You are most likely correct. We never went beyond NATO codenames when talking about the subs so I don’t know for sure.
I’m pertty sure the initial used “Pennant Numbers” like K-19 for a while - probably a holdover from the early days when subs were smaller and most navies just used pennant numbers i.e. the Kreigsmarine wit their U-Boat numbers, the USN with S-numbers.
Thus K-19 (KOTEL-class SSBN) and K-219, a YANKEE I SSBN which sank off the US east coast in October 1986.
Eventually the Soviets/Russians went to naming their subs. The Mike SSN was “K-278 Komsomolets”.
From Wikipedia:
In October 1988, K-278 was honored by becoming one of the few Soviet submarines to be given an actual name: Komsomolets
…and sank 6 months later …so…
(I was on the Navy’s current intel team in the Pentagon at the time…an exciting morning.)
By the time the Kursk sank in August 2000 (an OSCAR II SSGN) I think having actual names was common.
Funny how I keep track of these things by when the subs sank…I should probably ponder what that says about myself.
Aside from K-19 and the others mentioned, K-129 is notable as the GOLF II SSB that sank off Hawaii in 1968. This was the sub the CIA tried to raise with the Hughes Glomar Explorer in 1974. They only got part of it, including six bodies that were buried at sea with full military honors. (It was videoed and in 1992 the Director of the CIA gave the video to the Russian government.)
Amazing to me that the military and authorities would allow those people to run around just prior to the landing area. The danger and even distraction to the pilot…well…I guess the results show the impact…literally…
So here is some interesting footage I came across while preparing a review of the Syria map. This is from the propaganda source RT (they do have great production quality though…I will admit…) and shows Marj al-Sultan airbase (well…it is a helicopter base) after being recaptured from rebels. When one compares it to what we have in DCS World it is an interesting contrast. So much destruction and chaos and disrepair. It would be interesting to see what the base looked like during its prime to see the differences…
Not sure if this has ever been posted here before. I was just looking for some tips and tricks to fly the Ka-50 better when I came past this crazy fellow.
I’d need to go test in DCS but that video seems to confirm that the real life Ka-50 has a higher yaw rate than our DCS version. It makes sense that the contra-rotating rotors should have heaps of yaw authority, which is why I always thought our version was less nimble than it should be in that regard.
I saw a similar incident at the Ft. Bliss Air Defense School. We were on the Stinger range, and the missile launched out of the tube and flopped on the ground about 15 feet in front of us. The missile ignited and scooted on the ground a bit before lifting off. Best part is that it hit the drone target!
There is a chatter on the russian side of DCS forum that 1 x Su-35 M2 got shutdown during mock-dogfight with own wingman using cannon. Apparently not setting weapons “safe” and loading live ammo assisted in it. When is HUD tape released?
Far out…I just finished a Spring Tension campaign mission in the Mi-8, combat pick up escorted by Mi-24s…that video had a very similar feel to it. Makes you appreciate what we have in DCS!
We never went beyond NATO codenames when talking about the subs so I don’t know for sure.
