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Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Kirov-class battlecruiser was conceived as a nuclear-powered, prestige flagship built to stalk U.S. carrier groups and survive...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Oscar-class nuclear-powered cruise-missile submarines—Project 949 Granit and 949A Antey—were built to kill U.S. carriers with salvos of P-700...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Amur-class submarines were supposed to be export-ready successors to the Kilo line, with quieter hulls, optional AIP and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet November-class (Project 627) submarines were Moscow’s first nuclear-powered attack boats, built to carry massive nuclear torpedoes against...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – As Admiral Kuznetsov fades into irrelevance, Russia’s already weak surface fleet raises a hard question: does Moscow even need...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Kirov-Class Battlecruiser Reboot Has ‘Museum Piece’ Written All Over It -Russia is pouring billions of dollars and decades...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points on Russia’s Failed Shtorm Aircraft Carrier You Need to Know -Russia’s Shtorm-class, or Project 23000, was advertised as a nuclear-powered “supercarrier” to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Admiral Kuznetsov was supposed to be Russia’s blue-water calling card; instead, she became a case study in what happens...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – This list details the five worst aircraft carriers in history, based on design flaws, reliability, and combat records. -The...