kirov class battlecruiser refit

• 8 ×AK-630 six-barreled Gatling 30 mm/L60 PD guns (Ushakov, Lazarev) Admiral Nakhimov is the third battlecruiser of the Russian Navy's Kirov class. The Kirov-class battlecruisers Kirov and Frunze fired off a four S-300 SAMs. They’re also armed to … https://deadliestfiction.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:SPARTAN_119/Iowa-class_Battleship_(1980s_refit)_vs_Kirov-class_battlecruiser?oldid=65803. The flight deck of Kalinin showing the hangar doors open and a Ka-25 and a Ka-27. [9] The name was later changed to Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya (October Revolution),[11] and then just Kuznetsov;[12] finally, on 4 October 1990, the project for a fifth ship was scrapped.[9]. This was one of the defining factors in the reintroduction and refit of the Iowa class battleships. The sheer size of the ships mean that they have plenty of space for a command, control and communications (C³) outfit, and could serve as effective fleet flagships. The Tor installation is in fact mounted further forward of the old SS-N-14 mounting, in the structure directly behind the blast shield for the bow mounted RBU ASW rocket launcher. The captain of the Iowa, no doubt infuriated by the loss of the 'New Jersey and the damage to his own ship, ordered the Iowa fire back with everything she had. The Frunze took on water and sank. "Pentagon likes budget proposal, but questions specifics". The ship became inactive in 1994 and was decommissioned four years later. The Kirov carries a formidable anti-air armament of 284 total missiles and 6 CIWS guns. The Kirov's P-700 for its larger warhead, longer range, and higher speed, meaning it will be more difficult for the Iowa's anti-missile CIWS guns to intercept. When Nakhimov leaves refit in 2018, Pyotr Velikiy is scheduled to receive the same treatment over a three-year period. Kirov-class battlecruiser "Admiral Nakhimov" leaving the Sevmash basin today to continue with its refit and modernization process. As the missiles closed in on the Russian warships, alarms sounded on deck. • 2 × 6 RBU-12000 (Udav-1) 254 mm ASW rocket launchers, The Kirov-class battlecruiser is a class of nuclear-powered warship of the Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships (i.e. The first to hit on the armor, causing little damage, the third disabled the rear turret, and the final missile hit a Tomahawk missile launcher, detonating the warheads and fuel, blowing a hole in the deck and causing a massive fire. Deadliest Fiction Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. The 9K311, AKA SA-N-9 carries a 15kg warhead. [3], Originally built for the Soviet Navy, the class is named for the first of a series of 4 ships to be constructed, the Kirov, which was renamed Admiral Ushakov in 1992. Currently, all four battleships are either floating museums, or awaiting conversion into such. Aerial port view of the foredeck of Kalinin illustrating the differences from the lead ship of the class. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. It is still in active service but a large maintenance and upgrade program is scheduled to begin in 2020. Other weapons are the automatic 130 mm (5.1 in) AK-130 gun system (except in Kirov which had two single 100 mm (3.9 in) guns instead), 10 21-inch (533-mm) torpedo/missile tubes (capable of firing SS-N-15 ASW missiles on later ships) and Udav-1 with 40 anti-submarine rockets and two sextuple RBU-1000 launchers. The Admiral Ushakov, which had been inoperable since 1989-1990, was stricken in October 1998 to provide material for a refit of the other active unit of the Kirov class, the Admiral Nakhimov. The American navy had nuclear powered cruisers in service for some time. [2][4], The appearance of the Kirov class played a key role in the recommissioning of the Iowa-class battleships by the United States Navy in the 1980s.[5][6][7]. The Kirov Class Battlecruiser is the only modern Battlecruiser still in active service in any nation. In 1983, a command and control ship, the SSV-33 command ship Ural was launched, although the ship would not be officially commissioned until 1989. not an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship) currently in active operation in the world.Among modern warships, they are second in size only to large aircraft carriers, and of similar size to a World War I-era battleship. The M61 Gatling gun used in the Phalanx has a rate of fire of 3000-4500 rounds per minute, and fires armor piercing rounds at muzzle velocity of 1100 meters per second. When she appeared for the first time in 1981, NATO observers called her BALCOM I (Baltic Combatant I). Guns: Modernization of this ship will start soon. [10], The ship was sent to port for a month, and the crew lost one-third of their pay. • 14 × SS-N-14 Silex ASW cruise missiles (Ushakov only) As of today, only one of them is in service: Pyotr Velikiy. The missile has a GPS guidance system. [9] The ship currently serves as the flagship of the Russian Northern Fleet. The P-700, also known as by the NATO reporting name SS-N-19 "Shipwreck" (Presumably named for the intended result! [citation needed], A fifth Kirov-class cruiser was planned; originally named Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov or alternatively reported as Dzerzhinsky, the ship was never laid down. The Kirov-class battlecruiser is a class of nuclear-powered warship of the Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships (i.e. The same committee, instigated by Jackie Fisher, that produced the Dreadnought had been charged with the design of a new armoured cruiser. 