Operation Behemoth: An important moment in the fate of the strategic submarine fleet of the Russian Federation
On August 6, 1991, an important event took place, both for our country as a whole and for the strategic submarine fleet Russia in particular. On this day, the crew of the nuclear submarine K-407 "Novomoskovsk" under the command of the captain of the second rank Sergei Yegorov, did something that no one could repeat to this day.
From the aforementioned nuclear submarine, which was submerged, 16 ICBMs (full ammunition) were launched in succession with an interval of 14 seconds between each launch. This record remains unbeaten to this day. Moreover, carrying out similar maneuvers, American submariners were able to fire a salvo with only 4 missiles.
It is worth noting that the aforementioned achievement was not so easy for the Russian strategic fleet. In fact, the second tests of Begemot-2 were successful.
During the first, which took place in 1989, an accident occurred. As a result, the K-84 submarine was damaged. At the same time, thanks to the professional work of the crew, there were no casualties.
Failed within the framework of these exercises and a second attempt, which did not end in an accident, but still was not counted due to the protracted prelaunch preparation. The official version of the failure was called excessive nervousness of the crew due to the presence of a large number of senior ranks.
But during the tests of Begemot-2, the crew of the nuclear submarine K-407 Novomoskovsk even "overfulfilled" the task. Indeed, according to the conditions, the interval between launches should not exceed 20 seconds. Russian submariners "fit" in 14.
As mentioned above, the launch of 16 ICBMs from a submerged position remains a world military-technical record today. At the same time, it can be said that the success in Operation Behemoth has become the most important moment in the fate of the strategic submarine fleet of the Russian Federation. After all, these tests were supposed to prove the effectiveness of the marine component of the nuclear triad.
Finally, about the records. The previous achievement in this area also belongs to our compatriots. In 1969, 140 missiles were fired from the K-8 submarine. True, the launch was carried out in two series of 4 missiles with a minimum interval between launches.
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