submarine
Type-60 Attack Submarine