Weaponry:
The signature weapons in the Kursk and other Oscar II-type submarines are the 24 Chelomey SS-N-19 Shipwreck (Granit) missiles designed to destroy surface fleets. Each SS-N-19 has a range of 300 miles and is capable of carrying 338 pounds of high explosives or a 500 kiloton nuclear warhead. Oscar II-type submarines carry additional torpedoes or anti-submarine Novator missiles with conventional or nuclear warheads