Hello everyone,
Today I have for you an interesting never-built Soviet design, the Project 1126 nuclear AA-escort cruiser. Quite a mouthful!
This ship was apparently supposed to be an escort for the Moskva class helicopter cruisers, and was proposed to be either nuclear, steam or diesel. I believe Version 3, which I have drawn, is one of the nuclear proposals. It had an interesting armament, which consisted of two batteries of twin-armed SA-4 Ganef launchers - I never knew they were going to make a naval version of the Krug until this! It was also armed with 2x SA-N-3 Goblet twin-armed launchers, 4x twin 57mm AK-725 turrets and 2x RBU-6000 launchers mounted near the bow.
I found this design to be very interesting, albeit shockingly tall! It would have certainly been an interesting ship, had it been built, and I wonder if it would have rivalled ships like the Albanies and Long Beach in the roll-olympics.
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