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hoom wrote:Could this be the Tiltrotor/VSTOL plane they've been talking about?
hoom wrote:Yes its the Fregat.
Point is its a not exactly small VSTOL tiltrotor being depicted used on a LHD type ship.
Tsavo Lion wrote:Only in ur dreams!..the future Russian aircraft carrier of 70000+ tons with Su-57 continues going forward.
A prospective aircraft carrier of the Navy will receive a displacement of not less than 70 thousand tons
The Navy considers it inexpedient to build lightweight aircraft carriers, the deputy head of the Russian Navy for armament, Vice Admiral Viktor Bursuk
ST.PETERSBURG, April 25. / TASS /. A prospective aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy will have a displacement of at least 70 thousand tons, its technical project is not yet ready. Vice-Admiral Viktor Bursuk told journalists about this from the deputy naval commander of the Russian Navy on armament.
"The fleet believes that lightweight aircraft carriers should not be built for the Russian Federation from the point of view of the economic" price-quality ratio. "It is preferable to build aircraft carriers with a displacement of about 70 thousand tons, which allow carrying more aircraft on board," he said.
Bursuk added that "the technical specifications and the design of [such a ship] have not yet been developed, during the creation of the technical design it will be determined what is needed," but "it is already clear that its displacement will be about 70 thousand tons."
Before the Russian Navy stated that the Russian fleet expected to receive a promising aircraft carrier with an atomic power plant by the end of 2030. Earlier, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov reported that the contract for the construction of an aircraft carrier could be signed by the end of 2025. The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov informed that the sketch design of the aircraft carrying ship has already been created and submitted to the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
At the same time, the Krylov State Research Center, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, developed a new project for a new aircraft carrier, which was also offered for the Russian fleet. Project 23000 was named "Storm". The sketch assumes that the ship will have a displacement of 80-90 thousand tons, it will be equipped with a combined power plant (both an atomic reactor and a gas turbine engine), the air group of the ship must number up to 60 units.
Подробнее на ТАСС:
http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/5157561
eehnie wrote:Tsavo Lion wrote:Only in ur dreams!..the future Russian aircraft carrier of 70000+ tons with Su-57 continues going forward.
In the public statements of the Russian Navy.
A prospective aircraft carrier of the Navy will receive a displacement of not less than 70 thousand tons
The Navy considers it inexpedient to build lightweight aircraft carriers, the deputy head of the Russian Navy for armament, Vice Admiral Viktor Bursuk
ST.PETERSBURG, April 25. / TASS /. A prospective aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy will have a displacement of at least 70 thousand tons, its technical project is not yet ready. Vice-Admiral Viktor Bursuk told journalists about this from the deputy naval commander of the Russian Navy on armament.
"The fleet believes that lightweight aircraft carriers should not be built for the Russian Federation from the point of view of the economic" price-quality ratio. "It is preferable to build aircraft carriers with a displacement of about 70 thousand tons, which allow carrying more aircraft on board," he said.
Bursuk added that "the technical specifications and the design of [such a ship] have not yet been developed, during the creation of the technical design it will be determined what is needed," but "it is already clear that its displacement will be about 70 thousand tons."
Before the Russian Navy stated that the Russian fleet expected to receive a promising aircraft carrier with an atomic power plant by the end of 2030. Earlier, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov reported that the contract for the construction of an aircraft carrier could be signed by the end of 2025. The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov informed that the sketch design of the aircraft carrying ship has already been created and submitted to the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
At the same time, the Krylov State Research Center, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, developed a new project for a new aircraft carrier, which was also offered for the Russian fleet. Project 23000 was named "Storm". The sketch assumes that the ship will have a displacement of 80-90 thousand tons, it will be equipped with a combined power plant (both an atomic reactor and a gas turbine engine), the air group of the ship must number up to 60 units.
Подробнее на ТАСС:
http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/5157561
George1 wrote:
unless a contract signed nothing of all these can be regarded reliable sources. Just look at the MiG-29/35 thread. From 2012 till "Russian Air Force will recieve MiG-35 next year"
U can't put "could be" in the bank! They just print what they want to have, & the naval Su-57 isn't there at all! Pl. wake me up on January 1st, 2026!In the public statements of the Russian Navy.
