BOREI-A: Russia launches 170-meter-long surprises for Washington
On January 11, 2022, Russia launched its second serial missile submarine of Project 955 Borei-A.
Borei-A submarine: An unpleasant surprise for Washington
The submarine cruiser is the brainchild of the Rubin Design Bureau. The vessel was built for seven years. This is a second-to-none submarine, just like its four brothers that are already on combat duty.
Prior to this, on December 25 last year, the new submarine was solemnly taken out of the boathouse. The submarine will have to undergo complex trials at all levels before it can be handed over to the navy in 12 months.
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The fourth-generation strategic nuclear submarine Generalissimo Suvorov has a hull length of 170 meters, a width of 13.5 meters and a displacement of 24,000 tons. The cruiser is capable of speeding up to 30 knots.
The appearance of a new Russian mammoth submarine in the theater of potential submarine warfare is a notable event. Indeed, the Suvorov submarine carries 16 Bulava ICBMs and is also armed with six or ten individually targetable nuclear units with freedom of maneuver in pitch and yaw. The submarine carries eight bow 533-mm torpedo tubes and six disposable non-reloadable launchers for hydroacoustic countermeasures. The cruiser’s hull is built using stealth technology, making it difficult to detect even for modern radars.
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Sonar stealth? Rubber coating on the outside might muddy the sonar.