Re: Chinese & Russian navies conduct anti-submarine exercise in Yellow Sea
[video=youtube;YJRxRd_A5-g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJRxRd_A5-g&feature=player_embedded[/video]
The Udaloy class are first rate ASW vessels. Multi-purpose too...but really strong ASW DDGs. They are the one class the Russians have retained the most of. Of 15, eight are still in service.
By comparison, of the 21 Sovs, only five are left in service, of eight Slava Class CGs, only three are left, of the four large Kirov nuclear battle cruisers, only one is left in service. Three others claim to be in refit for activation by 2020...but because of that length, it is unsrue whether they will do it or not.
In the frigate class, their principle frigate was the Krivak of which 40 were built, only three of those remain in service. Of the seven newer Neustrashimyy class frigates, only 2 are now active.
So, when the Soviet Unipon collapsed, they had a total of close to 97 major, modern surface combatants...now they have 19. Huge decline. And these are not exercised nearly enough.
Attrition (though less) has also occurred with their submarine force. Of 30 kilos built, 14 are still in servive, with three building and another three planned. Of the 7 Alfa Class, all are retired. Of the 5 Sierra Class, 3 are active, of the 16 Akula Class, 10 are still active.
In the SSGN category, of the 14 Oscar class, 5 are active.
In the SSBN category, of the 14 Delta III Class, 5 are still active, of the 7 Delta IV class, 7 are still active, and of the 6 massive Typhoon class, 3 are strill active.
So with subs, the Soviets went from 99 acitve major submarines to 44 active subs today. All in all thats 196 active major combatants when the collapse hit to 63 today. That's a huge decline...and as I said, of those considered active, not nearly enough time is spent with them at sea and exercising or conducting normal operations.
