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4 Russian warships launch 26 missiles against ISIS from Caspian Sea
« on: October 07, 2015, 07:29:29 pm »
https://www.rt.com/news/317864-russian-warships-missiles-launch/

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Four Russian Navy warships have fired a total of 26 missiles at the position of the terrorist group Islamic State in Syria, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced. The missiles were fired from the Caspian Sea.
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Re: 4 Russian warships launch 26 missiles against ISIS from Caspian Sea
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2015, 09:13:20 pm »
The Caspian sea?!?
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Re: 4 Russian warships launch 26 missiles against ISIS from Caspian Sea
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2015, 09:21:39 pm »
All reports are pretty consistant.



They're showboating their tech capabilities.
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Re: 4 Russian warships launch 26 missiles against ISIS from Caspian Sea
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2015, 09:56:09 pm »
It just seemed odd for two reasons:

1. The Caspian isn't the closest, I would have figured from naval ships near their naval base *in* Syria.

2. I'm a bit surprised they have cruise missile capable naval vessels on the Caspian, considering that it's landlocked.
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Re: 4 Russian warships launch 26 missiles against ISIS from Caspian Sea
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2015, 10:00:52 pm »
Cruise missiles don't NEED huge hulls to cart them around, do they? I suppose it's a cheap enough way of projecting power at the various 'stans across the sea from them without devoting too many personnel.  :shrug:
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Re: 4 Russian warships launch 26 missiles against ISIS from Caspian Sea
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2015, 10:40:56 pm »
Quote from: EC on October 07, 2015, 10:00:52 pm
Cruise missiles don't NEED huge hulls to cart them around, do they? I suppose it's a cheap enough way of projecting power at the various 'stans across the sea from them without devoting too many personnel.  :shrug:

For one or two missiles, no.  But think of 10-20 missile tubes... and then space for reloads.  Not to mention the equipment or system needed to actually reload them into the tubes.


Russian cruiser (I don't know the class, but it is from 2013 and is probably used mainly for cruise missile launchers).
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Re: 4 Russian warships launch 26 missiles against ISIS from Caspian Sea
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2015, 10:53:53 pm »
That one is a Slava class  :beer:


I got curious and looked up what we know they have in the Caspian.



They've got a bunch of Corvettes - 4 to 6 tubes per hull and it doesn't look like a lot of room for reloads. Must have pretty much shot them dry just to do that salvo, if 21 missiles is in fact accurate.
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Re: 4 Russian warships launch 26 missiles against ISIS from Caspian Sea
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2015, 11:00:02 pm »
Quote from: EC on October 07, 2015, 10:53:53 pm
That one is a Slava class  :beer:


I got curious and looked up what we know they have in the Caspian.



They've got a bunch of Corvettes - 4 to 6 tubes per hull and it doesn't look like a lot of room for reloads. Must have pretty much shot them dry just to do that salvo, if 21 missiles is in fact accurate.

It looks like 2 on each side.  But yeah, they'll have to head back into port for reloads.  And they emptied 6 ships for that launch.

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