Small missile ships of project 22800 "Karakurt" will strengthen the Pacific Fleet
Small missile ships of project 22800 "Karakurt" will strengthen the Pacific Fleet. The Ministry of Defense made a decision to introduce RTOs into the Primorskaya flotilla diverse forces of the Pacific Fleet.
The military department decided to equip the 165th brigade for the protection of the water area, stationed in Vladivostok, with new MRK "Karakurt". In its structure, the "Karakurt" should replace the Soviet-built Project 1241 missile boats. As they write "News" citing military sources, the delivery of new RTOs will depend on the timing of the state defense order.
As planned by the military, the Karakurt stationed in Vladivostok will be responsible for the defense of the main naval base of the Pacific Fleet, as well as Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. If necessary, they can be transferred to Kamchatka. It is emphasized that RTOs are capable of striking not only sea targets, but also ground targets. Depending on their missions, they can carry Caliber cruise missiles or Onyx anti-ship missiles.
Currently, six RTOs of the Karakurt project have been ordered for the Pacific Fleet, the agreement provides for the construction of four RTOs at the Amur shipyard and two more at Vostochnaya Verf in Vladivostok. According to the available information, RTOs will begin to arrive at the Pacific Fleet from next year, but this is not certain, since these data are unofficial. However, it is safe to say that the construction of the series is underway.
The 22800 small rocket ships are the Russian series of multi-purpose rocket and artillery ships of the near-sea zone (small corvettes). The main purpose of the ISCs is to conduct combat operations in the near-sea zone and perform tasks independently and as part of ship groups.
RTOs "Karakurt" have a length of 67 meters, a width of 11 meters and a draft of 4 meters. Displacement - about 800 tons, cruising range - up to 2500 miles, autonomy - 15 days. The main armament is one PU UKSK (universal ship complex) 3S14 RK for 8 KR "Caliber", one 76-mm gun mount AK-176MA, ZRPK "Pantsir-M", two 14.5-mm or 12,7-mm machine gun mounts MTPU.
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