4 former Soviet Whiskey Class
22 Former Chinese Romeo class
a few NorK make Romeo class subs.
The remaining are midget subs.
The Whiskey class is a 1940's design based on German WWII sub technology. The last one rolled off the assembly line in 1958. A few were converted to fire the SSN-3 missles. Depending on the variant they could carry 1-4 missles, but they have to surface to fire them.
The Romeo class is a 1950's improvement of the Whiskey class. The last Soviet one rolled of the assembly line in 1961.
The Chinese variants are typically consider superior to the Soviets one's due to upgraded electronic etc, however they are still considered obsolete.
Western navies have a name for these subs. They are called TARGETS.
If we have any kind of a SOSUS network in the area, or even a hand full of LA's in the area, yea, we know where they are and could put everyone of them on the bottom within 24 hours.
Last edited by antelope_sniper; 08/26/15.
