【RA3】水下高压生活——阿库拉潜艇设定&语音
设计用途：
反舰潜艇
制造方：
卡兹米诺夫（Kazminov）设计局
原产国：
苏联
量产方：
苏联海军船坞
主要特征：
RU-7“Morena”轻量级鱼雷发射管x2
RU-20“Shkval”超空蚀鱼雷发射管x2
高压钛合金船体内壳
“Radenko”双螺旋桨推进系统
历史资料：
近些年来，苏联在海上本着宁杀错，不放过的侵略方针，无数平民货船和载客邮轮葬身大洋。阿库拉攻击潜艇，这种深海杀手能悄无声息地置人于死地，常常被当作苏联侵略的象征。有艘盟军货船曾恰巧捞到一个苏联水手，当时这名水手孤零零地漂在海里，距所有已知的苏联海军都有数英里之远。此前，阿库拉潜艇的恶名可谓是广为流传，而关于其的大部分细节内容却一直无人知晓。
这名水手是个目不识丁的农民，进入苏联海军服务也非自愿，之前在K-420号阿库拉潜艇上服役。他在进行维护鱼雷管的日常作业时，不慎弄坏了鱼雷的推进装置，一艘毫无防备盟军船只就这样幸免于难。艇长面不改色地发出指令，要求这名水手要趁敌人逃走之前修好设备。之后，艇长将这枚有问题的鱼雷和一脸惊愕的水手一起打了出去。自此，这名水手逃离了服役的命运，游到海面等待救援。
阿库拉潜艇依靠其隐秘性和破坏力击败对手。
盟军指挥官们从这名水手上审讯出证据，一片一片地拼凑出阿库拉潜艇的故事。苏联在设计时就清楚，苏联海军需要一款强大的舰船杀手，而且还必须让未经专业训练，甚至是没有航行经验的人也能操纵。最终，苏联选择用RU-7鱼雷作为阿库拉主武器，此款鱼雷基于上一代苏联鱼雷设计，经时间的证明，可靠、有效，即便没有经验的人也能轻松操作。
苏联的指挥官还意识到，他们还需要更强大的武器以对抗那些更大、装甲更厚的新一代海军船舰，于是阿库拉舰队便装备上了新型RU-20“超空蚀”鱼雷——无论是尺寸还是威力，都堪称鱼雷里的怪物，阿库拉杀伤力进而更上一层楼。不过，为了保证RU-20鱼雷的可靠性，其发射频率很低，抵消了极强破坏力的优势。
除了阿库拉潜艇的种种技术规格，被捕获的水手还透露了艇上生活的情况。苏联海军发了疯似的进行行动，阿库拉潜艇也就一次都要在水下待上几年时间。船员们在这漫长旅途中住在狭窄的营房内，于大洋深处鬼鬼祟祟地寻找猎物，船员因此而罹患严重的心理疾病，阿库拉潜艇的艇长则采用铁腕手段来维护纪律和战力。失败，不容存在，斥责，不留情面。有些人批判说这种极端的工作环境，不利于阿库拉完成其任务，但阿库拉对抗敌人海军的压倒性实力已经证明了自己的出色。失败的代价似乎确实磨砺了船员和潜艇，使阿库拉成为一样致命杀器。
战场笔记： 通过战地侦察，已获悉阿库拉潜艇至少具有以下几个特征：
下潜！下潜！——阿库拉潜艇大多数时候都深居水下，只有用RU-7鱼雷攻击时才需要浮出水面。由于大部分海面作战单位和空军都没有反潜能力，阿库拉潜艇就能不受阻拦地穿梭于多个水域，出色地护航像无畏战列舰这样更脆弱的舰船，同时也能对敌方海军基地实施有力的打带跑作战行动。
雷霆一击——RU-20“超空蚀”鱼雷破坏力惊人，但却没有制导系统，好处就只有不用上浮就能发射罢了。这种超级鱼雷不能锁定目标，只能沿直线游行，还不能分清敌友，曾不止有一艘苏联船只因为碰巧经过这款大杀器的路径而沉没于海底。
对峙能力——苏联的敌人们已经开始部署防御建筑，能锁定、击毁下潜状态的阿库拉。RU-20鱼雷射程极远，有眼光的指挥官都会用它们来对付这些防御建筑。
高级科技——由于使用钛合金打造船体，阿库拉的价格非常高昂，而且苏联海军部交付给指挥官这些潜艇时也很保守，不愿多给。此外，区域内还必须有超级发电站为阿库拉舰载高级电池充电。所以通常只有在交火最猛烈的区域才能看见阿库拉的身影。
Designation: Anti-ship Submarine
Manufacturer: Kazminov Design Bureau
National Origin: U.S.S.R.
Mass-Produced at: Soviet Naval Yard
Key Features:
» RU-7 Morena Lightweight Torpedo Tube (x2)
» RU-20 Shkval Supercavitating Torpedo Tube (x2)
» High-Stress Titanium Alloy Inner Hull
» Twin Rotor Radenko Propulsion System
history
Recent years have seen the Soviet Union pursuing an aggressive policy towards all perceived threats to its waterways, including the sinking of numerous civilian cargo ships and passenger liners. Emblematic of this attitude is the Akula Attack Sub, a stealthy and deadly undersea killer that is often held up as a symbol of Soviet aggression. For all of its notoriety, however, details about the Akula were largely a mystery until an Allied cargo ship found a Soviet sailor adrift in open waters, miles from all known Soviet naval forces.
The sailor, an illiterate peasant impressed into the Soviet naval service, was a crewmember of the Akula Sub K-420. During regular maintenance of one of the Akula's torpedoes, he had inadvertently damaged that torpedo’s motor, preventing an attack on the undefended Allied ship. The captain, uncharacteristically calm, ordered the sailor into a loaded torpedo tube to attempt a repair before the enemy escaped. He then ejected the crippled torpedo into the ocean along with the surprised sailor, who, resigned to his fate, swam to the surface to await capture.
The Akula sub rely on stealth and overwhelming force to defeat their enemies.
Based on evidence like that gleaned from the Soviet sailor’s interrogation, Allied commanders have been piecing together the story of the Akula Sub. During its design, the Soviet navy knew it needed an effective ship killer, but also that they would have to crew these ships with poorly trained crews, often with no maritime experience. As a result, they chose the RU-7 torpedo as the Akula's main weapon. Based on the previous generation of Soviet torpedoes, the RU-7 is a time-tested design, reliable, effective, and easily used even by an inexperienced crew.
Soviet commanders realized, however, that an even more powerful weapon was needed to deal with the new generation of larger, more heavily armored naval vessels, so the Akula fleet was also given the new RU-20 "supercavitating" torpedoes. Monstrous in size and power, the RU-20s give the Akula an immense destructive capability. However, their power is offset by a slow firing rate, trading a lengthy loading and firing sequence for high reliability.
Beyond the technical specifications of the sub, the captured sailor also gave insight into life aboard an Akula. The frantic pace of Soviet naval operations requires Akulas to stay at sea for years at a time. These long tours, in cramped quarters, skulking under tons of ocean while searching for prey, take a heavy psychological toll on the crews, and Akula captains use a heavy hand to maintain discipline and combat effectiveness. Failure is not tolerated, and reprimands are harsh. Some critics argue that these extreme conditions are detrimental to the Akulas’ ability to carry out their missions, but their overwhelming effectiveness against enemy naval forces indicates otherwise. Indeed, the price of failure seems to be the whetstone that hones both crew and sub into such a deadly weapon.
notes
Battlefield reconnaissance has revealed at least these facts about the Akula Sub:
• Dive! Dive! -- Akula Subs spend most of their time submerged, needing to surface only to target their RU-7 torpedos. Since most surface and air units are unable to target submerged vehicles, Akulas are able to travel most waters with impunity. They excel at escorting more vulnerable ships, such as the Dreadnought, as well as carrying out hit and run operations against enemy naval bases.
• Heavy Hitter -- The RU-20 supercavitating torpedoes are extremely powerful, but they carry no internal guidance. This allows them to be fired underwater; but they cannot track targets, travelling instead in a straight line. They also lack the ability to distinguish friend from foe, and more than one Soviet ship has been sunk because it accidentally crossed in front of one of these devastating weapons.
• Stand-Off Capability -- Enemies of the Soviet Union have begun fielding defensive structures that can target and destroy even submerged Akula subs. The RU-20's extreme long range and destructive power makes it the weapon of choice for the discerning commander to take out these defenses.
• High Tech -- Their titanium alloy hull make Akulas very expensive, and the Soviet Admiralty dole them out sparingly to field commanders. In addition, they require a Super Reactor to charge their advanced batteries. This means that Akulas are usually only found in the most intense combat zones.
