ChineseTiger1986
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Range is obviously highest priority,but noisy means american ssns like seawolf can easily track these subs.Thye used to do the same to delta class during cold war.Typhhon was difficult because it was waay quiter and hid under arctic ice cap where los angles class couldn't go.Thatsa why seawolf was built,to have powerful enough stern to break the ice and track and hunt typhhons under arctic cap.
The flexibility of the missile launch is very important, when you can launch your solid fuel SLBMs at any moment, then it will be in vain for the Sea Wolf class to get your SSBNs.
The liquid fuel SLBM, on the other hand, will take too much time to be prepared to launch, thus it will be vunerable as the Sea Wolf will hunt down the boomer before it can launch those SLBMs.