your favorite

Kapitan · 06-11-08, 02:43 PM

ok im bored so i want to see what people think about this and reasons why

What is your favorite russian boomer (SSBN) of all time?

For me its the yankee reason is its the forst soviet submarine to ever be able to fire SLBM's and also it was the first real platform to show the west that the russians could do just as good, even though technically superior western boats could track it in its later days the yankee although somewhat small for a SSBN (a russian one atleast) it still proved the russians could build a unit en par with the benjamin franklin and ethan allen classes (ie the principle of submerged launching of missiles)

Yes true the soviets had a good hand when they launched the Novembers with thier revolutionary hulls speed diving capibility but i see them as not alot better than an attack boat used to attack surface units, the american subs had far better tech inside them and could detect novembers miles off.

I have always loved SSBN's particularly the yankee not overly keen on the new borey the typhoon or deltas to be honest, most people when you mention russian submarine the hunt for red october comes to mind and also the typhoon as it is the biggest submarine in the world.

I find the yankee more of a laid back unit a unit brought in to try and equal the ballence between the soviet union and the USA and to have one of them still serving in the russian navy is remarkable since the first unit was launched in 1969!

SUBMAN1 · 06-11-08, 02:51 PM

How could anyone bother to vote for anything other than the monster itself? Typhoon even comes equipped with a hot tub! Come on already!

Besides, us Americans all have the Typhoon permanently stuck in our heads after having great movies like 'The Hunt For Red October' around.

-S

STEED · 06-11-08, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

How could anyone bother to vote for anything other than the monster itself? Typhoon even comes equipped with a hot tub! Come on already!

Besides, us Americans all have the Typhoon permanently stuck in our heads after having great movies like 'The Hunt For Red October' around.

-S

HOT TUB!

Where is my rubber duck? Got it, I'm already there.

Areeeeeeeeeee.

nikimcbee · 06-12-08, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

How could anyone bother to vote for anything other than the monster itself? Typhoon even comes equipped with a hot tub! Come on already!

Besides, us Americans all have the Typhoon permanently stuck in our heads after having great movies like 'The Hunt For Red October' around.

-S

Ditto, plus all those 1980's Soviet Weapons books always freeked out over the monster.

nikimcbee · 06-12-08, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

How could anyone bother to vote for anything other than the monster itself? Typhoon even comes equipped with a hot tub! Come on already!

Besides, us Americans all have the Typhoon permanently stuck in our heads after having great movies like 'The Hunt For Red October' around.

-S

Ditto, plus all those 1980's Soviet Weapons books always freeked out over the monster.

This is what I'm talking about:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DG

rifleman13 · 06-12-08, 03:37 AM

Fear the Typhoon, capitalist scum...

because I'm near your coasts...

READY TO DEFECT!

HunterICX · 06-12-08, 03:40 AM

Typhoon class,

it just looks mean

HunterICX

Oberon · 06-12-08, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

How could anyone bother to vote for anything other than the monster itself? Typhoon even comes equipped with a hot tub! Come on already!

Besides, us Americans all have the Typhoon permanently stuck in our heads after having great movies like 'The Hunt For Red October' around.

-S

Ditto, plus all those 1980's Soviet Weapons books always freeked out over the monster.

This is what I'm talking about:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DG

I have a book like that... :hmm:

Polak · 06-12-08, 01:51 PM

Typhoon because it's big. Big=Good

SUBMAN1 · 06-12-08, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

This is what I'm talking about:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DG

Yep!

-S

TLAM Strike · 06-11-08, 03:01 PM

The Golf!

DBF! :p

Oberon · 06-11-08, 04:14 PM

The 'phoon is definately one of my favourites, but I also like the humpback look of the Delta IV and I have a soft spot for the Yankees after reading through 'Hostile Waters'.

SUBMAN1 · 06-11-08, 04:18 PM

I see we have some phoon defectors though! Come back to the light side! Anything but the phoon is the Dark Side!

