Akula/Typhoon Class
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Really interesting and a great find!
Satellite photo of the pair mothballed in Severodvinsk....
http://goo.gl/maps/n4pGL
Satellite photo of the pair mothballed in Severodvinsk....
http://goo.gl/maps/n4pGL
Fascinating read, but also a reminder of how much time has passed since the "good old days" of the cold war - as an 80's teen with an interest in wargaming, military sims etc, following the latest NATO and Warsaw Pact developments were as much a part of my childhood as playing football and making mix tapes from the top 40 each weekend, so to read about these near mythical beasts now being good only for the scrapheap makes me feel old...
Hooli said:
V8 Fettler said:
Does Russia have the capability to decommission the reactors?
I think I've read they've got them all stored safely outdoors, by the sea up in an arctic port somewhere.Godalmighty83 said:
So massive and advanced they crippled the Soviet Union with their immense price tag.
Can you imagine a Royal Navy admiral proposing a 50kt Battleship built from titanium and then a politician saying 'no, one wont do, build six'.
Wrong sub. The Alphas was the Ti hulled, lead-biz NSRP powered, small interceptor SSNs. Typhoons were bombers and made of steel IIRC and they didn't do anywhere near 50kts. Can you imagine a Royal Navy admiral proposing a 50kt Battleship built from titanium and then a politician saying 'no, one wont do, build six'.
The lead-biz design was a total disaster though as it required massive shore side services to stop the plant freezing when it was shutdown.
Alphas cost the UK a lot of money as the Spearfish torp was born out of fears of the Alpha being untouchable by the period weapon systems. Think the US ran a similar torp programme too.
rhinochopig said:
Godalmighty83 said:
So massive and advanced they crippled the Soviet Union with their immense price tag.
Can you imagine a Royal Navy admiral proposing a 50kt Battleship built from titanium and then a politician saying 'no, one wont do, build six'.
Wrong sub. The Alphas was the Ti hulled, lead-biz NSRP powered, small interceptor SSNs. Typhoons were bombers and made of steel IIRC and they didn't do anywhere near 50kts. Can you imagine a Royal Navy admiral proposing a 50kt Battleship built from titanium and then a politician saying 'no, one wont do, build six'.
The lead-biz design was a total disaster though as it required massive shore side services to stop the plant freezing when it was shutdown.
Alphas cost the UK a lot of money as the Spearfish torp was born out of fears of the Alpha being untouchable by the period weapon systems. Think the US ran a similar torp programme too.
rhinochopig said:
Wrong sub. The Alphas was the Ti hulled, lead-biz NSRP powered, small interceptor SSNs. Typhoons were bombers and made of steel IIRC and they didn't do anywhere near 50kts.
The lead-biz design was a total disaster though as it required massive shore side services to stop the plant freezing when it was shutdown.
Alphas cost the UK a lot of money as the Spearfish torp was born out of fears of the Alpha being untouchable by the period weapon systems. Think the US ran a similar torp programme too.
The US had the ADCAP programme for the Mk48, for extra speed, better sensors etc.The lead-biz design was a total disaster though as it required massive shore side services to stop the plant freezing when it was shutdown.
Alphas cost the UK a lot of money as the Spearfish torp was born out of fears of the Alpha being untouchable by the period weapon systems. Think the US ran a similar torp programme too.
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