92x S-300 SAM, 192 9K311 SAMs, 8x AK-630 30mm CIWS. Admiral Nakhimov (Russian Адмирал Нахимов) is the third battlecruiser of the Kirov class. The missile has a top speed of Mach .95 and armed with a 185 lb shaped charge. The AK630 can be fired from a range 4000 meters and has a rate of fire of 5000 rounds per minute, with each round having a muzzle velocity of 900 meters/second. The long range weapon, the S-300 or SA-N-6 has a speed of Mach 4 and carries a 300 pound warhead. The S-300's maximum range is 90 km. [2] The ships had some differences in sensor and weapons suites: Kirov came with SS-N-14 ASW missiles, while on subsequent ships these were replaced with 9K331 Tor SAM systems. But, based on its size and displacement, the Kirov's are more akin to the Alaska-class large cruisers, which were also referred to as battlecruisers. When the Kirov was deployed, they needed a stop gap measure to counteract it. In Russia this class of ship is usually referred to by the designation Project 1144 Orlan (sea eagle). Russia continues upgrading its Kirov-class nuclear-powered cruisers. These refitted Kirov class battlecruisers will supposedly feature a whole new set of sensors and subsystems, and most ominously, weapons. The Type 53 is an acoustic homing torpedo with a maximum speed of greater than 30 knots. The Kirov class nuclear powered battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov has been in dry dock undergoing a deep refit for years now, with the promise being the … Russia’s Kirov-class battlecruisers are some of the most heavily armed ships sailing today. Construction of the fourth ship, Yuriy Andropov, encountered many delays; her construction was started in 1986 but was not commissioned until 1998. Frunze, the second vessel in the class, was commissioned in 1984. Voskhod MR-800 (Top Pair) 3D search radar, foremast Agentsvo Natsionalnykh Novostey (Russian) 19 September 2009, Ударные корабли, Том 11, часть 1, Ю.В. In 1992, she was renamed Admiral Lazarev. Aerial starboard view of the foredeck of Kirov. The missile's top speed is between Mach 1.6 and 2.5. Original plans called for the construction of 5 ships, however the last was cancelled. The Iowa-class battleships were designed in the late 1930s and the first was commissioned in 1943. 1,000 nautical miles (2,000 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h) (combined propulsion), 76 mm plating around reactor compartment, light splinter protection. Note: The Air Defenses cannot directly attack other ships, but they can shoot down incoming missiles and possibly even gun shells. Modernization project for the ship is in planning stages. During the Cold War, they were emblematic of the power of the Soviet Navy. The ship is currently held in reserve. Their mission, to eliminate a couple of Kirov-class battlecruisers before that got in missile range of a carrier battlegroup. 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The first battlecruisers came from the Royal Navy. On March 23, 2004, English language press reported that the Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief, Fleet Admiral Vladimir Kuroedov said Pyotr Veliky's reactor was in an extremely bad condition and could explode "at any moment". The Kirov-class battlecruiser is a class of nuclear-powered warship of the Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships (i.e. The Iowa-class battleship, the American World War II-era warship that was upgraded with modern missiles and other weaponry in the 1980s. The missile flies at a speed of 864 kilometers per hour and carries a 488 pound warhead. Basically because of how they defined cruisers, they found themselves severely lacking in true cruisers. For the purposed of this match, the missile with be armed with a 1000-pound high-explosive warhead. The vessels were built from 1974-1998. The construction of the Kirov’s lent weight to arguments in the U.S. Navy in favor of recommissioning the Iowa class battleships. [1640 x 923] Close Posted by 14 minutes ago The ship was originally commissioned into service with the Soviet Navy in the 1980s, known back then as Kalinin (Калинин), a name the ship kept until 1992. So if they begin the refit of Pyotr Velikiy on time, Russia will have to face a period without any battlecruisers on active duty. The Kirov class, originally designated Project 1144 Orlan include 4 