Because of the massive sonar array, the Yasen/Severodvinsk SSGNs have their torpedo tubes mounted amidships and below the waterline, or at least hidden under a tarp.
The Yasen class, Russian designations Project 885 Yasen and Project 885M Yasen-M (Russian: Ясень, lit. 'ash tree', NATO reporting name: Yasen), also referred to as Graney class, are series of newest nuclear-poweredcruise missile submarines designed by Malakhit and being constructed by Sevmash for the Russian Navy. Based on the Akula class and Alfa class designs, the Yasen class is projected to replace Russian Navy's current Soviet-era nuclear attack submarines
Project 949 Granit and Project 949A Antey (NATO Oscar I & II)
Missile cruiser Varyag launching a P-500 Bazalt AShM in the Sea of Japan
"Peter The Great" launches a P-700 Granit; NATO code SS-N-19 Shipwreck.
This monster is 10m long, .85m diameter, and weighs 7 metric tons, with a 750kg warhead and speeds of up to mach 2.5 at out to over 600km.
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