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How the Black Sea Fleet is being updated
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.Text taken from the dzen.ru page of Russian military correspondent Aleksandr Kots. [DZEN] Since the beginning of the NMD, the Black Sea Fleet has been replenished with three pennants, seven more will come into operation before the end of the year. The most belligerent naval formation of the Navy is gradually renewing its fleet in the face of ongoing hostilities. Additional firepower from the Black Sea will definitely not hurt us.  The other day, a small missile ship (RTO) of project 22800 Cyclone entered service, three of its "classmates" - "Askold" "Cloud" and "Amur" - will be handed over to the fleet before the end of the year. Each of these small pennants with a displacement of 800 tons carries eight Caliber. Thus, the power of the total salvo of the fleet in 2023 will increase by 32 cruise missiles. And in the future, it is possible to re-equip these RTOs with hypersonic Zircons. In addition, by the end of the year, the patrol ship Viktor the Great will join the fleet. The pennant of a similar project 22160 "Sergey Kotov" entered service on July 30, 2022. These ships do not have tactical strike weapons, but are equipped with a 76-mm cannon, two 14.5-mm machine guns in pedestal mounts, anti-sabotage grenade launchers and a modern sonar station. All this makes them an effective means of protecting other ships of the fleet from attacks by enemy sea drones. In addition, in the very near future, the Black Sea Fleet will be replenished with the latest sea tug Kapitan Sergeev, which is at the final acceptance test. On August 31, 2022, the flag was raised on a similar tug "Captain Kotov". They do not have combat capabilities, but are indispensable for solving various tasks of the fleet - from direct towing to the delivery of cargo and personnel on board the ship. A very good pace, given that the renewal of the Navy requires colossal funds and lengthy production processes. But it is impossible to save on the Black Sea Fleet now. He still has to take Odessa and Nikolaev. And they did not fully avenge the flagship ... Posted by: badanov 2023-07-08 |
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