ships. The AK-630 CIWS took down the missile headed for the Kirov, the but the final Tomahawk impacted the bow VLS of the Frunze, detonating the hundreds of stored missiles sending the entire front of the ship up in a ball of flames, blasting a gaping hole in the hull. These were Inflexible, Invincible and Indomitable, a… • 96 S-300F Fort SA-N-6 Grumble surface-to-air missiles (Ushakov, Lazarev, Nakhimov)[citation needed] • 6 × CADS-N-1 Kashtan gun/missile system (Nakhimov, Pyotr Velikiy[2]) They r… Torpedoes and others: • 20 × P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) AShM But don’t let the class’s small size fool you—the nuclear-powered Kirovs are both the heaviest and largest class of non-aircraft carrier ships in the world. But nearly as desired are Russia's rare Kirov-class battlecruisers. The Iowas went on to serve in the Korean War and then be recommissioned in the 1960s in conjunction with the Vietnam War and again in the 1980s, when they were refitted and armed with missiles and Phalanx CIWS. Pyotr Velikiy carries some S-300FM missiles and is the only ship in the Russian Navy capable of ballistic missile defence. They had 12 inch guns instead of 9.2, a displacement similar to Dreadnought but twice the power to give 25 knots. • 1 × 10 RBU-1000 305 mm ASW rocket launchers Among modern warships, they are second in size only to large aircraft carriers, and of similar size to a World War I era battleship. The RGM-84 Harpoon is long range anti-ship missile capable of striking targets at ranges of up to 124 kilometers. To counter the rise of the Soviet navy former US president Ronald Reagan started an ambitious plan of a 600 ship navy, wherein the iconic and powerful Iowa class battleships were reactivated and their glorious careers stretched far longer than what they had been designed for. Russia continues to upgrade heavy nuclear cruisers the Admiral Nakhimov and the Petr Veliky of project 1144 to the 11442M level. The small 5 inch secondary guns are capable firing 55 pound shell at 790 meters per second. Kirov and Frunze had eight 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-630 close-in weapon systems, which were supplanted with the Kashtan air-defence system on later ships. The Kirov hull design also was used for the nuclear-powered SSV-33 command ship Ural. The fleet expects to receive the updated cruiser in 2022, by which point her hull will be no less than 36 years old. Only one can be THE DEADLIEST WAR MACHINE! Iowa-class Battleship: Kirov-class Battlecruiser: 1980s, North Pacific Ocean, an alternate universe where the Cold War "turned hot" Two Iowa-class battleships, the USS Iowa and USS New Jersey, new refitted with missile armaments sailed through the middle of the Pacific. Fregat MR-710 (Top Steer) 3D search radar, main mast Scheduled to be back in service by 2020. Warning: Display title "Kirov class battlecruiser" overrides earlier display title "Kirov-class battlecruiser". They will become operational in the 2020s, the Izvestia daily reported. Three of the missiles were shot down by CIWS systems of the U.S battleships, but rest impacted the USS New Jersey. The Kirov returned fire, launching several P-700 missiles at that American ships. The Kirov-class Battlecruiser is a large Soviet (later Russian) guided missile cruiser about the size of a World War I-battleship. Examinations found no problems with the ship's reactor. • 128 9K95 Tor (SA-N-9 Gauntlet) point defense SAM[2] The official designation of the ship-type is "heavy nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser", but because of their size and general appearance, the ships are sometimes referred to as battlecruisers in western media. The 4 Virginia class cruisers were entering service at roughly the same time as the Kirovs, but were no where close to the firepower the Kirovs packed. 2 × Palm Frond navigation radar, foremast Four of these ships were built between the 1970s and 1990s, with the armament and weapons fit of … The Kirov-class battlecruiser, a massive Russian guided missile cruiser the size of a World War I battleship, and armed with over 300 missiles. Two of the missiles intercepted the Tomahawks headed for the warships, but the other two SAMs missed. The ship was originally commissioned into service with the Soviet Navy in the 1980s, known back then as Kalinin, a name the ship kept until 1992. A second Russian battlecruiser may be on the cusp of returning to service for the first time since the 1990s. The Kirov's SAMs and AK-630 CIWS for the combined short, medium, and long-range air/missile defense capabilities. The ship was known as the Kalinin (Калинин) until 1992. The other missile, The 9K311 is controlled by a radar system that can track eight missiles onto four targets at a speed of 850 meters per second. The only remaining Kirov-class aside from Admiral Nakhimov is the 10 years younger Pyotr Velikiy. Repairs were never carried out, due to lack of funds and the changing political situation in the Soviet