Christopher Kyle

Nederlands ondertiteld, speelduur 123 min.

Storyline

The story of USSR's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The submarine's crew, led by the unyielding Captain Alexi Vostrikov, races against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster which threatens not only the lives of his crew, but has the potential to ignite a world war between the super powers.

1958: The Soviets are building their first ballistic-missile-equipped nuclear submarine, and the craft seems cursed before it even touches the water.
A fire breaks out, killing two workers. Six women suffocate from fumes while applying insulation. An electrician is crushed to death by a missile-tube cover. An engineer falls between two compartments and dies.

Keel laid: October 17, 1958
Christened: April 8, 1959
Completed: November 12, 1960
Commissioned: April 30, 1961
Displacement: 4,030 tons surfaced, 5,000 tons submerged
Length: 114.1 m (374 ft)
Beam: 9.2 m (30 ft)
Draft: 7.1 m (23 ft)
Max. operating depth: 250 m (820 ft)
Max. depth: 300 m (984 ft)
Top speed: 15 knots surfaced (17 mph/28 kph), 26 knots submerged (30 mph/48 kph)
Armament:
•3 ballistic nuclear missiles, each with ranges of 650 km (400 mi) and a 1.4-megaton warhead
•4 533-mm (21-in) torpedo tubes forward
•2 406-mm (16-in) torpedo tubes forward
•2 406-mm (16-in) torpedo tubes aft
Engineering:
•2 70-megawatt thermal VM-A reactors
•2 geared turbines driving two shafts, producing 39,200 shaft horsepower
Range: 35,700 mi at 26 knots, 32,200 mi at 24 knots (80 percent power)
Max. mission length: 50 days (due to food constraints)… (plus d'informations)

Jona Lendering's bespreking:
http://www.klassieken.nl/boekboek/show?id=52662&framenoid=32759
http://www.peterbreedveld.com/archives/00000156.html

Jona Lendering's review:
http://www.livius.org/opinion/opinion0001.html… (plus d'informations)