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I'm not going to comment on technical issues with sub-launching Rb.08, but it's certainly an interesting work.

Btw. there are some stray orange pixels (near the propeller, the sail and between bow and credits)

Perhaps the subRb08 will work as you describe above.Now the submarine please!

It's is already up, under page 47.

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It´s a big sub for being a SSK/G. But I see the tactics behind the concept. A tactical deterence unit. One of these i enough to cause pain to a Soviet invasionfleet going west. It´s small enough to operate in the Baltic, but still have the range to operate overseas. Against an opponent like Argentina or other third rate states with ambitions too steal some others land it would make much difference.

I would expect a salvo of twelve rb 08 against a fleet with 1950ies airdefence might score 7-10 hits. Then clean up the rest with torpedoes if necessarry... Just leak to the press that one sub is in the area and many opponents will think twice....

I.ve been thinking about that, but she has te size of most russian SSK/ Gs. I had some thought making her a SSN. I have not decided that yet.

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Also the island seems too small to me for this large diameter hull.

I doubt she'll have much deterent effect without nuclear warheads. With eight boats you'll be able to have about three on station with 32 missiles in total. Unless you score an incredibly lucky hit it's simply not going to have much effect if the Soviet Union decides to attack.

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See it as part of a larger force.... Against a soviet invasionfleet you won't score more than 1-3 hits out of 12 missiles. But combined with both surface and airlaunched missiles it will cause real damage...
Against a lesser opponent impact will be more severe, thus make it a powerful asset .

Well, yes and no. All you have to do is be more trouble than you're worth. An invasion of Sweden is almost certainly going to take place in the context of a much larger global action, and the Soviets won't be able to dedicate a very large proportion of their resources to fighting the Swedes in such an event.

That is the basic strategy behind the Norwegian Ula class. have enough torpedo tubes (8) and torpedo's (14) that an invasion would be to costly for anyone.