Union. The guns have a muzzle velocity of 820 meters per second and can hit target at a distance of 38 kilometers. Seconds later, the flames reached the forward magazine and set off a huge explosion that blew away the front of the ship, sending the vessel to the bottom in seconds. Displacing between 23,000 to 25,000 tons and recognized as the largest warship of the late 20th century the Kirov was the eldest among five siblings to accompany the first Soviet carrier battle groups. The 'USS Iowa and New Jersey each fired off two Tomahawk cruise missile over the horizon at the Kirov-class battlecruisers. • 44 OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) PD SAM A little entro ! Admiral Nakhimov (Russian: Адмирал Нахимов) is the third battlecruiser of the Russian Navy Kirov class. The lead ship, Kirov (renamed Admiral Ushakov in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union) was laid down in June 1973 at Leningrad's Baltiysky Naval Shipyard, launched on December 27, 1977 and commissioned on December 30, 1980. The Kirovs are armed with two AK-100 100mm guns. The Admiral Nakhimov, one of four Kirov class nuclear cruisers built by the Soviet Union in the 1980s, appears finally to be nearing the final stages of a long-planned refit that will return her to service with a suite of lethal new weapons. The missile carries a 1624 pound high explosive warhead, or a nuclear warhead, but for the purposes of this match, it will have a conventional payload. Air defense is provided by twelve octuple S-300F launchers with 96 missiles and a pair of Osa-MA batteries with 20 missiles each. The Iowa's 16-inch and 5-inch guns for their greater firepower, range, and number of guns. On 19 September 2009, General Popovkin, Deputy MOD for Armaments, said that the MOD is looking into bringing Lazarev back into service.[8]. The gun can engage targets at a range of about 3.6 kilometers (the exact range is classified). not an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship) currently in active operation in the world. Balls of fire sprouted up all over the Kirov, setting fire to the deck and setting of explosions. Renamed Admiral Nakhimov, she was mothballed in 1999 and reactivated in 2005. The Phalanx system consists of a 20mm Gatling gun mounted in a computer-controlled turret with a radar guidance system. She was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. Middleton, Drew (1981-03-13). That same year, when the entire Soviet system was reeling from economic mismanagement, the first Project 1144 Kirov-class missile cruiser was commissioned. Admiral Nakhimov is currently undergoing a refit to receive new and improved weaponry and is scheduled to re-enter service with the Russian Navy in around 2022. The Iowa's main battery consists of nine 16-inch Mark 7 naval guns in three triple turrets. The vessels served in the Pacific theater of the Second World War as carrier escorts and shore bombardment vessels. Two Iowa-class battleships, the USS Iowa and USS New Jersey, new refitted with missile armaments sailed through the middle of the Pacific. It utilized the basic hull design of the Kirov-class vessels, but with a modified superstructure, different armament, and was intended for a different role within the Soviet Navy. By this point, the two ships were visible on the horizon. In Autumn 2012, Dmitry Rogozin, vice-premier of Russian Government in charge of defense industry, replied to an inquiry about the fate of the ship. • 1 × twin AK-130 130 mm/L70 dual purpose gun (2 × AK-100 100 mm/L60 DP guns in Ushakov) A… 1980s, North Pacific Ocean, an alternate universe where the Cold War "turned hot". Refit imagined by Neale "Vance" Davidson. The BGM-109 Tomahawk is a subsonic cruise missile with a range of 2500 km and a speed of about 880 kilometer per hour. She was renamed Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) in 1992. The Ships participated in the Gulf War of 1991, firing cruise missiles and their 16 inch guns at Iraqi positions, before being decomissioned in the 1990s. Kalinin, now Admiral Nakhimov, was the third ship to enter service, in 1988. Russian Navy Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov Return to Operational Status Slips to 2022 The return to operational status of the Russian Navy’s Project 11442M (NATO reporting name: Kirov-class ) Admiral Nakhimov nuclear-powered missile cruiser will take place within three to four years, United Shipbuilding Corporation President Alexei Rakhmanov has told the Interfax News Agency. The 'USS Iowa and New Jersey each fired off two Tomahawk cruise missile over the horizon at the Kirov-class battlecruisers. Kirov suffered a reactor accident in 1990 while serving in the Mediterranean Sea. The Kirov Class Battle Cruiser is a design originally by Steve Cole as a TOS ship for the game "Star Fleet Battles". followed by pics of my three models -Kirov-Poytor Velikiy and Admiral Nakhimov Russian language reporting actually said that the condition of the