tek@CS.UCLA.EDU (10/08/90)
From: tek@CS.UCLA.EDU Some additional details ... In article <1990Sep14.042701.1478@cbnews.att.com> jfb@ihlpm.att.com (Joseph F Baugher) writes: >UDALOY-class guided missile destroyer: > ... > 8 vertical launchers for SA-N-9 surface-to-air missiles. There > are 8 missiles per launcher. The SA-N-9 has a range of about 8 > nautical miles and can engage aircraft at altitudes of up to > 40,000-60,000 feet. It is reportedly capable of engaging > antiship cruise missiles. All Udaloy ships have space for SA-N-9 and 2 Cross Swords directors. However, the first 7 ships have incomplete installations. Unit 1 came out of overhaul in Dec 1989, but her SA-N-9 was not installed. Units 1 and 2: no SA-N-9 or directors installed Unit 3: SA-N-9 installed, but no directors installed! Unit 4: SA-N-9 installed, one director installed (originally had two directors) Units 5-7: SA-N-9 installed, one director installed Units 8+: complete installations Also unit 10 has eight 12.7mm machineguns arranged in 4 dual mountings. > 1 Strut Pair surface search radar > 1 Top Plate/Top Mesh air search radar As far as air search radars are concerned, the first six units have atypical installations: Units 1 and 2: 2 Strut Pair Units 3-6: Top Plate Units 7+: Top Plate, Strut Pair > Bow mounted and variable depth sonars are provided. These sonars are generally identified as "Horse Jaw" (bow) and "Horse Tail" (VDS). > Bell Shroud and Bell Squat electronic warfare systems are provided. Additional EW information: 4 Bell Crown 2 Bell Shroud 2 Bell Squat 4 Chaff launchers (arranged in 2 dual launchers) 4 Foot Ball (unit 8 only) > The Udaloy-class guided missile destroyer is a large and capable > ship. It is intended primarily for antisubmarine warfare, but it does > have a formidable antiaircraft and antiship capability. It is similar > in overall concept to the US Navy Spruance class. The first three units have no operational SAM capability. It's antiship capability consists of 100mm guns and secondary usage of Silex (an ASW standoff weapon) in antiship mode. Built at Kaliningrad Shipyard and North Shipyard (in Lenningrad). Unit Fleet In Serv Name 1 Northern 1981 Udaloy 2 Northern 1982 Viste Admiral Kulakov 3 Northern 1983 Marshall Vasilyevskiy 4 Pacific 1984 Admiral Zakharov 5 Pacific 1985 Admiral Spiridonov 6 Pacific 1986 Admiral Tributs 7 Pacific 1986 Marshall Shaposhnikov 8 Northern 1987 Simferopol 9 Northern 1988 Admiral Levchenko 10 Pacific 1988 Admiral Vinogradov 11 Northern 1989 Admiral Kharlamov Source: Combat Fleets of the World, 1990-1991 (Naval Institute Press) -ted Ted Kim Internet: tek@penzance.cs.ucla.edu UCLA Computer Science Department UUCP: ...!{uunet|ucbvax}!cs.ucla.edu!tek 3804C Boelter Hall Phone: (213)206-8696 Los Angeles, CA 90024 FAX: (213)825-2273