Source: The basis of the revived Dnieper flotilla will be boats of projects 1204 “Shmel” and 1206 “Squid”

The basis of the revived structure of the Russian fleet The Dnieper flotilla will consist of boats of projects 1204 “Shmel” and 1206 “Kalmar”. This was reported by two sources familiar with the situation.

The Dnieper flotilla will be replenished by Project 1204 Shmel artillery boats and Project 1206 Kalmar hovercraft, which are part of the Caspian Flotilla. These boats are capable of operating in shallow waters, and for protection against drones they are equipped with electronic warfare systems. According to open sources, there are currently seven Bumblebees and two Kalmars in service. The formation of the flotilla has been very active since the beginning of this year.

It is planned that the Dnieper flotilla will first receive armored boats of project 1204 code "Shmel" and high-speed landing boats of project 1206 code "Kalmar" from the Caspian flotilla. All of them will be equipped with “umbrellas” against drones.

- leads TASS source words.

Project 1204 boats are designed for operations in river basins, as well as in coastal shallow areas of the seas. In 1967–1972, 118 artillery boats of the project were built. Armament: 1 x 76-mm D-56TS cannon, 1 x 7,62-mm SGMT machine gun, 1 x 17 140-mm PU NURS BM-14-17 (34 NURS); anti-aircraft artillery: 1 x 2 25-mm AU 2M-3M; missile armament: 2 x 1 Strela-2M MANPADS (8 missiles); mine and torpedo armament: up to 4 mines IGDM.

Project 1206 Kalmar air-cushion landing boats are designed for landing troops on an unequipped shore. Capable of transporting two infantry fighting vehicles or 120 troops. Today, only two boats of this project remain in service with 20 of them built.

Comments

[military97]

Well, that’s it, now all the “fish” will be ours...

[knn54]

9, I’m not afraid of this word, decrepit boats???. For successful actions you need at least XNUMX armored boats, landing boats, minesweepers, patrol boats, sea (surface and underwater) drones. We need modern analogues of monitors.
During the Second World War, the Ladoga and Volga flotillas significantly helped in the defense of Leningrad and Stalingrad, respectively.
The ships of the Danube flotilla reached Vienna.
After the collapse of the USSR and the socialist camp, it was necessary to revive the Volga and Azov flotillas.
Then they would not have left Kherson. And now the Ukrainian Armed Forces have a lot of boats and landing craft on the Dnieper.
And further development of the Northern Military District without a flotilla, in my opinion, is impossible

[Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov]

— We will establish a “sanitary zone” along the Dnieper ( For a start) ...

[A. Evert]

Now the question is where the flotilla will be based.

[MCmaximus]

Yes, yes, yes... What about the ATGM? Of which everyone is like dirt now. Or 30 mm from an infantry fighting vehicle? You need a lot of relatively small boats. And not these coffins from the beginning of the 2nd century with a fluff from PT-76.

[nPuBaTuP]

Today, only two boats of this project remain in service with 20 of them built.

It won’t be enough.... But we can’t build new ones... Competencies have been lost....

[andranick]

There are doubts about their effectiveness in modern conditions. Apparently, they want to test it in a combat situation, and only then decide whether it is necessary or not, and if necessary, then with what performance characteristics

[Xenofont]

Yes, quick-fire guns should be universal instead of 76 mm and AGS, plus more anti-drone weapons. And so it is a potential victim, especially in the practice of single use.

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

But we can’t build new ones... Competencies have been lost....

No. We can't build.
We can steal, that’s our competence.
Deputy Minister Ivanov is the personification of the entire leadership of the Russian Federation, headed by the guarantor.

[DrEng02]

Quote: Obi Wan Kenobi

Deputy Minister Ivanov is the personification of the entire leadership of the Russian Federation, headed by the guarantor.

Are you against the fight against corruption? or did you receive a training manual from TsIPSO? Thieves have been and will always be - human nature is like that... The question is whether or not they are fighting them, regardless of their faces...

[Normann]

You're right. China has had the death penalty for corruption for a long time, but this does not stop various Chinese generals.

[Idle_piston]

There are not enough submarines to ram bridges across the Dnieper, and a couple of river aircraft carriers to lift corn crops from them to spray the fields.

[Mouse]

With God blessing! The main thing is to start... we will continue there!

[NOT malicious]

Question: how will the flotilla get to the Dnieper? A map (and more than one!) - in front of your eyes, on the wall, large. Where is the entrance to the mouth of the Dnieper? Or is there a planned descent along the Desna to the Dnieper?

[BAI]

That's why they sent the change - by rail

[Normann]

Airborne why? We will land)

[A. Evert]

The transfer of Project 1206 boats to the Dnieper flotilla may indicate preparations for a landing operation on the right bank of the Dnieper.

[Thrifty]

We need real armored boats, with armor made of steel and not platinum, like the Soviet boats of Project 1124, as far as I remember!

[Electrical]

We need real armored boats, with armor made of steel and not platinum, like the Soviet boats of Project 1124, as far as I remember!

Will not work. The boat should not only remain afloat, but also have a small draft. And the same “Bumblebee”, when booked 4-15mm, already has the same weight as an Abrams. And here armor equivalent to at least 800mm will have to be made almost in a circle.

[Smoked]

Well, there is the Tsar-Grill tank, there will be a boat. I sympathize with the sailors.

[BAI]

All of them will be equipped with “umbrellas” against drones.

And from being shot by cannons, ATGMs, and heavy machine guns from a distance of 200-300 meters, what umbrella will cover them?

[Normann]

Why think about it, they’ll do something themselves.

[NOT malicious]

Quote: Normann

Airborne why? We will land)

Well yes... Exactly!
Choitaya.... I missed it right away.
It is of course! Military specialists know better how to properly rig these hooks and on the railway. landing on hang gliders in the right place and at the right time.

[Romanenko]

Old dishes, of course, will do for the first time, but how long will they last? And the weapons on them are so-so, all from the distant 60s, the SGMs alone are worth it - living museum exhibits along with the turrets from the PT-76.
We urgently need to build new ships! Ivanov owes money to the budget; he will divide it and there should be enough for the flotilla.
I was very upset by the information about the air defense of the boat - a 25-mm machine gun from which they also fired at the An-2 and two Strela 2s, a cloud of drones will arrive, two launches and that’s it?

[bukhach]

They gave you the initial composition of the weapons, I don’t think that it will remain so even after leaving for the LBS, probably, in addition to the equipment with electronic warfare equipment, there will be a replacement/strengthening of other systems, otherwise it really looks downright weak.

[bone1]

I wonder where is the Dnieper?