propulsion plant was such that it could get worse at any moment. She was also assigned to the Northern Fleet. Radars: (NATO reporting name): ... is undergoing an exhaustive refit. The SA-N-9 can relay targetting information to the AK630 30mm CIWS Gatling guns if the target makes it past the missile's 1.5 km minimum range. The SS-N-14 Silex is a ship-launched short range cruise missile designed for use against naval targets. The Kirov class's main weapons are 20 P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) missiles mounted in deck, designed to engage large surface targets. The ships have thus far never seen combat, but with their armament of dozens of anti-ship missiles and over 200 surface-to-air missiles, would doubtless be a formidable opponent. The Iowa fired off a salvo from its 16 inch main guns as well as several Harpoon anti-ship missiles. Their mission, to eliminate a couple of Kirov-class battlecruisers before that got in missile range of a carrier battlegroup. Only the Pyotr Velikiy is still operational, but Russia plans to reactivate the remaining three vessels by 2020. Pyotr Velikiy carries some S-300FM missiles and is the only ship in the Russian Navy capable of ballistic missile defence. The Phalanx Close-In Weapons System is a close-range air defense system deployed on U.S. warships, capable of engaging both aircraft and missiles. The Ural was decommissioned and laid up in 2001, due to high operating costs. Among modern warships, they are second in size only to large aircraft carriers, and of similar size to a World WarI-era battleship. Although the vessels differed dramatically in capability and configuration, they were both big; the U.S. Navy imagined several new ways of packing systems onto the gigantic Iowa hulls that would make them formidable, multi-purpose ships. • 48 S-300F Fort and 46 S-300FM Fort-M (SA-N-20 Gargoyle) long-range SAM (Pyotr Velikhy)[2] At the same time, the Kirov fired a spread of torpedoes, one of them impacting below the waterline of the Iowa. ), as a Russian anti-ship cruise missile with a maximum range of 550-625 km. The Russians designated the Kirov-class as heavy nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers. I was unable to find much information on these weapons, but it is likely that their range and muzzle velocity is less than even the 5-inch guns on the Iowa. "Cruiser Kirov, now Admiral Ushakov, is returned to the Navy. Admiral Ushakov (ex-Kirov), lead ship of the class. not an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship) in operation in the world. © Valve Corporation. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. For the purpose of this match, the guns will fire 2700 pound armor piercing shells. She is in overhaul at Severodvinsk Shipyard. The Kirov-class of battlecruisers are a small class, only four of the planned five hulls were ever built. The Kirov took on water and disappeared below the waves. Compared to the most recent of the RN's cruisers they were quite different. Air defense is provided by twelve octuple S-300F launchers with 96 missiles and a pair of Osa-MA batteries with 20 missiles each. 2 × Top Dome for SA-N-6 fire control (the forward Top Dome is replaced with Tomb Stone in, 4 × Bass Tilt for AK-360 CIWS System fire control (not in, 2 × Eye Bowl for SA-N-4 fire control (Also for SS-N-14 in, 2 × Hot Flash/Hot Spot for SA-N-11 Grisom (CADS-N-1 units only), 2 × Cross Sword for SA-N-9 (Gauntlet-equipped units only). The Kirov class battlecruisers have the world's largest missile battery, at 352 missiles. The battlecruiser designation is Western interpretation. The ‘Kirov’-class battlecruiser ‘Frunze’ in 1986. The Iowa's repair crews raced into action, sealing the hatches and starting the pumps, managing to stop the Iowa from taking on too much water. The Kirov fired a second barrage of P-700 and SS-N-14 missiles, a few of them damaging the secondary weapons systems, but othewise, causing little damage. This statement was later withdrawn and Russian sensationalist press speculated it may have been the result of internal politics within the Russian Navy, alleging that Admiral Igor Kasatonov was the uncle of Pyotr Veliky's commanding officer, Vladimir Kasatonov), who was testifying in the court hearings on the losses of K-159 and Kursk. All rights reserved. The Kirov class's main weapons are 20 P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) missiles mounted in deck, designed to engage large surface targets. Now all renamed Admiral Ushakov, Admiral Lazarev, Admiral Nakhimov and Pyotr Velikiy. The Kuznetsov is supposed to be going in for a refit soon and will be coming out in 2017-2018 so both vessels should be ready around the same time ... what about the status of the three Kirov class battle cruiser in reserve? Sonar: Horse Jaw LF hull sonar, Missiles: World 's largest missile battery, at 352 missiles ( 1980s_refit ) _vs_Kirov-class_battlecruiser oldid=65803... 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