N1 was about as terrifying as Saturn-V. They are rather similar in weight, length... With Saturn-V, Americans had to solve the problem of immense trust per cham

N1 was about as terrifying as Saturn-V. They are rather similar in weight, length... With Saturn-V, Americans had to solve the problem of immense trust per chamber - F-1 weren't easy to develop. With N-1 Russians were hitting quite high Isp, but didn't get the reliability of the engines in time. So, both monsters had to work with advanced at the time engines.