This was an unofficial report... Which pretty much falls in line with typical Russian military fucks ups and some of their other sub sinking.. Ie bad command, bad training and bad maintenance.. The crew wasn't even trained how to use the torpedoes on the Kursk and were using a training manual for completely different torpedoes..
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Vice-Admiral Valery Ryazantsev differed with the government's official conclusion. He cited inadequate training, poor maintenance, and incomplete inspections that caused the crew to mishandle the weapon.[31] During the examination of the wrecked sub, investigators recovered a partially burned copy of the safety instructions for loading HTP torpedoes, but the instructions were for a significantly different type of torpedo and failed to include essential steps for testing an air valve. The 7th Division, 1st Submarine Flotilla never inspected Kurskha 's crew's qualifications and readiness to fire HTP torpedoes.[25] The Kurskha 's crew had no prior experience with and hadn't been trained in handling or firing HTP powered torpedoes. Due to their inexperience and lack of training, compounded by incomplete inspections and oversight, and because the Kurskha 's crew followed faulty instructions when loading the practice torpedo, Ryazantsev believes they set off a chain of events that led to the explosion.[2]:35[32]
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