Video Shows Massive Iranian Navy Submarine Being Moved By Road

视频显示一艘巨大的伊朗海军潜艇正在公路上移动

Iran’s three Kilo Class submarines are the most potent warships in their Navy. A video has surfaced on social media showing one of them being transported by road. With the serviceability of the fleet always under question, it may be revealing. The move does not appear to be routine. The implication is that at least one of the boats is not currently seaworthy.

伊朗的三艘基洛级潜艇（Kilo Class submarines）是其海军中威力最大的战舰。 社交媒体上出现了一段视频，显示其中一艘潜艇正在公路上被运送。 舰队的适用性一直受到质疑。 此举也揭示了这样做并非例行公事，似乎暗示着目前至少有一艘潜艇不适合航海。

The footage shows the Project 877 Kilo Class submarine on a special low-loader. Although the video is undated, it appears current. It has been picked up by Iranian language media outlets such as the Jamejam Daily, after it was posted on Social Media. The description being passed around says that it is on its way to (or in) Bandar Abbas, the main naval base in Iran. This is where the Iranian Navy’s three Kilos, plus most major warships and midget submarines, are based.

镜头显示了项目877基洛级潜艇（ the Project 877 Kilo Class submarine ）在一个特殊的低装载机上。 虽然这段视频没有注明日期，但它似乎是最新的。 这篇文章在社交媒体上发布后，被伊朗语媒体如Jamejam Daily转载。 据传言，它正在前往（或在）伊朗主要海军基地阿巴斯港的途中。 这里是伊朗海军三艘基洛级潜艇，还有大多数主要战舰和小型潜艇的基地。

Iran received the submarines from Russia in the early 1990s. They are currently the largest and most potent submarines in the Persian Gulf, provided no U.S. Navy or Royal Navy boats are there. These diesel-electric boats are capable, but increasingly dated. They can carry heavyweight torpedoes and likely have a modest anti-submarine capability.

伊朗在上世纪90年代初从俄罗斯那里接收了这些潜艇。如果那里面没有美国海军或皇家海军的船只，它们就是目前波斯湾最大，威力最强的潜艇。 这些柴油电力潜艇能力很强，但越来越过时。 它们可以携带重量级鱼雷，并可能具有反潜能力。

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They have been overhauled and maintained locally. And they may have received some capability enhancements over the years. Iran has had difficulty maintaining some original features however, such as the Anechoic coating. These are rubber tiles which reduce the noise signature, an important factor in submarine stealth. And the submarine in the video appears to be missing some of these tiles which normally cover the outside of the boat.

它们已在当地经受了大修和维护。 这些年来，它们可能已经增强了能力。 然而，伊朗的潜艇很难保持一些原有的特征，例如消声涂层。 这些橡胶瓦可以减少噪声信号，这是潜艇隐身的一个重要因素。 橡胶瓦通常覆盖在潜艇外部，但视频中的潜艇外部似乎没有。

While moving a submarine by road isn’t unique, it is unusual. It is the more often seen when boats are moved inshore to become museum ships, or during construction. The Kilo Class is 230 feet long, 32 feet wide and have a displacement (in water) of around 3,000 tons. So they are not easy to move by road. It strongly suggests that the boat is not capable of being moved on the water, whether under its own power or being towed. Even for routine maintenance they are normally moved on the water. Iran has a dry dock in Bandar Abbas where the Kilo Class submarines are routinely overhauled.

虽然通过公路运送潜艇并不是首例，但却是不同寻常的。 当潜艇被移上岸成为博物馆展览的潜艇时，或者在被建造期间，这种情况才比较常见。 基洛级（The Kilo Class）潜艇长230英尺，宽32英尺，排水量（在水中）约3000吨。 所以它们不容易在公路上被运输。 这明显表明，无论在其自身的动力下还是在拖曳下，该船都不能在水面上移动。 即使是日常维护，它们也通常在水上移动。 伊朗在阿巴斯港有一个干船坞，基洛级潜艇在那里例行检修。

The starting point for the journey is believed to be a shipyard near Bostanu. Defense analyst Joseph Dempsey of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has used satellite imagery to identify a Kilo Class submarine there from February-March this year. It is likely that boat.

运送潜艇的起点在博斯塔努附近的一家造船厂。 国际战略研究所(IISS)的国防分析家约瑟夫·邓普西（Joseph Dempsey ）在今年2-3月利用卫星图像确定了那里有一艘基洛级潜艇。 它很可能是那艘潜艇。

The shipyard is about 15 miles west along the coast and are connected by good roads to Bandar Abbas. Work on submarines and other warships has taken place there. And it is near where Iran’s target barge designed to look like a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier was built.

造船厂在沿海岸向西约15英里的地方，由平坦宽阔的公路连接到阿巴斯港。 潜艇和其他战舰已经在那里进行工作。 就在它附近，伊朗的目标驳船被设计成美国海军航空母舰的样子。

the story behind this move hasn't yet come out. And maybe it won't. But defense analysts will be watching closely to try to figure out what it tells us about Iranian Navy readiness.

这一举动背后的故事还没有被揭露出来，也许永远不会。 但是国防分析家们将密切关注，试图弄清楚伊朗海军的准备情况。