Russia Releases Top Secret Footage of TSAR Hydrogen Bomb 50 Megatons

[G.Duval]

Originally Posted by 2x3x29x41

Apparently, Tsar Bomba was a Western nickname, in reference to the Imperial Russian proclivity for creating enormous specimens of things that were intended to impress but had little to no practical functionality. Specifically, the bomb was so large in size - both dimension and weight - that no Soviet bomber could carry it a sufficient distance to use it on NATO targets, and the Soviets possessed no ICBMs that could deliver it.

'Poseidon' torpedo , they say, is 2x of Tsar Bomba.

[2x3x29x41]

Originally Posted by G.Duval

'Poseidon' torpedo , they say, is 2x of Tsar Bomba.

You should learn the difference between nuclear warheads (which have yields measured in KTs/MTs) and delivery vehicles (like torpedos). They are not one and the same.

But a strategic torpedo that takes many hours to reach foreign shores, creating a massive wave? And one that requires the Russian Navy - which spends a whole lot of time in port and precious little at sea (recall their only fleet carrier that had to be accompanied by tug-boats on its deployment because its ancient boilers were in such poor condition) - to create a specialized submarine to deploy it? Yeah, if that isn't a massive boondoggle well-deserving of having 'Tsar' attached to it, nothing is.

But if the Russians want to pour money into such a weapon, with its limited roles, rather than get more bang for the buck from just building more boomers and SSGNs, more power to them. Sounds to me like a weapon meant more to impress the potentially-restive masses than to overly concern foreign powers.

[G.Duval]

Originally Posted by 2x3x29x41

You should learn the difference between nuclear warheads (which have yields measured in KTs/MTs) and delivery vehicles (like torpedos). They are not one and the same.

But a strategic torpedo that takes many hours to reach foreign shores, creating a massive wave? And one that requires the Russian Navy - which spends a whole lot of time in port and precious little at sea (recall their only fleet carrier that had to be accompanied by tug-boats on its deployment because its ancient boilers were in such poor condition) - to create a specialized submarine to deploy it? Yeah, if that isn't a massive boondoggle well-deserving of having 'Tsar' attached to it, nothing is.

But if the Russians want to pour money into such a weapon, with its limited roles, rather than get more bang for the buck from just building more boomers and SSGNs, more power to them. Sounds to me like a weapon meant more to impress the potentially-restive masses than to overly concern foreign powers.

This torpedo can be programmed to roam oceans around the globe without any ships near. That is the point. Basically autonomous.