Russia's New Most Advance Nuclear Submarine
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The Russian Navy might not play a huge role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine but its certainly a force to reckon with. After all, the Russian navy owns and operates some of the most powerful vehicles including nuclear submarines that are capable of staying submerged under water for months. In this video we look at the powerful typhoon nuclear submarine that could be a game changer in any war. Stay tuned
At over 175 meters long, the world's largest submarine is almost twice the length of a standard rugby union pitch. The Dmitriy Donskoy is far narrower than it is long, at 25 meters, but don't be fooled by its streamlined design. This submarine can displace 48,000 tonnes of water. While it can carry a crew of 160 men at a maximum speed of 27 knots when submerged, or 22 knots at the surface, its not built for traversing the world's oceans. Instead, its built to sit in hostile environments for months - think the Arctic Circle
Power comes from a pair of OK-650 reactors, which, unlike your car that almost certainly uses an engine or motor, relies on splitting atoms nuclei. Fuel comes from 21-45% enriched uranium-235, and each reactor produces 190 megawatts of thermal power.
With a solar panel producing around 200 watts, thats about 1.9 million solar panels worth of power, assuming its a sunny day. For car fans, thats around 50,000 horsepower, o more than 300 modestly powered family hatchbacks. It was first commissioned in 1980 and is the only remaining submarine of its type in service, although two still sit on the side as reserves. Another three have been retired, while the seventh of its type never made it to production. This single submarine is the oldest of the bunch, with the others being built over the next decade. Its purpose was to defeat enemies during the Cold War; an answer to America's Ohio-class submarine, known locally as the Akula, which means shark.
The average ocean depth is over 3,600 metres, and the deepest section in the Mariana Trench is over 11,000 metres deep. You might be surprised that this submarine is only tested to 900 metres, then, but thats with good reason. Light struggles to reach these depths, making it almost invisible to spot, but the pressure is over nine megapascals, or around 90 times that of the surface. In 1990 Russia began re-work on this giant piece of engineering in a process that took over a decade. It wasnt until 2002 that it was relaunched, almost entirely rebuilt,bringing it in line with modern standards and fitting it with the latest hardware. Its capable of launching ballistic missiles anywhere in the world, although this is very much only used for practice purposes. There are no less than 20 launchers onboard for the RSM-56 Bulava ballistic missile, which may sound like a bunch of jargon, but let me break that down for you. Each missile measures around 12 metres in length and two metres in diameter, weighing over 36 tonnes. Its good for targets over 8,000 kilometres away. In other words, it can almost scale the North Pacific Ocean, reaching the coastline of Japan from the Western sands of California. Other armament includes four 21-inch torpedo tubes and two 26-inch torpedo tubes. To keep everything moving, the crews have completed many tests since its relaunch. 27 September 2005 saw the first Bulava missile test from the surface of the White Sea off the North coast of Russia near Finland. Its first underwater firing followed on 21 December 2005, on the Kera Test Range on the far side of Russia.
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