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8 posted on 04/18/2022 7:57:21 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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These old SLAVA class guided missile cruisers have been around a long time... I remember flying ELINT surveillance in their presence during my time in the Navy into the late ‘80s. They were very impressive and quite feared by the US and ally battle groups. During the cold war the USSR relied on quantity of offensive weapons much more than they cared about quality.

I don’t recall how many ships there were of this class but there were enough that the Sovs didn’t seem to worry much about their life span, only that they would attack a BG and run away if they could. I recently read that this one was one of only three that remained. It seems to have fulfilled its role as sacrificial asset. Maybe the remaining two will sink at the pier.


45 posted on 04/18/2022 9:16:40 AM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me! )
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