Surprise from Russia

With the advent of the new Russian submarine "Lada" in the past will go a whole era of the US 'domination of the sea ", Washington actually lose the main tool" power projection "in remote regions and in danger of completely losing its global geopolitical role.
Recently the West avalanche of anti-Russian hysteria militaristic. Finding that instead of yielding liberal "Russians" in Eurasia unexpectedly revived historical, traditional, imperial Russia, angered and offended by decades of humiliation and insults from the arrogant and deceitful western Sodom, "free" European and US media are full of alarmist headlines about "military preparations "Moscow.
Costs us to launch a rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome or missile submarine in the Barents Sea, or send a patrol along the European borders its air missile, it immediately becomes an occasion for countless accusations of "militarism and imperialism," "nuclear brinkmanship," " intimidation of the world community, "etc. stupidities. Meanwhile, many of the really important news that are directly related to a change in the military-strategic balance of power in Eurasia, pass unnoticed by the general reader.
Here is one such news ...



October 13, 2014 news "RIA Novosti" with reference to a source in the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation stated: "In Russia, decided to mass production airindependent power plants (VNEU) to equip the future submarine project 677" Lada ". Testing of experimental layout VNEU at booth successful. The following tests will be carried out directly at the boat ».
This message is passed virtually unnoticed, even among military observers nobody paid much attention to him. And in vain! For this decision marks a true revolution in military submarine.
Reader to understand how much the new Russian submarine with VNEU can change the balance of power between Russia and the US, will give only one example. "Four to six such submarines - said in late 2010, in an interview," RIA Novosti "Vice Admiral Viktor Patrushev - can completely block such closed or semi-closed water area as the Black, Baltic and Caspian Seas. Their advantages are obvious to any naval specialist ».
I'd add that the deployment of the Russian Navy in addition two or three compounds "Lad" can fundamentally change the balance of forces, not only in the Baltic Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, but also in the North, and in the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. In the North, in the Barents Sea are guaranteed to cover boats capable routes deploy Russian strategic missile submarines from any infringement of anti-US forces and NATO, which will significantly improve the combat stability of the naval component of our strategic nuclear forces.
Now our bear missile combat service for the most part under the Arctic ice, where they are virtually inaccessible to enemy action. Americans can detect, track and hit our submarine is only at the stage of its transition to the area of ​​combat patrols. A "Lada" 667 th project is ideally suited to counter the American submarine, watching over our "strategy", as they hear them at distances much larger than the Americans are able to hear the "Lada". In such circumstances, the defeat of the enemy submarine - whether "Lada" independently, or with the help of guidance on her way to ASW aircraft and ships - becomes a matter of technique.
With regard to the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean, the presence in their waters in sufficient submarines like "Lada", there is practically nullifies the American naval power, the core of which are the carrier strike group (CSG). Back in Soviet times, "dizelyuhi" project managed to break through the 641B antisubmarine defense aircraft carriers and used to pop up right under the noses of the stunned American admirals. And only a small stock of underwater course, the lack of long-range missile yes impossible to stay underwater longer than 3 days was given a chance in the American confrontation with Soviet submariners.
Today, with the proviso that "Harmony" will be really able to stay under water for up to 25 days, it will include ammunition powerful antiship missile system similar to the "Caliber" and submarine reconnaissance and guidance on the AUG will be using Layered Intelligence including space grouping, such a chance at vaunted shtatovskih aircraft carriers will not be! This means that in the past will go a whole era of the US 'domination of the sea ", Washington actually lose its main tool" power projection "to remote regions, and finally lose its global geopolitical role.



