Novo submarino armado com mísseis da Coreia do Norte

September 8, 2023 - Kim Jong-un esteve presente no lançamento do mais recente “submarino de ataque nuclear tático” da Coreia do Norte. Um projeto soviético radicalmente modernizado da classe Romeo, batizado Hero Kim Gun-ok, com casco nº. 841.

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The diesel-electric-powered missile submarine has been officially unveiled and launched. The ceremony, which Kim Jong-un attended, took place at Sinpo submarine yard on North Korea’s eastern shore on September 6.

Although it will carry nuclear warheads, it is not a “nuclear submarine,” which refers to the propulsion.

Significantly, the submarine has a missile compartment added with ten missile tubes. Given the Hermit Kingdom’s investment in ballistic missiles, it is likely that these are nuclear-capable. The forward four hatches are larger than the aft six, suggesting that the boat will carry multiple types of missiles -- a mix of short-range and longer-range submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and land-attack cruise missiles (LACs).

In particular, the Hermit Kingdom’s new nuclear-capable cruise missile, the Hwasal-2, was adapted for submarine launch. The Hwasal-2 approximates to the U.S. Navy’s Tomahawk cruise missile.

The submarine appears to have had its bow crudely cut off and capped, while the aft section remains unchanged.

This boat may be the same one seen in July 2019 -- the so-called Gorae/Sinpo-C version of a Romeo-class submarine.

H I Sutton wrote in Naval News: “One hypothesis is that the first Romeo submarine conversion, armed with three Pukguksong missiles, was not successful. And that this boat represents the latest thinking, emphasizing more yet smaller missiles.”