Speaking of nuclear submarines, who do you think of?
Today we nominate one of them, and that is the famous Typhoon-class nuclear submarine. It is the largest tonnage submarine ever built by mankind, with an underwater displacement of more than 40,000 tons, which almost catches up with the tonnage of a medium-sized aircraft carrier. The Ohio class of the United States is just a younger brother in the face of the "typhoon." However, such a powerful typhoon-class submarine has basically withdrawn from service now. This is why? The
typhoon-class nuclear submarine is actually a legacy left by the Soviet Union to Russia. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, 6 "typhoon-class" ships were left to Russia as an important strategic deterrent. In the Russian era, no new "Typhoon" class has ever been built. These six "Typhoon" class nuclear submarines have been deployed in the submarine base near the Arctic Ocean on the Kola Peninsula. If necessary, they can quickly dive under the thick sea ice of the Arctic and quickly enter a state of combat. Although
is well-known, the true state of the "typhoon" class makes Russia a little overwhelmed. The Typhoon-class was built to adapt to the new P-39 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile. This missile is currently the world’s largest submarine-launched missile. Its body length exceeds 15 meters. It wants to carry 20 P- 39 strategic missiles, then a super huge nuclear submarine is needed. The
P-39 strategic missile has a range of 8,300 kilometers, can carry 10 warheads, and can destroy 10 medium-sized cities in one strike. This was the strategic force the Soviet Union dreamed of at the time. For this reason, the Soviet Union built a typhoon class at any cost. The appearance of the Typhoon-class is very strange. It does not have the back of a submarine, but a huge shell welded in sections, so the strength of the Typhoon-class submarine has been greatly questioned by the outside world.
However, only one of these six "Typhoon-class" ships is equipped with more than 10 missiles. The other typhoon-classes are in an embarrassing situation where there are no missiles available. However, Russia has not yet paid 25 million US dollars for each of them. Maintenance costs. Later, the United States offered to help Russia reduce its strategic deterrence and take the initiative to bear the retirement costs of the "typhoon". Russia readily agreed.
Up to now, two of these six Typhoon-class ships have been dismantled, three have been sealed, and only one Typhoon-class has been transformed into a test submarine for the "Blava" strategic missile. Today, the Typhoon-class has basically been used Farewell to the historical stage.
Nowadays, Russia has a new Borei-class nuclear submarine, and the Typhoon-class is a successor.
