Posted on 06/26/2021 1:04:13 PM PDT by DFG
A new Russian submarine packed with nuclear firepower and capable of taking out an aircraft carrier or even an entire city has sailed for the first time.
The 604ft Belgorod, the largest submarine to be built in the last 30 years, was put to sea for the first time yesterday as Russia flexed its naval muscles in the wake of an incident with British destroyer HMS Defender in the Black Sea.
Experts fear the 79ft-long torpedoes – dubbed Poseidon – could be detonated underwater to cause a radioactive tsunami and threaten coastal cities with waves up to 300ft high.
The enormous vessel is reportedly operated on behalf of the nation's secretive Main Directorate of Undersea Research, and is understood to be central to Russia's intelligence gathering operation.
But it is also believed to be equipped with up to six nuclear-armed torpedoes, each capable of carrying warheads with an explosive power of two megatons – equivalent to two million tons of TNT, or more than 130 times the power of the Hiroshima bomb.
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Modern version of the Seaview from the tv series.
Well, Putin’s history in sub manufacturing should give pause.
Given the fact submarines aren't the fastest, how would anyone on a sub survive the deployment and underwater detonation of one of these torpedoes? It'd be a suicide mission wouldn't it?
WOW he got the highest award, a good conduct ribbon?
Putin needs a lead transfusion.
From the graphic; these torpedos not only have nuclear warheads but are also ¿nuclear powered? - really?!
There is always the Kursk as a reminder when they light that Torpedo.
Doesn't sound very defensive to me.
But I do have a couple of places in mind that would make me laugh though.
It has a midget submarine?
Why was I not pinged?
Shame!!!
Engaging the Caterpillar drive?
Ours are all nuke. Check out Electric Boat in Groton Ct..
**Given the fact submarines aren’t the fastest, how would anyone on a sub survive the deployment and underwater detonation of one of these torpedoes? It’d be a suicide mission wouldn’t it?**
You may be using old fashioned torpedo capability thinking.
These monsters are probably ‘smart’, and have a hundred mile range (or more?), maybe hold position for days (weeks or months?), then finish the job, or abort and return to ‘mother’.
Red October’s big brother...
“a radioactive tsunami “
Have not seen that on the SciFi channel.
That’s nothin!
My sub had enough firepower to take out the entire Soviet Union!
Every single US boomer can take out cities. Multiple cities. No tsunami needed.
Supposedly, they have a range of several thousand miles.
I wonder how good it is at navigating rivers?
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