Chapter 915: Viewing the Ship Nine

"These two types of nuclear submarines are the main nuclear submarines developed by Russia after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, using all relevant national treasure-level scientific research experts, which took many years to develop, reflecting the highest level of nuclear submarine manufacturing technology in the former Soviet Union, which can be said to be a military top secret.

"The Yasen-class and the Boreas-class are capable of posing a huge threat to all active nuclear submarines in the United States, and the only drawback is the submarine-launched ICBMs, which did not catch up with our Trident during the Soviet era." This was stated by the Deputy Secretary of the US Navy.

The former Soviet Union's missile technology has always been the world's top, and the research and development of nuclear submarines is also stronger from generation to generation, not weaker than the United States' nuclear submarines, but there is still a gap between the development of industrialization and such an industrial power as the United States, which takes time to precipitate, therefore, the submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile has become the heart disease of the former Soviet Union, and it is still being surpassed until now, and the power of the Trident is the first, and no one has any objection to this matter.

"Oh my God, it's really the world's largest tonnage strategic nuclear submarine, it's terrifying!" The heads of state in the stands kept exclaiming, making President Park Kim proud but also slightly embarrassed.

The Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine, known as the Type 941 strategic nuclear submarine in the former Soviet Union, is a product of the Cold War and the holder of the record for the largest nuclear submarine in the world.

It has a length of more than 172 meters, a width of more than 23 meters, a draft of 11.5 meters, a typhoon-level water displacement of 24,500 tons, and an underwater displacement of a terrifying 46,000 tons.

The tonnage of strategic nuclear submarines is basically more than 10,000 tons, and the displacement of the Boreas-God ballistic missile nuclear submarine is 17,000 tons, which is already very spectacular, but in front of the Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine, it is like the difference between adults and children, and the stimulation of the senses is not the same thing.

What is even more amazing is that this type of nuclear submarine adopts the double-hull design used in the former Soviet Union, and the pressure-resistant shell and torpedo compartment are actually made of titanium alloy, titanium alloy! The rest was made of ordinary strong steel, and to break through the Typhoon-class shell, a minimum of two or three heavy torpedoes was needed.

The Typhoon-class is a strategic nuclear submarine with twenty missile launchers, and the most peculiar thing is that it is capable of launching two submarine-launched ICBMs at a time, which is the only model in the world, and no other country can do it, not even the United States.

Wu Chen cherished these six Typhoon-class ships very much, and made all-round large-scale upgrades in accordance with the ship's electrical equipment of the Seawolf-class and Yasen-class, replacing the bow active and passive spherical array sonar, plane search radar and underwater combat system, and installing the latest sound-absorbing tiles on the outside of the hull.

Six 533-mm torpedo tubes, capable of firing the latest supercavitating torpedoes and American MK-48 wire-guided torpedoes, as well as Waterfall anti-submarine missiles of the Oma series, and have needle anti-aircraft missiles.

"The mercenary corps navy does not have submarine-launched ICBMs, what's the point of engaging in strategic nuclear submarines, is it possible to use these steel behemoths as scarecrows to scare birds?" Although he was jealous in his heart, the Japanese defense minister couldn't help but say it, but there was always a hint of sourness in his tone.

"Who told you that the Mercenary Navy does not have submarine-launched ICBMs? That's how your family's intelligence work works? "Since relations with Japan are now relatively bad, Mr. Secretary of Defense of the United States is not polite at all.

"Your Excellency the Minister means that the mercenaries actually have submarine-launched ICBMs, which are nuclear weapons, how can they have such equipment, and the United States will just sit idly by?" When the Japanese defense minister heard this, he was shocked.

Nuclear weapons, this is a weapon of mass destruction that destroys the world, and Japan is the only country in the world that has really experienced it, and I shudder when I think about it. At present, the countries in the world that have this thing, except for the five permanent members, namely Bajistan, India, and Israel, how can the mercenary corps, a small mercenary organization, have such sophisticated weapons and equipment? If this is the case, isn't it a pipe dream for Japan to want to take back the South Kuril Islands?

"Who told you that a submarine-launched ICBM is a nuclear weapon? When Russia sold the mercenary Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine, it dismantled the nuclear warhead of the P-39 submarine-launched ICBM and replaced it with a conventional warhead, but the power is no less than that of a small nuclear explosion. The Minister of Defense said with a sneer.

ICBMs mainly refer to the range, taking the United States and the former Soviet Union as examples, ballistic missiles above 11,000 kilometers are called ICBMs. So what is a ballistic missile? is a class of missiles, usually without wings, that can only maintain a predetermined course after burning fuel, immutable halfway, and that subsequent course is governed by the laws of ballistics.

To put it bluntly, an ICBM is just a carrier and a platform, and the key lies in whether a nuclear warhead is installed, and the lethality of a conventional warhead is actually just the same, and it does not have a strategic deterrent capability, so whether there is an ICBM or not is not the most important thing.

The Oscar-class cruise missile nuclear submarine, the world's largest tonnage cruise missile nuclear submarine, has an underwater displacement of 22,500 tons, a water displacement of 12,500 tons, a length of 143 meters, a width of 18.2 meters, and is equipped with 24 missile launchers capable of launching 24 Granite anti-ship cruise missiles.

Two 650 mm torpedo tubes and four 533 mm torpedo tubes, after using torpedo bushings, can launch almost all submarine weapons in service, such as the latest supercavitating torpedoes and the American MK-48 wire-guided torpedo, as well as the former Soviet Union's heavy torpedoes, can also launch Garnet strategic cruise missiles, Tomahawk cruise missiles and Granite anti-ship missiles, and can also launch the Muma series of Waterfall anti-submarine missiles, the firepower is quite terrifying.

The Akula-class attack nuclear submarine, the trump card of the nuclear submarine force of the former Soviet Navy, has a water displacement of 7,500 tons and an underwater displacement of more than 9,000 tons.

This type of nuclear submarine is not equipped with a missile vertical launch system, but has four 650-millimeter torpedo tubes and four 533-millimeter torpedo tubes, which can launch a variety of torpedoes and anti-submarine missiles, and the most powerful weapon is the Garnet strategic cruise missile, which has a range of 3,000 kilometers.

In fact, there are many types of former Soviet nuclear submarines that have not been displayed, such as Alpha-class attack nuclear submarines, Sierra class attack nuclear submarines, Papa-class cruise missile nuclear submarines, Charlie-class cruise missile nuclear submarines, Yankee-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines, Victor-class attack nuclear submarines, and Delta-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines, but some of them are too old and are still being transformed, some belong to reserve nuclear submarines, and some cannot be displayed for special tasks, so the nuclear submarine formation of the former Soviet Union has come to an end.