[riverdawg]

“The Improved Akula SSN, which went to sea in 1990, soon revealed that the Soviets had surpassed the U.S. Navy in some areas of acoustic quieting—the Improved Akula was quieter than our newest attack submarines, the Improved LOS ANGELES class. Admiral J.M. Boorda, the Chief of Naval Operations, told the House:

This is the first time since we put NAUTILUS to sea that [the Russians] have had submarines at sea quieter than ours. As you know, quieting is everything in submarine warfare.”

This statement by Polmar and the quote from Adm. Boorda are almost 20 years old. How are they relevant to a comparative assessment of US and Russian submarines today?

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[moonshot925]

How are they not relevant? I was comparing the improved Akula class to the improved LA class. They are about the same with the Akula quieter at 5-7 knots.

I am not talking about the Seawolf or Virginia . They are both much quieter than the LA and Akula.

[moonshot925]

This chart was made by the US Naval Institute