Russian warship to visit San Francisco

Oberon · 06-12-10, 08:07 AM

Wish I was there, nice ships the Slava class, stalked them a few times in SC and DW.

Happy Times · 06-12-10, 09:55 PM

Comment section of the article.

These days, the Russians have to come to San Francisco to get a taste of Communism.

UnderseaLcpl · 06-13-10, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Damn! You beat me to the punch. I was going to post the RA2 intro

Ah, what the hell, I'll post it anyway.

Oberon · 06-13-10, 05:01 AM

Nyet Comrade Premier...it has just begun...

And ROFLMFAO at the Comment Happy Times posted

papa_smurf · 06-13-10, 05:29 AM

Thats one BIG missile cruiser. Kinda makes our Type 45's look weedy.

Oberon · 06-13-10, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

Thats one BIG missile cruiser. Kinda makes our Type 45's look weedy.

Aye, the Soviets went big on ASMs and SAMs with that girl.

Pretty reliant on her Kamov for ASW though IIRC, although Jack Ryan/TLAM Strike will know more about that.

CCIP · 06-13-10, 06:00 AM

A lean, mean looking ship that lives up to being named after the Viking founders/conquerors of the Russian state

Also worth mentioning that her famous 1899 namesake was built in Philly, so it's most appropriate for her to come visit the US and pay tribute. Here's to hoping also that this sort of friendship leads to more cooperation on piracy, where both Russian and US navies are concerned.

If she sticks around the West coast and heads south afterwards, I might be able to catch sight of her (I'll be in SoCal the following week).

Jimbuna · 06-13-10, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

Thats one BIG missile cruiser. Kinda makes our Type 45's look weedy.

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Aye, the Soviets went big on ASMs and SAMs with that girl.

Pretty reliant on her Kamov for ASW though IIRC, although Jack Ryan/TLAM Strike will know more about that.

One punch in the balls from the Astute and she'd be down and out

TLAM Strike · 06-13-10, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Aye, the Soviets went big on ASMs and SAMs with that girl.

Pretty reliant on her Kamov for ASW though IIRC, although Jack Ryan/TLAM Strike will know more about that.

Naw she was reliant on her escorts for ASW, I think they intended her single Kamov for OTH targeting. The range of the N-12 is just about the max range of the Ka-27.

For more info on weapons like the N-12 go here:
http://www.ausairpower.net/region.html

Its in several good articles, its worth the hunting around.

Kapitan · 06-13-10, 11:20 AM

She is more ASUW warfare and she alone is worth a visit it is a very nice ship and if you get a chance to get on board go.

Kazuaki Shimazaki II · 06-13-10, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

Thats one BIG missile cruiser. Kinda makes our Type 45's look weedy.

Frankly, I still don't understand why in the 80s they didn't just build a few more of these babies rather than playing around with the Sovremennys. Of course, a Slava with its S-300 SAM and P-500/-1000 suite will cost more (and yes Zdhanov will have to retool or be given up), but then you get economies of scale, and there is simply no comparison between the combat potential of a Slava and a Sovremenny.

Heck, maybe if they bit the bullet and went up another couple of thousand tons, they might even have found the room to cram the full Polinom suite in and they won't even have to play with the Udaloys, and they can still keep the ASW missiles once the Vodopads come out in the mid-80s.

Admiral8Q · 06-13-10, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

Damn! You beat me to the punch. I was going to post the RA2 intro

Ah, what the hell, I'll post it anyway.

That looks like a fun game! I'll have to check it out

In real life though it's good to see the Russians making a come back as a more open society. That warship would be cool to see in San Fran when it arrives.

Task Force · 06-13-10, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

WOW, I hope that that ship dosent bring acouple of hundred containerships with it!!!

(guess Seattle wasnt good enough for em.)

(darnet, now I have to go play WiC again...)

krashkart · 06-13-10, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

WOW, I hope that that ship dosent bring acouple of hundred containerships with it!!!

(guess Seattle wasnt good enough for em.)

(darnet, now I have to go play WiC again...)

Not a bad game. I started playing it a couple of months ago.

tater · 06-14-10, 11:38 AM

Finally, a warship in SF Bay that the locals can actually get behind.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Wish I was there, nice ships the Slava class, stalked them a few times in SC and DW.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Nyet Comrade Premier...it has just begun... And ROFLMFAO at the Comment Happy Times posted

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tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Finally, a warship in SF Bay that the locals can actually get behind.