North Korea's Nuclear Submarine is a Nightmare

[@Taskandpurpose]

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[@TheMcEwens419]

Sorry if it’s crossing a line, but Cappy, how do the majority of veterans feel about politics? Does one side get favored or is it a we don’t care situation?

[@topweddingsa4059]

😇 Is Task & Purpose (Chris Cappy) unbiased ? If he wasn't unbiased, he was going to be allowed to visit Russia front the same way he did for Ukraine.

[@Taskandpurpose]

@@TheMcEwens419 it's not that we don't care, it's that we are supposed to remain neutral when in uniform because we swore an oath to protect the nation whether it's republican or democrat it doesnt matter. as opposed to how they do it in like China or North Korea where they swear and oath to protect one political party. The PLA is there to protect the CCP. The US Army is to protect America. at least this is my "off the top of my head" explaination. It comes down to different values. when you run polling on veterans , its one of the most 50 - 50 split organization between conservations and democrats. and when you're in uniform , politics comes up less often then you might think. at least it did when I was in.

[@Taskandpurpose]

@@topweddingsa4059 I'd go but Russia is biased against me, they would arrest me if I went there. multiple US service men have been arrested already.

[@user-nl9me3er7w]

I have no knowledge of fluid dynamics and acoustics, but I have logic. This thing looks very noisy underwater aka it looks like the prey animal for other subs

[@MrTenhighguy]

Im starting to suspect most of their military equipment is just spray painted propane tanks of assorted sizes.

[@sigillinux]

lol I like this notion. and yeah if not most for sure a part to buff numbers as a whole.

[@johndavidwolf4239]

I am not sure NK has enough spray paint, most likely just brushed on paint.

[@colinjohnson6454]

They also have tank turrets that they slapped on some patrol boats and called it a day.

[@GordonFreeman-sl6pi]

North Koreans are the War40K Orks of our time. They paint their machines black so you can't see them, or red so they go FASTA

[@cannack]

@@johndavidwolf4239 40 year old lead paint in a half cooked pressure washer

[@Kevin-zt7lb]

Slight clarification: Diesel boats are loud when running their diesel engines on the surface. When underwater and running on batteries they are *very* quiet. This isn't really relevant in a ballistic missile sub since their main value is in how long they can lurk on station, but diesel attack subs can be very troublesome to surface ships because of how quiet they can be on battery.

[@matthewgillies7509]

This is how Canadian submarines routinely sneak up on American battlegroups during wargames.

[@rogue1968]

You do know that nuclear powered subs are also very very quiet( I’m hunting wabbits) ,even more so than battery driven subs? lol

[@thekaxmax]

​​@@rogue1968no, by comparison they are noisy as hell, just not as noisy as a diesel. And you can't turn it off. Remember, it's a closed-cycle steam engine. And in this case, 1950s tech.

[@StevenHoman]

During the course of one naval exercise, an Australian 'Collins Class' submarine, sank the USS Ronald Reagan, aircraft carrier (theoretically) which reveals the silent nature of modern diesel-electric submarines. The key difference with a nuclear submarine, lies in its ability to remains submerged indefinitely, or the duration of a 3-month tour, with only the senior officers even aware of their location.

[@AnanasWolf]

​@@StevenHomanNot wanting to brag, but I heard a similar story from Dutch crew to. I think every country now has a story where they sank a US ship. This might say something about the US. Whiteout kidding, the Dutch sub crew told me the only one they were afraid of where the English, as they apperently are the best in the world in finding them.

[@sirgaz8699]

Man, it'd be such a shame if it went out on its maiden journey and then never returned and it's so high tech stealthy "no one" knew what happened to it.

[@causewaykayak]

Good idea. Tell the Pentagon

[@larryt4884]

That's okay, as long as the crew doesn't come to US and ask for political asylum.

[@causewaykayak]

@@sirgaz8699... And ask to get college places to study nuclear engineering. 😀

[@TacticalShinebox]

Naw, no way kim would risk embarrassing himself with a uncontrolled presentation. It's as real as the T14 Armata, there are pictures of it and it DOES exist in someone's mind.😊

[@SturmmanDown2235]

It tripped.

[@Tony_Z__]

North Korea: We have a brand new super duper submarine! South Korea: We have a fishing net with it's name all over it!

[@mike7652]

The NK sub is almost as round as Kim Jong Un.

