PLATFORM TYPE:     FOXTROT CLASS ATTACK SUBMARINE
PLATFORM NAME:     FOXTROT

DESCRIPTION:       PRIMARY DIESEL SUBMARINE OF THE SOVIET
                   NAVY DURING THE 1960'S AND 1970'S.
DISPLACEMENT:      2475 DIVED
DIMENSIONS:        299.5 x 24.6 x 19.7 FT
POWERPLANT:        3 DIESELS,DIESEL-ELECTRIC, 5956 HP
                   3 MOTORS, 5400 HP
                   3 SHAFTS
SPEED:             16KTS SURFACED
                   15KTS DIVED
RANGE:             20,000 AT 8KTS SURFACED
                   380 AT 2KTS DIVED
MANNING LEVEL:     75

TORPEDOES:         10  21 IN (533mm) TUBES
                   22 TYPE 53, CAPABLE OF HOMING UP TO
                   11NM AT 45KTS

MINES:             44 IN LIEU OF TORPEDOES

RADARS:
    (SURFACE SRCH):     SNOOP TRAY (I-BAND)
                        SNOOP PLATE (I-BAND)

COUNTERMEASURES:
    (ESM):              STOP LIGHT; RADAR WARNING
                        QUAD LOOP D/F
SONARS:                 HERKULES/FENIKS HULL-MOUNTED,
                        PASSIVE/ACTIVE SEARCH AND
                        ATTACK, HIGH FREQUENCY


COUNTRIES:                CIS AND EXPORTED TO
                          VARIOUS OTHERS
COMMENTS:                 DIVING DEPTH INITIALLY 820 FT,
                          BUT DECLINING WITH AGE.
                          FOXTROTS ARE BEING REPLACED BY
                          TANGO AND KILO CLASS SUBMARINES.


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