1. United States
  2. Submarine
  3. SDV Mk8 Mod 0

Basic Information

Category Submarine Type SDV - Swimmer Delivery Vehicle
Year Commissioned 1987 Year Decommissioned 1996
Nationality United States Hypothetical No
Beam 1.8 m Draft 1.8 m
Height 0 m Length 6.7 m
Crew 2 people Damage Points (DP) 3
Standard Displacement 17 tons Full Displacement 20 tons
Empty Displacement 0 tons

Sensor Parameters

Model Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
Generic Submarine Periscope, Optical Visual, Surveillance Periscope 0.00 - 22.50 nm 10 sec Visual
Generic Mine & Obstacle Avoidance Hull Sonar, Active-Only Mine & Obstacle Avoidance 0.00 - 0.50 nm 15 sec Late 1960s

Submarine Capabilities Code

Nonmagnetic Hull

Signatures

Type Front Side Rear
Passive Sonar, VLF (0-1000 Hz, 200 Hz Center Frequency) 95 dB 96 dB 97 dB
Passive Sonar, LF (1-5 KHz, 3 KHz Center Frequency) 65.5 dB 66 dB 67 dB
Passive Sonar, MF (5-10 KHz, 7.5 KHz Center Frequency) 57.5 dB 58 dB 59 dB
Passive Sonar, HF (10-500 KHz, 20 KHz Center Frequency) 49 dB 50 dB 51 dB
Active Sonar, VLF-HF (0-500 KHz) 8 dB 40 dB 8 dB
Visual Detection Range 1.18 nm 1.97 nm 1.18 nm
Visual Classification Range 0.29 nm 0.49 nm 0.29 nm
Infrared Detection Range 1.18 nm 1.97 nm 1.18 nm
Infrared Classification Range 0.29 nm 0.49 nm 0.29 nm
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz) 5.9 dBsm (3.89 m²) 10.7 dBsm (11.75 m²) 5.9 dBsm (3.89 m²)
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz) 5.9 dBsm (3.89 m²) 10.7 dBsm (11.75 m²) 5.9 dBsm (3.89 m²)

Default Configuration

Model Capacity Fire Interval Comments
No Data

Magazine Systems

Magazine Name Capacity Comments
No Data

Datalink

ID Type Model Range Channels
7001 Radio UHF Radio [Secure] 100 nm 0
7001 Radio UHF Radio [Unsecure] 100 nm 0

Engines

Model Type Combined Type Engine Count Shafts Primary Engines Secondary Engines Hypothetical Comments
Silver-Zinc Batteries Electric N/A - - - - No -