Typhoon-Class sub pics

ETR3(SS) · 10-02-10, 02:28 AM

It was building these goliaths that helped to bankrupt the USSR. There is an old Russian saying/proverb that goes "Better is the enemy of good enough." The Soviet Union built things to do the intended job and that was it, no more. The Typhhon was designed to sit under the polar ice and launch a retaliatory strike up to a year after the initial exchange. Lurking under the ice for that long it didn't need to be sophisticated. As for being the most powerful, that depends upon your definition of powerful. If you looking only at nuclear armament then I think the Ohio class would have it beat there with its 24 missiles.

Méo · 10-02-10, 03:04 AM

I've already seen some of those photos but it always amaze me to see how fat were those russian subs.

10-02-10, 02:28 AM	#1
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	It was building these goliaths that helped to bankrupt the USSR. There is an old Russian saying/proverb that goes "Better is the enemy of good enough." The Soviet Union built things to do the intended job and that was it, no more. The Typhhon was designed to sit under the polar ice and launch a retaliatory strike up to a year after the initial exchange. Lurking under the ice for that long it didn't need to be sophisticated. As for being the most powerful, that depends upon your definition of powerful. If you looking only at nuclear armament then I think the Ohio class would have it beat there with its 24 missiles. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

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10-02-10, 03:04 AM	#2
Méo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Quebec City Posts: 1,153 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 0	I've already seen some of those photos but it always amaze me to see how fat were those russian subs.