More about VNEU - the essence?
Today, all the subs on the type of power plants are divided into two types: the submarine with a nuclear power plant (nuclear reactor) and diesel-electric submarines (SSK), moving on the surface by means of a diesel engine, and underwater - using electric motors, deriving energy from batteries.
Nuclear submarines appeared in the Soviet Navy in the late 50s of last century. The first submarine 627-year project entitled "Leninsky Komsomol" was commissioned in 1957. Since then and to this day nuclear submarines constitute the main striking force of our fleet, being carriers of a wide range of the most formidable weapons - from strategic intercontinental missiles and tactical nuclear torpedoes to high-precision cruise missiles, long-range, making today the basis of Russian strategic non-nuclear deterrence forces.
Nuclear submarines have a number of outstanding advantages: virtually unlimited time stay under water, high submerged speed and large depth of immersion, the ability to carry a huge amount of various weapons and equipment. High power available, achieved great power nuclear power plant, allows you to build very large displacement of the boat and place on them not only a lot of weapons, but also highly effective sonar, communications, electronic intelligence and navigation.
But alas - the main advantage of a nuclear power plant, its power is both a source of the main drawbacks of nuclear submarines. This flaw - a big noise. The presence on board the submarine nuclear reactor (or sometimes two) with the whole complex of related mechanisms: turbines, generators, pumps, refrigeration units, fans, etc. - Inevitably generates a huge amount of different frequency oscillations and vibrations and require sophisticated technology to reduce the noise level, is a major factor in unmasking any submarines.
But a diesel-electric submarine under water is almost silent. Electric motors, energizes batteries do not require turbines and other equipment vysokoshumnogo. Therefore SSK sneaks into the ocean depths, hardly rustling, like a dangerous predatory fish, hunt down prey gaping.
However, this may fish under water relatively short - only a few days. While it is moving in the deep ocean very slowly, saving energy reserve, which compared with the atomic "sharks" is simply insignificant. A lack of energy, in turn, imposes serious limitations on the displacement, armament and other key characteristics of the diesel-electric submarines. In fact, these boats are not completely "underwater", they can be rather called a "dive", because most of the time on the trails deployment they spend on the surface, and in the areas of combat patrols regularly forced to surface and include a diesel engine to recharge the batteries .



For example, in recent Russian SSK project 636.3 margin submerged speed of only 400 miles. And it moves under water mainly ekonomhodom speed of 3 knots, i.e. 5, 4 km / h. Therefore pursue their prey underwater, such boat can not. She is forced to rely on survey data, which should bring it to a given point on the route deployment of enemy ships. Hence, the main way to combat the use of diesel-electric submarines - the so-called "Curtain", ie Submarine deployment of a line perpendicular to the probable rate of target movement, at specific intervals from each other. The entire group of participating submarines controlled by an external command center, which creates additional telltale factors and reduces the combat stability and efficiency of the PL group. Considering furthermore that the depth of layered ASW modern American carrier strike group is more than 300 miles (more than 550 km), it becomes clear how difficult our SSK resist such an enemy.
It is not surprising that the ultimate dream is to create all submariners submarine with a radically new power plant, which will combine the advantages of nuclear and diesel-electric submarines, power and secrecy, more autonomous diving and low noise ...
Fairy tale come true
So: Russian submarines of Project 677 "Lada" with airindependent power plant just is a serious breakthrough in this area, leading out to the Russian submarine fleet fundamentally new frontiers.
"Lada" is small, their displacement is almost two times less than that of the famous "Varshavyanka." But her complex weapons very serious and unusually large. Besides the traditional mine-torpedo armament SSK (6 torpedo tubes 533 mm, 18 torpedoes or mines), 667 th project - the world's first non-nuclear submarines, equipped with specialized launchers for cruise missiles (10 vertical PU in the middle part of the body). Moreover, these can be both Raman tactical, anti-shock, and long-range missiles designed to destroy strategic targets deep in enemy territory.
But the most important feature of the new Russian submarine is VNEU, air-independent propulsion plant. Without going into details, interesting art, we note that the presence VNEU allow "frets" be submerged up to 25 days, that is almost 10 times longer than their famous "big sisters" - "Varshavyanka" Project 636.3! At the same noise at the "Lada" will be even less than that of the famous varshavyanskoy "black hole" that Americans are so called because of the fact that it is virtually impossible to detect.
NATO countries have long been trying to equip its submarines such VNEU. "Legislators" modes in this region are Germany and Sweden. German shipbuilders from the end of the 90s build small submarine project 212 \ 214, equipped with a hybrid power plant. It includes for diesel surface speed and recharging the batteries themselves silver-zinc batteries for economical and VNEU underwater speed based on fuel cells, comprising a tank with cryogenic oxygen and tanks with a metal hydride (special metal alloy in combination with hydrogen).



