The Stealth Submarine Nobody Thought Was Possible
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It was the height of
It was the height of the Cold War, and Soviet submarine engineering had been carefully honed to produce robust and fast vessels that could take much more damage and dive substantially deeper than their American counterparts. Even so, the US had stealthier submarines that were slower and with less firepower, but they could theoretically ambush the noisy Soviet ships and sink them before they could use their numerous advantages in battle.
As such, the Americans were confident that stealth beat firepower and speed, but they were in for a nasty surprise…
In the mid-1980s, the Soviet Navy launched its Akula-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. The technology was far beyond what the US expected the Soviets could accomplish, and even defense analyst Norman Polmar affirmed that the breakthrough: (QUOTE) "Shook everyone [in the West] up."
The submarines were incredibly fast, lethal, and resilient, but now had something else to their advantage: they were as silent as a tomb.
Suddenly, the US Navy learned to fear the might of the new Akula-class powerhouse, a revolutionary new asset in the Soviet Union’s arsenal of destruction…
As such, the Americans were confident that stealth beat firepower and speed, but they were in for a nasty surprise…
In the mid-1980s, the Soviet Navy launched its Akula-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. The technology was far beyond what the US expected the Soviets could accomplish, and even defense analyst Norman Polmar affirmed that the breakthrough: (QUOTE) "Shook everyone [in the West] up."
The submarines were incredibly fast, lethal, and resilient, but now had something else to their advantage: they were as silent as a tomb.
Suddenly, the US Navy learned to fear the might of the new Akula-class powerhouse, a revolutionary new asset in the Soviet Union’s arsenal of destruction…
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