Author: Hong She Kursk
Recently, the Italian drass company launched the company's product calendar for 2024, which mainly promotes the company's ds8 electric underwater frogman transport boat. This underwater vehicle can carry 8 frogmen to perform tasks and is known as a "little submarine".
Therefore, the company specially invited 8 beautiful models to take beautiful promotional photos for them. Without further ado, let’s first take a look at the beauties of these Italian “frogmen” wearing tight-fitting diving suits, including wet photos in underwater vehicles!
After watching the "wet" beautiful models, let's take a serious look at the Italian frogmen and submersibles device.
If Italy during World War II was also known as the funny "Italy", then the Italian Navy's frogman special forces and their underwater vehicles are not funny at all. They are the few in the Italian army who can fight. unit.
On the night of December 18, 1941, several violent explosions suddenly occurred at the Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet base in Alexandria, Egypt. A few minutes later, the battleships "Warrior" and "Queen Elizabeth", the main forces of the Mediterranean Fleet, began to Sinking, and it was only 6 Italian Navy frogmen who caused all this.
These frogmen rode on the "Pig" underwater carrier, broke through the British army's multiple mine protection nets, and installed explosive devices under the battleship.
The "Pig" underwater vehicle is also called a human-operated torpedo, but it is different from the suicide attack torpedo of the Japanese army's "Kaitian" human-operated torpedo. This carrier carries frogmen for secret operations.
The "Pig" human-operated torpedo is 6.7 meters long, has a top speed of 6 kilometers per hour, and a range of about 18 kilometers. There are two special seats on the torpedo. The torpedo is carried by a submarine. After detaching, two divers will sit on the torpedo to control the direction, speed, etc. When the "Pig" man maneuvers the torpedo close to the enemy ship, the diver pilot controls the explosive-filled torpedo head to separate from the torpedo body, sticks the explosive-filled mine head to the enemy ship, sets the rear timing device, and drives the torpedo body Evacuate the scene, and then the mine head explodes to destroy the enemy ship.
The Italian frogmen and the "Pig" man-operated torpedo can be said to have started the precedent of underwater special operations. Since then, all countries have attached great importance to the development of frogmen units and underwater vehicles.
The ds series underwater frogman carrier launched by the Italian drass company this time can be regarded as a modern "pig" manned torpedo. The ds series has different types such as ds4, ds6, ds8, etc. The number after the code name represents the number of frogmen that can be transported, and it can also carry mines. It has an equipment cabin at the front, a frogman cabin in the middle, and a power cabin mode at the tail. The tonnage ranges from 3.4 to 4 tons, the maximum speed is about 7 knots, the endurance is about 45 nautical miles, and the diving depth is 50 meters.
All parts are designed with non-magnetic materials to minimize magnetic signals.
This kind of frogman carrier adopts a "wet" structure, which means that it is not a small submarine with a pressure chamber. Instead, it requires a frogman to wear a diving suit to drive the vehicle. The frogman is driven by sea water. In the package!
With the power of ds8, this carrier can carry frogmen to perform coastal patrols and intelligence surveillance in remote areas, commando infiltration and evacuation, commando attacks on strategic targets, etc. There is a photoelectric system on the
boat, including a day and night optical sight with a 360° viewing angle, a thermal imager, etc. The photoelectric sensing end is installed on a long pole and can be folded down and stored in the boat body. It can be erected forward when needed. It works like a periscope, and there is a forward-looking sonar at the front of the boat that can monitor underwater targets.
In addition, the boat also has an inertial navigation system, Doppler speedometer, electromagnetic speedometer, independent magnetic compass, internal wired communication system and VHF radio system, etc. The electronic equipment is very advanced. In order to play the role of this frogman carrier, Drass has also launched a series of shallow water submarines that can carry frogmen and frogman carriers.
At present, the boat is mainly equipped with the Italian and Turkish navies.
