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I notice that the kynda class cruisers were operational till the end of 1990
what was the purpose of keeping an old ship like that operational till then ? when all equivalent enemy ships were armed with Harpoons which was superior to shaddock in all except range ?
The only purposes I could think of was
1-Kynda would be used as "single shot " ships will launch all their 8 missiles way outside the range of Harpoon and then hopefully try to run like hell for homeport or would soak up Harpoons intended for more modern ships
2-They could be used in ASUW role against those surface ships NOT armed with Harpoon or other ASM, so they cannot return fire
3-They will use their legacy shaddocks in a land attack role ?
4-They were reserves that carried Nuke armed Shaddocks which could in a salvo wipe out a flotilla of ships if successful or perish trying to do so
If soviet union is in a naval war in the 1980s , how would you use these ships ?
any thoughts ? ideas ?
what was the purpose of keeping an old ship like that operational till then ? when all equivalent enemy ships were armed with Harpoons which was superior to shaddock in all except range ?
The only purposes I could think of was
1-Kynda would be used as "single shot " ships will launch all their 8 missiles way outside the range of Harpoon and then hopefully try to run like hell for homeport or would soak up Harpoons intended for more modern ships
2-They could be used in ASUW role against those surface ships NOT armed with Harpoon or other ASM, so they cannot return fire
3-They will use their legacy shaddocks in a land attack role ?
4-They were reserves that carried Nuke armed Shaddocks which could in a salvo wipe out a flotilla of ships if successful or perish trying to do so
If soviet union is in a naval war in the 1980s , how would you use these ships ?
any thoughts ? ideas ?