Earlier, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov reported that the contract for the construction of an aircraft carrier could be signed by the end of 2025[!].
This was statement by depury of MoD and now deputy PM for MiC? Perhaps because they were not updated for years and their service life will also be abut to end?
The point is I dotn think thy will. Technically can shoot any obsolete fighter but this would mean IIIWWW.
cheers cheers cheers finally you agreed with me cheers cheers cheers presence here is a key , for the reat you got Boreys/Avangards/Poseidons and Tu-160/Tu22M
Then 1 Kuz is mostly not deloyed ...2 still 0,5 "forward deployment"
BTW how do you know they were not referring to laser guided bombs? There were comments in this regard, sadly don't have the source at hand.
Then I am happy we agree VSOL programme is on , su57 is not
Yes its the Fregat.
Point is its a not exactly small VSTOL tiltrotor being depicted used on a LHD type ship.
Me thinks MiG-35 is good fighter but there's no need to invest init now since new gen fighters will be much better in every respect and money is wiser to spend there.
The RF economy may never grow large enough to justify & afford 2-3 CBGs; China will replace the US as the next SLOCs policeman & the Russian seaborne trade (a fraction of China's) outside of the NSR will be secure under her protection.In 10-15 years however, Russian foreign trade relations will have expanded to the point where she will find naval access to the world is financially necessary for them to grow... most trade moves by sea, so being able to control the sea, or at least allow your trade to move by sea anywhere you want it to is critical.
GarryB wrote:Please... stop bullshitting... the MiG-29KRs are practically new aircraft that were made not long ago and the purpose for sending the Kuznetsov to Syria was to test the new upgrades on both types... Su-33 and MiG-29KR.
And that is the point... when Russian carrier aircraft are shooting at F-35s then carrier aircraft will not be significant on either side.The point is I dotn think thy will. Technically can shoot any obsolete fighter but this would mean IIIWWW.
The problem is that US carriers are for invasions and sabre rattling, Russian carriers are to defend Russian surface vessels outside of Russian land based aircraft range... which means they will more likely be used regularly in the air intercept and CAP role... for which naval Su-57s are vastly more useful than some dinky little short range slow Yak-41 development.cheers cheers cheers finally you agreed with me cheers cheers cheers presence here is a key , for the reat you got Boreys/Avangards/Poseidons and Tu-160/Tu22M
Russian ships will have plenty of short range close in point defense weapons so there is no need for a short range point defence aircraft...
If the Soviets had matched the USN in carriers then all of those vessels would be not deployed and the cost would have bankrupted the Russians even more.Then 1 Kuz is mostly not deloyed ...2 still 0,5 "forward deployment"
In 10-15 years however, Russian foreign trade relations will have expanded to the point where she will find naval access to the world is financially necessary for them to grow... most trade moves by sea, so being able to control the sea, or at least allow your trade to move by sea anywhere you want it to is critical.
My understanding of the talk of laser "weapons" on fighters regards an increase in power of DIRCMS so that instead of just dazzling an IR or EO sensor, that instead it actually damages the light sensitive elements and destroys the seekers... which would also have a rather negative effect on a pilot if directed at his visor too of course...BTW how do you know they were not referring to laser guided bombs? There were comments in this regard, sadly don't have the source at hand.
Su-57 is definitely on... the question is if they will make a naval version or not.
Then I am happy we agree VSOL programme is on , su57 is not
Clearly subsonic...Yes its the Fregat.
Point is its a not exactly small VSTOL tiltrotor being depicted used on a LHD type ship.
Using that logic they will never put a new plane into service... because by the time it is ready then new technology means a brand new design that has not been designed yet could be much better so scrap it too...Me thinks MiG-35 is good fighter but there's no need to invest init now since new gen fighters will be much better in every respect and money is wiser to spend there.
