Project 949A: Oscar-II

TheArmenian wrote:

Big_Gazza wrote:Alternatively, they may be planning to carry the anti-ship kalibre model with the Mach3 sea-skimmer rocket-powered terminal attack stage.  Not much gets said about this variant, but its likely to be at least as lethal as an Oniks, and with its subsonic sea-skimmer approach it would be harder to defend against than an fast Oniks cruising at higher altitudes.

Quite the opposite.

The anti-ship version of Kalibr is subsonic in the initial part and supersonic in the final attack stage.

GarryB wrote:..Now that every new Russian ship can carry Onyx and soon Zircon they might be considering a role change for the Oscars as their upgrade to carry 72 missiles including land attack cruise missiles becomes rather interesting in terms of interventions.
In fact a single Oscar could carry a mix of Zircon missiles for use against enemy carrier groups and also land attack cruise missiles for use against ports and infrastructure. With torpedoes and missiles it would be quite capable of taking on a small country by itself. Having two or three could be all you need to take out a small country, or even a first rate military.

The Russian Pacific Fleet’s Project 949A Antey (Oscar-II class) nuclear-powered attack submarine Tomsk has launched a cruise missile against a coastal target while operating at sea, fleet spokesman Captain 2nd Rank Vladimir Matveyev said.

"A Granit [NATO reporting name: SS-N-19 Shipwreck] supersonic cruise missile was launched from the underwater position in the Sea of Okhotsk against a multiple coastal target set up at the Kura training range in Kamchatka," the spokesman said.

"While operating at sea, the submarine’s crew members carried out more than a dozen of drills. In particular, they practiced stealthily assuming the best position for an attack and avoiding a counterattack," he added.

During a competition among submarines held by the Navy in 2016, the Pacific Fleet’s nuclear-powered attack submarine Tomsk ranked first as it showed the best skills in destroying hostile surface ships and launching cruise missiles against sea targets.

Also, the submarine’s crew was awarded the challenge cup by the Pacific Fleet’s commander for the victory in the championship and the challenge cup by the Pacific Fleet Submariner Union for high combat skills.

Source: http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2017/july-2017-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/5386-video-russia-s-oscar-ii-ssn-tomsk-launches-cruise-missile-against-coastal-target.html

Tsavo Lion wrote:"Granite" blow by submarine "Tomsk" https://ria.ru/analytics/20170712/1498368534.html?utm_source=ria.24smi.info&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=2007&utm_content=1232071
I wonder if all Granits will be modified for this dual strike role. They are have shorte range, but even harder to shoot down than Kalibres!

Peŕrier wrote:That's really strange.
They forgot to transfer four modernized 949A belonging to the Northern Fleet, despite the fact they have no chance to operate in the Atlantic.
They even went so far as assigning even the first 885, Severodvinsk, to the Northern Fleet instead of choosing the only viable option, it being the Pacific Fleet.
Or maybe they believe to be able to operate in the Atlantic as well?

Peŕrier wrote:That's really strange.

They forgot to transfer four modernized 949A belonging to the Northern Fleet, despite the fact they have no chance to operate in the Atlantic.

They even went so far as assigning even the first 885, Severodvinsk, to the Northern Fleet instead of choosing the only viable option, it being the Pacific Fleet.

Or maybe they believe to be able to operate in the Atlantic as well?

Isos wrote:

Peŕrier wrote:That's really strange.

They forgot to transfer four modernized 949A belonging to the Northern Fleet, despite the fact they have no chance to operate in the Atlantic.

They even went so far as assigning even the first 885, Severodvinsk, to the Northern Fleet instead of choosing the only viable option, it being the Pacific Fleet.

Or maybe they believe to be able to operate in the Atlantic as well?

There are reports that the Kursk was following US carrier in mediteranean during kosovo war and even was in position to lunch its missiles.

It is logic that they send the first Yasen in the north. It can target nato bases in UK.