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AKULA Submarine model
The Akula submarine is a
nuclear-powered attack submarine of Soviet origin. The Soviet Navy
launched its Akula class in the mid-1980s. Thirty years later they
remain the mainstay of the Russian nuclear attack
submarine fleet—and are quieter than the majority of
their American counterparts.
Construction of the
first Akula submarine began in 1983. The new design
benefited from advanced milling tools and computer
controls imported from Japan and Sweden, allowing Soviet
engineers to fashion quiet seven-bladed propellers.
The launch of Akula model
shocked the Western world. Before that, the U.S.
Navy was confident it had the Soviet submarines
outmatched because they were all extremely noisy.
The Akula submarine was nearly as stealthy as the Los Angeles
class. American submariners could no longer take
their acoustic superiority for granted. More trouble
for the US Navy, the Akula could operate 480 meters
deep, two hundred meters deeper than the
Los Angeles class. And it swam a
fast thirty-three knots!
The large Akula
submarine
model featured a steel double hull, allowing the vessel to take on more
ballast water and survive more damage. The propulsion plant was rafted to dampen
sound, and anechoic tiles coated its outer and inner
surface. Even the limber holes which allowed water
to pass inside the Akula’s outer hull had
retractable covers to minimize acoustic returns. The
111-meter-long
submarine
needed a crew of around
seventy, for about three months at sea.
The Akula
I—designated Shchuka in Russian
service—were foremost intended to hunt U.S. Navy ballistic-missile submarines.
Four 533-millimeter torpedo tubes and four large
650-millimeter tubes could deploy up to forty
wire-guided torpedoes, mines, or long-range SS-N-15
Starfish and SS-N-16 Stallion antiship missiles. The
Akula
submarine
model could also carry up to twelve Granat cruise
missiles capable of hitting targets on land up to three
thousand kilometers away.
Today the Russian Navy
maintains ten Akula submarines, but only three are in operational
condition. Nonetheless,
the Russian Navy has kept its boats busy. In 2009, two Akula were detected off the East Coast of the United
States—the closest Russian submarines had been
seen since the end of the Cold War. Three years later,
another Akula submarine had spent a month prowling in
the Gulf of Mexico without being caught. In
the last several years, Russia has also been upgrading
the Akula fleet to fire deadly Kalibr cruise missiles.
Akula
submarine continue to make up the larger part of Russia’s nuclear
attack submarine force, and will remain in service into
the next decade until production of the succeeding Yasen
class truly kicks into gear.
This primarily wood Akula submarine model is
22" long (1:200 scale) x 6.5" tall x 4" wide (including the
base's dimensions)
$1,790
 Shipping and insurance in the US included.
Other
places: $200 flat rate.
This model is in stock and can be shipped within five
business days.
30.5"
long (1:144 scale)
$1,990 Shipping and insurance in the US included.
Other
places: $250 flat rate.
This one is built
per commission only. We require only a small deposit
to start the process (not full amount, not even
half) to start the process $500 The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed, in less than 6 months.
For different sizes,
contact us for a quote:
Services@ModelShipMaster.com.
For different
Russian submarines, click here:
Oscar,
Kilo,
Alfa,
Akula,
Typhoon.
Learn
more about the Akula
submarine model here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akula-class_submarine
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