AlfaT8 16/11/18, 12:57 pm
Isos wrote:I disagree totally.
It iis supposed to still be a gorshkov. Same desin but longer, same systems, same radars, same weapons but more of them.
The construction shouldn't be longer in this case. The 10 or 15m they add would take two or three months to be build. Structure isn't really a problem, it's the easiest part.
System being the same means they already have everything in production so they will only have to order more of wires and VLS.
Only issue would be the engine because it would need more powerfull ones. I think that's why they don't start this class.
What???
Granted there is high degree of commonalty with the Gorshkov, especially with the weapon systems, but we are still looking at a considerable increase in size.
And we have some new systems like the S-400 and the new Pantsirs.
Seriously, the weapons load alone tells you that this is gonna be big, we have 15x8 UKSKs that's a 7+ fold increase in Cruise/AShM missiles alone, we got 24x8 Reduts a 6 fold increase in Short-to-Medium ranged AA missiles and 24 S-400 cells, each cell with at least 8 missile tubes each (Slava) so 24x8 Long-to-Very long ranged missiles (Yes, they could put 4 extra medium ranged missile in each tube).
And 2 Pantsirs with reloading capabilities.
A ship straight outta the deepest darkest nightmares of Western Naval officers.
The SG is definitely the only feasible Destroyer for the Russian navy (thanks to the Gorshkov), but this ain't gonna be some few extra months.