That is the issue, they are all about air defense, woefully unequipped for surface action. Never was a swabbie, but a quick glance are recent Russian surface ships sure looked like they were not ignoring the surface aspect while rigorously addressing air defense.
At least I'd hope this boat has a good ASW capability, but of course you cannot see that other than the generous helo deck.
9 posted on 11/20/2014 7:51:12 PM PST by doorgunner69