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Originally Posted by Castout
DWX have the Phoons playable. Judging from the torpedo layout they are rather obsolete(with ability to launch short range torpedo only). I think the only reason the Russians are keeping 2 of them operational is to serve as a testbed for the Bulava ballistic missile.
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Short range torpedoes make sense, the weapons on SSBNs are defensive in nature.
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Originally Posted by Oberon
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Originally Posted by Oberon
I should imagine the Borei looks a bit more modern on the inside. I do have a fondness for the 'phoons, and I'm glad that at least Dmitri Donskoy is still operational for the time being as a missile test bed.
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Well these are not of the Borei but I think they would look much like this:
^Those are from the Lada class submarine
St. Petersburg
^That is from the Akula class SSN
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