[@dimagroza829]

Barrel sub

[@DavidWoods-r6o]

I doubt he was able to get in it!

[@mike7652]

​@@DavidWoods-r6oThey smeared him down with lard, got a shoehorn, some crowbars, and a digging iron.

[@kenttheboomer721]

"Thicc"

[@Geoffthegayrobotroomate]

Rip the green man. Type o forever

[@navret1707]

Those Romeos are so old that firings of missiles would probably knock all the Bondo off the hull and sink it.

[@johndavidwolf4239]

Bondo is new tech, they still use lead.

[@rabbitramen]

Diesel boats are also limited underwater because of breathable air. But, not to worry, their sub has screen doors to deploy underwater so air can get in.

[@psychocuda]

They say the only thing that limits a submarine staying under water is the food supply. North Korea has figured out this issue.

[@mr.duckplucker5353]

😂😂😂

[@zenithperigee7442]

@psychocuda, underrated comment! Those poor starving people, not only starving for food but the truth!

[@Robin-Beksiński]

Nuclear submarine ** that factoid is specifically of nuclear-powered subs (:

[@JasonMatthews-f5v]

Probably because they figured out how to eat their own shit?

[@thedoc9062]

Ya, the sailors have to resort to cannibalism,the more men the further they go.

[@ajonz9213]

We love seeing your videos, thank you for all of your hard work and talent! It’s a good day when there’s a new Task & Purpose video 😊

[@Taskandpurpose]

Appreciate you, man! Thanks for watching much love

[@Capacitygear55]

Bruh that submarine will be puffing and wheezing smoke while its old farts light up American and South Korean sonars like a Christmas trees

[@Ognyan_Gochev]

The US had no problems tracking Romeo class during Cuban missile crisis (1962). Yes, same type of submarine......

[@B-52H]

​@@Ognyan_Gochevyeah I dont think even the JMSDF or the US Coast guard would have any trouble watching this sub

[@baronvonslambert]

It's not going to be an open ocean craft, this thing isn't going to stray too far from the Korean coast where there are plenty of places even for an old loud type XXI U-boat by way of the USSR to hide from even the most advanced acoustic detection suites, because they can basically just lay the thing on the bottom at low power and activity and still be pretty quiet even for an old boat, plus this submarine is mostly just a testbed for future SLBM and boomer development, and not really a combat craft.

[@rtyrsson]

@@B-52H The JMSDF is really quite competent according to sailors that have trained with them. Our newly "woke" Coast Guard? I kinda doubt it, but they're Commandant was just fired so hopefully we'll see improvement there soon.

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

@@rtyrsson Who you calling our comrade? Can you take your political bias out of the military and shove it up your arse? In America the military is a non-partisan affair; just because some dipshit tried to be "inclusive" to people not well suited to the job doesn't mean it's woke, it means after 20 years of occupation in Afghanistan people don't want to join the military so they're looking where they can. Also it's the freaking coast guard; they've always been the more liberal branch, I mean why do you think they take all the sailors that told without being asked? (Don't ask don't tell reference). I can't stand people who insult the military.

[@ozymandiskingofkings]

In the 1998 submarine episode, the crew were killed by special forces aboard the submarine who then offed themselves. We know this because all the rounds came from the same rifle, held by a DPRKSF who then used he gun on himself.

[@SuiLagadema]

I'm pretty sure there's a sonar operator somewhere, doing their sneaky hush hush old fashion espionage, who already knows how this thing sounds from 20 miles away. It's a modified Romeo class, that's still a '50s technology limitation. Even the newer ones China built in the '80s were pretty noisy according to a squid friend of mine. Soviet sub designs weren't known for their stealthy acoustic signature design.

[@jamesmarkov9570]

I watched a video where there was this secret acoustics system in the ocean during the Cold War. They could hear Russian submarines everywhere. They said it was reactivated for things like this.

[@KT-pv3kl]

20 miles? i am fairly certain old Romeos can be detected from hundreds of miles using modern hydrophones and satellites. Romeos arent exactly small or silent for that matter.

[@dn88s]

The Red October was stealthy.

[@MM22966]

Yes and no. Yes, it's old tech, and probably pretty noisy while underway on diesel. When it switches to electric (battery), it's fairly stealthy, especially moving slowly or in shallow water like the Sea of Japan.

