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The Akula Mark-II submarine was a heavily-modified Akula-class attack submarine that was armed with a wide array of torpedoes, a stealth drive, and instead of nuclear warheads, its main armament was a massive Gungnir railgun cannon that fired high-explosive conventional warheads, with a blast radius of . Only Premier Latyeskov and the highest echelon of Soviet military staff knew of the submarineβs exact capabilities before its first debut among the war-torn waves, albeit including those who were lucky to both serve aboard the vessel. Those who have seen the massive submarine in her full glory are fully aware of the devastating power of this rare and awe-inspiring vessel. Due to the submarineβs stealth capabilities, it is perfect for hit-and-run operations, and if there's an enemy fortification that needs to be decimated quickly from nearly a continent away, the Akula Mark II is summoned to do the job. These submarines are also extremely effective at taking out enemy warships from extremely long ranges, and because of this, it has quite literally earned its reputation as a shark among its prey. Those who served aboard the Akula Mark-II consider it one of the highest honors in the New Soviet Navy, although their missions are sworn to absolute secrecy. One of the most notable engagements of the Akula Mark-II was its first, during the Battle of Sevastopol on March 3rd, 2030. The first-ever Akula Mark-II commanded by Admiral Boris Lazarev was credited with decimating half of the warships in the Islamic Imperial fleet that was attempting to besiege Sevastopol while Soviet and Greek air forces attempted to defend the city from the sky. For nearly single-handedly turning the tide to the favor of the Soviet and Greek coalition forces, Admiral Lazarev and all of his crewmembers were awarded the Hero of the New Soviet Union medal, while Lazarev himself was personally awarded an Order of the Premier's Banner by Premier Latyeskov. Despite this submarine's excellent performance among the seas, aircraft carriers and their escorts are still regarded as the main workhorse of the New Soviet Fleet due to the sheer cost of its massive weapon, though the Akula Mark-II fills a niche role of covert destruction that no conventional vessel of its era could perform.Credit for the original Akula goes to Shipbucket and .
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TheInfiniteSlayer [2021-02-03 19:04:43 +0000 UTC]
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RedRich1917 In reply to TheInfiniteSlayer [2021-02-04 03:55:22 +0000 UTC]
I guess it'd be classified as an SSRN (the R standing for railgun and N still standing for nuclear-powered)
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Aikouku [2020-09-18 01:25:09 +0000 UTC]
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RedRich1917 In reply to Aikouku [2020-09-19 14:19:11 +0000 UTC]
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SovietReality [2019-03-11 00:47:01 +0000 UTC]
Just browsing through your deviations, and uh i just realized, how would that Railgun work when its underwater, like not fire, but simply being underwater itself.
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RedRich1917 In reply to SovietReality [2019-03-11 00:58:58 +0000 UTC]
It's not meant to fire underwater; the submarine surfaces and then fires the railgun when the cannon rises out of the top hatch opening.
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TheCommunistDragon [2018-04-26 03:10:53 +0000 UTC]
pfft whatever,my Soviet Union can still beat your soviet union.
(QUICK IVAN,GET TO WORK ON SOME ADVANCED SUBMARINES)
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TheCommunistDragon In reply to RedRich1917 [2018-04-26 19:05:46 +0000 UTC]
YEAH RLY(Pleasedontcallmybluff)
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TheCommunistDragon In reply to RedRich1917 [2018-04-27 23:44:45 +0000 UTC]
In seriousness though,the Soviet Union of the Cosmonaut Universe isnt all that advanced in the terms of military. They do have prototype Capital ships but are very fragile. They're basically the Hermes (astronomy.com/bonus/~/media/im⦠) from the Martian but with missiles and machine guns strapped on,and can't go into atmosphere. They have a helluva space program though,the they own a lot of land. They do have railguns but not at all in the terms of the New Soviet Union.
Their tanks would be better than an Abrams by far and they do have the Mega Tank with twin barrels. They have newer AKs,the AK 100(nicknamed the AK 47 2.0) being the newest,made in 2047 to be a tribute to the original AK 47's 100 birthday
Their aircraft are basic,pretty much just updated.
