Automoderated users, Autopatrolled users, Comment administrators, Confirmed users, Moderators, Rollbackers
23,028
edits
(→R-30 Bulava ("Mace")/SS-NX-30: clean up) |
Derivative (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
(9 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{
[[File:
The Soviet Union were really into their ballistic missile carrying submarines. Their "second strike" doctrine required launch platforms that could stay undetected for long periods of time until they could launch their missiles at the USA, just as it was starting to get back on its feet after an initial exchange.
Line 24 ⟶ 22:
=== Project 611AV/"Zulu V" ===
The first Soviet submarines to carry ballistic missiles (in fact the first such subs in the world), being converted from attack submarines. The Project 611 design was based on the German [
"Carried" (it was rarely if ever deployed with them on board) two R-11FM missiles, which it had to launch from the surface.
Line 36 ⟶ 34:
Noisier than was practical for a ''nuclear deterrent force'', many of these ended up in the Baltic Fleet, where they could be better protected.
All were out of service by 1990 and some were sold for scrap purposes to [[
The plans were sold to China in 1959 and one may still be in PRC service.
Line 52 ⟶ 50:
The first SSBN class in Soviet service, i.e. nuclear-powered. The missiles were initially the R-13/SS-N-4 "Sark", but were later replaced with R-21/SS-N-5 "Serb". They had to surface to fire the first type of missiles.
The most notorious is ''K19'' [[K19: The Widowmaker|The Widowmaker]]", which had two reactor accidents, both causing fatalities. It was the focus of a Hollywood film, which was full of [[Lzherusskie]].
=== Project 667A Navaga/"Yankee" ===
Line 117 ⟶ 115:
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Useful Notes/From Russia With Nukes]]
[[Category:
[[Category:{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]
|