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Taiwan launches the first ever built submarine

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Congrats Taiwan

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Lightweight hunter submarine, supported by retired engineers from Mitsubishi und Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Official submarine class “Hai Kun”, design came from an older 1980 German U-Boot class

Weapons: Mk48 torpedo by Northrop Grumman, also, AN/BYG-1 fire control system delivered by Northrop Grumman.

Propulsion unknown
Either diesel engine or lithium ion battery from japan

Germany would not deliver diesel or fuel cells to Taiwan out fear of Chinese retaliation.

 
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