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Delta III SSBN Data Sheets

This month we are covering the 'workhorse' of the Soviet Navy, the Delta III SSBN. This is the most reliable ballistic missile submarine the Soviets built. The systems were robust and they made enough of them that there was one always on patrol through the 1980s until the collapse of the Sov...

Post YouTube video links on Patreon?

I have been asked by fellow Patreons to post links to my YouTube videos here on Patreon so no one misses one. Pro: You will see more updates on Patreon and be notified of every YouTube video post.Con: Patreon will update more regularly and push Sub Brief content down the webpage between Sub Brief po...

Delta II SSBN Sub Brief

The design, construction and operational life of Project 667BD Delta II SSBN.This video will play in properly in the patreon page. It is the same Delta II Sub Brief posted over the weekend.

Project 667BD Delta II SSBN Sub Brief (link below)

Click this link: https://vimeo.com/459715169/a0ec208699Patreon is having issues playing this video so I have provided this link until I get things working.

Delta II SSBN Sub Brief Audio Lecture

Delta II SSBN Sub Brief Audio lecture. This is a great low bandwidth way to enjoy Sub Brief on your mobile device.

Delta II SSBN Photos

Photos used during the research and production of the Delta II SSBN Sub Brief

Delta I SSBN Launch Ceremony / Rubin Sub Designers

No Audio.Rare video footage of a Delta SSBN launching to the pier for trials. The second half of the video shows a lot of the engineers who designed her.Video credit to net-film.ru

CIA Report on Delta Submarines after Recon Flight

The CIA correctly identified a significant change in Delta II Hull 5.

Delta II SSBN Sail Drawing

Detailed drawing of mast and antenna used by the Delta II SSBN

Delta II SSBN SAM Launch

An extremely rare photo of a submarine crew shooting a shoulder mounted, portable surface to air missile from the bridge of an underway submarine.Photo credit and my personal thanks to @Saturnax1 follow him on twitter for more rare photos! This is incredible.

Delta II Systems Drawing

The major difference between Delta I and Delta II is compartments 4 and 5 are extended.

September 2020 Dept. Heads and Div. O's

Thank you September 2020 Department Heads and Division Officers!

Research Begins on Delta II SSBN Sub Brief

Good morning, today begins my research into the next version of the Delta family: Delta II. Over the next week you can expect some research notes, interesting events I come across, detailed line drawings and more.

Delta I SSBN Sub Brief

The design, construction and operations of Project 667B Delta I SSBN.

Delta I SSBN Project 667B Audio Brief

Audio Only version of the Delta I SSBN Sub Brief.

Delta I SSBN Project 667B Sub Brief Photo

Photos for Delta I SSBN photos. Big Thank you to Deepstorm.ru and Saturnax for all the photos.

Supply Officer Rewards for Delta 1 SSBN Sub Brief

All the slides from the Delta I SSBN Sub Brief.

1971 CIA Report on Soviet Cruise Missiles

This is a great piece on what the United States thought about Russian cruise missiles in the early '70's. They were way ahead of us, but there is a little bias in this report as not to embarrass us too much. Good historical perspective.

RSM-40; SS-N-8 Sawfly; R-29D Ballistic Missile

Delta I Sub Brief update: "It is written." -Moses, I am in the fact-check phase which can take a while because my second/third sources don't always get back right away. Some polishing and inserting some awesome photos from Saturnax is in progress. Should be released 'soon' (tm).

Temporary Reactor Vessel Storage in Russia

In every nuclear submarine lecture, I talk about reactor disposal in temporary and long term storage. This is what that looks like.

Delta I SSBN Data Sheets

Here are your Delta I data sets. You will get more out of the Sub Brief if you familiarize yourself with this first. Enjoy!

September Begins the Delta SSBN Series

I am excited to carry on the Russian SSBN story. The Delta SSBN is the next generation of the very popular Yankee SSBN. Over the next 8 to 10 weeks, we will be diving into the very capable Delta Project 667B and all its variants. Like the Yankee, the Delta continues to show versatility, capability, ...

The lost Sierra Sub Brief

Not all the Sub Briefs are on Patreon (maybe I should fix that). The original Sub Briefs were YouTube videos and can still be found on my YouTube channel under the "Sub Brief" playlist.Keep in mind, these older Sub Briefs are much shorter and I was not as good a researcher/presenter as I am ...

Frequency Analysis in Sonar

This was video was requested by a fellow Patron. This had been a members only video on youtube because a small math error I made at the end. I correct that error with on screen information and made it public to everyone.

Oberon SSK Sub Brief Part 2

This episode focuses on the export version of the Oberon SSK and the improvements they received.

Oberon SSK Sub Brief Part 2 Audio Briefing

The second part of Oberon SSK. This episode focuses on the export version and the improvements they received.

Super-O boat photos

Thank You Division Officers! August 2020

I appreciate everyone who supports the Sub Brief project. Let me take a moment and thank the top tier supports of the channel. You give me the free time time it takes to do the research for these videos. Sub Brief is my full time job and you make it possible. Thank you.

Oberon SSK Cold War stories

The Oberon SSK Sub Brief second half is nearing completion. All the technical data is checked accurate and the photos (thanks Saturnax and others) are placed. I am working on digging up some cold war stories for the Brief to make it a little more interesting. Should be up by Friday of this week.