Posted on 02/14/2016 3:17:49 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
Moscow (AFP) - Russia has dispatched a new ship armed with cruise missiles to the Mediterranean, the navy announced Saturday, as reports said it is bound for Syria.
The Zelyony Dol, a patrol ship armed with Kalibr cruise missiles that only joined the Black Sea fleet in December, departed for the Mediterranean, the Black Sea fleet said in a statement.
RIA-Novosti news agency further quoted a security source in Crimea -- where the Black Sea fleet is based -- saying that the ship is bound for Syria and may take part in Russia's campaign to support the Syrian army.
"The goals of the ship are not public but considering that it is carrying long-range cruise missiles, its participation in the military operation should not be excluded," the source was quoted as saying just a day after world powers agreed to cease hostilities in the war-ravaged country.
Zelyony Dol was only built last year and this week took part in a massive landing operation exercise to train "holding the coast" while landing troops attempt to take control.
Moscow is under fire for its bombing campaign in Syria, with the United States this week accusing it of undermining peace talks by helping in an offensive on the rebel stronghold of Aleppo.
Russia meanwhile warned against any ground intervention in Syria by countries in the US-led coalition with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev saying it would unleash another war.
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I’m really liking the lines on that boat. Hardware porn is fun, until it shoots at you.
It does have an appeal.
If ya think Putin went nuts over one russian jet getting shot down,
Think how the short little douschbag would react if his pretty little cruiser were sunk?
What is her tonnage? It will be interesting to see what her capabilities are over there.
Kerry said there is a ceasefire in force. We won’t do squat. (the ceasefire only applies to the US)
This is what the LCS should have been were the designers not crazed over ‘top speed.’ The LCS should be something similar to this little ship (or other slightly larger, but still smaller than the LCS, European designs). Unfortunately the LCS currently lacks the ability to hit out at land targets, protect itself from air threats, or be a real threat to surface ships. All it has is a high top speed that wouldn’t help it anyway against a real threat.
In other articles about the ship the class is called a corvette or patrol ship. So, I am guessing about 900 - 1000 tons FLD which seems about right looking at the size of the crew standing on the deck. Plus only 8 total AA missiles and 8 total ship to surface missiles
I have all the confidence in the terrorists being equal opportunists who will do their best to take out one of these babies.
Were you the terrorist to take one out you’d be one big hero within the terror guys.
Also you’d become Russia’s Bin Laden with one big target on your rear.
This is what is known in military vernacular as a “real-world” mission.
Every sailor on that ship knows that he will probably be called upon to give every last measure.
This shit is real now. Very real.
Ruh-Roh. If those Saudi ground troops come into play I could see cluster bombs all over the place.
Could the US LCSs be taken out by little old ladies wielding umbrellas?
Displacement (tons):
Full load: 949
Dimensions (m):
Length: 74,1
Beam: 11
Draft: 2,6
Speed (knots):
25
Range:
2500 nmi (12 knots)
Autonomy (days): 10
Propulsion: 2 pump-jets
Armament:
1x8 3S14-21631 UKSK 3K14 launchers (Kalibr - guided missile complex (3M14 missiles))
2x6 3M-47 -Gibka- -Igla-1M- SAM system launchers
1x1 100 mm A-190-01 - 5P-10-03 -Laska- fire control system
1x12 30 mm AK-630M-2 Duet
2x1 14,5 mm MTPU
Electronics:
5P-26 -Pozitiv- air/surface search radar, MR-231 navigation radar
PK-10 -Smely- RL decoy (2? KT-216 launchers) - AZ-SO-50, AZ-SR-50, AZ-SOM-50, AZ-SK-50, AZ-SMZ-50 rounds
Complement: 52
Muzzies only agree to cease fires when their getting their butts kicked. If Assad were losing ground there would be no talk of a cease fire at all.
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