Cruisers of the Baltimore type. In the battle for the title of best
The design of Baltimore felt the breath of the future. The portholes completely disappeared in its case (to increase survivability), all compartments switched to artificial lighting and ventilation. Cruiser...
Why did the battleships really disappear?
It is believed that the battleships left the stage due to the fact that they were replaced by aircraft carriers. This, to put it mildly, is not entirely true. We will analyze this interesting question ...
Warships. Japanese cruisers. About those who built
The final article on the heavy cruisers of the Japanese fleet and their creators ...
In the United States named 5 submarines that can complete the history of mankind
There are five types of submarines, which due to their powerful weapons can lead to the completion of the history of mankind ....
The difficult choice of Admiral Golovko, or "Wonderland" from a different angle
Returning to what was written at the request of readers ...
New warheads for Ohio: how the US wants to contain Russia
One of the main military-technical news in the winter of 2020 was information about equipping the USS Tennessee submarine (SSBN-734) with low-power thermonuclear warheads W76-2 ...
Warships. Cruisers. Original top of Japanese excellence
Tone cruisers ...
High-explosive cumulative torpedoes: a powerful argument in submarine warfare
A modern submarine is a well-protected single object that requires powerful torpedo weapons from an attacker. Small-sized ... can give a chance of successful defeat of the underwater target ...
Light forces of the Navy. Their significance, tasks and ship composition
For some tasks, large surface ships are ineffective. Creating light fleet forces, you need to have a clear concept of what they will do and how ...
Why did the Japanese have such powerful ships?
Dr. Yuzuru Hirag had neither titanium nor modern high-strength steels with a yield strength of 700-800 MPa. But his design team created the impossible ...
127 mm: the gold standard for marine snipers
For almost 50 years, the United States has been developing 127-mm guided projectiles capable of hitting targets with high accuracy both in the naval theater of operations and in the depths of the territory ...
Warships. Cruisers. A mixture of straight arms and Japanese cunning
Mogami-class cruisers ...
Corvette or modular non-corvette?
On the concept of modular shipbuilding in relation to Russian conditions ...
Starfish second magnitude
It is too late to compete with Tromp, next year he will be 20 years old. On the way - a new generation of frigates (destroyers) for the Netherlands Navy. It is necessary to look and draw conclusions. The magic word "Tromp" ...
Medium Sea Tanker Project 23130
On January 21, the medium sea tanker of project 23130 "Academic Pashin" was included in the Northern Fleet of Russia. Auxiliary vessels are necessary for the fleet if it plans to operate not only with its own ...
Answer to Russia and China: US Navy Deploys W76-2 Warheads
The United States began deploying Trident II SLBMs with reduced power warheads of the W76-2 type. Plans of this kind have been announced for a long time, and now they are being implemented in practice ...
How to disturb the calm sleep of American aircraft carriers?
About the prospects of naval aviation in Russia ...
Combat Stability of Russian Submarine Forces
On ensuring the combat stability of domestic submarines. The term "systematic", without which a combat-ready navy is impossible, is not applicable to the construction of the Russian Navy ...
Warships. Cruisers. One step to perfection
Tacao-class cruisers ...
German destroyer "Narvik": in the battle with common sense
In general, the experience of creating a destroyer with "cruising" artillery was recognized as negative by the Germans themselves, who were forced to return to the construction of destroyers with the traditional composition of weapons ...
"Leader" for the Northern Sea Route. What is interesting about the new icebreaker?
This year construction of the lead nuclear icebreaker, project 10510 "Leader" will begin. The project is based on a mass of modern and promising solutions and is of great interest from the point of view of ...
Aircraft carrier for Russia: faster than you expect
According to informed sources, the authorities began a practical discussion on the construction of the future aircraft carrier. So far, preliminary, but this is no longer an abstract theory. A short comment on this ...
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10): the only U.S. heavy icebreaker
There are two heavy-class icebreakers in the United States, and only one such ship remains in service. Scientific and economic activities at high latitudes are provided by the USCGC Polar Star icebreaker (WAGB-10) from ...
Warships. Cruisers. "Perefurutaki" in metal
Aoba-class heavy cruisers ...