Tsavo Lion wrote:The RF economy may never grow large enough to justify & afford 2-3 CBGs; China will replace the US as the next SLOCs policeman & the Russian seaborne trade (a fraction of China's) outside of the NSR will be secure under her protection.In 10-15 years however, Russian foreign trade relations will have expanded to the point where she will find naval access to the world is financially necessary for them to grow... most trade moves by sea, so being able to control the sea, or at least allow your trade to move by sea anywhere you want it to is critical.
The RF economy may never grow large enough to justify & afford 2-3 CBGs;
China will replace the US as the next SLOCs policeman & the Russian seaborne trade (a fraction of China's) outside of the NSR will be secure under her protection.
MiG-29K (Indian) was produced since 2005, Russian form 2012 but deign / avionics is older.
The last refit of Su-33 is from 2010. in 10 years they will have almost 20 years without any update. BTW did you have any Syrian upgrade info? I have never heard about it.
great we agreed
OK now back to earth. Navalized Su-57 surely would be a potent machine. Huuge CVNs would be more potent. But now money talks. First ther ewas about Shtorm 100k tones, then Navy cannot imagine that CVN could be less then 70k. Now Krylov (the only one who placed Su-57k in plaseic ;-) presented 44k model of carrier. That's why it is better to have small cheaper 20-30 fighters CV then none.
Yak-141 concept 30 years old , not sure why you want to build old design? 30 years ago there were no avangards or poseidons. The new fighter will use definitely new tech/solutions. Same with performance.
Pantsir has 800-900km radius?! affraid affraid affraid if not then fighters will be much better.
I bet there will be in 20-30 years weapons of global reach available.
In US there are plns to use 50-100kW laser which is able to destroy AAD missile.
wait, did you see any tiltrotor or chopper supersonic?
Then what is the reason Russia stopped procuring of MiG-35 and started developing new VSTOL fighter instead?
Using your logic USA should stick to F-5. Iran is still using ti with new avionics. They need to replace many fighters thet are goring ot be obsolete/by end of lifecycle in couple of years. They need not only new replacement but affordable.
Russia can develop rich economy but limiting factor will always be demography. Even with huge immigration policy unlikely till 2050 wont be moremthan 180 mlns.
PTURBG wrote:I read from an anti-russian news source that most of the shareholders of the Zvezda shipyard are South Korean and they wont allow the Russians to build any military ships there. Is this true.
The new shipyard was incorporated in 2009 as a joint venture of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (80% of the shipyard) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (20%) and was named "DSME Star" [3] . The new shipyard was intended for construction of a large-capacity tanker fleet for Russian oil and gas companies. However, in 2012 Daewoo leaves the enterprise and the shipyard passes to Rosneft and Gazprombank [4] . In 2015, the company receives the name of the shipbuilding complex "Zvezda" .
In 2016, the first stage of the new production was launched, designed to build large-capacity vessels and other types of marine equipment for the implementation of hydrocarbon production projects on the continental shelf. There will be the largest dry dock in Russia and full cycle production workshops [5] .
In 2018, work began on the construction of the second stage of the shipyard [6] . It is expected to complete the construction in 2024 .
It is expected that vessels with a displacement of 250,000 tons, up to 350 meters in length and 60 meters in width, will descend from the super-shipyards. Up to 10 thousand specialists can work at the shipyards. [7]
The main client of the shipyard was Rosneft, which concluded an agreement on the placement of all orders for the design and construction of new marine equipment and vessels at the shipyard's facilities. As of mid-2018, the shipyard's portfolio of orders totaled 118 vessels, including Rosneft's orders for 26 vessels, while 4 ships are under construction. [8] [9] In September 2018, the first Aframax tanker was laid . [10] Also in September, an agreement was reached with Samsung Heavy Industries on the transfer of competences in the construction of tankers. [eleven]
George1 wrote:eehnie wrote:Tsavo Lion wrote:Only in ur dreams!..the future Russian aircraft carrier of 70000+ tons with Su-57 continues going forward.
In the public statements of the Russian Navy.
