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Ported to OBJ from the later and better SketchUp model created by Lazarus Starkweather, as opposed to his earlier CFS2 version. Preview picture posed in XNALara XPS. NO MODEL DOWNLOAD.

Foxtrot is the NATO code name for the what used to be the backbone diesel-electric "boat" of the former Soviet Navy during the bulk of the Cold War. It is one of the most recognizable Soviet submarines from the era due to multiple media appearances then and now. The class first entered Soviet naval service in 1958 and the last Foxtrot built was commissioned in 1983. A total of 58 were built for Soviet use alone, with 16 more built for export to other countries. It was the Soviet analog to other Western diesel boats of the 1950s, prior to the introduction of the teardrop hull for subs, although the fact that it had three screws for propulsion instead of only two like its contemporaries made it noisier than them. It was also one of the slowest "fleet" boats in the world when submerged, limping along at a mere two knots (!) since it had almost twice as many batteries for underwater cruising as did its Western rivals and which in turn weighed it down. The simple solution there was to remove part of the batteries in order to gain back underwater speed, although this in turn reduced underwater endurance. Despite its limitations the Soviets found it useful, especially for coastal patrol duties, and that's part of the reason why it both remained in production and in service for so long. Another reason was it made for a decent export submarine for both Warsaw Pact allies and friendly nations that most of them could afford. Nations that received and operated their own Foxtrots during the Cold War included Poland, Libya, Cuba, and India. All of them were taken out of service starting in the early 1970s and continuing through the late 1990s, with some export hulls remaining in service with their new owners for far longer. Seven survive today as museum ships in various parts of the world (including both the United States and Great Britain, long stories there). The world's last surviving Foxtrot still in naval service (Zaporizhzhia), owned by the Ukraine since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1993 but out of service since 2012, was captured by the Russians during its invasion and annexation of the Crimea in 2014. In 2019 Russia offered the obsolete captured sub for sale as scrap. To find out more about the Foxtrot class submarines, follow the links below:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot-…

www.navygeneralboard.com/a-col…

This is a straight port of the original model, with no changes on my end.

This is not my model. All I did was port and adapt it for use with the common OBJ model format. Please credit Lazarus Starkweather for the original. You do not have to credit me for my part.

For non-profit, non-commercial use only.

Description
Ported to OBJ from the later and better SketchUp model created by Lazarus Starkweather, as opposed to his earlier CFS2 version. Preview picture posed in XNALara XPS. NO MODEL DOWNLOAD.

Foxtrot is the NATO code name for the what used to be the backbone diesel-electric "boat" of the former Soviet Navy during the bulk of the Cold War. It is one of the most recognizable Soviet submarines from the era due to multiple media appearances then and now. The class first entered Soviet naval service in 1958 and the last Foxtrot built was commissioned in 1983. A total of 58 were built for Soviet use alone, with 16 more built for export to other countries. It was the Soviet analog to other Western diesel boats of the 1950s, prior to the introduction of the teardrop hull for subs, although the fact that it had three screws for propulsion instead of only two like its contemporaries made it noisier than them. It was also one of the slowest "fleet" boats in the world when submerged, limping along at a mere two knots (!) since it had almost twice as many batteries for underwater cruising as did its Western rivals and which in turn weighed it down. The simple solution there was to remove part of the batteries in order to gain back underwater speed, although this in turn reduced underwater endurance. Despite its limitations the Soviets found it useful, especially for coastal patrol duties, and that's part of the reason why it both remained in production and in service for so long. Another reason was it made for a decent export submarine for both Warsaw Pact allies and friendly nations that most of them could afford. Nations that received and operated their own Foxtrots during the Cold War included Poland, Libya, Cuba, and India. All of them were taken out of service starting in the early 1970s and continuing through the late 1990s, with some export hulls remaining in service with their new owners for far longer. Seven survive today as museum ships in various parts of the world (including both the United States and Great Britain, long stories there). The world's last surviving Foxtrot still in naval service (Zaporizhzhia), owned by the Ukraine since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1993 but out of service since 2012, was captured by the Russians during its invasion and annexation of the Crimea in 2014. In 2019 Russia offered the obsolete captured sub for sale as scrap. To find out more about the Foxtrot class submarines, follow the links below:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot-…

www.navygeneralboard.com/a-col…

This is a straight port of the original model, with no changes on my end.

This is not my model. All I did was port and adapt it for use with the common OBJ model format. Please credit Lazarus Starkweather for the original. You do not have to credit me for my part.

For non-profit, non-commercial use only.