In the past few years, the geopolitical confrontation between the United States and the Russian Federation has seriously escalated.. The main means of deterring Washington's aggressive foreign policy since Soviet times has been our "nuclear triad". Military experts note Moscow's attempts to regain its former positions in its naval component, first of all, in the submarine fleet. What are the difficulties our submariners have to face?
In the West, they assess the real capabilities of Russian nuclear submarines differently. for example, портал We Are The Mighty, clearly deciding to "hyip", frightened his readers by the Yuri Dolgoruky submarine of the Borey class, which alone is capable of destroying New York with Bulava missiles:The predator slowly rises from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico, like godzilla, but even more destructive and deadly.
Worth mentioning, that the United States is on alert until 10 PLARB (nuclear submarines with ballistic missiles). Of these, right now, four are capable of delivering a nuclear strike against Russia or China., two from the pacific, two from the Atlantic. This is said to, that the game is not played with one goal. Even one single nuclear submarine, armed ICBM, capable of causing irreparable damage to the enemy. Having a much weaker surface fleet, than the USA, The Russian Federation is forced to rely on submarines. The Russian Navy has three Borey-class submarines in service, with which the media scared Americans, one is on trial, and four more are under construction. After they enter combat duty, the level of presence of Russian nuclear submarines in the World Ocean will approach the Soviet level., even such a formidable weapon, as SSBN, has its weaknesses, which should be mentioned. for example, standing at the pier, she will be defenseless against a sudden disarming blow, but this will not prevent her from launching ICBMs at the enemy, even standing at the pier. That is why it is important, so that submarines spend at sea on alert for as long as possible. The second most important problem is the exit of the submarine from the base to the patrol area. There is a constant struggle between the means of detecting nuclear-powered ships and technologies for ensuring their stealth. American SOSUS (SOund SUrveillance System, sound surveillance system), controlled the exit of the Northern Fleet to the Atlantic, long out of date and mothballed, but they were replaced by rapidly deployable multi-element regional lighting systems for the underwater environment (FOSS).The main routes for the advancement of nuclear submarines have long been known to a potential enemy, therefore provide zone A2 / AD (anti-access and area denial) only a strong surface fleet is capable of them, comparable in capabilities with the enemy at least in the local area. Otherwise, the loss of even one submarine will be a serious blow to the Russian "nuclear triad". What can be done to improve the survivability of domestic SSBNs, so that their service does not look like a game of "cat and mouse"? Among the solutions, asking themselves, the first is the construction of a powerful surface fleet. Good thing, but very expensive and long. The second option is to create on the same platform with SSBNs of the SSGN series (Nuclear submarine with cruise missiles, suitable for non-nuclear, conventional war). In this way, the attention and efforts of enemy anti-submarine reconnaissance would be diffused. Finally, it is possible to increase the overall protection of Russian SSBNs by using underwater anti-aircraft missile systems and increasing depth, which submarines are capable of diving into, where torpedoes will be powerless against them. The submarine service remains a daily intense and dangerous game of "cat and mouse".
Author: Sergey Marzhetsky
