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Fission reactors (not RTGs) can be much smaller than an SSN. A Los Angeles class is 110m long but the Losharik is 60-70m long. And Status-6/Kanyon supposedly
by liability 7y ago
Fission reactors (not RTGs) can be much smaller than an SSN. A Los Angeles class is 110m long but the Losharik is 60-70m long. And Status-6/Kanyon supposedly something like 25m by 1.5m, which is enormous for a torpedo but very tiny compared to an SSN.