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Kilo vs Oyashio

Kilo submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Kilo
Oyashio submarine side profile drawing
🇯🇵 Oyashio
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Specifications
Kilo Oyashio
Origin 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 🇯🇵 Japan
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Attack submarine Attack submarine
Manufacturer Rubin Design Bureau Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
Year introduced 1980 1998
Number built 75 units 11 units
Estimated unit price $200 million NA
Displacement 2,325 tons 2,750 tons
Maximum speed 17.0 knots 12.0 knots
Range 6,000 nm at 7 knots NA
Length 72.6 m 81.7 m
Beam 9.9 m 8.9 m
Crew 52 70
Max depth 300 m NA
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Armament & Systems
Kilo Oyashio
Armament
  • 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 18 torpedoes
  • 4 Kalibr/Club land-attack cruise missile, anti-ship missile and anti-submarine missile
  • 24 mines
  • 8 9K34 Strela-3 (SA-N-8 Gremlin) or 8 9K310 Igla-1 (SA-N-10 Gimlet) surface-to-air missiles
  • 6 × HU-605 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • Type 89 torpedoes
  • UGM-84 Harpoon missiles
Propulsion Diesel-electric propulsion, 2 × 1000 kW diesel generators, 1 × 5,500–6,800 shp propulsion motor, 1 × fixed-pitch 6-bladed or 7-bladed propeller Diesel-electric: 2 Kawasaki 12V25S diesel engines, 2 Kawasaki alternators, 2 Toshiba motors; 3,400 hp (2,500 kW) surfaced, 7,750 hp (5,780 kW) submerged

Overview

The Kilo and the Oyashio are both Submarine classes.

Displacement is 2,325 tons for the Kilo vs 2,750 tons for the Oyashio. The Kilo reaches 17 knots vs 12 knots for the Oyashio. The Kilo carries a crew of 52 vs 70 for the Oyashio. Submerged displacement is 3,075 tons for the Kilo vs 3,500 tons for the Oyashio.

The Kilo was produced in 75 units vs 11 for the Oyashio. The Kilo was commissioned in 1980, 18 years before the Oyashio (1998).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Kilo-class or Oyashio-class?
The Oyashio-class has greater displacement at 2,750 tons compared to the Kilo-class's 2,325 tons.
Which is faster, the Kilo-class or Oyashio-class?
The Kilo-class is faster with a maximum speed of 17 knots compared to the Oyashio-class's 12 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kilo-class or Oyashio-class?
The Kilo-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Oyashio-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kilo-class or Oyashio-class?
The Oyashio-class is longer at 81.7 meters compared to the Kilo-class's 72.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Kilo-class and Oyashio-class have?
The Oyashio-class has a larger crew complement of 70 compared to the Kilo-class's 52 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kilo-class or Oyashio-class?
The Kilo-class has been built in greater numbers with 75 vessels compared to 11 vessels of the Oyashio-class.