A prospective aircraft carrier of the Navy will receive a displacement of not less than 70 thousand tons
The Navy considers it inexpedient to build lightweight aircraft carriers, the deputy head of the Russian Navy for armament, Vice Admiral Viktor Bursuk
ST.PETERSBURG, April 25. / TASS /. A prospective aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy will have a displacement of at least 70 thousand tons, its technical project is not yet ready. Vice-Admiral Viktor Bursuk told journalists about this from the deputy naval commander of the Russian Navy on armament.
"The fleet believes that lightweight aircraft carriers should not be built for the Russian Federation from the point of view of the economic" price-quality ratio. "It is preferable to build aircraft carriers with a displacement of about 70 thousand tons, which allow carrying more aircraft on board," he said.
Bursuk added that "the technical specifications and the design of [such a ship] have not yet been developed, during the creation of the technical design it will be determined what is needed," but "it is already clear that its displacement will be about 70 thousand tons."
Before the Russian Navy stated that the Russian fleet expected to receive a promising aircraft carrier with an atomic power plant by the end of 2030. Earlier, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov reported that the contract for the construction of an aircraft carrier could be signed by the end of 2025. The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov informed that the sketch design of the aircraft carrying ship has already been created and submitted to the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
At the same time, the Krylov State Research Center, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, developed a new project for a new aircraft carrier, which was also offered for the Russian fleet. Project 23000 was named "Storm". The sketch assumes that the ship will have a displacement of 80-90 thousand tons, it will be equipped with a combined power plant (both an atomic reactor and a gas turbine engine), the air group of the ship must number up to 60 units.
Подробнее на ТАСС:
http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/5157561
unless a contract signed nothing of all these can be regarded reliable sources. Just look at the MiG-29/35 thread. From 2012 till "Russian Air Force will recieve MiG-35 next year"
GarryB wrote:The RF economy may never grow large enough to justify & afford 2-3 CBGs;
Not having a blue water navy is what will stop the RFs economy from growing... if the British or the French can afford two carriers then why not Russia?
the fun here is that they need nto to sail all over the world. they will b everywhere, you can just call nearest CSGI doubt the will cross oceans to assist a Russian ship in trouble... and why would they?
The reality is that there are a lot of countries that just want fair trade and up until recently they really only get that from China... Russia can offer cooperation too, and it does not need to be Russia or China... much of the world needs help... and I don't mean charity, I mean trade that benefits both sides and does not limit or make morality or political or cultural demands on the poor country like the west does.
Hahahahaha... yeah, right... and the Su-30MKI is all Russian avionics and systems... India never has French or Israeli avionics in their planes... it is all Russia stuff.MiG-29K (Indian) was produced since 2005, Russian form 2012 but deign / avionics is older.
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At least you are not suggesting the MiG-29K from the 1980s is different to what we are talking about...
They were testing the Gefest & T system added to the Su-33 amongst other new features that they didn't really elaborate on publicly AFAIK.The last refit of Su-33 is from 2010. in 10 years they will have almost 20 years without any update. BTW did you have any Syrian upgrade info? I have never heard about it.
They wanted bagruzin and liders which wont happen at all (bagruzin) or much much later (lider) . They dotn have money. SO either they buy what they can or remain with nothing.They will decide what they want based on their experience... and so far that suggests that the Kuz is slightly too small.
They have already realised that bigger ships are better protected and more independent.... they can't afford to have an enormous fleet with huge numbers of all sorts of types of ships, so the carriers they do have will be it... so they might as well be as good as they can make them.
Yak-141 concept 30 years old , not sure why you want to build old design? 30 years ago there were no avangards or poseidons. The new fighter will use definitely new tech/solutions. Same with performance.
To be supersonic, it needs a 20 ton plus engine... no big deal... the R79 of the Yak-41 was developed to 22 tons thrust anyway, so that is not the issue... an evolved upgraded NK-32 could have 30 tons thrust... the point is that during a vertical landing... the only point to a STOVL aircraft... you need special heat resistant decking... that means it can only land on carriers or specially equipped ships... stretches of motor way, or half a runway(damaged), or a clearing in a field are not options for this aircraft.... that engine will destroy the ground underneath it and blow dirt and rubbish into the air to directly damage the engine.
