Full Description
Submarines are a key component of modern naval warfare, providing countries with the ability to make missile strikes against their enemies from anywhere in the world. Organized by type, Modern Submarines offers a compact guide to the major submarines deployed in the world today. Find out about the nuclear-powered Virginia class, the US Navy's premier fast attack submarine, with its stealth capabilities; discover the Chinese navy's Type 039 diesel- electric submarine, designed for a blue-water defensive role; and learn about the venerable Russian Delta IV class, a type dating from the 1980s and which is able to deploy uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs). Illustrated with more than 100 vivid artworks, Modern Submarines is an essential reference guide for modellers and naval warfare enthusiasts.
Contents
Introduction
1: Nuclear-powered Submarines
BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES Ohio class • Vanguard class • Le Triomphant class • Delfin class (Project 667BDRM) • Borei class (Project 955 and 955A) • Arihant class • Type 094
CRUISE MISSILE SUBMARINES Project 949A Antei class • Project 885 (Yasen class)
ATTACK SUBMARINES Los Angeles (688 class) • Seawolf (21 Class) • Virginia (774 class) • Trafalgar class • Astute class • Rubis class • Barracuda class • Shchuka and Kondor classes • Project 971 Shchuka-B class • Type 091 • Type 093
2: AIP-enabled Submarines
CLOSED-CYCLE STEAM TURBINE SUBMARINES Scorpene class • Khalid class
FUEL CELL SUBMARINES Type 212 • Type 214 • Papanikolis • Dolphin II • Invincible class (Type 218SG)
STIRLING ENGINE SUBMARINES Type 039 • Soryu • Vastergotland
BATTERY-POWERED AIP SUBMARINES Taigei class • Lada class (Project 677) • Dosan Ahn Changho class • Isaac Peral • Orca Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV)
3: Diesel-electric Submarines
Type 209 • Nazario Sauro class • Kilo class • Oyashio class • Collins class • Walrus class • Victoria class • Ula class • Types 035 and 039 • Hai Kun class
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