Equipping boats such anaerobic setting allowed the Germans to increase the residence time of its submerged up to 20 days. And now the German "Baby" with VNEU various modifications are in service with Germany, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Israel, Korea and several other countries.
Swedish concern Kockums Submarin Systems, in turn, at the end of the last century began the construction of Gotland class submarines with VNEU based on a so-called "Stirling engine". When using it, these boats can also be under water without recharging the batteries up to 20 days. And now submarines with Stirling engines are not only in Scandinavia but also in Australia, Japan, Singapore and Thailand.
But neither the German nor Swedish submarines are small, in fact coastal boats do not go to any comparison with the Russian "frets" - neither in their tactical and technical characteristics, nor the diversity and power of weapons. Our submarines of Project 667 in all respects in this class are unique in their quality of new generation ships!
CKB "Rubin" - the main developer of submarines in Russia, designed the "Lada" so that it is able to deliver salvo torpedno- missile strikes on marine and stationary ground targets as from torpedo tubes, and specialized vertical missile silos. Due to unique sonar system, our boat has significantly increased the distance target detection. It can dive to 300 meters, has a Full submerged speed up to 21 knots, Independent - 45 days. To reduce noise isolators used boats, all-mode propulsion motor permanent magnet. The hull is covered with pictures "Lightning", absorbing sonar signals.
About VNEU our boat a little known yet. Just like the Germans, it is based is an electrochemical generator. But it will be fundamentally different in that the hydrogen required for VNEU will be prepared on board by means of processing the available diesel fuel. Therefore, the Russian VNEU be much more economical German counterpart, which will increase its continuous time finding a boat under water up to 25 days. At the same time, and cost "Harmony" will be substantially less than the German boat project 212 \ 214.
Until 2020, the Russian Navy expects to receive the same 14 units of new submarines of the 4th generation.



And now a little more TTX:
Project 677 submarines are designed for independent operations on the sea lanes against submarines and surface ships of the enemy in a limited area, the implementation of the ASW in coastal areas, and in the narrow waters of torrential zones, setting minefields and other tasks.
Submarine Project 677 is made by the so-called polutorakorpusnoy scheme. Axisymmetric robust housing made of steel AB-2 and almost the entire length of a uniform diameter. Forward and aft tip are spherical. Flat bulkheads along the length of the body is divided into five watertight compartments, the shell is divided by platform height on three tiers.
Lightweight body gives streamlined shape provides high flow characteristics. Fencing sliding devices has the same shape as that of Project 877 boats at the same time holds a cruciform tail empennage, and the front horizontal rudder placed on the fence, where they create a minimum of interference with sonar system.
Armament
On submarines has 6 torpedo tubes of 533 mm. 2 TA upper tier adapted for firing remote-controlled torpedoes. Ammunition is 18 units, which may include universal torpedoes (type Saeta-60M, and UGST USET-80K), anti-submarine missiles, torpedoes, cruise missiles, mines (22 DM-1). The possibility of using high-speed anti-submarine missiles "Squall».
The system enables you to shoot ammunition firing single and a volley of up to 6 units. Mechanical design loading "Moray" allows you to automatically generate overcharging torpedo tubes. All cycle training complex for use of weapons and shooting automated and carried out with the operator panel of the main command post of the submarine.
For air defense has 6 MANPADS "Igla-1M».
The coordination of the funds provided by electronic weapons of combat information and control system, "Li».
Sonar system "Lyre" includes shumopelengatornye highly sensitive antenna. The complex consists of nasal (A-01) and two on-board antenna bow submarines. Antenna size increased to the extent possible. They occupy most of the surface of the nasal tip.
Besides stationary antennas placed on the submarine outlet towed sonar antenna with an exit point at the upper vertical stabilizer.
Navigation system includes an inertial navigation system and ensures the safety of navigation and the generation of data on the location and motion of the submarine with the required accuracy for the use of weapons.
The Uniform Code of Criminal Procedure periscope complex "Sail 98" incorporates:





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