When Russia will have a strong fleet
A continental country doesn’t need a fleet and it’s not necessary to have a lot of ships. The thesis is good, correct, but initially contains an error. "Continental Power" unexpectedly for all has four ...
Tsushima The main forces join the battle
The actions of Admiral Rozhestvensky in the morning of the Tsushima battle. The Russian commander had good reasons for not rushing to deploy the squadron in combat formation ...
Pirates under escort. Russian Navy against the "black" operations of foreign intelligence services
An example of a military operation of the Russian Navy, which disrupted the execution of a foreign secret operation, potentially harmful to our country ...
Boat project 23040. Small rescue large fleet
It is impossible to imagine a modern fleet without rescue vessels. There are also in the Russian fleet. The smallest lifeguard in the Russian Navy is a boat integrated ...
Admiral Vladimir Kasatonov. Hero of the Soviet Navy
Vladimir Kasatonov - an outstanding Soviet military commander, naval commander, who commanded the Black Sea and Northern fleets of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War ...
Battleships against tanks? On the pre-war weapons programs of the USSR
In this article we return to the question of planning the construction of the “Big Fleet” in the pre-war USSR ...
Challenger for world leadership: PLA Navy surface forces
One of the main components of the military power of China is the surface forces of the Navy. Due to the massive construction of ships of the main classes, China was able to become the naval leader in its region, and soon ...
Sneak Submersibles
Combat use of submarines and other underwater vehicles is based on stealth actions. The high speed of sound propagation in water allows the use of noise-finding and echolocation ...
How can a rocket ship sink an aircraft carrier? A few examples
Carriers dominate the marine theater. To get close to them at a distance of rocket salvo is incredibly difficult. But sometimes you can ...
About the tactical advantage of speed in a naval battle, or Two knots for "crossing T"
Materials about the Russian-Japanese war. A maneuver called "crossing T" ("wand over T"). It was believed that at a comparable level of artillery preparation of the opposing squadrons, carrying out "crossing ...
Russian anti-submarine ships. Modernization of BOD projects 1155 and 1124М
Russian anti-submarine ships of various projects must be upgraded to maintain the required combat capability. An update of the BOD of the 1155 Pr is already under way, and the modernization of the IPC is being launched ...
Cruiser Prut. Short life in the Russian fleet and return to Turkey
7 June 1915, the Turkish cruiser “Medgidiye”, which hit a mine not far from Odessa, was raised from the bottom by the efforts of Russian sailors and entered the port of Odessa as a trophy of the Russian fleet. Ahead of him ...
June 1 - Day of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy
The youth of the Northern Fleet is, of course, conditional. It appeared 86 years ago, 1 June 1933 of the year, and initially had the status of the SVF - Northern military flotilla ...
Russian Navy against the United States and the West. Example from recent operations
Today more than ever we need examples of successful fleet military operations. And we have them, and fresh ones ...
What is the Baltic fleet capable of in the event of a massive attack?
In fact, this will be a battle in a trough, surrounded from all sides by superior enemy forces, without the possibility of dispersal and maneuver and without any special chances of survival ...
The cruiser "Medzhidiye" becomes "Prut"
The beginning of the First World War found the cruiser “Medgidiye” not in the best shape, and soon the Plantado completely removed the Turkish flag from him ...
Without the fleet, we will be defeated and destroyed
Even without surprise, the Russian Navy has almost nothing to oppose to the US Navy, if it seriously intends to put an end to the existence of the Russian Navy ...
May 21 - Pacific Fleet Day
21 May celebrates its holiday as a key component of Russia's defense in the Far East - the Red Banner Pacific Fleet ...
Iranian Navy and their ability to resist US AUG
Iranian naval forces: from submarine forces to coastal defense and naval aviation. The article also discusses the tasks that Iran sets for its Navy ...
Tsushima battle. What did Z.P. Rozhdestvensky, dividing the forces into two columns?
It's time to go to the analysis of the maneuvering of Russian ships until the beginning of the battle of the main forces ...
The birth of the cruiser "Medzhidiye"
The fate of the cruiser "Medzhidiye", which repeatedly changed names and even descended to the bottom of the Black Sea, gave him nearly half a century of service. During this time, the ship witnessed the collapse of several empires and ...
Day of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy
The history of the Baltic Fleet is inextricably linked with the history of our country. May 18 celebrates the Day of the Baltic Fleet, the oldest among all the existing fleets of Russia ...
Family amphibious machines FNSS ZAHA (Turkey)
At the recent IDEF-2019 exhibition, Turkish industry presented for the first time an amphibious transporter FNSS ZAHA. This machine is intended for operation on a promising universal landing ...
Import "stuffing" of the Russian ships: again on the same rake
The collapse of the USSR led to the loss of shipboard engineering in Russia. Today it is necessary to re-create this production. To speed up the equipment of ships under construction, you can first develop ...