Their navy is pretty big and advanced as well,slightly better than modern US.
Their infantry is the same but the Cosmonaut program does have prototype exosuits in development during the events of the first book. Of course having most of the world under their belt,(orig00.deviantart.net/1662/f/2β¦ ) they have a LOT of soldiers and A LOT of conscripts to use.
So the New Soviet Union could pull off defeating them,even with smaller numbers,just because Sturmoviks and Gungnir cannons exist. Though the Soviet Union(mine) could just wait out the war,as they'll have a lot of resources to use.
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RedRich1917 In reply to TheCommunistDragon [2018-04-28 03:45:34 +0000 UTC]
So essentially your USSR is quantity, while my New USSR is a mix of quality and quantity?
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TheCommunistDragon In reply to RedRich1917 [2018-04-29 03:21:04 +0000 UTC]
I should also mention Im making a video analyzing both USSRs,but it'll wont be public(at least on my main channel),going through military,politics,etc.
it's funny,the two would basically be mortal enemies if you think about it. Latyeskov hates stalinism,my USSR is basically a "what if stalinism never ended/what if they won the Cold War and Space Race"
The two nations would have such a different point of view on things they'd hate each other. and lets be honest the Central Committee has gotten corrupt over the years(But the KGB is working on fixing that shitfest),so they'd have their own agendas to worry about as well.
though it's also funny my USSR during this point of the series would also be a bit different from the one in the distant future.
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TheCommunistDragon In reply to RedRich1917 [2018-04-29 03:16:41 +0000 UTC]
Well they arent like the old Soviet days where they're death charging with half of them having rifles and no military equipment,but they arent wearing battlesuits. Though when it gets more into the realm of Sci Fi they will have a mixture of quality over quantity,but now my Soviet Union hasn't had a reason to build so much military. Their enemies arent that special,they're Brazil,Chile,and Austriallia(andAustriallia doesnt have the resources to do anything),Brazil and Chile are only buying their time existing. So their military just exists as basically a big dog inside a junkyard. Dont fuck with it or it fucks with you.
The New USSR definitely has a mix of quality(more so quality imo,which is probably better anyways)
I mean a sturmovik would be a challenge for the USSR,id imagine a Space Marine vs an Imperial Guard division(probably not quite but close enough).
They do have some quality items to be used but if they fought someone powerful,they basically just gear up the infantry with some guns and throw them at the enemy,using tanks and such sparingly. Basically more modern but if they needed they could reuse the old doctrine of youtu.be/oJ3bzg-Tvt4?t=15
The USSR in all sense is brute force and strength in numbers(To take some inspiration from black ops 2)
So basically throwing a big heavy tank or lots of bombs at an enemy to open the flood gates for the flood of infantry to pour in.
But they are definitely quantity when it comes to resources,they got more than half a planet to work with,and the moon,and part of Mars. So definitely someone you dont want to get into a war of attrition with because they will win.
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TheCommunistDragon In reply to TheCommunistDragon [2018-04-29 03:26:33 +0000 UTC]
And of course,the USSR in the future(which I've pushed to be the 2200s) is much different,they're more caring about their troops and decided that tactics and stragedy is better than just taking a big hammer(andsickle) and trying to knock down someone's front door,and running inside it guns blazing,especially when you no longer got the biggest hammer anymore.
They got an impressive space navy and their military is outfitted with battle suits. They still haven't got much in the way of plasma,but they do have personal railguns now,light and heavy(mini gungnir like if anything)
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TheCommunistDragon In reply to RedRich1917 [2018-04-27 23:23:46 +0000 UTC]
BRING IT ON (QUICK, ISSUE CONSCRIPTION,SEND AS MANY AS WE CAN,THEY'LL RUN OUT OF BULLETS SOONER OR LATER!FOR THE MOTHERLAND!)
youtu.be/oJ3bzg-Tvt4?t=15 (Meanwhile,soviet anthem hardbass plays in the background)
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ForeveRKnighT82 [2018-04-19 12:27:20 +0000 UTC]
Which would be fine, except you've based your design on the Typhoon Class, and not an Akula...
