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Originally Posted by MR. Wood
Holy Sheet damn nice find never knew the Alfa had a escape pod guess Tom Clancy didn't either   |
Yes, indeedy. The Soviets/Russians became very determined to have their boats support crew survivability in the form of escape pods, double hulls, etc.
The author's conclusion at the end of the Typhoon series was interesting. He states the Russian subs by the end of the Cold War had become at least equal to and maybe superior to American boats (in not all but a good chunk of categories). Knee jerk reaction was, of course,
but I think it seems plausible. The Russians had gotten to that point, but had spent themselves to oblivion with Typhoon and Oscar, as the author also pointed out. Basically, an unsustainable, mighty surge in technology. IMO, the author's conclusion lines up with the, at the time, seemingly super-sub specifications for the Seawolf (and the tremendous associated cost).