New section of the submarine pr.06363 Improved KILO from the wonderful HISutton
Many of the cruise missiles that the Russia is throwing at Ukraine are launched from submarines. In the Black Sea, 4 Improved KILO Class submarines represent the most formidable Russian Navy assets. Each boat can carry 3-4 Kalibr cruise missiles, particularly the SS-N-30A SAGARIS land attack variant. Russia has leant heavily on this missile to disrupt Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
The KILO Class was the last major Soviet diesel-electric submarine of the Cold War era. Today it remains the most prolific class of submarine. Much of its success has been after the collapse of the USSR, with it becoming the main Russian non-nuclear submarine class and also widely exported. There are even reports that six more were sold at the current Army2023 expo in Moscow.
The original Pr.877 has been superseded by the Pr.636 Improved-KILO (pr.636.3 Russian Navy version). The main difference is a switch from analogue to digital combat systems. This allowed the addition of Kalibr cruise missiles and other more modern weapons and sensors
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