"New Generation Russian Navy Frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" " Topic
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| Tango01 | 20 Nov 2014 12:28 p.m. PST |
"The new generation project 22350 frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" (hull number 417) for the Russian Navy started sea trials in the Gulf of Finland. This new class, intended to replace the soviet era Krivak class, is designed by the Severnoye Design Bureau of Saint Petersburg. The first phase of the sea trials will focus on the navigation performance of the new vessel. Key elements such as the propulsion, steering gear, auxiliary machinery, communication, detection and navigation equipment, anchor gear etc. will be thoroughly tested. There will also be fast, maneuverability and vibration tests of the ship. In addition to the crew on board the frigates are more than 200 specialists from different departments of the manufacturer, experts from the industry, as well as contractors…"
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| Only Warlock | 20 Nov 2014 6:41 p.m. PST |
I miss the old Russian "Every available space has a Missile and/or gun bolted to it" look. |
| Deadone | 20 Nov 2014 9:46 p.m. PST |
Still not in service? What a joke. |
| Mako11 | 21 Nov 2014 2:16 p.m. PST |
It does look very clean, as far as weaponry goes. Those VLS launchers really help with that, which is what I suspected, given the long length between the forward gun and the superstructure/bridge. Seems to me to be a well thought out design. |
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worries about not losing his rules stuff.
