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Jura said:

some of you know I'm a big fan of Naval Artillery

I believe it's А-192 «Армат» which is single-barreled, universal, caliber 130 mm/? barrel length gun weighing 25 tons; elevation from −15° to +80°, traverse ±170°, max. range 23 km (14.3 miles) against sea-targets, 18 km (11.2 miles) against air-targets, and listen, up to 30 rounds per minute ... all according to Russian sources (tell me if you want to know more but don't know the Russian language

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Jeff Head said:

Here's a decent english site for the weapon system for those wanting to get the basic specs/info:

[rul=http://concern-agat.ru/en/production/artillery-systems-fire-control-systems/a-192-5p-10e-naval-artillery-system]Russian A-192-5P-10E Naval Artillery System[/url]

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Jeff Head said:

I know this is instlled on their new Admiral Gorshkov class FFGs. Any other platforms getting it?

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I'm curious about the barrel length (in the case of АК-130, Russian sources give several figures from too low to too high but I can't find any for А-192)

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MOSCOW, November 10 - RIA Novosti. The plan launches of intercontinental ballistic missile "Bulava" for 2014 has not changed this year's final will take place starting from the nuclear submarine project 955 ("Northwind") "Alexander Nevsky" in the last ten days of November, according to RIA News on Monday, a source in the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.

Earlier media reported that launches "Bulava" this year will be no more.

"Undo was not going according to plan starts unchanged, concluding this year with the conduct of firing nuclear submarine" Alexander Nevsky. "All five test launches" Bulava "who minister ordered an will be implemented," - said the source.

According to him, the launch is scheduled for the last ten days of November: "In the last week."

Earlier, Russian Navy Commander Admiral Viktor Chirkov said firing missile "Bulava" will be met with the submarines of Project 955 "Borey" in October (successful test of an ICBM took place on 29 October, the submarine "Yury Dolgoruky") and November.

"Bulava" - the newest Russian three-stage solid rocket placed on submarines. In September of last year in the onboard system on state tests missile nuclear submarine "Alexander Nevsky" fails, the cause was a violation of the technology in the production of material for the sliding nozzle. In this regard, the Minister of Defense ordered an additional five launches "Bulava".

Now in the battle of the Russian Navy are two submarines of Project 955 "Borey" - "Yury Dolgoruky" and "Alexander Nevsky." Planned until 2020 will be built eight submarines of this class - media missile "Bulava". APL "Vladimir Monomakh" should be adopted in fighting the fleet until the end of 2014.

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France: Still No Date For Warship Delivery To Russia
Nov. 12, 2014 - 03:17PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE |
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PARIS — France’s Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Wednesday there was still no fixed date for the delivery of two Mistral-class warships to Russia.

“No delivery date can be fixed at this stage,” Le Drian told the National Assembly lower house of parliament.

“The president of the Republic has said that a definitive decision will come at the right moment, taking into account all the responsibilities that come with this decision, which is not a simple decision.”

The first of two mammoth Mistral-class assault ships was supposed to be delivered on Friday according to the original deal signed in 2011.

But amid this year’s Ukraine crisis and the rapid decline in the West’s relations with Russia, France has come under intense pressure from its allies, particularly the United States, and in September postponed the delivery.

France faces a difficult choice. Ditching the contract will cost it billions of dollars and threatens jobs.

But going ahead would incur NATO’s wrath and heighten fears in Poland and the Baltic states, which are concerned that Russia’s recent aggression may soon turn in their direction.

Hopes that a September ceasefire between Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces might have provided a pretext for the deal to go ahead have been dashed by continued fighting and claims this week that Russia is sending more military hardware into Ukraine.

The amphibious assault ships can carry 16 helicopters, four landing crafts, 13 tanks, 450 soldiers and a hospital.

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