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Category: Sub Surface

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Virginia class: The SSN of the future

July 4, 2015February 7, 2019 Epsilon

Intro- USN was forced to reduce the number of most capable submarines to be procured as the cost of constructing and operating them was shooting up. Initial batch of 30 Seawolf would be reduced to just 3, with just 2 … Continue reading Virginia class: The SSN of the future

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Los Angeles class:The benchmark SSN

January 2, 2015January 18, 2019 Epsilon

Intro-USN was facing a dilemma, its carriers were being shadowed by November class SSNs which could keep up with them at speeds over 30knots. This was highlighted by an incident in 1968 during which a November shadowed USS Enterprise even … Continue reading Los Angeles class:The benchmark SSN

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Top 5 SSNs

December 19, 2014January 19, 2019 Epsilon

Intro- The oceans have been secretly patrolled by the SSNs for decades now. They are tough to detect, packed with weapons capable of sinking ships and submarines more than 60km away using torpedoes or 300-500km using anti ship missiles. They … Continue reading Top 5 SSNs

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Submarine warfare

November 8, 2014February 7, 2019 Epsilon

Submarines were conceived to sink surface vessels with secrecy and stealth, this gives a physiological advantage to the submarines those on the ship would never know who sank their vessel. From the Turtle to the present day Virginia and Yasen, submarines … Continue reading Submarine warfare

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Victor: The Primary Soviet SSN

September 21, 2014February 7, 2019 Epsilon

Soviet submarine designers concentrated on anti-surface warfare more than anti-submarine till the late 1950s. The west was producing very capable SSBNs and SSNs which meant that the Soviets needed capable subs as well to counter the rising threat allied submarines. … Continue reading Victor: The Primary Soviet SSN

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Akula: The shark made of steel part 2

August 27, 2014August 10, 2015 Epsilon

In this article we are going to deal with various design aspects of Akula class SSN using pictures. This article, like its preceding article on Typhoon has some very rare pictures of Akulas under construction, trials, refit and pics of her … Continue reading Akula: The shark made of steel part 2

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Typhoon: The monster of the submerged world part 2

August 21, 2014August 10, 2015 Epsilon

In this article we are going to deal with various design aspects of Typhoon class SSBN using pictures. We have also added some pretty rare images from sea trials, refits etc which has facilitated in discovering a not so well … Continue reading Typhoon: The monster of the submerged world part 2

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Arihant: India’s first completely domestic sub

August 13, 2014February 23, 2019 Epsilon

Intro- American aggression during the 1971 Indo-Pak war and their eventual withdrawal due to the presence of Soviet SSNs was enough for the Indians to realise the importance of nuclear powered subs. Thus in the 1980s under immense secrecy work … Continue reading Arihant: India’s first completely domestic sub

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Oscar: The carrier killer

August 6, 2014February 7, 2019 Epsilon

Intro- In the late 1960s, the Russians started work on a new supersonic anti ship missile to counter USN’s super carriers. This missile would have a sub launched variant which was simply too large for Echo class SSGNs. Thus the … Continue reading Oscar: The carrier killer

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Yasen: The future of Russian SSN fleet

July 31, 2014June 20, 2017 Epsilon

In the 1980s, Soviet navy started looking for a new SSN which would replace the Victors and counter the LA class. The LA was superior to Victor in almost all aspects. LA flight 2 fielded VLS cells which could the … Continue reading Yasen: The future of Russian SSN fleet

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