Oscar II subs for who???

[XabbaRus]

I disagree.

I think it is India, they have the means and they want a nuke badly. Oscar II would be a short cut to that end. Also would be better than anything the Chinese have or will have. Even just the one would put India in the superior position.

[Kapitan]

I have to agree with xabbarus as well although the chinese option is more favourable, i do think india is also a good power to have this submarine, and with it india would be untouchable by the pakistani navy, this submarine could take out everything single handed.

However each submarine costs around $1.5 billion and your looking at a fair amount more to keep it in service parts weapons crew training ect, the indian economy is good but i think it does lack alot of strengh to support such a large powerful vessel for many years.

For china and india this submarine would be a great addition to thier fleet, they have the most powerfullest attack submarine in the world in thier hands, who wouldnt be happy? bar the americans.

[Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense]

India... who else...

they're hell bent on an out of control arms buildup that will surely come to a head as all parties in the region race to buy the latest and the greatest from the US or the former USSR... or France, the UK, Japan, etc...

i wonder what justification they use for this when a significant number of their own people still live in squalid conditions of poverty...

the revererd Mahatma would surely turn over twice in his grave...

--Mike

[tycho102]

Yeah, it's supposed to be going to India. India has been working on a sub reactor for over decade, and they've been enlisting the aid of Russians to do it. As I understand it, they've got a working prototype but just don't have the actual ship built to contain it.

[Kapitan]

It will go lovely with them two akulas they have coming, they are the most powerfullest navy in the indian ocean and these submarines will re inforce that.

However they may want more and these submarines are not cheap kursk cost $1.3 billion and that was in the 1990's immagine the cost now.

[PeriscopeDepth]

Powerfullest?

PD

[Kapitan]

In terms of fire power she is by far thee most powerfullest, she can carry 24 nuclear armed cruise missiles in contrast the 688i can only carry 12, but with the advent of the ohio SSGN it brings a new meaning.

The ohios are more land attack not a offical attack submarine, while the oscars carry 24 missiles and the ohios 154 most of the ohios will probably be for land attack, but in terms of capibility in sinking masses of ships the oscars wont have a problem theres 11 of them and only 4 ohios.

Ohios dont carry as many torpedos nor as many topedo tubes in contrast they are just submerging missile batteries the pure role of the oscar was laid out from day 1 unlike the ohios.