Among the many ships in the Navy, which ship is the most powerful? As one of the most important factors to measure the naval strength of a large country, the aircraft carrier has become the target of more and more countries, and the difference between ordinary ships is that the aircraft carrier is easy to fight across the country, whether it is to transport troops or weapons and equipment or personally fight, the role of the aircraft carrier is irreplaceable! In the past few decades, the United States has launched many wars, aircraft carriers have played a very important role, and the existence of aircraft carrier formations has ensured the strong deterrent power of aircraft carriers, but it does not mean that among all ships, the deterrent power of aircraft carriers is the largest!
Aircraft carrier is the largest surface combat ship, can carry a large number of carrier-based aircraft, everywhere there is a very large deterrent, now the world's most powerful aircraft carrier is the United States Ford aircraft carrier, which is also the world's largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but also the highest cost of aircraft carriers, 13.9 billion US dollars the cost is very terrible, not counting the later maintenance and repair costs! This aircraft carrier uses the most advanced technology of the United States, especially the first use of electromagnetic catapult technology, which greatly improves the take-off efficiency of carrier-based aircraft and further improves the combat capability of the aircraft carrier!
However, compared with aircraft carriers, the deterrent power of strategic nuclear submarines is undoubtedly much greater, as an important part of the Trinity strategic nuclear force, the role played by strategic nuclear submarines is very critical and is an indispensable part! Today's world's largest strategic nuclear submarine is Russia's Typhoon-class strategic nuclear submarine, which is the world's largest and tonnage submarine record holder, which is a typical Cold War product. The first ship of this strategic nuclear submarine began construction in 1977, completed and commissioned in 1981, the last one entered service in 1989, a total of 6 were built, as of 2017 only one is still in operation, and this strategic nuclear submarine is the largest strategic nuclear submarine at present!
For aircraft carriers, although they play a very critical role in the Navy, even the most powerful aircraft carrier Ford is still not comparable to this super nuclear submarine, and the deterrent power is completely incomparable. Many might argue that this massive super-nuclear submarine is still a product of the 70s of the last century, comparable to today's strongest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier? Although the two ships have different functions and different times, the deterrent power is really not comparable, and the deterrent power of the aircraft carrier cannot be compared with the deterrent power of the strategic nuclear submarine!
Typhoon-class strategic nuclear submarine length of 172.8 meters, width of 23.3 meters, full load displacement of about 46,000 tons, is the world's largest displacement of nuclear submarines, this strategic nuclear submarine used OK-650 nuclear reactor can switch the primary circuit system to the natural circulation mode at higher power, that is, do not need to start the main pump, which can more effectively reduce the noise of the power unit, and in the non-pressure-resistant shell outer surface is equipped with a special rubber underwater acoustic anechoic tiles to reduce noise, improve the concealment of the submarine. The hydroacoustic concealment of this nuclear submarine is close to and slightly inferior to that of the Ohio class of the United States, and it is the best of all the strategic missile submarines in the Soviet Union, although it is old, but the Soviet Union's technology is still in the leading position!
As the world's largest strategic nuclear submarine today, this underwater full load displacement of 46,000 tons of super nuclear submarine can persist to this day is still very surprising, but now everyone will pay more attention to the United States fourth-generation ballistic missile nuclear submarine for the Ohio class and Russia's North Wind God class strategic nuclear submarine, Ohio class strategic nuclear submarine displacement of more than 18,000 tons, can carry 24 "Trident" IID5 nuclear missiles, the range of up to 11,000 kilometers, The North Wind God class strategic nuclear submarine has an underwater displacement of about 24,000 tons, and can carry 16 "Bulava" submarine-launched solid intercontinental strategic nuclear ballistic missiles, the maximum range of the missile is more than 8,000 kilometers, these two strategic nuclear submarines are also regarded as the strongest two strategic nuclear submarines, but Russia's old Typhoon-class strategic nuclear submarines are still not to be underestimated!
At least in terms of tonnage, the Typhoon-class strategic nuclear submarine is much larger than the Ohio-class strategic nuclear submarine and the North Wind God-class strategic nuclear submarine, and the two submarines will obviously be much smaller next to the Typhoon-class strategic nuclear submarine, and the Typhoon-class strategic nuclear submarine is still full of deterrence in terms of combat strength, and can submarinely launch 20 SS-N-20 intercontinental missiles, the range can reach more than 10,000 kilometers, which is more than the North Wind God-class strategic nuclear submarines, so this super nuclear submarine is definitely old and strong. It can still play a huge role for a long time, and the deterrent power can be comparable to the current top strategic nuclear submarines!