Название: Osprey New Vanguard 138 - US Nuclear Submarines: The Fast Attack
Автор: Jim Christley
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2007
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 48
Размер: 2,1 МБ
Язык: Английский
The adoption of nuclear power revolutionized submarine design and means that vessels can stay underwater for months, trailing the enemy or training weapons on land targets from secret positions, “always there, never seen.” Jim Christley, a former submariner, explores here the influence of Admiral Hyman Rickover in cautiously introducing these stealthy machines of war, and frankly discusses the power and perils of using nuclear reactors at sea.