Urgent.. Arming Arab armies is not a luxury.. Israel is preparing to unleash the ‘dragon’"
Arming Arab armies is not a luxury in light of the unlimited Western support for the Zionist entity in Palestine. At the end of last year, Israel unveiled a new “Dolphin 2” submarine, also called “Super Dolphin,” in the German port of Kiel, in the presence of Senior Israeli naval commanders and diplomats, and the German company Thyssenkrupp, which manufactured the submarine.
The submarine is expected to sail to Israel soon to enter service in the Zionist entity’s navy, and this is the sixth “Dolphin”-class submarine. In the Israeli Navy, capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
The submarine was ordered in 2017, and in 2018 its design and armament were changed, which led to a delay in the project. The submarine was built and officially launched at the end of last year, and is expected to enter service soon under the name “Dragon.”
The submarine was built based on the design of the German Type-212 submarine, in addition to technological improvements exclusive to the Israeli Navy, which It allows it to carry and launch cruise missiles with nuclear warheads.
The price of the new submarine reached 650 million euros.
The Israeli submarine Dolphin-2
The Dolphin series of diesel-electric submarines was developed in Israel and built by the company Hawaltzwerk-Deutsche Werft " "HDW" In Kiel, Germany, for the 7th Fleet of the Israeli Navy.
The first submarines were based on the German Model 209 submarines, which were intended for export only, but were modified and enlarged. The submarine “Dolphin 1” is Long and slightly larger than the German Navy’s 212 submarines in terms of length and maneuverability. The three newer submarines with air independent propulsion "AIP" The Type 212 submarines are less survivable, but they are 12 meters longer, about 500 tons heavier, and have larger crews than the Type 212 or 214 class submarines.
The Dolphin II submarines are among the largest submarines built in Germany since World War II, and the most expensive individual vehicles in the Israeli military. The Dolphin submarine replaced the older Gal-class submarines, which had served in the Israeli Navy since the late 1970s. Each Dolphin-class submarine is capable of carrying up to 16 torpedoes and Popeye Turbo cruise missiles (SLCM). The cruise missiles have a range of at least 1,500 kilometers.
They are equipped with a 200-kiloton nuclear warhead containing up to 6 kg of plutonium. If this is true, it will provide Israel with the ability to launch a second nuclear strike from the sea.
The first group of these submarines, three Dolphin-1 submarines, are scheduled to be replaced by newer “Dolphin-1”-class submarines. Dakar" Starting in 2031.
General characteristics Type: Diesel-electric submarine
Dolphin-1 : 1640 tons on the surface, 1900 tons submerged Dolphin 2: 2050 tons on the surface, 2400 tons submerged Dimensions:
Length: 57.3 m in Dolphin 1 68.6 m.
Length Dolphin 2: 6.8 m – Height
Propulsion: Diesel electric, 3 Diesel engines, single axle, 4243 hp "3164 kW"; Dolphin Class 2: Air Independent Fuel Cell System HDW
Speed: Dolphin Class 1 twenty knots "37 km/h; 23 mph"
Dolphin Class 2: over 25 knots" km/h; 29 km/h" Tested depth: at least 350 metres.
Crew: 35 + 10 Additional sensors and processing systems: STN Atlas ISUS 90-55 combat system Armament:
6 533 mm diameter torpedo tubes " "21.0 inches". 4 torpedo tubes with a diameter of 650 mm (26 inches).
Notes: The first three Israeli non-AIP submarines (Dolphin-1) are scheduled to be replaced by new Decker-class submarines starting in 2027.
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