Thread: Tour of a Typhoon

Originally Posted by jlvfr

Hia folks

A site I check daily just posted a photo tour of a Typhoon SSBM:

http://izismile.com/2009/04/15/the_l...d_89_pics.html

I can't if it's supposed to be operational or not. Some areas appear to be in very poor condition, others are squaky clean and ready...

Russia has already well begun the scrapping of the Typhoons. If they are not already out of the fleet totally they are surely on their way out.

Originally Posted by Dreadnought

Russia has already well begun the scrapping of the Typhoons. If they are not already out of the fleet totally they are surely on their way out.

DN, do you know anything about the Ohios? Will we be scrapping our SSBN's also?

Very nice pictures!

Originally Posted by jlvfr

I can't if it's supposed to be operational or not. Some areas appear to be in very poor condition, others are squaky clean and ready...

"Operational" is a relative term for an SSBM with missiles like the Typhoon.
She can launch her birds from that pier and hit anything in the world.

Could that Typhoon put to see? Not a chance. Not without a refit anyway.
Could she launch her missiles? That's a little more iffy. My guess is, no. I doubt they'd allow people to tour and freely photograph her if she was in any way operational.

Originally Posted by Stitch

DN, do you know anything about the Ohios? Will we be scrapping our SSBN's also?

Gonna steal this one from our newest Defense Professional )

In a way, yes. There have been 4 Ohio-class SSBNs decommissioned.

The first 4 boats of the class, Ohio, Michigan, Florida and Georgia were due to be scrapped under the provisions of START II treaty.

On the other hand, instead of being scrapped, those 4 boats have been refitted and recommissioned as SSGNs...basically filling 22 out of the 24 former Trident missile tubes with a "seven-pack" of Tomahawks, for a total of 154 missiles per boat.

All 4 boats are now in service in their new roles.