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2024-12-10 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Naval analyst calls Russian Yasen-M Class Submarines a Nightmare for the US Navy

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[Regnum] Russian Yasen-M class submarines have become a nightmare for the American military. Western powers should not underestimate such military technologies. Analyst Brandon Weichert wrote about this in an article for The National Interest.

He noted that Russian nuclear submarines are carriers of Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles.

The equipment is also distinguished by its virtually silent movement. The expert claims that the Yasen-M class submarines are among the quietest in the world. The low-magnetic steel from which these submarines are made prevents enemy sonars from detecting them. And the spherical hydroacoustic system installed on board, in turn, does not allow other objects to approach the submarines unnoticed.

Weirchert also noted that the submarines can reach a speed of 28 knots in quiet mode, surpassing the speed of American submarines of the Seawolf or Virginia class.

“All of this taken together gives the Russians a true strike potential that is relatively unmatched by the Americans,” he concluded.

As reported by Regnum News Agency, in the summer, British reporter Oli Smith noted that the Russian multipurpose nuclear submarine Arkhangelsk poses a major threat to NATO. The stealth submarine, armed with hypersonic missiles, is dangerous for the alliance's military bases, naval convoys and coastal critical infrastructure, he emphasized.

Sevmash CEO Mikhail Budnichenko said on June 12 that the Russian Navy will receive nuclear submarines in 2024, which will strengthen the country's nuclear triad. He did not specify which submarines he was talking about.

Posted by badanov 2024-12-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11146 views ] Top

#1 low-magnetic steel

Why don't magnets [magnetometers] work on some stainless steels?

Magnetometers are useful tools on Earth as the Earth is essentially a giant magnet. Magnetometers allow you to measure the strength and, depending on the instrument, the direction of a magnetic field at a point in space.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-12-10 11:04|| 2024-12-10 11:04|| Front Page Top

#2 If you can't track a austenitic stainless steel boat, perhaps one can identify traces of the Earth's variable magnetic fields that are being masked by the passage.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-12-10 11:10|| 2024-12-10 11:10|| Front Page Top

#3 The low-magnetic steel from which these submarines are made prevents enemy sonars from detecting them

That doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but then again, I don't take Russian dictation

Posted by Frank G 2024-12-10 11:12|| 2024-12-10 11:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Sonar doesn't really care if the object is steel, wood, flesh or plastic (see 'Fishfinders'), Frank.

Perhaps it's the translation as you stated.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2024-12-10 15:38|| 2024-12-10 15:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Item 1: Sonar doesn't actually "see" the hull of submarine, it "sees" the air bubble inside. The change in density causes the reflection.
Item 2: Austenistic stainless is less magnetic than carbon steel. It is also considerably weaker.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-12-10 19:21|| 2024-12-10 19:21|| Front Page Top

#6 The article prolly is talking about detection from magnetic anomaly detectors fielded by aircraft.

IOW the translation s correct.

The application: not so much.

Posted by badanov 2024-12-10 20:11|| 2024-12-10 20:11|| Front Page Top

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