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Moskva sinking stands as just one of the numerous Russian failures in Ukraine. Just look at Belohorivka disaster where whole battalion tactical group was wiped
by anovikov 4y ago
Moskva sinking stands as just one of the numerous Russian failures in Ukraine. Just look at Belohorivka disaster where whole battalion tactical group was wiped out in the most stupid of circumstances. It doesn't mean that surface ships are outdated or cannot resist anti-ship missiles.
U.S. Aegis-equipped destroyers faced multiple strikes of essentially, same missiles in the Gulf of Aden, launched by pro-Russian Howthi (both based on Soviet Kh-35), with no hits and no even close calls (as far known, CIWS was never activated).
- ckozlowski 4y agoIt was helped by the fact that they were more or less launching them blind. The Ukrainians had the help of intelligence telling them where the Moskava was and where it was going, and that's crucial information for an AShM strike. I doubt the Howthis had that sorta targeting.
- anovikov 4y agoThey had direct targeting from a ground-based radar (which was later bombed by a Navy plane).