Kilo vs Type 039A

Kilo

Ex-USSR Kilo submarine, introduced in 1980, utilizes diesel-electric propulsion.
Origin	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR
Category	Submarine
Type	Attack submarine
Manufacturer	Rubin Design Bureau
Year introduced	1980
Number built	75 units
Estimated unit price	$200 million

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Type 039A

Chinese diesel-electric submarine, entered service in 2006, utilizes air-independent propulsion.
Origin	🇨🇳 China
Category	Submarine
Type	Diesel-electric submarine
Manufacturer	Wuchang Shipbuilding
Year introduced	2006
Number built	21 units
Estimated unit price	NA

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Kilo

Displacement	2,325 tons
Maximum speed	17.0 knots ◉
Range	6,000 nm at 7 knots ◉
Length	72.6 m ◉
Beam	9.9 m
Crew	52 ◉
Max depth	300 m
Propulsion	Diesel-electric propulsion, 2 × 1000 kW diesel generators, 1 × 5,500–6,800 shp propulsion motor, 1 × fixed-pitch 6-bladed or 7-bladed propeller
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 18 torpedoes 4 Kalibr/Club land-attack cruise missile, anti-ship missile and anti-submarine missile 24 mines 8 9K34 Strela-3 (SA-N-8 Gremlin) or 8 9K310 Igla-1 (SA-N-10 Gimlet) surface-to-air missiles

Type 039A

Displacement	NA
Maximum speed	20.0 knots ◉
Range	12,000 nm ◉
Length	77.6 m ◉
Beam	8.4 m
Crew	36 ◉
Max depth	250 m
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP (Stirling engine)
Armament	6 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes Yu-3, Yu-4, Yu-6 torpedoes YJ-82 or YJ-18 anti-ship missiles Long-range land-attack cruise missiles Naval mines

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