A fun fact. "Generalissimus Suvorov" and "Emperor Alexander III" are not just named after some Russian historical figures. They are named after two sisterships of Borodino class that valiantly fought and perished at Tsushima Battle in 1905. So, it's not a coincidence that they are laid down together and both slated for Pacific Fleet. Once more, Suvorov and Alexander III will prowl the Pacific! Time to revive IJN Mikasa, Japan! ;-)
Haha i really don't know how many a times I've used that line when entering a new room and that goes for a unwanted Convo about carpets: is it a interest of your's?
I'm always amazed by the Russians, as a people. They went from a mainly serf society in the early 1900's, to creating some of tgw most advanced aviation and sea going weapons. They came out if the Cold War in a dire state, but literally picked up the pieces and started over again.
its the same as being amazed by north korea people for such strong and powerful military for such a small country. people of soviet union paid a very big price for you to be amazed about those weapons
Those survival suits you showed are actually escape suits hence the canisters also if the escape trunk/pod can’t be reached they’re taught to use the torpedo tubes as the escape hatches, another point is those suits and masks have been in service since 1959 along with the mask you showed is actually a SCBA not the rebreather the rebreather has 15 minutes of air and uses potassium superoxide another thing from the70s that’s still in use the problem with it though is if the inside of the canister gets wet it basically explodes all the face pieces are based off the PMK-1 respirators
Great piece! I really enjoyed the history of the development of the missile. It was interesting to learn just how high the ejection blows them. One small correction: ICBMs don't go to orbit. They reach space, but do not attain orbital velocity. Russia and China have investigated/are investigating Fractional Orbital Bombardment Systems, which do get up to that speed (and thus can come down pretty much anywhere at any time), but ICBMs don't quite do it.
@@hernerweisenberg7052 eeeh, yes and no. But the original comment was fine on itself. You didnt make it simpler with that oversimplification xD Im really itching to write a reply, but cant do it without sounding like a total ass haha (......and keep it simple.....)
The Soviets then Russia always had that capability since the 1960's, and China does as well. Both have ICBM's than can reach orbital velocity, and can reach targets on the other side of the Earth. The reasons not to put nuclear warheads into Earth orbit are obvious.
The russian way is to send them orbital and then do a corretional burn in orbit or eject the MIRV's in reverse to use their ejection as the de orbit burn this enables them to do a higher freefall from a more stable slower platform in orbit.
@@humphreybumblecuck5151 Getting into orbit is not just about reaching a velocity of 17,500 mph. Nuclear missiles do reach this velocity, especially the likes of the RS-28 Sarmat. The trajectory also determines if they go into a low-Earth orbit or rain back down to Earth somewhere. SLBM's do not reach orbital velocity, but they come close. In the end, it makes no difference if a nuclear missile reaches Mach 20 or Mach 25, the warheads are going to destroy targets thousands of miles away from where they were launched after reaching a height of 1,000 miles or more.
I get seasick when I go fishing and my only knowledge of subs was whatever i gleaned off Tom Clancy's books. How i ended up here ill never know. You rock dude.
The Bulava Drama, that is the name the gave the long and painful developmental cycle of the Bulava SLBM. From Yuri Solomonov's attempt to corner the Russian strategic missile market and problems of the Russian defense industry during the 90's. It took a long time for the problems to be corrected.
@@thefrunze.198 That is correct, but Solomonov sidelined Makeyev Design Bureau and wanted to dominate the Russian missile industry. The missile destined for the Borei's was the R-39M, which has a 3.05 ton throw weight which is greater compared to the 1.150 ton throw weight of the Bulava.
External 533mm tubes could also be for SS-N-15, SS-N-16 or more modern versions of them. Wouldn't it make sense for a submarine with better sonar than available before to have "Stand Off" capability for ASW? I believe that the external tubes could also be used for the supercavitating weapon as well. I would doubt that due to the required proximity to the target. But who knows Ivan has always done things a bit different than we do...
