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Impression of the launch of the first Borey class submarine
Yury Dolgoruky.
The Borei class (or Borey; named after Boreas) is a more...
nuclear-powered ballistic missile-carrying submarine (SSBN)
currently in development by Russia. It is intended to replace
the Delta III & Typhoon class in the Russian Navy.
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Project 941 PLARB "Akula" (NATO codename Taïfun/Typhoon). Crew : 150. Dimensions (meters) : 175,0 x 22,8 x 11,5. Armament : 20/SS-N-20 (RSM-52) Sturgeon ballistic missiles (Bulavas for the "Dmitri Donskoy") ; 20 Torpedoes (533 & 650mm) and 8/SA-16 Igla-1 missiles (AAW). Each Typhoon is capable of firing 200 nuclear warheads and lead to a total destruction of the USA in case of a nuclear exchange.