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Title: Putin Has a Problem: The Russian Navy’s Battlecruisers are Dying
Post by: rangerrebew on May 18, 2023, 04:32:46 pm
Putin Has a Problem: The Russian Navy’s Battlecruisers are Dying
Story by Brent M. Eastwood • Yesterday 1:17 PM

 
Russia’s Fourth Kirov-class Battlecruiser Has Seen Better Days - In a development that shows the Russian navy is in a transition period to rid the fleet of older and larger warships, its most giant naval vessel could be retired.


The massive Kirov-class Pyotr Velikiy battlecruiser could be headed to the scrapyard.

The Pyotr Velikiy (Peter the Great), the fourth ship of the Kirov-class, has seen better days.

 
One would think that Russia would need every ship it can muster to sail the Black Sea and send guided missiles to targets in Ukraine.

Still, the Pyotr Velikiy is difficult and expensive to maintain and will soon be taken out of service, according to the TASS state-run media agency.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-has-a-problem-the-russian-navy-s-battlecruisers-are-dying/ar-AA1bjJsK?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=159873a39ba449d38dd45129e46c5e56&ei=26
Title: Re: Putin Has a Problem: The Russian Navy’s Battlecruisers are Dying
Post by: rangerrebew on May 18, 2023, 04:35:43 pm
Headline in Moscow:  Biden has a problem.  US Navy retiring nuclear aircraft carriers are dying. :whistle:
Title: Re: Putin Has a Problem: The Russian Navy’s Battlecruisers are Dying
Post by: Fishrrman on May 18, 2023, 10:00:56 pm
Is it me, or does it look just a little "top-heavy"...?
(https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA19gP5g.img?w=534&h=336&m=6)
Title: Re: Putin Has a Problem: The Russian Navy’s Battlecruisers are Dying
Post by: rangerrebew on May 19, 2023, 02:21:32 pm
Is it me, or does it look just a little "top-heavy"...?
(https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA19gP5g.img?w=534&h=336&m=6)

It goes down a long way and can only get into very deep water ports. :silly: