Japan launches new Li-ion battery submarine, "White Whale"

[wsaiho1977]

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-new...-second-taigei-class-submarine-for-the-jmsdf/

 

[Lord Union]

Wow cool submarine.....

 

[SecretAgent]

another Soryu class?

 

[matrix05]

Nice. DC motor, totally silent, like Tesla car, can sneak up to PLAN aircraft carrier.

 

[wsaiho1977]

another Soryu class?

No this is the successor to Soryu class, called the Taigei-class (たいげい big whale)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taigei-class_submarine

 

[blurwulf]

Take how long to charge via usb c?

 

[wsaiho1977]

 

[lifeafter41]

Does it has the Caterpillar drive………Magnetohydrodynamic drive?

 

[DulanMax]

How come use imperial japan flag

 

[wsaiho1977]

How come use imperial japan flag

 

[andyhtc]

Is Li-ion that safe? What if the submarine gets hit by a depth charge?

 

[Moonnite_Firefly]

Is Li-ion that safe? What if the submarine gets hit by a depth charge?

i read much safer and more silent den diesel sub... think japan got transfer this tech to taiwan help taiwan built their own subs~~

 

[andyhtc]

i read much safer and more silent den diesel sub... think japan got transfer this tech to taiwan help taiwan built their own subs~~

I never feel safe with Li-ion batteries, not even in my handphones, tablets and laptops.

 

[buttbERry]

that flag sure make some country not happy

 

[herzberg]

The sub battery will bloated or not?

 

[Disincarnate]

banzai banzai!~

 

[HandTired]

The mAH rating real or fake?

 

[wsaiho1977]

The sub battery will bloated or not?

The mAH rating real or fake?

Batteries not made-in-china

 

[Moonnite_Firefly]

I never feel safe with Li-ion batteries, not even in my handphones, tablets and laptops.

think proven quite safe so far... japan went for so many joint military naval exercise all boh daiji... no mishap~~

 

[wsaiho1977]

I never feel safe with Li-ion batteries, not even in my handphones, tablets and laptops.

Korea, TW, and even India are using Li-ion for their subs