Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Union built revolutionary titanium-hulled submarines—like the Alfa-class—that were faster and could dive deeper than any American sub....
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Alfa-class submarine was a Cold War marvel, a “Golden Fish” designed for breathtaking speed. -Forged from a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s decision to build steel submarines instead of titanium ones was a deliberate, warfighting-first choice, not a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Union’s Project 705 Lira, or Alfa-class, was a technologically brilliant but deeply flawed submarine. -Thanks to its...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The Soviet Union’s Alfa-class (Project 705 Lira) submarine, introduced in 1971, was a revolutionary hunter-killer boat designed for high-speed interception. -Its...