See more on the "windows" (including a close up pic) at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_B-39

Also, in a scene during the movie 'Hunt for Red October' the crew is
steering the boat when surfaced from behind the upper windows and not
at the exposed top of the conning tower as in western boats.

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:53:32 -0700, Greg Farr
wrote:

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:18:00 GMT, "Paul Bowery"
wrote:

Those must be tourist windows right? No one would do that for real.

Greg
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