So if it can't land vertically except on a carrier then why not use cable arrested aircraft... any technology you put into a STOVL aircraft to make it better than other aircraft could be put into a conventional aircraft cheaper and easier... conventional aircraft don't need high pressure air blowers in the nose, the wingtips, and the tail for hovering flight... all that extra weight can be eliminated in a STOBAR aircraft.
Pantsir has 800-900km radius?! affraid affraid affraid if not then fighters will be much better.
Obviously an expert you... perhaps you need to pay attention to what "Point Defence" means... which point defence fighter has an 800km radius... and WTF use is a point defence fighter that is 800km away from the ships they are supposed to be defending?
That is the point... if you lose this bet who gives a fuck... the Russian Navy are conservative and are interested in becoming an important part of Russian economic and military growth in the future...I bet there will be in 20-30 years weapons of global reach available.
What makes you think they wont be buying MiG-35s?Then what is the reason Russia stopped procuring of MiG-35 and started developing new VSTOL fighter instead?
My logic is fine, you are the one that is suggesting that a MiG-35 with near 5th gen level avionics and systems is going to be much more expensive than a stealthy VSTOL fighter they haven't even designed yet...Using your logic USA should stick to F-5. Iran is still using ti with new avionics. They need to replace many fighters thet are goring ot be obsolete/by end of lifecycle in couple of years. They need not only new replacement but affordable.
Go your way and even if the damn thing is breathtakingly brilliant, it will be another 10 years of old MiG-29s before the new plane even gets into service.
Of course having half the landmass of the planet is not enough... more people is obviously their main concern... as populations increase, resources are going to increase in demand... a batch of faulty condoms can increase population if you need it but getting more land is not so easy...Russia can develop rich economy but limiting factor will always be demography. Even with huge immigration policy unlikely till 2050 wont be more than 180 mlns.
GunshipDemocracy wrote:Blue water navy is not condition to develop trade.
Tsavo Lion wrote:Critical thinking in fact improves the quality of this forum, but parroting with long quotes/posts of statements again & again decreases it! Go back to school!
eehnie wrote:Tsavo Lion wrote:Only in ur dreams!eehnie wrote:..the future Russian aircraft carrier of 70000+ tons with Su-57 continues going forward.
In the public statements of the Russian Navy.
A prospective aircraft carrier of the Navy will receive a displacement of not less than 70 thousand tons
The Navy considers it inexpedient to build lightweight aircraft carriers, the deputy head of the Russian Navy for armament, Vice Admiral Viktor Bursuk
Подробнее на ТАСС:
http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/5157561
verkhoturye51 wrote:GunshipDemocracy wrote:Blue water navy is not condition to develop trade.
Blue water navy is the only way to project military power to protect overseas economic interests. The only continent with significant GDP growth forecasted for 21st century is Africa. Russia not having a blue water navy will enable US to use Arabic spring scenarios to overthrow Russian allies and try to weaken Russia.
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Stability and safety is foremost need of every country and if Russia can guarranty it, partnerships can be born.
Exactly. Russia doesn't need to use the Suez, Panama & future Nicaraguan canals with Malacca/Indonesian/Gibraltar straits for most of her current & future seaborne trade; to patrol those remote areas, a few subs &/surface ships + MPA/UAVs will be enough, no need for large blue water navy. The Chinese blue water navy already or by then guarding the "Maritime Silk Road" SLOCs will help, while the VMF/VKS will guard the Bering Strait, N. Sea & Transpolar Routes.Thus Russia without blue water navy has access to 3/4 of worlds population. The main problem there is to have competitive goods and enough population. First can be fairly easy done, the second one is the real problem here. Not high seas navy to me.
Statements of intent/expectation r not real news; I don't hate them, just being objective, unlike ur excellency! So stop the character assassinations- I don't waste my time speculating on what u may hate & why. Since u like tables & projections of status of the RF surface navy, here r some for a reality check:eehnie wrote:..the future Russian aircraft carrier of 70000+ tons with Su-57 continues going forward.
Only in ur dreams!
This is why you hate the real news from the Russian Navy.