[@MaticTheProto]

Which is good. The german diesel electric subs are near undetectable

[@ScorpionTechReviews]

Ok, so here's the thing about this submarine: 1. Diesel-electric subs are actually extremely stealthy, but only as long as they run on battery power - a few days, at most. Once the batteries are drained, they need to surface because the diesel generators need air in order to run. As you might imagine, they're not exactly quiet while running the diesel generators. While they only need to bring the mast up to get the air, that will be detected in short order by pretty much any modern radar, including the patrol boats. 2. Even while running on battery power, the sound imprint of the propellers and the electric engines is well-known and easy to detect using passive sonar. And once you know it's in the area, you can hunt it down using attack subs and/or specialized long-range aircraft and helicopters. It will be a pretty short hunt. 3. It's highly unlikely that the ancient subs that NK has are well-maintained. Upgrading them won't help. These don't have a chance to be a real threat, the only way for NK to present a credible submerged nuclear threat is to buy nuclear subs from Russia (which, again, are pretty easy to detect nowadays) or build their own (probably the worse option). 4. The important part is that NK can launch nukes from subs, theoretically, maybe even without blowing up the sub in the process and if they're lucky and the wind blows in the right direction, the missile might even land in the same postcode as the target. This is a big thing for them.

[@samhavoc1066]

Be waiting for the "New NK sub sinks with all hands"...

[@2fast2nick]

Hopefully they don't cause a nuclear meltdown in the process

[@Riceball01]

@@2fast2nick That's pretty much impossible since these subs are diesel-electric boats and not nuclear powered.

[@2fast2nick]

@@Riceball01 Ha, yeah I commented before I got to that part of the video. That's funny.

[@ForelliBoy]

netflix sequel to the Kursk incident from 2000 ;)

[@chrisnielsen5467]

@@ForelliBoyve do not talk about zat. Eweryone on ze Kursk vent on wacation!

[@macher001]

Fun fact! Diesel-electric subs are, in fact, quieter than their nuclear powered counterparts, because NP subs need to constantly pump coolant around their reactor, which is much louder than batteries just batteriing :-) :D

[@Imshittingmypants]

The issue is that when they have to surface every few days they’re like a flashing red beacon thsts very easy to detect.

[@idkjames]

True. Also has no bearing on whether it's an attack sub or not. I think diesel electric would be a good supplement for the USN.

[@tomhenry897]

Well made modern ones NK not up on current tech

[@MegaDanielSK]

Hi Cappy, we appreciate you ❤

[@Taskandpurpose]

thanks man I needed that

[@davidrobertson5700]

​@@Taskandpurposeyou are a good guy, please do not feel down

[@thomaspinney4020]

Speaking as a former naval person this is actually a pretty accurate assessment. Well done Cappy. Keep up the good work

[@gardnert1]

South Korea literally recovered the parts of the torpedo North Korea used to sink the Cheonan. You can see them in their military museum in Seoul.

[@camquest6108]

4:42 big Kim rockin the Abuela hat with a Easter Sunday suit is not what I expected 😂😂

[@Meuggg06]

I was thinking John Hammond LOL

[@MM22966]

"It doesn't take mines to make a minefield. It only takes a press release."

[@overtorquednut]

Ok Mr. Purpose, let's see YOUR submarine. You did bring yours, right?

[@dcc70]

Kim appears to be the only person in North Korea who suffers from obesity

[@cynthiaparnell7443]

The fact he has gout says enough about his eating habits compared to his people who are ridiculously shorter than South Koreans fm shit nutrition. I'm waiting for his people to decide enough. I can only hope

[@nikbear]

He can't help it, it's genetic, family trait 🤣

[@lukeD-x8c]

Don't fat shame the supreme leader he might make you get one of the sanctioned haircuts

[@rzjaisuriya21210]

It's water weight!!!!

[@W4rM4chine82]

They are His muscles 💪🏻

[@justagamer363]

One note... diesel electric submarines, while running on battery, are super quiet. It is only when they surface to snorkel and recharge that they are very loud. When running on battery, a Romeo is actually quieter than most nuclear powered subs, because nuclear subs have to continuously run the cooling pumps for their reactor.

[@studio1972]

Yes, just said the same and realised you had already said it.

[@PersonalityMalfunction]

Lucky I checked if someone had already said this.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Kim is obviously a huge fan of "Down Periscope" It will likely be joining the Black Sea Fleet shortly...At the bottom of the sea.

