Copyright (c) 1996 by Jon Glenn Jane's Defence Weekly, December 22, 2056 New Orleans- The Anglo Alliance revealed a new class of conventionally powered submarine, designed primarily for export to non-allied nations considered friendly to the AA. The lead boat of the class was launched at Avondale Shipyards, and is currently undergoing sea trials before delivery to the Republic of Vietnam. The class is reportedly powered by fuel cells providing over 4 million shp to the hydrojet propulsors, and is capable of patrols lasting up to three months. The addition of an undisclosed number of these boats to Vietnam's navy is expected to counter-balance the PRC's "Kuei" class submarines. (See "Jane's Fighting Ships, 2054-55" for these improved copies of the old Russian "Kilo" class SS) The "Export" class is most noticeable for being the first time the Alliance has exported blue-green ladars. The AN/WSQ-4 is believed to be a less capable version of the AN/WSQ-2 currently serving on the Sand Tiger class SSG and Orion class FFL. NAME: Export class SS (TL:8) STRUCTURE:55000cf expensive heavy submarine hull (HT:20000) with albacore streamlining. Total compartmentalization. Sealed body. PROPULTION:Two 1500kw Aquajets (DR:5 HT:300) POWER:Three 1200kw closed fuel cells (DR:5 HT:100) with three 32000 gallon self sealing hydrox tanks.(DR:5 HT:2000 Fire:10) 54gph @ full output. Four 40000kw/h rechargable power slugs. ACCOMODATIONS:3 standard quarters in the superstructure, 27 cramped quarters in the hull. CREW:21 enlisted (8 torpedomen, 2 medics, 6 mechanics, 4 sensor operators, 1 cook), 9 officers. (Capt, XO, Chief Engineer, 3 navigators, 3 helmsen) ARMOR: DR:5/100, all faces. No flanges. Crush depth:500 yds WEAPONS:four light torpedo tubes (DR:5 HT:60), fixed forward. 32 Light sonar homing torpedos. ACCESSORIES:(Hull) 10 bilge pumps, cheap LR hydrophone (Scan:17), cheap MR towed hydrophone (Scan:15), cheap LR forward sonar (Scan:17), cheap MR aft sonar (Scan:15) Automatic fire supression, sickbay, 2 mechanics' workshops, 2700 man/days life support with CBR kit, 90 days provisions, 1 engineers' workshop, 1 electrical workshop, 1 armoury workshop, 10 decoy launchers with 5 reloads each, basic sound baffling, basic IR cloak, basic stealth, laser sensors, 2 standard airlocks. (Superstructure) 30' periscope w/ cheap extreme range thermograph (Scan:21), radar locator, and a laser rangefinder, 30' periscope with a cheap mini range finding radar and a radar locator, 2 secure LR radios, 2 secure tactical radios, 1 tactical radio direction finder, 2 microframes, 2 INS, one standard airlock, 2 sets navigation tools, two cheap MR blue-green ladars (Scan:19) CARGO:27.4cf STATISTICS: $23,174,681, DESIGN MASS:1,920,826.7, MAX PAYLOAD:1,104,173.3, CURRENT PAYLOAD:4,500, LOADED MASS:1,925,326.7, SIZE:+8, RADAR:+4, IR:+5@cruise/+6@flank/+4 on power slugs, ACCOUSIC:-4@cruise/-3@flank/-5 on power slugs WATER PERFORMANCE: WSF:24, TOP SPEED:36, ACCEL:.8, DECEL:10, MR:.25, SR:6