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Jura said:

(from what I figured, in the course of a discussion s/he needed that number to be bigger, so s/he had LOL
and no, s/he didn't claim a typo after I had called it out)

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That was a typo. If you need this info : )
And my original calculation was approximately 0.
I said that it is good you found it : )


I made many mistakes in calculations, sometime I spot it, but usually it is not possible to edit at that time.

However those are usually small (irrelevant/small compared to other factors) like this .

I mean, the data source has uncertainty ,so if the calculation has smaller error than source then who care?

Sad is you was the first that spot a mistake : )

(just browsing the net)
apparently they've changed the tactical number of
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454 "Адмирал Горшков" проекта 20350 в Североморске. Фото: Святослав Морозов, конец декабря 2018 года.

gelgoog said:

The Russians will basically refit the Kirov-class battlecruisers with more modern weapon systems. To be honest I think the Lider-class design is kinda cumbersome and for all that mass does not even have enough VLS cells to compete with a much lower mass Ticonderoga-class cruiser or the Chinese Type 055. I think the Russians need to go back to the drawing board on that one.

There is a huge question of what design they will use as a modern capital ship. All of these will require major investments. Russia clearly failed to modernize their naval construction yards to enable them to be competitive in this sector. I think this result was to be expected. Still it's not the end of the world. France and Italy for example use multi-role frigates for most tasks. Given modern Russian cruise missile system technology any ship they design will be a lot more combat capable than their older designs.

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Refit of the Kirov is much more expensive and time consuming ( see Nakhimov) as compared to building 2 new Gorshkovs.
Also the hulls are already over 30 years old, how much life do you reckon they still have in them?
I agree to the fact that medium multi role ships like an extended Gorshkov can effectively project power using new and advanced missiles since russians have a knack for fitting too many missiles on everything.
Its just feels unusual for a navy that operated large heavy Kirov , Udaloy, Slava class will now basically rely on mostly small ships like steregushchiy,karakurt etc to launch its missiles.

I think they will upgrade as many Kirov-class battlecruisers as they can because it will require a lot less valuable dry dock space to get a modern capability ship. They also need something larger than a frigate to act as a lead fleet ship. Finally the fact that the ships are nuclear powered means they won't need as much in the way of ressuply ports or vessels. That in itself is valuable. They can be used to 'fly the flag' in missions abroad and will have a true blue water capability. This means any of their opponents will need to plan to take these ships into consideration. So they will provide a significant deterrent. Especially if equipped with the latest Russian surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles.

If they add some sort of drone capabilities to the battlecruiser and modern sensors then they will extend their capabilities even further.

New wheeled chassis for Russian nuclear missile

A-235 PL-19 Nudol is a Russian anti-ballistic missile and anti-satellite weapon system in development

The firing complex 14TS033 with the command-computing point 14P078 and the radar station 14TS031 is being developed in accordance with the Nudol, probably as a mobile long-range echelon of the A-235 missile defense system. The lead developer of the complex is the Almaz-Antey Air Defense Concern. The development of the long-range interception missile 14A042 is conducted by the Novator Design Bureau (Bratislava City, East. - Avangard OJSC), the development of a launcher on the chassis - Design Bureau of Special Engineering (KBSM) .

The Nudol was first successfully tested in late-2015 and is part of a suite of next-generation kinetic interceptor systems in development by Russia, which also include the S-500/55R6M surface-to-air missile system and the A-235 next-generation anti-ballistic missile system, which will replace the A-135 systems that protect Moscow today.

2А82 - супер пушка для «Арматы»

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(fresh description of the Armata's gun )

There were longstanding rumors about improved kalibr-m missile being in development.
Kalibr missile is relatively small for UKSK cells, a lot of space is left unused.
Now it is confirmed. Range >4500, warhead around 1t. As with all other new generation russian missiles, stealth shaping is to be expected.

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... Russia announces development of new ship-based cruise missile with 4,500 km range

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Russian Navy to put over 30 Poseidon strategic underwater drones on combat duty

According to the source in the domestic defense industry two Poseidon-carrying submarines are expected to enter service with the Northern Fleet and the other two will join the Pacific Fleet.

MOSCOW, January 12. /TASS/. The Russian Navy plans to place more than 30 Poseidon strategic nuclear-capable underwater drones on combat duty, a source in the domestic defense industry told TASS on Saturday.
"Two Poseidon-carrying submarines are expected to enter service with the Northern Fleet and the other two will join the Pacific Fleet. Each of the submarines will carry a maximum of eight drones and, therefore, the total number of Poseidons on combat duty may reach 32 vehicles," the source said.

The special-purpose nuclear-powered submarine Khabarovsk currently being built at the Sevmash Shipyard will become one of the organic carriers of the Poseidon nuclear-capable underwater drone. Also, special-purpose submarines and Project 949A nuclear-powered underwater cruisers operational in the Russian Navy may be used as the carriers "after their appropriate upgrade," the source noted.

TASS has no official confirmation of this information.

In his state-of-the-nation address to both houses of Russia’s parliament on March 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned for the first time the country’s efforts to develop a nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle that can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads and is capable of destroying enemy infrastructural facilities, aircraft carrier groups and other targets.

Poseidon drones together with their carriers - nuclear-powered submarines - make part of the so-called oceanic multipurpose system. The drone got its name following the results of open voting on the website of Russia’s Defense Ministry.

A source in the defense industry earlier told TASS that the Poseidon drone being developed in Russia would be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead with a yield of up to 2 megatonnes to destroy enemy naval bases.

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