[@zenithperigee7442]

@krisfrederick5001, I referenced a quote from that movie above about the "...bird droppings holding it together!"😄 That was a hilarious movie!

[@LexMakarov]

All warships that enter the Black Sea will end up on the bottom. This is the main reason that Ukraine will not be given the "newest", "technologic", "modern", "indestructible" Western ships and aircraft carriers. xD

[@vampiro4236]

"Well, no disrespect to the KPN Rustoleum here, but I'd be better off in the Merrimack!" "What's a Merrimack?" "It launches next year"

[@jerryalbus1492]

​@@LexMakarovcommercial ships still come and go to this very moment though.

[@LexMakarov]

@@jerryalbus1492 Commercial ships are only sailing because Ukrainian ports were not destroyed, apparently the Russians have their own plans for them. I would be more interested to see what happens to a Western aircraft carrier or cruiser that enters the Black Sea.

[@joshuapatrick682]

You know, I am starting to think the military capability of many countries isn’t as advanced as they claim.

[@hessian.906]

"3 minutes ago" is enough to make me prematurely "hooah"

[@Taskandpurpose]

*blush*

[@charleshartley9597]

Can one really ever "hooah" too early? Air Force nerd, so genuinely asking.

[@rtyrsson]

@@charleshartley9597 It's never too early. 🤣🤣🤣

[@charleshartley9597]

@@rtyrsson see, that's what I thought too!! 😆

[@smoadia85]

you have a case of Premature Hooah

[@hfdole]

Thanks!

[@gardnert1]

I actually AM a geospatial imagery analyst with access to unclassified commercial imagery and you are correct, that is the submarine. In an image on 2 Jan 2025, I can positively identify that exact submarine docked in the open along the wharf just to the south of the covered quay where you previously identified a submarine. Nice work!

[@dannylo5875]

Is it in sad shape or repairs!? You probably can see rust on it!? Right😂

[@franlnfuurter]

as a not former anything, just having a brain, nuke subs with unlimited range should be scary

[@bryanst.martin7134]

A Knot is a measure of speed, and 6000' is a Nautical mile. Historically a rope tied bucket was tossed aft of the ship and the number of knots in the rope that are counted over a period of time are the indication of speed. 6000 was easier to divide than 5280.

[@old_guard2431]

It is also about equal to a minute of latitude, which makes it easier to navigate if you are using charts, stars, planets, sextants and stuff. Say, you drop your phone over the side and satnav/gps fails. Not as much of a feature anymore. Until the tech of GPS spoofing/jamming improves, anyway.

[@solandri69]

@@old_guard2431 Original definition of a nautical mile was 1 minute of latitude at the equator (i.e. measuring around the Earth through the poles). Which made it very close to 1 minute of latitude anywhere (it's a bit off because the Earth is not perfectly spherical). As you say, it saved time when trying to measure or estimate distances on charts. It has since been re-defined as 1852 meters, which is about 6076 ft or 1.151 miles.

[@fbiagent8192]

DARPA and their funny manta ray turning their brand new sub into a fish hotel.

[@bradleyb.425]

I'm pretty sure we've already got torpedo drones following our adversaries subs around like a dog waiting to hump a leg 😅😂😅😂😅😂

[@sixteenornumber]

14:03 you have that partially backwards. Nuclear subs aren't always quieter. When diesel generators are turned off, diesel subs are quieter.

[@striker99974]

Well kinda, kinda not

[@thekaxmax]

Yup. In action nuke subs are a bunch noisier, and you can't turn them off

[@Cowboycomando54]

@@thekaxmax S8G run extremely quiet due being able to run on low RPMs on natural circulation, meaning the reactor coolant pumps which are the nosiest part are not running. Plus at ahead 1/3rd, the steam turbine is extremely quite and produces very little vibration, most of which is canceled by several design factors. An S8G powered sub is just as quiet as a diesel electric when running on natural circulation.

[@ailinofaolin8897]

Neither reactors or batteries have moving parts only the cooling system and with noise reduction technology that noise is further reduced, currently the Swedish Gotland class diesel electric attack submarine is ranked as one of the quietest if not the quietest submarine.