China will replace the US as the next SLOCs policeman & the Russian seaborne trade (a fraction of China's) outside of the NSR will be secure under her protection.
Thus Russia without blue water navy has access to 3/4 of worlds population. The main problem there is to have competitive goods and enough population. First can be fairly easy done, the second one is the real problem here. Not high seas navy to me.
France cannot afford 2. Has one: 42kts displacement, 30 fighters + 800 Marines
UK: has built 2. with 36 +14 helos VSTOL fighters, AWACS Sea King based and no catobar , with ability to support amphibious operations (marines onboard) lol1 lol1 lol1 Kuz size (65ktons). Nowhere near US Ford/Nimitz.
In such case I can agree, makes sense
the fun here is that they need nto to sail all over the world. they will b everywhere, you can just call nearest CSG
I agree with above but moral values and west is an oxymoron
No, not the same. But avionics and element base was from 2000s. And we talk about status in 2030s.
They might add gefests I wont be arguing. But radars and avionics still are form early 2000s. In 2030s will be mildly speaking behind competitors.
They wanted bagruzin and liders which wont happen at all (bagruzin) or much much later (lider) . They dotn have money. SO either they buy what they can or remain with nothing.
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They considered your option for sure it turned out VSTOL is much better and cost efficient option
If you have Moscow point defense you need 300km radius at least. But ok call it group area defense. What doestn change meaning.
After 5 years "almost ready to buy" they bought 6 pieces and kicked off a project to build new fighter. Meh accidental coincidence
No MiG-35 wont be cheaper but less effective and obsolete. Basically new design will take into account drone mode unlike 50 years old MiG-35 frame design.
Also speaking at the briefing, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) president Yuri Slyusar said that judging by their price-performance ratios, the Su-57 and MiG-35 represent the best solution in their classes...
Precisely! 10 years MiG-29k still will be in service. At least on Kuz.
Then why Greenland is not richer than Switzerland ? Or Canada then Japan? Why China is next superpower not Canada?
Stability and safety is foremost need of every country and if Russia can guarranty it, partnerships can be born.
Thus unlikely next 15-20 years Russia will build one.
Second number of ships and size of CVNs wont ever match US fleet.
That's why my bet is on small universal CVNs. IT si better to have 2-3 small than 0 big.
I cannot see Arabic spring relation with blue water navy. BTW Russian security company employees are working already in Central African Republic,. Egypt, Algeria, Tanzania or Angola are buying Russian military equipment, SA is part of BRICS. Libya is waiting for help.
Africa is cool continent to visit an dfor the future but economical realities look now quite different.
Google says: World population 2018 7,7 billions of people.
Asia:.......4,545,133,094..........59.5 % of world population
Africa:.....1,287,920,518..........16.9 %
Numbers say: Asia will still be most important worlds' market in next at least 30-50 years, especially for energy and food. Perhaps Africa will grow faster but has almost 4 times less people and by order of magnitude smaller GDP. Most of Asian countries can be reached by land, Caspian Sea or along Chinese waters. IMHO demographic factor impacting economical growth si more important than sea routes.
Exactly. Russia doesn't need to use the Suez, Panama & future Nicaraguan canals with Malacca/Indonesian/Gibraltar straits for most of her current & future seaborne trade;
The Chinese blue water navy already or by then guarding the "Maritime Silk Road" SLOCs will help, while the VMF/VKS will guard the Bering Strait, N. Sea & Transpolar Routes.
Not a word about a naval Su-57 member of the family
I did see a recent comment I think on Balancer suggesting the cranes & other shipbuilding gear is supplied with a non-military clause.I read from an anti-russian news source that most of the shareholders of the Zvezda shipyard are South Korean and they wont allow the Russians to build any military ships there. Is this true.
hoom wrote:I did see a recent comment I think on Balancer suggesting the cranes & other shipbuilding gear is supplied with a non-military clause.I read from an anti-russian news source that most of the shareholders of the Zvezda shipyard are South Korean and they wont allow the Russians to build any military ships there. Is this true.
Still, pumping out large gas carriers & oil/gas rigs etc should help build experience with large/rapid ship building.
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