Well the way I see it, the new “destroyer” can go one of two general ways:
1.) Stretched 22350- basically similar general weaponry but stretched, more cells etc. Around ~6000 or more tons, would be a nice ship, but what would it really offer over 22350, which already does everything and more than the old destroyers did.
2.) Larger ~9000-11000 ton ship, with nuclear propulsion, and a very different sensor and weapons package from 22350. If they want a ship for BMD, and true long distance deployment capability, this would fit the ticket.
If the planned number is what they stated, 6 ships (unless that is only the first batch), and the construction time is as far back as 2016, then I think there is real possibility this will be a bigger ship. Which is fine as long as 22350 program speeds up.
good points…..
considering that they are planning only 6 units itself gives me the feel that its going to be a big one and could go either way – pr.1164 or pr.1144 size. I’d prefer it to be N-powered whatever the class it is going to be. It will at least give the ships unlimited range.
If the new ‘destroyer’ is going to be in the pr.1164 class, I’d love to see it armed something like this… (taking into account what p.r1164 can actually accommodate after a good modernization/up-gradation)
So my wishlist goes this way, which i believe is possible.
1 x 152mm
48 x 4 x cell (9M317ME/9M96E/E2), front
96 x cell (64 x S-500 + 32 x Klub/Yakhont/Granat), amidship
4 x Palash (flanking the above)
4-8 x AK-630-2 (4 on top of hanger)
4 x Helo
w.r.t to the yard selection… i dont feel like putting all the projects in one yard. Hope I’m proved wrong by Severnya Verf with their productivity and management, but looking back their record of the past doesn’t give much hope. These guys are the Russian equivalent of our own MDL, who wants to grab as much projects and funds as possible and mess up everything with delays. The only difference being MDL is a PSU (Govt), where as Severnya belongs to private management.
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