[@striker99974]

@Cowboycomando54 100% The only downside is the age of them boys. When they do have to actually run pumps once in a blue moon. Their boat is louder than the VA class. Still quieter than an 88 but it's hard to beat some of the VA's design improvements with regards to sound silencing

[@andykoos]

4:34 I could not respect my dictator if he wore that hat

[@kdrapertrucker]

He straps people to muzzles of anti aircraft guns and fires them when they fall asleep during his speeches.

[@KS-xo3oh]

@@kdrapertrucker Real Democratic Socialists don’t need sleep. This is how they sort the Commies from the Normies.

[@witters777]

Luffy Jong Un.

[@camquest6108]

Hat goes hard ‼️🗣️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@zenithperigee7442]

@andykoos, lol he looked like a "tourist" in that outfit!

[@7thsealord888]

I am reminded of this very old joke - "Scientists have developed the ultimate economy car. All it does is sit in the driveway, and impress the neighbors." I get the exact same vibe here.

[@oceanaxim]

Perhaps they will arm this sub with the Russian designed Sarmat missile that explodes in the silo?

[@AbbyNormL]

You can touch a nuclear weapon without danger like Kim. On my first fast attack submarine during the Cold War and I was a lowly no-rank non-qual and had to sleep in the torpedo room due to lack of beds, I slept across from our SUBROC nuclear tipped cruise missiles that we always carried while we neither “confirmed or denied the present of nuclear weapons aboard our submarine”.

[@otobking]

I would have a hard time believing that we don’t know where all of their submarines are, all of the time. I don’t think they’re gonna be doing any sneaking around.

[@flyingsword135]

We don't.

[@thatguy3139]

​@flyingsword135 and what makes you so positive? What's the argument? Huh Kim Jong Un?

[@drewberrymore2415]

​@@thatguy3139 so you're saying South Korea willingly let go the sub that sunk the Cheonan? I get the will to ridicule NK, its quite deserved. But trying to imply that you're untouchable is a recipe for disaster. Sure there subs aren't nearly as good as American subs, that does not mean they don't pose any threats..

[@CoffeeAndPaul]

We wouldn't spend the kind of money necessary for that kind of military intelligence for a submarine force that at best makes it 150-200 kilometers from Nork territorial waters. A cruise missile submarine, that's another matter entirely. That's a credible & operational surface threat.

[@zenithperigee7442]

@otobking, I would think our Military is actively using all of it's tools to keep track of potential threats, at least that's what you expect with competent leadership. Since it's estimated that there are some ~140 million square miles of ocean on Earth, there's no shortage of "oceanic real estate" but I'm guessing that subs aren't aimlessly wandering all over the planet, it just makes sense that they need to stay somewhere near to where they can resupply which would mean a predefined area of "containment." I recall the U.S. declaring that our Military has underwater "detectors" which could "hear" the OceanGate "Titan" submersible implode. No doubt we have subs in strategic locations which are monitoring under and above water threats, along with other types of underwater technology. For threats to go undetected, we'd have to have again, incompetent/complicit leadership or someone has some seriously upgraded tech and above average "detection avoidance skills."

[@rebel0104]

The comedy skills of Cappy have been the linchpin for me. Hats off to the quick gold at 8:30 ! Great show well done sir

[@batprime1177]

3:15 That is one strong fishing net.

[@ManiaMac1613]

In fairness the submarine was pretty small; IIRC it only had a crew of 8-12.

[@marcofransowitz4773]

4:20 USS Virginia on Nov 11 2024

[@morganpowell2999]

The diesel sub being loud is a myth. As a former submariner, diesel subs are quieter than nuclear subs. The diesel generators are not running when they are submerged, only electric motors which are quieter than nuclear subs. The US navy has figured that part out because the new subs they’re building are extremely quiet, but in theory electric motors are quieter than nuclear reactors because of how many high pressure pumps are needed for the water demands of the reactor. Not to mention the reactor itself making steam is a loud process as well.

[@striker99974]

688 sailor? Or S9G?

[@lisbon1492]

2:54 OK, serious question. Why did it take the ROK military TWO MONTHS to find a submarine crew of North Koreans? Does South Korea not have a Korean version of Samuel Gerard?

[@s.porter8646]

Bad movie bad bad movie

[@akizeta]

A substantial portion of the fugitives were special forces soldiers trained to either penetrate the nation clandestinely to execute their secret mission (e.g. sabotage, kidnap, or recon), or were espionage agents trained to blend in with the citizenry. That's what those mini-subs are for. (The other mini-subs are for coastal defence and don't travel far from their home ports.)

