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Originally Posted by Molon Labe
I've been thinking about some sort of "hold at risk" scenario. I wanted it to be all about the Moskva, but apparently she's been damaged and has pulled out of the combat zone?
Exocets are a bitch, aren't they? (assuming it was an exocet anyways)
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Well, the guys who say it is an SSM attack hypothesize b/w 4-8 missiles. In which case, kudos should go to
Moskva's BCh-2 (Rocket/Artillery Department). Despite the fact they were clearly surprised, they shot down / diverted anywhere from 3-7 SSM and reduced the last one to a graze (AK-630 shot?)
For all the boasts and sims, when it comes to actual combat, a lone large ship (running through the list of escorts suggests their AAW weaponry would be of no help) successfully defending against 4+ SSMs (if you reduce the damage to a small fire, that's called a success considering the alternative, no?) ... it is probably the first.
Sheffield, Stark ... etc.
Not bad for a Navy supposedly rusting at port.
It is also funny how all the translators of that sailor's testimony so far seem to show a complete misunderstanding of Russian terminology. Or maybe the Russians need to come up with a better term for "Damage Control".
Despite the sailor explicitly stating the damage to the
Moskva was "small", the translations acted like the ship was about to sink: "fearing for seaworthiness" and the like abound, and headlines rumble about "
heavily damaged". And all because of these words: борясь за живучесть. It
literally translates to struggle for vitality, but what it really means is damage control - nothing to get excited about...