In the United States appreciated the proposal for the modernization of "Shark" in the media "Caliber"
In the United States, they quite seriously reacted to the previously voiced idea of re-equipping Russian giant submarines of the type “Shark” into carriers of cruise missiles, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta with reference to the American Military Watch Magazine.
According to the American edition, in the United States seriously consider the consequences of the conversion of Russian submarines "Shark" from carriers of ballistic missiles to carriers of cruise. The equipment of giant submarines with cruise missiles, proposed by Vice-Admiral Oleg Burtsev, the ex-chief of the General Staff of the Russian Navy, can cause serious trouble to the US Navy.
According to American experts, one converted "Shark", carrying on its board about 200 Caliber missiles, can single-handedly neutralize a whole US Navy aircraft carrier group, including all destroyers and cruisers along with an aircraft carrier, unless of course it has time to launch all the missiles before it detection and neutralization. Launched anti-ship "Calibres", flying at a speed of 3 mach, it is very difficult to intercept, reminds the publication, especially since missiles can be induced not only with the help of external target designation, but also independently. In addition, "Sharks" can be armed with supersonic "Onyx" or hypersonic "Zircons", which generally makes the submarine a great threat to ships.
Earlier, Vice Admiral Oleg Burtsev proposed converting two of the world's largest nuclear submarines, Arkhangelsk and Severstal, of the 941 project into cruise missile carriers, which are currently laid back at the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center in Severodvinsk before future disposal.
As an example, Burtsev cited American Ohio-class nuclear submarines converted into carriers of Tomahawk cruise missiles. After upgrading, each American submarine can carry cruise missiles on its board to 154. Currently, the US Navy has four such submarines.
According to the American edition, in the United States seriously consider the consequences of the conversion of Russian submarines "Shark" from carriers of ballistic missiles to carriers of cruise. The equipment of giant submarines with cruise missiles, proposed by Vice-Admiral Oleg Burtsev, the ex-chief of the General Staff of the Russian Navy, can cause serious trouble to the US Navy.
According to American experts, one converted "Shark", carrying on its board about 200 Caliber missiles, can single-handedly neutralize a whole US Navy aircraft carrier group, including all destroyers and cruisers along with an aircraft carrier, unless of course it has time to launch all the missiles before it detection and neutralization. Launched anti-ship "Calibres", flying at a speed of 3 mach, it is very difficult to intercept, reminds the publication, especially since missiles can be induced not only with the help of external target designation, but also independently. In addition, "Sharks" can be armed with supersonic "Onyx" or hypersonic "Zircons", which generally makes the submarine a great threat to ships.
Earlier, Vice Admiral Oleg Burtsev proposed converting two of the world's largest nuclear submarines, Arkhangelsk and Severstal, of the 941 project into cruise missile carriers, which are currently laid back at the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center in Severodvinsk before future disposal.
As an example, Burtsev cited American Ohio-class nuclear submarines converted into carriers of Tomahawk cruise missiles. After upgrading, each American submarine can carry cruise missiles on its board to 154. Currently, the US Navy has four such submarines.
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