Surprising results of comparison of US - Russian submarines

Forces of both sides

The article said that, up to now, the US Navy has a total of 14 ballistic missile submarines and 280 missiles containing nuclear warheads, each of which can wipe out a city.

There are also 4 submarines equipped with satellite-guided missiles with 154 Tomahawks/1 and 54 nuclear attack submarines. All US submarines are manufactured with state-of-the-art technology and heavy weapons.

American nuclear submarine.

Meanwhile, Russia has only 60 submarines, but that does not mean they are inferior. Russian submarines are not inferior in stealth capabilities to their Western counterparts, especially diesel-powered vessels known as "silent killers".

Along with that, Russia is also developing new weapons for submarines, including nuclear torpedoes with the destructive power of hundreds of millions of tons of conventional explosives and can destroy a city. In particular, Russian crews are highly appreciated and their level is increasingly improving.

After writing about the Russia-US balance, Business Insider magazine said that Russia's technological improvements and rapid construction of shipbuilding facilities have made the ocean more dangerous for US submarines. However, the US submarine fleet still has the upper hand.

The strength belongs to America

Along with Business Insider, another American magazine, The National Interest, also published an article highly praising Russian submarines but came up with a conclusion that surprised many people. According to this magazine, Russia is currently building 5th generation submarines, including the "killer of American aircraft carriers".

After successfully developing two models of strategic nuclear submarines and fourth-generation nuclear attack submarines, Russia has begun work on building two models of fifth-generation nuclear submarines, according to an American magazine.

The US newspaper described that, of these two models, one model is designed to specifically intercept enemy submarines, the second model is an "aircraft carrier killer", specialized in destroying large surface targets such as aircraft carriers or large amphibious assault ships.

The author of the article notes that Russia is striving to revive its submarine industry with new vigor. "After years of post-Cold War inactivity, Moscow recently introduced two new types of highly successful fourth-generation submarines," the National Interest said.

In 2013, the Russian Navy received Borey-class strategic submarines carrying Bulava submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles (SLBMs) ​​as well as the first nuclear attack submarines of the Yasen project carrying many land-attack cruise missiles such as RK-55 Granat, P-800 Onyx or Caliber-S...

The features of Russian nuclear submarines have impressed many American military experts. British military experts have also admitted that the US and NATO do not know much about Russian nuclear submarines, and their weapons systems are still very mysterious.

Even an older generation of Russian submarines, the Project 941 "Akula" submarine, has made the West admire. This world's largest nuclear submarine is a model of perfect technical level and can dive to a depth of 500 meters, operating independently at the bottom of the sea for 180 days and nights.

The ship has terrifying power with 20 launchers for 20 3-stage, solid-fuel R-39 Rif intercontinental ballistic missiles, with a range of 8,500 km. Each missile carries 10 multiple-reflection nuclear warheads (MIRV), each with a yield of 100 kilotons. In total, the ship is equipped with 200 nuclear warheads, with a yield of 20,000 kilotons.

In early 2013, the Russian Northern Fleet received new generation strategic nuclear submarines, equipped with 16 Bulava ballistic missiles and 6 cruise missiles of the Borey class. By 2020, the Russian Navy will be supplemented with 8 submarines of the Borey and Borey-A projects.

By mid-2014, Russia had also held a solemn flag-raising ceremony on the flagship of the K-560 Severodvinsk multipurpose nuclear submarine, the first of a series of eight nuclear attack submarines under the 885 Yasen project with super-powerful cruise missiles.

National Interest believes that Russia currently owns about 70 nuclear and conventional submarines, built with the world's most advanced technology, especially the demagnetized hull made of titanium.

Therefore, the power of the Russian submarine fleet is undeniable, but only the US Navy with its top-notch submarines is capable of countering it, the American magazine asserted.