Russian submarine fleet possesses formidable capabilities as ocean 'killers'
(Baonghean.vn) - Former US Defense Secretary advisor said that the Russian submarine fleet is capable of sinking US ships if the Pentagon decides to send troops to Europe in the event of a hypothetical conflict between the two powers.
According to RT, Colonel Douglas McGregor, former advisor to the US Secretary of Defense, expressed his opinion that Russia is not a maritime superpower and does not have famous aircraft carriers like the US. However, this country has a world-famous submarine fleet and possesses formidable capabilities as ocean "killers".
“And this submarine fleet is capable of sinking ships sent to fight the Russian naval forces. The US simply cannot transfer its ground forces to Europe, because the submarines in the Atlantic will sink them when they depart from North America,” Colonel McGregor said.
According to RT, basically, Russia's submarine fleet is divided into three main groups: ballistic missile submarines - part of Russia's strategic nuclear triad; nuclear-powered attack submarines; and diesel-electric submarines.
In addition to the ships in the three groups mentioned above, Russia also owns a number of other submarines for research purposes. For example, the Belgorod submarine, which Russia recently put into service. This is currently the longest submarine in the world.
One feature that has attracted a lot of attention from the Belgorod is that it is expected to be equipped with Poseidon nuclear-capable torpedoes.
