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Vietnam receives new Russian sub with Club-S missiles

by Sputnik
July 7, 2015
in Navy News
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Vietnam receives new Russian sub with Club-S missiles
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Vietnam’s navy has received a fourth Varshavianka-class submarine, armed with unique Club-S cruise missiles capable of striking both sea and coastal targets. Vietnam received a fourth Varshavianka (Improved Kilo) submarine on Tuesday, as the country continues growing its submarine fleet.

Vietnam’s Russian-made submarines can submerge to a depth of up to 300 meters and travel at a speed of up to 20 knots (37 kilometers per hour). The boats are unique because of their extremely quiet operation, which makes spotting them with sonar extremely difficult. “Any power which borders the sea puts its security under threat if it doesn’t have a submarine navy,” Russian military expert Viktor Litovkin told Sputnik.

The Varshavianka-class submarines are used to fight both submarines and surface ships, as well as to defend naval bases, coastal and undersea communications, and reconnaissance of an opponent’s communications. “Surface ships are easy to spot with planes, drones and from space. It’s practically impossible to spot a submarine with optical means of observation,” Litovkin added.

China has an analogous submarine class, but the submarines supplied to Vietnam also have Club-S missiles alongside torpedoes and mine layers. The Club-S missiles have a range of 300 kilometers and initially fly at a subsonic speed, but the 400 kilogram warhead separates when it approaches the target and accelerates to three times the speed of sound.

The missile approaches the target at an altitude of 5 to 10 meters, which makes it almost invisible to radars and practically invulnerable to anti-missile systems.

Russia supplies Vietnam with Club-family missiles not only for submarines, but also surface ships. Club-K missiles are capable of being put on cargo vesels and from the outside look like an ordinary shipping container.

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