[@kevinderrick2787]

LOVE YOUR WORK. And from one of the submarine sites, I learned that: Diesel subs are loud when the engines are running. But very, very quiet while using batteries and electric motors. (sneaky sneaky)

[@johnw9190]

The guy on the left at 4:38 is blinking in morse.

[@SophiaAstatine]

Thought he was just being stunned by Kim's choice of hat.

[@Beer_Me]

We need a morse translator here. Surely somebody knows more code

[@TeeRollss]

My understanding is that while running on diesel power yes the sub is loud, but running on battery it's relatively quiet. If N Korea can get some good acoustic tiles on the sub it would be interesting to see how quiet it can really get on battery power.

[@johndavidwolf4239]

It is not the interior noised of the sub, but the screw, aka propeller that creates the acoustic signature. The multi-axis CNC machine tool to make a "quieter" propeller is very restricted technology, a few years ago Hitachi was put on a multi-year "bad" list for selling one of their machines.

[@cerad7304]

@@johndavidwolf4239 That only becomes a factor if the sub is trying to get some place. Just moving along at a knot or two means they will be very quiet and hard to detect. At least until they launch.

[@richardschipper5989]

@@cerad7304 you know nothing about sub detection

[@TeeRollss]

@@johndavidwolf4239 Ah I C, thanks man.

[@johndavidwolf4239]

@ You do realize that 1.5 knots is about half the speed of normal walking.

[@BD90..]

0:34 Let's clap for our precious leader who is able to put a sailor man hat on by himself.

[@WildBillCox13]

Some non nuclear subs are quieter than nuclear subs. Why? They don't need to run noisy main circ pumps to cool a reactor down. Carry on.

[@jamesocker5235]

Noisy props

[@WhateverMan35]

I still think you are overstating the threat. There has been considerable development for antimissile, antiballistic programs and techongnly such as HYDIS, THAAD and Arrow 3. The NKs are just pissing in the wind trying to keep up.

[@dannylo5875]

It gets them somewhere though 😂

[@ameisee4]

Wait, aren't diesel-electric subs quieter than nuclear (at slow speeds in battery-only mode)?

[@jamesocker5235]

Slow with noisy props

[@gallendugall8913]

Nuke subs are good for endurance. Conventional subs running on batteries are quieter. Nuke subs need to have pumps running constantly to cool the reactor and pumps are never quiet.

[@jstogdill]

Good ones use natural circulation reactors. NK’s probably doesn’t do this.

[@RizzenMurray]

Never *as* quiet, but they can still get pretty quiet. Also - this isn't a nuclear-powered submarine. It is conventionally powered and (presumably) nuclear-armed.

[@kurousagi8155]

These days, nuclear subs are capable of unnatural silence. I know Virginia class can be unnaturally quiet. I think Astute Class, Yasen Class, and Suffren Class can too.

[@spencerbookman2523]

Also, to my knowledge, modern diesel subs do not have to surface to recharge batteries if they have a snorkel that allows air in and exhaust out. As mentioned, this doesn't make the engines any less noisy.

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

Its an ex Russian sub, the same one the US so easily tracked because they made so much noise.

[@Serenity_Dee]

Knots is just nautical miles per hour. Nautical miles are longer than a statute mile (or, properly, international mile, because it's defined by a 1959 treaty between countries that use some version of Imperial measurements), because a nautical mile was originally defined as one minute of arc of the circumference of the Earth at the equator. This means that before the nautical mile was redefined by treaty in metric terms, the circumference of the Earth was exactly 21,600 nautical miles. For reference, an international mile is 1.609 kilometers, while a nautical mile is 1.852 km. (That's literally how they're defined - US customary units, which aren't all the same as Imperial, are defined by statute in metric terms.)

[@SlamdalfTheGrey]

Thanks for the new video Cappy!

[@Taskandpurpose]

thanks for watching!

[@studio1972]

I used to work in the submarine/torpedo industry. My recollection is that in general Diesel subs are less noisy than nuclear. This is for the obvious reason that they can turn everything off, but nuclear subs have the power plant running continuously. It's a different matter when the diesel engine is running. Nuclear subs of course are much faster and can stay submerged for longer periods, but diesel subs do have advantages in some situations and are of course much less expensive.