The external tubes are for 533mm mobile decoys and nothing else. Just like on the 971 attack subs (NATO: Akula). Likely in the case of Borei, MG-114 Beryllium, as opposed to the MG-74 Korund in use on the 971s. As far as I know the external tubes do not have the relevant data hookups for torpedoes or missiles.
Yeah!! Been waiting on this joint! I just scrolled by ALOT of good stuff in my cue that will be watched later because I have to watch this now. Keep it up JT!
yeah, you're dead on. that sail shape is for cutting ice after surfacing. straight or sloped back would tend to push the sub down as it cuts requiring more power to cut through, more abrasion on the sail as it slides on over all just worse to a point where the ice could potentially breach the sail with the motion. an ice saw as a more standard type of sail tries to ram through. with that though? concentrated area allowing for focused reinforcement, limited vertical motion while cutting, and less power over all required to maintain a cutting depth. i've seen that shape somewhere before, on a tool that maintained it's own cutting level though the angles on it were more extreme.
Super interesting content, I’d no idea how subs operate but always intrigued. And you don’t waffle on it’s point to point juicy info and the delivery is spot on. Keep up the good work
Thank you for your time and effort making this video. Just watched your history of Sub Brief vid really interesting it great to see the success you're having, here's to the future.
22:13 interestingly, he was just talking about cold water and ice, and immediately reproaches the suit for bulkiness, what kind of hypocrisy? And on US submarines, what are the suits for Arctic waters? Tight-fitting? What kind of escape pods? 25:20 I didn't understand what they got here? You also got the same thing in the 90s, so you speak as if it was in the USA before, lol. And what did you see in the photo of the old one? Just because it doesn't look like yours doesn't mean it's old. Why is the submarine so big, since the design is different, double-hulled, more reliable and sturdy than single-hulled. Russian submarines have requirements that when two compartments are flooded, the submarine must have positive buoyancy. Reactor service is planned for the entire life cycle of the ship. Because of this, increased reliability, plus the northern seas have their own specifics. It's funny to hear a dismissive tone from those who can't even float through the ice without sawing the ice with a chainsaw. When the war starts, will you be sawing ice with the same saw? 32:30 what do you think the thickness of the hull should be in order to withstand water pressure at a depth of 400 m with such geometric dimensions? I think it is sufficient not to strengthen the case, as you think. And the shape of the cabin with a reverse slope is the result of the shape of the sonar equipment. 32:43 and you probably don't know that Russian submarines have the ability to launch ballistic missiles from under the ice? 35:30 Are you serious? Don't you know that steel is an alloy? Do you know that there are alloying additives? What kind of banal things are you saying here? Are you aware that all Russian submarines are covered with a special coating? But I still liked and subscribed, as few people cover this topic.
It would be cool to see a sub brief of the Virginia Class SSN. I live in Idaho and very proud to see that they are building a new Virginia class sub SSN 799 named after my state!
About 12th Century Russia reading like real life Game of Thrones... Game of Thrones WAS based on real life, at least the politics were. More specifically Martin based the political machinations on the English War of the Roses period which led to the extinguishing of two Royal lines... Pretty sure you can find that kind of Byzantine, back stabbing politics in the history of most if not all the European Monarchies at one point or another. Especially if the line of succession is somewhat murky with multiple claimants with equal or roughly equal precedence.
One of my favorite courses from university concerned the rise of the Tudors and Stuarts. Early Modern Europe featured political intrigue the likes of which make Martin look like a chump.
The difference, is what Russia was a massive Empire, already bk then. So the scale of intrigue is... fascinating. Very few nations in that era, or ever, there as massive as Russia..
US Navy has a huge problem with their Fuel Tank Farm leaking fuel. The fuel has contaminated the Islands Drinking Water Supply. Can you comment on this situation.?
I remember seeing those photos at 10:25. I really wpuld like an explanation of a physicist how a missile failure makes circular patterns in the sky... I dont want to imply UFOs... but a phased plasma weapon in the 40watt range sounds more plausible haha
I'm not a physicist, but can try. Normally rocket motor plume is a straight line of gas. If the rocket is spinning out of control, the exhaust gases form this kind of spiral shape. Exact shape depends on rate and axis of the spin. Solid rocket motors cannot be shut down after they have been started so it keeps running until it runs out of propellant.
