After the attack of the US military's Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile on the Bandar Abbas naval base in Iran, the Russian-made submarine of the Varshavyanka project (according to the NATO system – Kilo type) sank. write TWZ.
The destruction of the Iranian submarine by the ATACMS attack was announced by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Armed Forces, General Dan Kane. According to TWZ, we are talking specifically about the submarines of the Varshavyanka project and not the other submarines that the Iranian Navy possesses – the submarines of the Fateh and Ghadir projects.
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Previously, this publication reported that the Russian-made Iranian submarine under the Varshavyanka project sank due to the US attack on the Bandar Abbas naval base in Iran.
The Iranian side has 3 diesel-electric submarines of the Tareq project (modernized submarines of the Varshavyanka project), 2 submarines of the Fateh project and a number of mini-submarines of the Ghadir project. The Tareq project submarine is Iran's largest and most advanced submarine. The length of the submarines is 74 meters, they can carry 18 torpedoes and stay underwater for many days.