Introduction to Minks aircraft carrier

"Minsk", class 1143.2, started construction at the Minsk Shipyard on December 29, 1972, was launched on September 30, 1975, entered service on September 28, 1978, and was retired from active service in January 1993 , was sold to China and is currently used as an amusement ride in Shenzhen;

The "Kiev" class aircraft carrier is 273 meters long, 249.5 meters long, 47.2 meters wide, 32.7 meters wide, and 10 meters draft. , with a standard displacement of 36,000 tons and a full load displacement of 43,500 tons (the "Baku" is 38,000 tons and 45,500 tons respectively). The power unit is 4 steam turbines with a total power of 200,000 horsepower and an endurance of 13,500 nautical miles/18 knots. The entire ship has a staff of 1,600 people.

The biggest difference from the aircraft carriers of the United States and even other Western countries is that the "Kiev" class is equipped with a large number of weapons and equipment. In addition to carrier-based aircraft, the "Kiev" class can still exert its full power simply by virtue of the powerful firepower of its own ship. Certain effect. The anti-ship weapons on the first three ships are four twin-mounted SS-N-12 long-range anti-ship missile launchers with a range of up to 550 kilometers; the anti-ship weapons include twin-mounted SA-N-3 medium-range ship-to-air missiles ( There are 2 launchers each with a range of 37 kilometers) and SA-N-4 short-range ship-to-air missiles (range 12 kilometers); the anti-submarine equipment is 1 twin-mounted SUW-N-1 anti-submarine missile launcher and 2 launchers. Five torpedo launch tubes and two RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers; there are also four 76mm twin automatic cannons and eight 30mm single-tube automatic cannons.

The weapons and equipment on the fourth ship "Baku" have undergone major changes. The number of twin SS-N-12 anti-ship missile launchers has been increased to 6, and the SA-N-3 has been removed. and SA-N-4 anti-aircraft missile launchers, changed to 4 sets of advanced SA-N-9 ship-to-air missile vertical launchers, each set has 6 launch tubes, each tube is equipped with 8 bombs, and the entire ship is equipped with 193 bombs. Air defense capabilities have been qualitatively improved. The twin 76mm cannons were also removed and replaced with two single-barreled 100mm automatic cannons. Anti-submarine missiles, anti-submarine rockets and torpedoes were also removed and replaced with two RBU-12000 ten-unit anti-submarine missile launchers.

The "Kiev" class is equipped with a large number of various types of electronic equipment: 1 "Top Sail" three-coordinate air radar, 1 "Top Rudder" air/sea radar, 1 "Top Rudder" air/sea radar, Knot" homing guidance radar, 4 "Cross Swords" as well as "Bass Tent", "Owl Call" fire control radar, etc., as well as "Horse Jaw" hull sonar and "Horse Tail" towed sonar. The "Baku" has made major improvements in its electronic equipment. It replaced the "top sail", "top rudder" and "top knot" radars with a "Sky Sentinel" large phased array radar. A "top plate" three-coordinate duty early warning radar appeared.

The "Kiev" class has 33 total carrier aircraft, including: 12 Yak-38 "Blacksmith" short-range/vertical take-off and landing fighters, 19 Ka-25 "Hormone A" or Ka -27 "Snail" anti-submarine helicopters, and two Ka-25 "Hormone B" helicopters for beyond-visual-range guidance.