Chapter 473: artillery cruiser

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However, with the reform of the Soviet army, it has begun to gradually attach importance to air support, and in this battle in Sistan Province, air power played a major role. But now, air support does not seem to be urgent.

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"It is not to support the original position of the airborne troops." Admiral Duarte said: "It is to support the port of Chahbahar. The superior has decided to take this opportunity to seize this port in one fell swoop. In the future, we will The newly established Indian Ocean fleet will have a suitable port."

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The Port of Chahbahar! Ropkiel suddenly understood, but the worry was still in his heart: "We are now confronting the US aircraft carrier formation. Even if the US only has one aircraft carrier left, we still need our dual aircraft carrier formation to stand by. In this case, we really can't come up with more strength to support the land."

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The number of carrier-based aircraft on our own aircraft carrier is too small and single. Since there is no early warning aircraft, we have to let the MiG-23K carrier-based aircraft take off frequently, which greatly hinders the dispatching ability of our own fighters. Fortunately, we have those powerful long-range countermeasures. Ship-to-ship missiles, so that the US aircraft carrier does not dare to get too close, otherwise, the situation facing our side will be even worse.

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"So, we have to think of a new way." Admiral Duarte said: "My opinion is to send the Dimitri Pozharsky of our formation to perform ground support tasks."

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Dimitri Pozharsky? Hearing Admiral Duarte's words, Captain Gokinaev was stunned for a moment, followed by Yixi: "Yes, this cruiser is the most suitable for such a combat mission!"

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In the entire formation, there are not many warships with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons. Among them, the Dimitri is one of them. However, until now, this warship has been unknown in the entire formation, as if it was just a It's the same as soy sauce, because this is an artillery cruiser, and in the era of missiles, it has completely fallen behind!

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This is the first cruiser designed by the Soviet Union after World War II. This cruiser inherits some features of the unfinished Kirov cruiser. (Not the current Kirov) is still an artillery cruiser. The forecastle type hull, high freeboard, adopts a straight forward sloping bow post, the bow has a small and slightly flared sheer line, and the stern adopts a standard cruiser stern, and the hull gradually narrows back. To the small arc shape, the vertical section is semi-oval shape, and the rapidity and stability in wind and waves are better.

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Relying on the power system composed of 6 KV-68 boilers and 2 TB-72 steam turbines, it has a power of 110,000 horsepower, dual-shaft propulsion, and a maximum speed of 33.7 knots, far exceeding other warships of the same era.

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At the same time, the weapons on the warship are also daunting. Viewed from the front, the two 152mm guns in 3 mounts are majestic, still reflecting the characteristics of the battleships of the World War II era, although the caliber is not as large as that of the battleships , but this shape, people can see the power at a glance. At the rear, there are the same two triple-mounted 152mm naval guns. Although the caliber cannot be compared with the naval guns of battleships with a caliber of 300 millimeters, the scene of twelve 152mm naval guns firing is also extremely spectacular. !

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Coupled with 6 double-mounted 100mm secondary guns, these guns are simply sharp weapons for ground support, with low cost, no weather restrictions, and fierce firepower!

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The perfect armor protection makes this warship the strongest anti-strike capability. The characteristic of this warship in the World War II era is anti-strike!

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Back then, this warship with a full load and displacement of nearly 20,000 tons made the West envious of the Soviet Navy. If there were no other factors, this warship would have built 30 ships and became the main force of the Red Navy after the war. Unfortunately, after Khrushchev came to power, he advocated missile troops and vigorously developed submarines, but he was not interested in surface ships. The number of this warship stopped less than half of the time.

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There are three such warships in the Pacific Fleet. This time they came to the Indian Ocean. Among them, the Dimitri, which was in the best condition, came with him. In later generations, this warship did not retire until 1987 and served the whole time. Forty years.

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Originally, it was soy sauce, just to show the Soviet naval combat effectiveness. Modern warfare has long been electronic and information-based, and the warships of the World War II era are completely outdated. But now, when it comes to ground support, the Soviet formation commanders, who are troubled by the number of carrier-based aircraft, suddenly shine.

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Yes, why didn't you think of this warship?

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If the two aircraft carriers are separated, one is used to attack the ground, and the other is used to confront the US aircraft carrier, it will give the Americans a chance, but they will not be able to satisfactorily complete the tasks assigned by their superiors, and now, all problems are resolved. !

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"However, in order to prevent accidents, we also need to send a frigate to help Dimitri in anti-submarine and air defense." Lieutenant General Goorki said.

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After all, this old-fashioned cruiser relies on 37mm anti-aircraft guns for air defense, and does not have any anti-submarine capabilities. Although this warship does not feel distressed even if it sinks, it is in its own equipment sequence after all~www.novelhall.com ~ Still have to protect its safety.

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Chakhbahar! In later generations, this port has been expanded and is one of the important seaports in Iran. Now, it is only a small seaport, and its importance is far less than that of hmn port and Bandar Abbas port. Some of the guard's speedboats are moored here, and the recent war has stopped the merchant ships in this port.

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Target, Chahr Bahar Port! After receiving the order, the cruiser Dimitri immediately reversed its course and left the formation.

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"Right full rudder, two cars, full speed!" Captain Lieutenant Colonel Chernivsky, with joy in his eyes, gave the order.

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As an officer and soldier of the Soviet Navy, he has to obey the command of his superiors, but since he came to this warship eight years ago and took up the post of captain, he has never moved again. This is just an old-fashioned cruiser! Not even a single advanced missile! Looking at the new-style warships one by one, Chernyvsky was lost. He really wanted to be transferred to even a new-style frigate, and he didn't want to end his career at sea on this artillery cruiser!

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However, he persevered. Under his leadership, although the warship is old, the officers and soldiers are still full of energy. The maintenance of each part should be guaranteed to be in the best condition at all times, even if the boiler should be replaced as a whole. Now, after their repairs, they can still travel at more than 30 knots! They used their practical actions to write their loyalty to the Soviets. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please visit m.Reading for a better reading experience.