Title: Big News!The Russian "war monster" has surfaced, and this time the naval battle is on fire again!
Hey, military fans!What I bring to you today is a hot piece of military news, you must not miss it!Recently, Russia's "war monster" Admiral Nakhimov's nuclear-powered battle cruiser announced its return, which is a major event that has attracted the attention of the entire international military circle. For military fans, what a worthwhile topic!
First of all, let me give you a popular science, this Admiral Nakhimov is not a small role. It is Russia's newest nuclear-powered warship, with a displacement of up to 280,000 tons and carrying more than 200 missiles, including the amazing Zircon hypersonic missile. In terms of firepower, it's really eye-catching!However, we must not be fooled by the apparent deterrent effect and should be cautious about this issue.
Let's take a look back in history, especially during the Cold War. The Soviet Union, however, used a rather asymmetrical strategy, that is, a saturation attack, to counter the American aircraft carrier group. At that time, the Kirov-class nuclear-powered cruisers were representative of this line of thinking, which could independently confront one of the American aircraft carrier battle groups. However, now these old ships can no longer keep up with the pace of modern warfare.
In order to meet the trend of the times, Russia modernized the Admiral Nakhimov, wanting to turn it into the most powerful warship in the world. However, I have to tell you that the performance of modern warships does not depend only on the displacement and the number of missiles, but also on the performance of radars, command and control systems, and the level of informatization.
In these key areas, Russia's Admiral Nakhimov lags significantly behind China and the United States. Not to mention anything else, in terms of radar performance alone, China's Type 055 destroyer is much stronger than it. However, the command and control system cannot meet the needs of modern warfare, and the level of informatization is far inferior to that of China's Aegis destroyers. This is not just a question of the strength of the country's electronics industry.
In addition, modern naval warfare emphasizes the integration of offense and defense and systematic operations, which requires a strong networked combat capability. However, the Admiral Nakhimov also had obvious shortcomings in this regard. To combat aircraft carriers, not only hypersonic missiles are needed, but also carrier-based aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, and other platforms such as satellites to provide target designation. And the situational awareness and networked combat capabilities of the Russian Navy, oops, are really unsatisfactory. This has been directly verified on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Finally, we cannot ignore the logistical and personnel training problems posed by the huge displacement of the Admiral Nakhimov. Modern destroyers must be built in batches and of the right tonnage size for better operational coordination. While the ship excelled in ocean-going warfare, Russia had no other ship that could be deployed with it for a long time, leaving it to remain an isolated warship.
In general, the return of the Admiral Nakhimov, although it represents the dream of a strong military force of the Russian Navy, does not mean that its performance surpasses that of modern warships of China and the United States. