Scale: 1:200
Length: 23.5"
Beam: 2" Height (including Base) 7"

Carries 20 MIRVed ICBMs (Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles); each missile has 10 nuclear warheads and a 10,000-km range. (MIRV stands for Multiple Independent Re-Entry Vehicles -- Ed.) The Akula can hit 200 large ground targets over an area of 7,000 sq. km. with one salvo. It should be mentioned in this connection that Moscow's area totals 1,000 sq. km.
To cut a long story short, this formidable submarine can position herself in the White Sea near Arkhangelsk, subsequently destroying 10 sprawling megalopolises as big as New York in no time at all. She can also wipe out a small European country or 50 percent of Afghanistan. The Akula packs a more devastating punch than 10 Topol (Poplar) ICBM regiments do.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov flew over to Sevmash to attend the launching ceremony. This calls for a celebration because Russia hasn't launched a single SSBN in its entire modern history, Ivanov noted.
It took more than four hours to launch the submarine to the sounds of the Russian state anthem. A bottle of champagne was smashed against her hull in line with a long-standing tradition.