Russian military expert LEAKs: “which country has the deadliest ATTACK submarines?” (12 Pics)

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“Which country has the deadliest ATTACK subs: USA vs Russsia”
A Russian Military expert leaks the ANSWER.

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From active Russian-American relations expert named Pavel Fekula Pavel Fekula:
“I handle most of the negotiations between the US Department of Defense and the Russian government….I came on here to leak military intelligence, because I was not being given a format to properly explain what Russia had.”

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His answer is pretty much, just the numbers/facts.
All the photos (except one) are from US Navy’s modern Virginia/LA/SeaWolf Attack submarines.
Hope ya find it interesting…

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Quotes from Pavel Fekula:
“The US Navy’s Virginia class attack submarine is probably the best nuclear attack submarine in the world, and the US has 17 of them. The Russian Navy has 14 nuclear attack submarines total, mostly of Cold War vintage. Although nuclear submarines are a bit noisier than electric submarines, nukes are better in almost every other parameter. Nukes are faster, have a longer range, can dive deeper, can carry more arms, house more sailors, host more expensive sensors. The US Navy’s Virginia class, which has been in service since 2004 represents the state of the art and the US has a lot of them.”

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“Russia and China both have relatively large fleets of diesel-electric submarines. These submarines are quieter, but they have far shorter ranges and are slower. Russia’s and China’s fleets are more designed to act as part of a defensive ring around their harbors. They are designed to work alongside aircraft and surface ships to establish a defensive zone around Russian and Chinese ports and harbors…

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…They (Russian/Chinese subs) are not designed for blue water combat.”

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NOTE: Blue water combat?
Battle out in the middle of the Ocean / Far from shore-lines.

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“In order for the US to be able to fight on the Eurasian continent, it has to control the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to get supplies to its troops fighting there. American nuclear submarines are designed around missions to keep these sea lanes open.”

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“Their (US Navy subs) sensor allows them to excel at battle with other submarines. They have the speed to keep up with most surface ships including destroyers and aircraft carriers, making them well-suited for escort duty.”

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“US submarines are designed to hunt a wide variety of targets on the open seas. In the event of a war, they would be used primarily to ensure that Russian or Chinese surface ships and submarines could not make it into American-controlled sea lanes, threatening to cut off the flow of supplies to American troops.”

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“Currently the US has 52 Attack submarines in service. 32 of these submarines are from the Los Angeles-class, Cold War-era design that serves as the backbone of the US fleet. While these submarines are still capable of tangling with the Russian fleet, they are nearing the end of their service life. The US also has 3 Seawolf class submarines, which although procured in limited numbers are supposed to be quite good.”

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“However, the Virginia class (US Navy) are probably the single best submarines at blue water combat on the planet.”

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(Russian Yasen-class photo above)
“After years of neglect, Russia finally is rebuilding its nuclear attack submarine fleet with its first new design since the Cold War: the Yasen-class. The Virginia-class is probably better than the Yasen-class against submarines, but the Yasen-class is far better against surface and ground targets. Both the Virginia class and The Yasen class carries a bank of ground-attack and anti-ship missiles cruise missiles known as a VLS.”

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“The Virginia Class has 12 VLS allowing it to carry 12 Tomahawk missiles for land-attack or anti-ship purposes. The Yasen class carries between 32 and 40 VLS for Russian anti-ship or ground attack cruise missiles. While the Virginia’s VLS are restricted to subsonic tomahawk cruise missiles, the Yasen class is able to pick from a wider range of missiles with a wider range of performance envelopes. Russian VLS can accommodate subsonic Klub, supersonic P-800 and eventually hypersonic Zircon missiles.”

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“In the event of a war, Yasen-class submarines would be used to sweep seas near Russian ports of enemy surface ships up to the size carrier battle groups. Their primary task would be to eliminate enemy surface ships, air bases, naval bases and other assets that could threaten Russian harbors. Particular attention would be paid to pushing systems that can be used to launch cruise missiles like guided missile destroyers back beyond the range of their missiles.”

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“Russia currently only has 1 Yasen-class in service, but another 6 are in various stages of being built, and 10 are planned total. When the Yasens finally do enter Russian service in numbers, the Russians will receive a powerful tool capable of defending their harbors.”

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Until then, in an expert FROM RUSSIA’s own words:
“the Virginia class (US Navy) are probably the single best submarines at blue water combat on the planet.”