It would be fun to look at the search of holes in the ground at Kura range. Are they going by hundreds in rank not to miss the holes? Oh wait they can track ballistic missiles.
Great video, I’m currently developing a video game featuring the borei, want to make it as authentic/believable as possible, this will be great research guide for me
So Russians implemented their own version of SUBSAFE program. Another thanks to Adm. Rickover (who was born about 50 km from Polish-Russian/Belarussian border).
Hey Arron, question for you if you see this. Your last Borei sub brief from way back, you mentioned that they were having issues with the hydraulic pumps piling up and creating sound shorts after a very short time span. Do you know if they fixed the issue?
Bow planes are further forward which applies more leverage which allows them to be smaller(lighter which adds speed). Also being lower on the hull they make busting through the ice easier.
well... steel is composite metal anyway. i mean if we dont talk about basic carbon steel. like type 212 use non magnetic steel. i guess some type of what is found in high quality tools... well other types of non magnetic steel exist too.
What is holding back China from. Building SSNBs of this caliber, lack of technology? Experience? Time? Money? Would be interesting to get your view on it. Thank you
Money isn't really a problem. They do have that giant nuke sub factory fully completed. However, the Chinese don't consider SSBNs a priority because their 094 series is considered enough of a deterrent, plus everyone else (except Russia) is scaling down on SSBN deployments. China also happens to have a geographical disadvantage in that their entire coastline faces a wall of US allies that would prevent a breakout of SSBNs to the deep Pacific in the event of war.
A recent reddit AMA by a USN submariner said no, he has no internet while underway. Tom Clancy's 1990's non-fiction book "Submarine" said there are "familygram" emails from family members on shore to submariners at sea, but no transmissions outgoing from the submarine.
I'm actually legitimately interested to know what the current economic situation in Russia has done to the production schedules of those last four boats. I wonder if they're having trouble funding them or procuring some of the more technologically advanced items that they have to outsource.
I wonder how much the CIA has to pay a Russian Tech , for them to "accidentally" load the wrong guidance file, "forget" to tighten A few bolts or "happen" to leave a wrench inside the electronics bay.
Human history dictates the fallowing rule: Any weapon system which humanity has both developed and then delivered to their respective militaries, eventually, must be used in war. Only two known ways to avoid it: 1) not delivering certain weaponry in a first place to the military. 2) avoiding warfare (theoretical concept, as humanity still practices warfare).
As I watch you programs I’m getting info on the contamination from the “nuclear cruise” missiles of vast areas of Russian land and likely now problems on their new Belgorade. The radiologic issues are horrific as they learned nothing from Chernobyl and people are still expendable in Russia.
Vladimir. The name combines two ancient Russian words. Vladeti (to posses/govern/rule) and Mir (world/peace/kingdom). Combined, it means, "the one who possesses/governs/rules the world/peace/kingdom".
Why so many of Borei ssbn-s? Thay are better than Delta 4s, Ok. But even with 6 of them, thay can achieve to have 2 on station all time. How many ssbn thay need? SSBNs are doomsday weapons, nothing more or less, thay cant serve any other purpose, and thay are expensive to build and operate. (just imagined anti-piracy operation with Borei, hilarious 😂)
Military has a concept of redundancy. One Borei is enough to bring humanity bk into stone age. However, to make sure, that that 1 will fulfill its duty, if needs be, no matter what happens, additional subs are required. This way, no matter what happens, at least one Borei, will be available to end the modern world. Further, the Borei class do infact have other mission packages, including tactical. The primary mission package is nuclear deterrent, but there are 2ndary mission capabilities too.
My understanding is that the US Navy has recorded and cataloged the signatures of all the Boris class subs already. I suspect these subs are not getting out of port without a Virginia class sub on their tail already. Let’s hope we don’t have to find out
