American newspaper points out the terrifying power of Russia's submarine fleet

Popular Mechanics news site recently cited a report by Naval Analyses, a naval analysis firm, stating that the number of submarines Russia possesses as of April 1 contains 72, including nuclear missile carriers, cruise missile submarines, attack and special mission submarines, and test submarines.

The Russian Navy is thus called a "tough nut" and does not back down.

The Russian ballistic missile submarine fleet consists of four Borei-class strategic nuclear submarines. The fourth and lead ship of the fifth generation Borei II class, Prince Vladimir (Knyaz Vladimir), is expected to be commissioned this year.

Each Borei-class submarine can launch 16 Bulava ballistic missiles, which have a range of 10,000 km and are capable of carrying 10 nuclear warheads.

There are also six Delta IV-class nuclear submarines, one recently overhauled Delta III (Ryazan) and one giant Typhoon-class heavy submarine - Dmitri Donskoy (TK-208), currently serving as a missile test vessel.

According to a graphic depicting the supposed full strength of the Russian submarine fleet, the force is also currently operating eight Oscar II guided missile submarines.

With a length of 152m and a displacement of 24,000 tons when submerged, this is a fearsome nuclear submarine that the Soviet Union once built to destroy US Navy aircraft carriers with a battery of 24 Granit P-700 cruise missiles.

Unlike the US, Russia has both nuclear and diesel-powered attack submarines. Russia has 12 Akula I, II, and III class submarines, three Victor III class submarines, and four Sierra I and II class nuclear attack submarines.

Russia has recently been reported to be planning to commission a pair of Yasen-class submarines – cruise missile submarines that could eventually replace the aging Oscar-class submarines.

The Russian diesel submarine fleet has 21 Kilo-class submarines and one Lada-class submarine. The Kilo-class submarines operate in near-sea areas, such as the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The Lada-class submarines were built to replace the Kilo-class submarines.

A website specializing in submarine research said Russia is planning to put at least five Ladas into service.

Popular Mechanics magazine notes that Russia possesses a relatively large fleet of specialized submarines, including two huge "floating bases" on the basis of the Delta III corps (in Russian classification called project 667BDR "Kalmar") and Delta IV (project 667BDRM "Dolphin"), designed to transport mini-submarines specializing in deep-sea operations.

The publication also paid attention to the "monster" submarine B-90 Sarov and assessed it as a testing ground for the new nuclear torpedo Status-6.

Status-6 is described by the US newspaper as a nuclear-powered torpedo designed to attack coastal targets such as ports and cities with a giant thermonuclear warhead with a yield of 100 megatons.

Status-6 was designed to bypass US missile defenses, destroy entire coastal areas with a nuclear explosion, create tsunamis, and render the area uninhabitable with long-term nuclear fallout.

The US newspaper said that the Russian Navy, at least based on these statistics, has one more submarine than the US Navy, even though the US submarine force consists entirely of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack submarines. In other words, this is a purely combat force.

The Russian Navy's submarine fleet is also entirely nuclear and is completely different from the US Navy.