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NZLAV

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contedicavour said:
Where did you get this news on a carrier being built for Russia ?? :confused:
Their last one sails once a year, the Gorshkov is being transformed into real CV for India, and the only shipyard capable of building the largest aircraft carriers is in the Ukraine !! So I don't think there is a chance Russia will build a carrier at least in the next 10 years.

cheers
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Heres a list of Russia ships. note that an aircraft carrier is said to be in development

Manpower - 161,000

Source - http://www.warfare.ru/?linkid=1720&catid=243

Submarines
SSBN: 14 (3 building)
SSGN: 8 (1 building?)
SSN: 15 (1 building)
Conventional Submarines: 20 (2 building)
Auxillary Submarines: 7
Surface Ships
Aircraft Carriers (CV): 1 (1 in developpment)
Battlecruisers (BCGN): 2 (1 in reserve) (Cruiser Nakhimov returned to service in 2005)
Cruisers (CG): 3 (2 ships in reserve re-building)
Destroyers (DDG): 15 (2 ships building, 1 ship re-building)
Frigates (FFG): 11 (5 ships building)
Light Frigates (FFL): 45
Missile Corvettes (FSG): 41
Patrol Boats (PCF): 21
Patrol hydrofoils (PTF): 5
Missile hovercraft: 2
Landing ship dock (LSD): 1
Landing ship tank (LST):18
Landing ship hovercraft:8
Minesweepers: 56
Fleet oilers (AOR): 15
Surveillance ships: 66
Logistic support: 29



Maritime Guard of the Border Service under Federal Security Service. This performs the role of a coastguard.
Source - http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/russia/bord_grd.htm

Frigates (FFG): 6 (1 reserve)
Light Frigates (FFL): 12
Offshore Patrol Vessels: 27
Patrol Icebreakers: 6
Patrol boats (PCF): 66
River craft: 22
 
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Musashi_kenshin

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Don't use wikipedia for first-hand information. Always, always find credible sources first. Even for basic stuff it can be wrong - the article on PAAMS once said it could launch 6 Aster missiles a second.......
 
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contedicavour

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Neither Hazegray. It used to be a good source, but hasn't been updated for 3+ years (with the exception of the USN pages).

On the story regarding the Russians developing a new carrier, I still haven't received an answer to THE key question... where on earth would the Russian build one since the only appropriate shipyard is now in the Ukraine !!

cheers
 
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DoC_FouALieR

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where on earth would the Russian build one since the only appropriate shipyard is now in the Ukraine
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They are going to build it in the shipyard located on the Volga river of course! lol :D

More seriously, they have first to spend ressources for maintaining their Kuznetsov and Kirov cruiser before engaging other found to build a "supercruiser", and even if they do it, then they have to buy enough Su-33s or Mig-29K...
 
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contedicavour

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DoC_FouALieR said:
They are going to build it in the shipyard located on the Volga river of course! lol :D

More seriously, they have first to spend ressources for maintaining their Kuznetsov and Kirov cruiser before engaging other found to build a "supercruiser", and even if they do it, then they have to buy enough Su-33s or Mig-29K...
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Happy to read this, I fully agree. One must be able to tell the difference between vague propaganda to prop up superpower status, and practical reality.

cheers
 
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