[@dad_jokes_4ever226]

" Nuclear Triad " sounds like a Chinese supervillain

[@johndavidwolf4239]

" Nuclear Triad " is something that Donald Trump could not correctly define in 2015.

[@McDuggets]

@@johndavidwolf4239And still propably cant

[@pauldogon2578]

Diesel/electric are among the quietest boats. When they run silent they become holes in the ocean. Nukes, cannot be shut down, the pumps have to continuously circulate water in the reactor, this makes noise. Back in the 90's after apartheid collapsed the South African Navy had an exercise with the USN, our Daphne class boats pretty much sunk the fleet.

[@eskimo05w]

The old Soviet Romeo class submarine is based on the captured German Type XXI design from World War II. So Kim has the mustache guy to thank for his submarine fleet.

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

I was expecting it to be pedal powered. Im pretty sure yakety Sax is their national anthem.

[@fleetingfacet]

Also, they could tow it with a commercial ship to give it more distance. That's what narco subs successfully do.

[@CoffeeAndPaul]

Do the Norks have commercial ships? EDIT: turns out they do!

[@evil5150]

Cap you pronounced nuclear correctly! I'm so proud. You are restoring my faith in humanity

[@jasoncarpenter1974]

It does seem a lot like shirtless karate....

[@Taskandpurpose]

my favorite kinda ka-ra-te

[@tyrport]

Finally a show at a more reasonable length. Thank you.

[@whiskey_tango_foxtrot__]

Remember, NK only has to go 1-300 miles offshore for its main AO

[@RedStickLouisiana]

I served as a Liason Officer to the South Korea Navy for an exercise; those guys are very professional and serious about their job.

[@Tony-cf7cp]

Much love man keep up the amazing work, each video gets my tism ticking 😂

[@Taskandpurpose]

heck yeah brother

[@thegadphly3275]

Every moment this thing is operational, its location, precisely, is known by US, it is DOA as soon as any launch door is detected...

[@Alex-jb8wr]

Hey cappy will you do a vid on Trump labeling the Cartle's as Foreign Terrorist? Or you don't really do speculation vids?

[@Taskandpurpose]

yes I will. It won't be all speculation there is now enough there to really dig into the poential ramifications. I will be covering that I believe it'll be next Tuesdays episode

[@Alex-jb8wr]

@@Taskandpurpose Can't wait!

[@GuytheCarGuy]

You said that diesel boats are loud and easy to detect. It's generally the opposite. Modern diesel/electrics are quieter that nuke boats, are generally smaller, and are more difficult to detect. Now, this NORK frankenstein'd Romeo is likely not of the more modern advanced diesel/electrics. I doubt it would be a challenge to locate and eliminate. But nuke boats have a relatively noisy cooling system that can't totally be quietened. These boats are still extremely hard to detect, but if you know the adversary's exact type, we have computerized libraries of acoustic signatures on our ASW ships/aircraft and subs that can make locating a nuke boat a bit easier.

[@2lup382]

low cost ultra modernization strategy also known as the LOWCUM strategy

[@ThisGuy291]

Former submariner supporting what some others have said. Diesel-electric subs are only noisy when running the diesel engines to charge the batteries. That would normally be done while submerged, with only the snorkel mast and perhaps some antennas and periscope(s) out of the water. This would normally be done at night to minimize the chance of being detected. Even our (U.S.) nucs have diesel engines and batteries which are used should the reactors be shut down due to emergencies (most likely for drills/training which would be scheduled for when it is dark outside). Nice video though!

[@luktra1]

Diesel subs can work just perfect Just look up u24 vs carrier strike group

[@markotrieste]

15:53 fun fact, the An-2 of the NK Army are so slow that they are almost stealth for a radar searching for modern jets. It gets confused with seagull flocks. So it could carry a nuclear weapon. Also, no need to study fancy evasion maneuvers after drop, suicide pilots only.

[@nosaltadded2530]

That's what they have? That's an ancient Soviet design. The Glomar Explorer recovered a sunken Soviet sub like that back in the 1970's. Shut up!

[@kdrapertrucker]

That was a golf class sub, it carried 3 missiles in an extended sail structure.

[@batprime1177]

North Korea may have gotten their new submarine technology from Russia.

[@cideltacommand7169]

New for them bot russia

[@michaeltichonuk2176]

Good to see ya, Cappy!

