Improved Kilo class (Project 636)

Hulls in game:
Novorossiysk B-401
Vologda B-402
Almatyevsk B-425
Vladikavkaz B-459
Four more hulls are thought to be non-operational.

Displacement: 2,350 tons surf./3,126 tons sub.
Speed: 11 kts surf./19.8 kts sub.
Dimensions: 73.80 × 9.90 × 6.60 (max. surf.)
Range: 7,500/7 snorkel; 400/3 sub.
Crew: 13 officers, 12 warrant officers, 12 petty officers, 15 nonrated

ARMAMENT:
6 bow 533-mm TT (18 missiles and torpedoes, and/or up to 24 mines), 1 shoulder-launched SAM syst. (6 Igla-M missiles)

GAMEPLAY WEAPONS:
SS-N-15 Starfish, 53-65K wake-homing torpedoes, TEST-71 wire-guided torpedoes, 6 SA-N-8 Gremlin (Igla-M) missiles. Up to 24 mobile mines.

ELECTRONICS:
Radar: MRK-50 Albatros’ (Snoop Tray-2) nav./search
Sonar: MGK-400 Rubikon (Shark Gill) LF active/passive suite: passive hull array, MG-519 active object avoidance, MG-553 sound-velocity measurement, MG-512 self-cavitation measurement
EW: MRM-25EM (Squid Head) intercept

MOTOR:
2 Type 4-2AA-42M turbocharged diesel generator sets (1,500 kw each at 700 rpm), 2 PG-141M electric motors, 1 7-bladed prop; 5,500 shp; 1 MT-140 electric low-speed motor (183 shp); 2 MT-168 internal electric creep/maneuvering motors, 2 ducted props, 204 shp (for 3 kts)

COMBAT SYSTEMS:
Only the two outer torpedo tubes in the lower row can accommodate TEST-71 wire-guided torpedoes, while all tubes can launch 53-65KE, SET-53ME and other torpedoes; an automatic reload system permits reloading within 3 minutes. Torpedoes can be launched down to 240-m depth. With 12 in the torpedo tubes and 12 in the racks, 24 mines can be carried in lieu of some torpedoes.

The combat system is the digital MVU-110EM, which has three computer/processors; five targets can be tracked simultaneously (two automatically). The MGK-400 sonar suite is said to be able to detect submarines at a range of 16-20 km and surface ships at 60-80 km.

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