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The Soviet Union''s cruise missile submarines, from the modified Whiskey to the Oscar II classes, were among the most formidable vessels of the Cold War. They were initially designed to carry land attack nuclear-tipped cruise missiles designed to strike targets on the eastern coast of the United States. By the late 1960s, however, submarine-launched ballistic missiles made the nuclear land-attack mission unnecessary, so existing classes were converted to the carrier killer role, armed with antiship cruise missiles designed to destroy US super-carriers and other important naval targets.

This fully illustrated study examines these powerful machines that were some of the largest and fastest submarines ever built. If war had broken out, they would have been at the forefront of the Soviet Navy''s campaign to destroy NATO''s sea power and cut America''s sea link with Europe.



Table of Contents
Introduction /Project 613 missile variants (Whiskey single cylinder, double cylinder, long-bin) /Project 659 (Echo I class) /Project 675 (Echo II class) /Project 651 (Juliett class) /Project 661 (Papa class) /Project 670A (Charlie I class) /Project 670M (Charlie II class) /Project 949 (Oscar I class) /Project 949A (Oscar II class) /Operational service

Soviet Cruise Missile Submarines of the Cold War

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 26 July 2018
      ISBN-13 9781472824998
      978-1472824998
      ISBN-10 1472824997
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      Military History Warfare and defence

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Soviet Union''s cruise missile submarines, from the modified Whiskey to the Oscar II classes, were among the most formidable vessels of the Cold War. They were initially designed to carry land attack nuclear-tipped cruise missiles designed to strike targets on the eastern coast of the United States. By the late 1960s, however, submarine-launched ballistic missiles made the nuclear land-attack mission unnecessary, so existing classes were converted to the carrier killer role, armed with antiship cruise missiles designed to destroy US super-carriers and other important naval targets.

      This fully illustrated study examines these powerful machines that were some of the largest and fastest submarines ever built. If war had broken out, they would have been at the forefront of the Soviet Navy''s campaign to destroy NATO''s sea power and cut America''s sea link with Europe.



      Table of Contents
      Introduction /Project 613 missile variants (Whiskey single cylinder, double cylinder, long-bin) /Project 659 (Echo I class) /Project 675 (Echo II class) /Project 651 (Juliett class) /Project 661 (Papa class) /Project 670A (Charlie I class) /Project 670M (Charlie II class) /Project 949 (Oscar I class) /Project 949A (Oscar II class) /Operational service

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