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Tu-22M3 get a max weapons load of 24 t with 12 t have a CR of 2400 km so even based to Mozdok 2100 km distance can carry really much more, remains a bit curious these usual small load of 3 t ?
ofc ISIS is not a true Army but they have big qty of old bombs...
Very possile Il-76 carry bombs.
Mine
ofc ISIS is not a true Army but they have big qty of old bombs...
Very possile Il-76 carry bombs.
Mine
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The Borei class are a serious upgrade for the Russian SSBN fleet. They are very good boats.
The problem the Russians continue to have is money/budget, and the ability to produce anything very fast at all.
The 1st Borei was laid down in 1996 and was not commissioned until 2013...17 years later.
The 2nd Borei class was laid down in 2004 and commissioned in 2013, nine years later.
the 3rd Borei was laid down in 2006 and commissioned in 2014, eight years later.
They have improved for sure...but eight years to build and commission a sub is far too long. They are having similar problems with their new Yasen class SSN. Again, a great new SSN, but it took them 20 years to get the 1st commissioned. It will be nine to ten years to get the second commisisoned.
While they do this at that rate, and will soon have two of these SSNs commissioned, the US Navy will have commissioned 16 or 17 new Virginia class SSNs in the same time frame.
The math simply does not work very well for the Russians at all.
The US has 14 Ohio class SSBNs, which are still arguably the quietest and most effective SSBNs on earth. They are so good and effective, that the US does not feel a great rush to replace them until around 2030.
When the US starts the new SSBN project (which the 1st ship will be the USS Columbia so it will be the Columbia Class SSBN), they plan it to be commissioned in 2031. They are planning to build them at a rate of about every 12-18 months once they got going. None of this 16 year or nine year builds between ships.
The problem the Russians continue to have is money/budget, and the ability to produce anything very fast at all.
The 1st Borei was laid down in 1996 and was not commissioned until 2013...17 years later.
The 2nd Borei class was laid down in 2004 and commissioned in 2013, nine years later.
the 3rd Borei was laid down in 2006 and commissioned in 2014, eight years later.
They have improved for sure...but eight years to build and commission a sub is far too long. They are having similar problems with their new Yasen class SSN. Again, a great new SSN, but it took them 20 years to get the 1st commissioned. It will be nine to ten years to get the second commisisoned.
While they do this at that rate, and will soon have two of these SSNs commissioned, the US Navy will have commissioned 16 or 17 new Virginia class SSNs in the same time frame.
The math simply does not work very well for the Russians at all.
The US has 14 Ohio class SSBNs, which are still arguably the quietest and most effective SSBNs on earth. They are so good and effective, that the US does not feel a great rush to replace them until around 2030.
When the US starts the new SSBN project (which the 1st ship will be the USS Columbia so it will be the Columbia Class SSBN), they plan it to be commissioned in 2031. They are planning to build them at a rate of about every 12-18 months once they got going. None of this 16 year or nine year builds between ships.
yep and I remember reading a blog following Russian military saying that Borei class has basically sunk the Russian naval project by itself. They really have not commissioned many large conventional ships in the past 20 years. It seems like they are still capable of building upgraded version of Soviet era designs, but any new designs just face years of delays.
Russia has shown that they can still build great smaller vessels - frigates/corvettes etc, but still with longer than expected build/commissioning cycles. their Achilles Heel though is very much the design/build/commission of larger vessels - and I include submarines firmly in this category. They need to seriously review their process chainand bring their production/commissioning rates up to a higher level.
All good points
but Ohio for noise want a LA 688i and possible Vanguard or Triomphant more recent with a pump jet get more quiet.In fact except Borei the more recent SSBN Class is 094 but...
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as a big fan of Naval Artillery, I've watched numerous related videos, but haven't seen pulled this yet (А190-01 perhaps at its max. elevation):
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dated Aug 7, 2016)
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