One ship fires against an aircraft carrier battle group
After the end of World War II, the world did not enter a period of stability and tranquility. As a representative of the two major camps of the East and the West, the United States and the Soviet Union made full use of the technical resources accumulated during the war and began a protracted arms race.
Historically, the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union was called the Cold War, and the Cold War was like a military catalyst, spawning a variety of weapons and equipment, some of which were fast and agile, some of which were huge and even Armed to the teeth, the nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great was built during this period.
When talking about nuclear-powered surface ships, the first thing that comes to mind is the 11 aircraft carriers in the United States. In the 1980s, nuclear power was not only used on aircraft carriers, but the Peter the Great nuclear-powered cruiser was also a nuclear-powered one. weapons, and Peter the Great was not the only nuclear power of the era.
The United States also has 8 nuclear-powered cruisers, which means that there were at least 9 nuclear-powered cruisers in the world at that time. So what are the characteristics of the nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great? Let it become a big killer on the ocean in that era. First, let’s talk about the tonnage of the Peter the Great nuclear-powered cruiser. According to the Internet: “The Peter the Great nuclear-powered cruiser is the largest combat ship in the world besides aircraft carriers.”
The length of the Peter the Great reaches 252 meters, and the full load displacement exceeds 25,000 tons! If compared with a 10,000-ton combat ship, its displacement is already comparable to that of a light aircraft carrier, which is hard to imagine for a cruiser.
In order to propel this behemoth, the Soviet Union equipped it with two 300-megawatt pressurized water reactors and an auxiliary fuel-fired heating boiler. In terms of energy conversion power engines, the Peter the Great nuclear The power cruiser is equipped with two GT3A-688 steam turbines with a single engine power of 70,000 horsepower. Relying on this complex power system, the Peter the Great is able to sail across the ocean.
As a nuclear-powered warship, Peter the Great can sail at sea for 2 months without supplies, and it can travel 14,000 nautical miles at a high speed of 30 knots. If the speed is lower, it can even complete the mission of sailing around the earth. However, the truly terrifying thing about the Peter the Great is not that it can run, but that it has rich weapon systems and extremely powerful firepower.
Since the end of World War II, warships have been committed to strengthening their own air defense capabilities, because many naval battles in World War II concluded that aircraft are the biggest nemesis of large warships. After World War II, missiles gradually became the first choice for air defense of ships of major powers.
If the speed is lower, it can even complete the mission of sailing around the earth. However, the truly terrifying thing about the Peter the Great is not that it can run, but that it has rich weapon systems and extremely powerful firepower. Since the end of World War II, warships have been committed to strengthening their own air defense capabilities, because many naval battles in World War II concluded that aircraft are the biggest nemesis of large warships. After World War II, missiles gradually became the first choice for air defense of ships of major powers.
In addition to a 130mm double-barreled naval gun, the only ship-to-ship weapon of the Peter the Great nuclear-powered cruiser is 20 P-700 anti-ship missiles. In addition to the two weapons mentioned above, almost all of its 252-meter length are anti-aircraft missiles. What's more critical is that the Peter the Great nuclear-powered cruiser's air defense missiles are divided into three types: high, medium and low. The SA-N-6 air defense missiles can perform short-range air defense, and the SA-N-9 air defense missiles are responsible for long-range air defense. N-4 serves as reserve and auxiliary support. The three missiles not only have a clear division of labor.
The amount of equipment is very large, and the largest number of equipment is SA-N-9 air defense missiles, with as many as 128! No wonder people say that the anti-aircraft firepower of the Peter the Great nuclear-powered cruiser is equal to an aircraft carrier battle group! Some netizens named the warship "Marine Weapons Depot".