Project 636 SS

Russia

by Larry Bond

BASIC SHIP DATA
Damage Points: 61
Propulsion: Diesel-Electric
Crew. 52
Maximum Speed: 10/19
Radar Contact Size (522.1): Large
Speed and Course Change Size (4.1): Medium
Line of Sight Size (5.8): Medium
Course Change Per Turn: 30 degrees surfaced; 180 degrees submerged
Acceleration Per Turn: 3 kts surfaced; 5 kts submerged
Deceleration Per Turn: 6 kts surfaced; 10 kts submerged.
Total Weapons Mounts: 2

RADARS(5.2.4)

Note: All radar delection ranges normalized for 80% det chance

SONARS (5.3)

NameLgeMedSmallVsmallStealthy Function
SnoopTray2012842SS
NameActive
Range
Active
Detect
Passive
Range
Passive
Detect
CZType
Shark Fin E40.6020.30-H
Shark GO E60.6570.501H

WEAPONS
A PBWB(4)1 533mm TT
B PB&SB(2)1 533mm TT
18 weapons OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO
SET-66. 5.4 (60%). 0.3 nm/tacturn. 68 DP vs sub. Diameter= 533mm 11.0 @ 0.2nm tac turn Active/passive homing.
SAET-60. 8.1 ( 55% ). 0.29 nm/tac turn. 200 vs surf ship. Diameter= 533 mm Passive homing
TEST-71 ME SA ( 70% ). 0.3 nm/ac turn. 68 DP vs sub. Diameter= 533 mm 11.0 @ 0.2 nm/tac turn. Wire-Guided.
53-65KE 7.6 (70%). 0.45 nm/tac turn. 120 DP vs surf shi. Diameter= 633 mm 13.0 @ 0.33 nm/tac turn. Inert/Wake homing

REMARKS
Improved Project 877 [Kilo] class, 2 meters longer. Twice as quiet (3 db?). new sonar suite. Max depth 350 m. Endurance 45 days. Sailor in sail can fire Igla-1M shoulder fired SAM. Launcher and 6 missiles stored in watertight container in sail. Being offered for export. Anechoic coating. Six weapons of loadout can be TEST-71ME wireguided weapons, which can only be launched from tubes 1 and 2. With six tubes loaded and depth and speed preset, first salvo can be fired in 15 sec, second salvo can be fired in 2 min. Max launch speed envelope 2.5-19 kt. Masts can be extended up to 10 kts.

If submerged: Acceleration per turn= 2kts per tac turn if running silent. Deceleration per turn-- 5 kts per tac turn if running silent.

Detection Modifiers: Anechoic coating: sonar detection modifier -10% active and passive. Very Quiet -15% passive sonar modifier.
Normal TT loadout is 6 TEST-71 ME, 12 other weapons.

DAMAGE AND SPEED Breakdown
Sub Kts DP
19 10 15
14 8 31
10 5 46
5 2 55
0 0 61

BT


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