From: "Tony Ingenoso" 

Small attack diesel/electric.  Several hundred mile range submerged on a charge.

When its not moving a Kilo can be silent as a crypt. At minimum, all the
nuke boats need to keep their reactor cooling pumps running
so they'll make some noise even standing still.

"Frank Haber"  wrote in message
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>
> A Kilo is a boomer or attack?  Diesel, I presume.  What's the point of a
> diesel sub at this late date.  What's so special about it for the Gulf?
> Shallow-water operation?  Bottom-flying sonar?  Training wheels? Treads?
A
> loudspeaker for the Muezzin on the periscopes?

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