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TYPHOON SUBMARINE MODEL


The Typhoon submarine was one of the most terrifying weapons ever created. Each of  these Cold War leviathans could devastate two hundred targets with warheads six times more powerful than the one that exploded in Hiroshima.

typhoon submarine

A Typhoon submarine was 574 feet long. While the Ohio subs had a beam of forty-two feet, Typhoon subs were a staggering 74 feet wide. The result was a submarine that, at 48,000 tons, was more than twice the submerged displacement of the American submarine.

Not only were the Typhoon class submarines nearly two football fields long at 574 ft, but the weapons they threatened the West with were extremely substantial and lethal. 

To strike the the United States from arctic bastions, a new long range nuclear-tipped missile was developed. The R-39 (NATO code name: “Sturgeon”) was a huge three stage ballistic missile that is 53 feet long and weighing eighty-four tons. Any point in the continental United States was within its range.

A single R-39 packed ten 100-kiloton warheads, each independently targetable so that a single missile could strike ten different targets. This drove up the size and weight of the missile, but it also meant that each Typhoon submarine had a grand total of two hundred warheads. The missiles were built in two rows of ten missile silos each. Unlike other missile submarines, the silo field was in front of the sail, giving the Typhoon class its unconventional appearance.

typhoon submarine model

The Typhoons were designed to launch their missiles from relatively close to the Soviet Union, allowing them to operate north of the Arctic Circle, where Soviet air and naval forces could protect them. As a result, a Typhoons submarine had a reinforced hull that was capable of breaking through polar ice, a large reserve buoyancy to help it surface through ice and a pair of shielded propellers to protect them from collisions with ice.

A surprising element of the Typhoon-class boat is that, despite its massive size, it was actually somewhat quiet and stealthier than many smaller submarines. Coating materials and shock-absorption reduced the acoustic signature of the submatine. To reduce the acoustic signature a two-spool system of rubber-cord pneumatic shock-absorption was employed as well as a block layout of gears and equipment, a new sound isolation and andrihydroacoustic coating.

A Typhoon submarine is powered by two nuclear reactors, two 50,000hp steam turbines and four 3,200KW turbo generators. With nearly one hundred thousand shaft horsepower, it can sail at a astonished speeds of 22.2kt on the surface and 27kt submerged.

Although the Typhoon submarines are no longer actively patrolling the Northern Seas, they remain the world’s largest submarine ever to exist.

typhoon wood model

We build this primarily wood Typhoon model at the following sizes:

34.5" long x 9" tall x 5" wide (1/200 scale) $2,550 Shipping and insurance in the contiguous USA included. Other places: $300 flat rate. This model is in stock and can be shipped within five business days.

48" long (1/144 scale) $3,590 Shipping and insurance in the contiguous USA included. Other places: $450 flat rate.

19.5" long (1/350 scale) $1,790 Shipping and insurance in the contiguous USA included. Other places: $200 flat rate.

For different Russian submarines, click here: Alfa, Akula, Kilo, Alfa, Oscar.

Learn more about the Typhoon submarine here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon-class_submarine