Scorpène vs Type 212CD
Scorpène vs Type 212CD at a glance — displacement 1,565 vs 2,500 tons, length 61 vs 73 m, speed 12 vs 20 knots, crew 31 vs 30.
Specifications
|
Scorpène |
Type 212CD |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
Attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Naval Group |
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems |
| Year introduced |
2005 |
-- |
| Number built |
4 units |
NA |
| Estimated unit price |
$450 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
1,565 tons |
2,500 tons |
| Maximum speed |
12.0 knots |
20.0 knots |
| Range |
6,500 nm at 8 knots |
NA |
| Length |
61.7 m |
73.0 m |
| Beam |
6.2 m |
10.0 m |
| Crew |
31 |
30 |
| Max depth |
350 m |
NA |
Armament & Systems
|
Scorpène |
Type 212CD |
| Armament |
- 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 18 Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei Black Shark heavyweight torpedoes
- SM-39 Exocet anti-ship missiles
- A3SM (MICA) anti-air missiles
- 30 mines
|
- 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
- DM2A5 (CHWT) heavyweight torpedoes
- Seaspider anti-torpedo torpedo
- IDAS anti-air/anti-light vessel missiles
- NSM-SL anti-ship missiles (under consideration)
- 3SM Tyrfing anti-ship missiles (under consideration)
- IAI BlueWhale UUV (potentially)
|
| Propulsion |
Diesel-electric, Batteries, Air-independent propulsion (AIP), MESMA AIP, DRDO PAFC Fuel Cell AIP |
Lithium battery, new 4th gen AIP PEM fuel cells (HDW), and 2 MTU 4000 series diesel engines |
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Which has greater displacement, the Scorpène-class or Type 212CD-class?
The Type 212CD-class has greater displacement at 2,500 tons compared to the Scorpène-class's 1,565 tons.
Which is faster, the Scorpène-class or Type 212CD-class?
The Type 212CD-class is faster with a maximum speed of 20 knots compared to the Scorpène-class's 12 knots.
Which is longer, the Scorpène-class or Type 212CD-class?
The Type 212CD-class is longer at 73.0 meters compared to the Scorpène-class's 61.7 meters.
How many crew members do the Scorpène-class and Type 212CD-class have?
The Scorpène-class has a larger crew complement of 31 compared to the Type 212CD-class's 30 crew members.
