Ohio Class Submarine vs Borei Class Submarine

Ohio Class Submarine vs Borei Class Submarine

Ohio Class Submarine vs Borei Class Submarine
The most important component of nuclear triad is submarine. Ballistic missile submarines are used by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, India, and China to transport and potentially launch nuclear missiles. These countries have three options to launch a nuclear strike;

One – Land based missiles
Two - Bomber Aircraft
Three – Submarines

This is called Nuclear Triad. In case one of these nuclear armed countries strikes first, it could target and destroy all of its adversary’s land-based nuclear missiles and bomber aircraft. However, it may not be able to detect and destroy all of the mobile and ultra-stealth submarines. As a result, these nuclear armed submarines are called symbol of nuclear deterrence.

The United States’ Ohio-class and Borei-class nuclear armed submarines are considered the most powerful submarines ever manufactured. Today, we‘ll compare these silent war machines and will try to determine which is the KING of the Deep waters?

1. Overview

The United States’ Ohio-class are nuclear armed Submarines and is a guarantee that pretty much no matter what happens on the US Mainland, any attack will not go unanswered. The first boat of the class was commissioned in 1981….On the other hand, the Borei-class Submarines are much smaller than the Soviet era Typhoon class. These subs are super stealthy - almost impossible to detect as most of them are launched from some of the most northern bases in the world. The first submarine in this Borei series…

2. Design

As of today, per unit cost of an Ohio-class submarine is around $3billion. The Ohio is outfitted with 3 logistic hatches to resupply and repair. These hatches allow rapid transfer of supply pallets, equipment replacement modules, and machinery components. Ohio-class is some of the quietest and most difficult…On the other side, the inflation adjusted cost of a Borei-class sub is around $1billion. Each Borei is constructed with 1.3 million components. The total length of piping is 68mi and the length of wiring is 373mi. The boat’s acoustic signature is noticeably quieter than that of previous …

3. Performance

The Ohio-class is powered by a nuclear reactor powering 2 steam turbines to produce around 70,000hp. The submarine is equipped with a 325hp auxiliary diesel engine. Equipped with a 7 bladed shaft, the sub can gain top speed in excess of 12knots surfaced and 25knots submerged…Similarly, the Borei-class is driven by a nuclear reactor powering a steam turbine engine. These subs are first to use a pump jet propulsion system. The vessel can travel at top speed of 15knots surfaced and 33knots submerged. With a nuclear reactor, the subs again…

4. Firepower

Each Ohio-class can carry up to 24 Trident Nuclear Armed Missiles capable of attacking a target 7500mi away. If you just think about that, it means there is pretty much no target on earth that is out of reach. Just to give you an idea, when a single Trident 2 missile re-enter the atmosphere at speeds of Mach 24, it splits into 14 independent re-entry vehicles each carrying 100 kiloton of nuclear destruction. In summary - in less than a minute, 24 missiles could be launched resulting in 336 warheads…By comparison, the newer Borei-class subs are armed with 20 Bulava-class nuclear missiles. A single missile can split into 6-10 Multiple Independent Re-Entry vehicles with a yield of 150 kiloton each. The missiles have an estimated range in excess of 6,200mi, again meaning that pretty much any target on the globe is within reach. The submarine also carries 6 tubes…

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[gmkhoinguyen]

Displacement: 24, 000 t 18, 750 t (submerged)
Range: unlimited Unlimited
Speed surfaced: 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Speed submerged: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Depth: 450m (1, 400 ft) 240 m (800 ft)
Crew: 107 155

[EthanRawlins]

Have to remember that the Borei is a lot newer than the Ohio.

[nikita]

In my opinion the Borei class ist better

[AlexanderTch]

You forgot to tell that in modern strategic missiles warfare weight and power of warheads are not the main thing. Trident-2 is old missile and it and its warheads fly by simple high ballistic trajectory and that means that they can be easily detected and destroyed by anti-missile projectiles. While Bulava have different means to penetrate anti-missile shields. Unlike Trident-2 Bulava maneuvers during the flight, . and detached warheads also maneuver so, it makes to shoot them down impossible. It's active (accelerating) part of trajectory is short, it's trajectory is low and gently sloping, it also carries warheads decoys, and electronic warfare means.

[marishauka]

Both of them are able to fulfill their main task - to carry missiles.
I don't think it matters which one is better. They don't have to fight each other, that's what other ships and submarines are for.

Smaller crew. This means that either the Russian submarine has more modern equipment, or rather - the equipment is simply less than that of the US submarine.

[gmkhoinguyen]

Name: Borei-class Ohio-class
Type: Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Ballistic missile submarine(SSBN), guided missile submarines (SSGN)
Origin: Russia USA
Produced: 2002 1976–1997
Unit cost: 890 million $ 2 billion $
Full description: Description, operators Description, operators

[REDTTURTLE]

Did you noticed the ICE SKULL in one of the Russian Submarines... frightening!!!

[maxshultz]

Let's hope we never have to find out which is better. Peace and love!

[ryan]

Ill take 3 Borei for the price of 1 Ohio

[vNYCblade]

Borei has max speed of at least 35 knots... probably around 40... And it can dive to more than 1000 meters... its nominal max depth is 1000m, but given the Russian rule of extra 15%, that makes it possible to dive to around 1100-1200 meters...
Lets not forget that Ohio is from 1980, with upgrades after the fact...
Borei is really a modern beast...post 2000... so in my mind its not really a competition... Borei is a clear winner...

[biamboibifuro]

From an engineering point of view, the Borei is better

[sargepent]

Not really a "fair" comparison since Ohio boats are getting old. They are scheduled to be replaced by the Columbia Class. Since this is a class who's first boat is still under construction, there's very little information publicly available

[wkqbtbt]

The Borei should be compared to the upcoming Columbia class. The Borei is the Typhoon successor and so will be the Columbia for the Ohio. Anyway the Ohio is still more than capable of doing the job.

[logannichols]

Just to think most of the Ohio class subs are 30+years old

[carcamp]

In Aircraft carriers race, US wins
In missiles race, Russia wins.

[Atlante]

el Ohio es el cascarón único que por décadas usa EEUU para sus sub atómicos no renueva esa vieja fisonomía en cambio Rusia hasta la fecha ha sacado ene modelos para sus sub atómicos como para AIP...!!!

[Homoprimatesapiens]

Although Ohio class got more nukes the more stealthy higher speed, deeper dive and anti ballistic missile missiles of the Borei class make it my first choice.

[дядьКоля]

Не дай бог им боевые залпы, пусть подводники стреляют только на учениях

[eymeeraosaka]

Is about time the USN come out with a new SSBN....How long can it keep over-stretching the perceived superiority of its naval assets which are really ageing? In term of speed, depth and even stealth the Borei class perform better not to mention the cost. The Borei class use pump jet technology while the Ohio propeller so I can only surmise it is much quieter? If I am not mistaken, the former sonar is also more superior with a longer range...
I would think the Chinese latest SSBN the Type 96 is also more superior than the Ohio Class submarine...Makes me wonder how is it the US military budget is 900 billion, more than the next 10 countries combined and yet it is falling behind in modern weapon systems development?

[tgsgardenmaintenance]

Let's hope we don't find out!!