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RedRich1917 In reply to ForeveRKnighT82 [2018-04-19 15:19:13 +0000 UTC]
The Typhoon is the Akula though, that's just the NATO designation for it.
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DonaldMoore909 [2018-04-17 04:42:48 +0000 UTC]
Question, I don't really know much about rail guns but would they be superior then a missile with a nuclear warheads? I do know if they did away with the ability to shoot the missiles they can be used for other things like the rail gun.
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RedRich1917 In reply to DonaldMoore909 [2018-04-17 05:00:27 +0000 UTC]
Well in this universe, railguns are "officially" by the New USSR to shoot down ICBM's mid-flight. However they are also very effective conventional warhead launchers, and the New USSR uses them as such, to the point where they've been equipped onto tanks, and later on used as hand-held launchers.
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RedRich1917 In reply to AlternateHistorian [2015-11-29 07:46:01 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, glad you like the design!
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TheFlagandAnthemGuy In reply to FinnishTitoistReborn [2018-04-18 11:24:21 +0000 UTC]
you said it!
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RedRich1917 In reply to FinnishTitoistReborn [2015-11-16 20:04:29 +0000 UTC]
Indeed. And welcome back to DeviantArt my friend!
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FinnishTitoistReborn In reply to RedRich1917 [2015-11-16 22:30:51 +0000 UTC]
Thank you comrade! It's good to be back after a long brake
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RedRich1917 In reply to KarevaUSSR [2015-11-10 15:53:08 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Though I didn't draw this from scratch, I took the original Akula from the website Shipbucket and changed the ICBM doors to the ones you see there, and added in the railgun. The base of the cannon was a standard Soviet ship gun but the railgun's barrel I "drew" with Photoshop. I also replaced the antennae on the bridge with updated Russian designs from Shipbucket.
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SingaCommunist [2015-11-10 08:30:16 +0000 UTC]
Okay we have Ballistic Missile Submarine, what should we call this one?Β
Railgun Submarine?
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RedRich1917 In reply to SingaCommunist [2015-11-10 15:51:02 +0000 UTC]
Basically, but the ICBM type Akulas that are still in use have had their nuclear warheads replaced with non-nuclear warheads, due to Latyeskov's strict anti-nuke policies, and also since they became obsolete since the implementation of Gungnir.
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SingaCommunist In reply to RedRich1917 [2015-11-11 05:46:53 +0000 UTC]
Non-nuclear warheads? Wow.
So every country in your universe are against Nukes?
I don't blame them.
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AdmiralMichalis [2015-11-10 02:33:03 +0000 UTC]
Tell me these things are armed with shkvals.
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RedRich1917 In reply to AdmiralMichalis [2015-11-10 02:33:53 +0000 UTC]
What are shkvals?
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AdmiralMichalis In reply to RedRich1917 [2015-11-10 07:59:31 +0000 UTC]
Supercavitating torpedo - Powered by rocket that creates a bubble of gas around the torpedo allowing it to travel up to hundreds of miles an hour. Β Only the Russians use it.
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RedRich1917 In reply to AdmiralMichalis [2015-11-10 15:49:22 +0000 UTC]
Yep. She's loaded with 'em.
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Emilion-3 In reply to RedRich1917 [2015-11-10 19:50:21 +0000 UTC]
So, you gonna use those of this type in the Black Sea Fleet against Facist Greece?
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RedRich1917 In reply to Emilion-3 [2015-11-10 20:02:52 +0000 UTC]
Actually by the time the first Akula MkII set sail in Sevastopol, Fascist Greece already fell even before the New USSR formed, thus giving rise to the Greater Kingdom of Greece, which is ruled by King Michalis I, and this nation will play a key role in the Middle Eastern War of 2030, even helping the New USSR fight ISIS.
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RedRich1917 In reply to Emilion-3 [2015-11-10 21:24:01 +0000 UTC]
Well initially neither nations helped each other because they both simultaneously had to deal with their own Fascist enemies.
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