-S

peterloo · 06-12-08, 06:45 AM

Typhoon of course

Gigantic, with a swimming pool (if I'm right), I must say that working with it is somewhat a luxury rather than a tedious task. Furthermore, the endurence, the power of it, and its lovely 20 missile silos housing 20 R-39 SLBMs, it would be difinitely fun to drive it

I don't wanna drive that Borei class or the earlier SSBNs like Delta class. For delta class, it is clear that it is aged and prone to errors. its weapon system is also old and relatively less powerful. The Borei class is so new that I don't think any of its system has matured. There may be fatal problems in its design

View Poll Results: Favoritre soviet / russian SSBN
Hotel	1	4.00%
Yankee I and II	2	8.00%
delta I	0	0%
delta II	0	0%
delta III	0	0%
delta IV	2	8.00%
Typhoon	21	84.00%
Borey	1	4.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll

06-11-08, 02:43 PM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	your favorite ok im bored so i want to see what people think about this and reasons why What is your favorite russian boomer (SSBN) of all time? For me its the yankee reason is its the forst soviet submarine to ever be able to fire SLBM's and also it was the first real platform to show the west that the russians could do just as good, even though technically superior western boats could track it in its later days the yankee although somewhat small for a SSBN (a russian one atleast) it still proved the russians could build a unit en par with the benjamin franklin and ethan allen classes (ie the principle of submerged launching of missiles) Yes true the soviets had a good hand when they launched the Novembers with thier revolutionary hulls speed diving capibility but i see them as not alot better than an attack boat used to attack surface units, the american subs had far better tech inside them and could detect novembers miles off. I have always loved SSBN's particularly the yankee not overly keen on the new borey the typhoon or deltas to be honest, most people when you mention russian submarine the hunt for red october comes to mind and also the typhoon as it is the biggest submarine in the world. I find the yankee more of a laid back unit a unit brought in to try and equal the ballence between the soviet union and the USA and to have one of them still serving in the russian navy is remarkable since the first unit was launched in 1969! __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

06-11-08, 02:51 PM	#2
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How could anyone bother to vote for anything other than the monster itself? Typhoon even comes equipped with a hot tub! Come on already! Besides, us Americans all have the Typhoon permanently stuck in our heads after having great movies like 'The Hunt For Red October' around. -S __________________

06-12-08, 03:40 AM	#7
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Typhoon class, it just looks mean HunterICX __________________

06-12-08, 01:51 PM	#9
Polak Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland/Sweden Posts: 808 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Typhoon because it's big. Big=Good __________________

06-12-08, 03:37 AM	#6
rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Fear the Typhoon, capitalist scum... because I'm near your coasts... READY TO DEFECT!

06-11-08, 03:01 PM	#11
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	The Golf! DBF! :p __________________

06-11-08, 04:14 PM	#12
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	The 'phoon is definately one of my favourites, but I also like the humpback look of the Delta IV and I have a soft spot for the Yankees after reading through 'Hostile Waters'.

06-11-08, 04:18 PM	#13
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I see we have some phoon defectors though! Come back to the light side! Anything but the phoon is the Dark Side! -S __________________

06-12-08, 06:45 AM	#14
peterloo Commander Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 462 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Typhoon of course Gigantic, with a swimming pool (if I'm right), I must say that working with it is somewhat a luxury rather than a tedious task. Furthermore, the endurence, the power of it, and its lovely 20 missile silos housing 20 R-39 SLBMs, it would be difinitely fun to drive it I don't wanna drive that Borei class or the earlier SSBNs like Delta class. For delta class, it is clear that it is aged and prone to errors. its weapon system is also old and relatively less powerful. The Borei class is so new that I don't think any of its system has matured. There may be fatal problems in its design __________________ Romeo is here, but where is Juliet? The 中国水兵 (Chinese Sailor) in subsim