[@rogersmith8480]

If this floating coffin ever makes it out to sea, just hope they don't get lost with Kim Jong Un and come to shore on Gilligan's Island on time 2:40. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣!!!!!!

[@Ryan_the_dawg]

Im not sure how long the big long coffin will be a floating one 😂😂

[@Remie1529]

Any Submarine can be very dangerous, you should never underestimate it

[@valorz6064]

Still better built than a Ford lmaoo

[@navyhmc8302]

While I have no insight what-so-ever into the USN's Silent Service, I would imagine that not only have they followed it on every sea trial, but they have every acoustic signature from it.

[@daniel17319]

I fart, they fart, we fart

[@Taskandpurpose]

too true, farts for all

[@666bladerunner]

Glad to see you back

[@KELLEMWITIT]

Spare parts Army 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Taskandpurpose]

we're a rag tag group

[@mattdouplesx]

If nk ever invades id join the infantry ranks of our ragtag Intel group ​@Taskandpurpose

[@babysealsareyummy]

4:34 look at his cute little hat 😂

[@HungLikeScrat]

I'm an old Grunt, former 11H, then 11B. I met a Cappy back in the day. When were you in? I enlisted in '96, did 5 years, got out, then went back in a couple of years later and got out in 2010. I was at Camp Greaves, Korea, Fort Campbell, KY, and Ft Benning, GA. Maybe we overlapped at some point. Every time I watch one of your videos, it bothers me that I think I know you from somewhere.

[@BLD426]

There's gonna be a shitload of three eyed fish coming.🤔

[@davestevens4193]

Built in partnership with Temu.😊

[@ethans6539]

“Nuclear Submarine” powered by diesel…

[@Cowboycomando54]

So I keep seeing people make the claim that nuclear subs are louder than subs running on battery, and that is not entirely true. Certain reactor plants are designed to operate on natural circulation alone for answering low rpm bells. This means the reactor coolant pumps, which are the loudest part of the sub, are turned off. This capability makes them quiet as a diesel on battery.

[@jeffreyrose4240]

i just watched a video on tiktok of a bunch of spanish guys using fireworks to launch a pot as high as they could.. im more scared of them then NK...

[@Metapharsical]

Yes, I agree. Tiktok is a greater threat

[@jeffreyrose4240]

@@Metapharsical Check out the video of a NK soldier shooting his own comrade cause hes trying to shoot a drone shooting him.. im sure TIKTOK is the worry you say it is.. god forbid China learns that i like cute dogs, hot girls, stand up comedy and every once a while cool cars... hope you can one day enjoy life

[@Metapharsical]

@ It's more about their blackbox algorithm influence.. Psyching people up to do devious things, meanwhile mainland TikTok (Douyin) heavily suppresses liberal progressive ideas, LGBT, etc.. The data harvesting is a negligible part.

[@UncleJoeLITE]

14:00 (Small clarification} Nuclear boats are noisier than d\e boats. D\e are quieter than nuclear subs unless running generators. Electric is really quiet, AIP is almost silent. Cheers Chris. 🇦🇺 ⚓

[@conchfritters01]

Cool temu sub bro

[@Curtislow8080]

I like how you have these breath of fresh air video topics when everything else is so political right now it’s nice to see a change every now and then

[@davidgriswold2647]

My guess is US sonar operators had its signature during test voyages and it has an AirTag attached to it’s conning tower.

[@sargepent9815]

Congratulations NorKo....that sub is "only" 60 years behind the curve

[@ryanthrash7783]

I love your humor. Good video. Keep up the good work.

[@kitsune303]

Never fly on the 'A' version of a plane. This extends to subs like the USS Thresher.

[@saoudnadeem7260]

He's the most unbiased American you're ever gonna find! As simple as that

[@SBRslav]

Given the fact that their missiles severely struggle to cover long distance, I'm not entirely surprised they would think to use subs to bring them closer.

[@mrnukeduster]

You got me with not knowing what knots are. Hearty chuckle.

[@thomasmahoney6567]

Even a crappy Saturday night special can kill. Don't underestimate what you don't understand.

[@BBBrasil]

You eyes, much better now. You have been under a lot of stress. I glad you feel better.

[@emilsinclair4190]

Wrong statement. Old diesel subs are loud. Modern diesel generally are less loud then the nuclear once

[@ksjuttla]

North korea:We have nuclear sub! South korea:We have food!