Images of the next Russian sub

[Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense]

cruise missile launch tubes abaft of the sail, as opposed to in the bow section... right???

those are cruise missiles tubes??


--Mike

[Kapitan]

There have been many designs to house cruise missiles like SSBN's

[LoBlo]

Originally Posted by Kapitan

this looks like a seawolf hull with a kilo sail dont you think?

Not really, only because of the pumpjet. The dorsal surface is more boxy, it appears to have alonger length to diameter ratio, and its TA is housed in its dorsal rudder (as opposed to independent twin ventral housing in the SW).

A source I've read is reporting that there are supposedly going to be around 8+ VLS tubes aft of the sail. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/885.htm

[Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense]

so those are in fact cruise missile tubes similar to the ones in the bows of US ssns... right ?

--Mike

[LoBlo]

As far as I understand yes. Cruise missiles and not SLBM missiles.

[goldorak]

Originally Posted by Kapitan

Are you going bind? if you come here via the front gate there was daily news about it on the home page U.S turned 4 of thier ohios into SSGN so it leaves 14 left.

To be perfectly honest i bookmarked directly the forum, so i seldom see the homepage. :rotfl:

[sonar732]

Something to think about the comparison of SSGN's is that the Ohio conversions are for TLAM's since the TASM is no longer in our inventory. Also, the Russian SSGN's are more ASM orriented.

[XabbaRus]

That is a picture of the Boeri so it is an SSBN. Taht model is direct from Rubin, I have seen other pictures of that particular one from a Weapons Expo in St Petes. I'm not sure if it is single or double hulled but it looks pretty.

[Kapitan]

It will be double hulled look at everything else.

[XabbaRus]

Nothing to say they haven't decided to go for a change. Pretty sure I read somewhere that the next gen of Russian subs will be smaller single hulled type. Agreed though Borei will be 2 hull.

[LoBlo]

I stand corrected then. I was under the expression that this was the next SSN, but if it is the next SSBN then those VLS tubes are indeed for SLBM and not cruise missiles.

[Type941]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I hope they never complete it, why do they need one? They have the US as an ally now, not an enemy

Thanks, that was a good laugh.

[Linton]

I found this page but unfortunately could not get it to translate:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...UA:en%26sa%3DN
Perhaps Kap,or somebody else can help.

[STEED]

Here you go.

http://www.worldlingo.com/en/website...ranslator.html

[Severodvinsk] will note the century of the submarine fleet of Russia by atomic “mono-Mach's laying”

Schematic of the submarine of the project “Of [borey]”. Illustration from the site of submarine.id.ruIn March in the shipyards of [severodvinskogo] “northern machine-building enterprise” will be placed the new atomic submarine of the fourth generation for Russian VMF, it reports “Interfax”.

Laying of the new Russian submarine the class of 955 projects “Of [borey]” it takes place in the days the celebration of the century of the submarine fleet of Russia, which is noted on March 19.
During this day in 1906 by order on the sea department of the Russian Empire the submarines were declared by the independent class of warships. Officially this holiday is noted in the country since 1996.
According to the preliminary data, the submarine will be named “Vladimir [Monomakh]”. “The final solution will assume the command VMF of Russia, but we and ship-builders already appeared with the initiative of awarding to the new submarine of name of one of the most significant princes, which was become famous as the collector of Russia”, stated in the interview for agency the representative of the municipal administration.
Let us recall, the previous submarine of this project, which was called name “Alexander Nevskiy”, they placed on March 19, 2004.
At present on “[Sevmashpredpriyatii]” is conducted the building of two strategic [APL] of the fourth generation (first [APL] - “Yuri [Dolgorukiy]”). The submarines of the project “Of [borey]” were developed in the Saint -[pereburgskom] central design bureau of sea technology “ruby”.
Head [APL] of the project “Of [borey]” - “Yuri [Dolgorukiy]” - was placed on “[Sevmashe]” in 1995. The submarines of this project are equipped with the floating up rescue camera, capable of containing entire crew - i.e., it is more than 100 people.
It is assumed that the strategic nuclear-powered ships of the family “Of [borey]” together with the impact multipurpose atomic submarines of [usovershenstvovannogo] project 971 will be the basis of the Russian navy [KHKH]I of century. REFERENCES ON THE THEME

[Spoon 11th]

wikipedia page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borei_class_submarine