or 22350? Or the perspective destroyer?
Nakhimov might be worth patching up.
The others are in terrible shape. Saw some recent photos from Lazarev, that thing looks worse than Ushakov.
Also iam concerned about Atalant, Slavas. How to install modern USUK on this class?
That is a near impossible task, and regretteble i see no future plans for these ships.
The Orlans however, can be rebuilt and modernized for a very long time. And they have much greater potential in that that the Iowas ever had.
I can predict that if they want to base 1 or 2 Mistrals in Pacific, they will have to modernize Nakhimov and base her there too. And as Gary said, with new systems on board, automation can lower her crew number alot.
Now the Frunze and Kirov, i suspect Frunze or Lazarev as it is called will also be called back to ranks. The first Kirov i suspect will face scrapping.
Simply, if u want to have one or two Orlans in service, u need three to guarantee they will be operational when they are nedded, and not in a refit.
Why doesn't 1155 have the endurance neccesary to escort Mistral?
or 22350? Or the perspective destroyer?
Why would it be the only nuclear-powered cruiser?
Peter the Great isn't going anywhere.
A yawn-worthy pace to modernize a ship, even if it is a battlecruiser.
These ships have the capabilities a smaller ship simply does not, and currently the RuNavy has a gap between its new frigates and is existing cruisers and large destroyers. No new destroyers will appear for some time anyways. Plus Peter the Great needs repairs, so dry dock time deprives the Navy of one of its few fully-well rounded ships.
Armament modernization will be extensive so I guess Kalibr/S-400/(perhaps S-300/Morfei)/Vityaz/Vulkan or Onix and Kalibr
GarryB wrote:This will be very interesting.
I suspect certain choices are obvious like the UKSK launcher bins for Calibre/Oniks/Yakhont/Moskit/Klub series AShM/LACM/ASW missiles.
Replacing Kashtan with Pantsir-S1 is logical, and Duet for the AK-630 gun turrets, while the SAM arrangement will also be interesting with the question of Redut probably replacing Rif and Rif-M, but will there be an upgraded TOR or just more Redut bins, and will they install Morfei. Another question regarding SAMs is will it carry naval S-500... or should I ask will naval S-500 be ready by 2018 or will it be added later? Will it be fitted to be able to carry a Ka-52 as well as Ka-32s and will other UAVs be added?
Otherwise the electronics and sensors and indeed powerplant might be a good indication of the sort of thing they will be putting on the Kuznetsov too.
I suspect a simpler power system might be worth looking at based on the new compact reactors they are developing for carriers, which should be smaller and more compact than the current boiler reactor arrangement.
Finally the guns... will it retain 130mm or go for 152mm or will there be a surprise and the 152s are for the Frigates and the new cruisers might be 203mm?
I suspect the 152s are probably long enough ranged to make them very useful with perhaps two twin turrets on the upgraded vessels and lots and lots of ammo.
Very good news all round.
LINKDuring the modernization of the heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser (TARKR) Project 1144 \"Orlan" "Admiral Nakhimov" will be installed multi-purpose missile system "Movement" and a new air defense system "polyment-Redoute", reported the online newspaper "The View" with reference to the representative of the Navy. wrote:" As a result, the cruiser will be a multi-purpose and will be able to strike with cruise missiles not only on surface and underwater targets, but also by shore-based facilities, "- he said to" Interfax "