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BREAKING: Kazulia Begins Building 2 Domestically Built Diesel-Electric Submarines
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The Sketch for the new Agatha Class Submarine
March 4th 5383
Kazulia's Defense Contractor has announced that they will be starting building of the new Agatha Class Diesel Electric Submarine. The submarine will be the first to be entirely Kazulian made, at the new shipyards in HMMB Fagersnes and HMMB Eggther. Kazulia has built almost 5 capable dry docks for submarine production which will be made in "submarine barns" a closed environment where they can be built out of the elements and the famous Kazulia weather which is compounded by the location near the sea.
The new Agatha class submarines will be 60.4 m (198 ft 2 in) long and displace around 1,400 tons. The submarines are base off of previous Kazulian designs but it has been refined and improved to a new state of the art design. The sub is powered by 2 ultra quiet Diesel Engines and 2 near silent Electric motors which are used while submerged. They have hydrodynamic hull designs to minimize noise and friction in the water. These submarines are meant to be hunter killer submarines that can outdetect and outstealth any submarine in the world.
Obviously one detractor to the new design is the fact that they are limited by Diesel fuel consumption however with port access in Kazulia and Hutori for the Kazulian Submarine program they will be able to cover large areas of water. These submarines will be mainly designed to protect Kazulia's home waters as well as attack carrier groups and other forces in groups. Their small size and stealth make them perfect for Kazulian coastal defense and blue ocean patrols.
Asvald Gruppen Maritime has planned to make two submarines for the Kazulian navy and they will make a larger order once this smaller order is filled. These are expected to take 3 years to complete with the keels being laid out one week ago. Asvald Gruppen will be looking internationally to produce this submarine to other countries in the future as well, a great opptrunity for the Kazulian shipbuilding industry to grow.
These submarines are living proof that the Kazulian economy is growing and getting better and better as well as the fact that Kazulia is serious about expanding its military presence in the region.