Akula vs Improved Kilo
Overview
The Akula and the Improved Kilo are both Submarine classes.
The Akula displaces 8,140 tons — 3.5x the Improved Kilo's 2,325 tons. The Akula reaches 10 knots vs 12 knots for the Improved Kilo. Operational range is 99,999 nautical miles for the Akula vs 7,500 for the Improved Kilo. The Akula carries a crew of 73 vs 52 for the Improved Kilo. Submerged displacement is 12,770 tons for the Akula vs 3,075 tons for the Improved Kilo. The Akula can dive to 600 m compared to 300 m for the Improved Kilo.
The Akula was produced in 15 units vs 75 for the Improved Kilo. Cost per hull is $1,550M for the Akula vs $200M for the Improved Kilo. The Akula was commissioned in 1984, 4 years after the Improved Kilo (1980).
| Soviet nuclear attack submarine, introduced in 1984, displaces 8,140 tons and has a crew of 73. | |
| Origin | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR |
| Category | Submarine |
| Type | Nuclear attack submarine |
| Manufacturer | Komsomolsk-on-Amur |
| Year introduced | 1984 |
| Number built | 15 units |
| Estimated unit price | $1,550 million |
| Displacement | 8,140 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 10.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | Unlimited ◉ |
| Length | 110.3 m ◉ |
| Beam | 13.6 m ◉ |
| Crew | 73 ◉ |
| Max depth | 600 m ◉ |
| Propulsion | one 190 MW OK-650B/OK-650M pressurized water nuclear reactor, 1 OK-7 steam turbine 43,000 hp (32 MW), 2 OK-2 Turbo generators producing 2 MW, 1 seven-bladed propeller, 2 OK-300 retractable electric propulsors |
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| Displacement | 2,325 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 12.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | 7,500 nm at 7 knots ◉ |
| Length | 72.6 m ◉ |
| Beam | 9.9 m ◉ |
| Crew | 52 ◉ |
| Max depth | 300 m ◉ |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric propulsion; 2 × 1000 kW diesel generators; 1 × 5,500–6,800 shp (4,100–5,100 kW) propulsion motor; 1 × fixed-pitch 6-bladed or 7-bladed propeller |
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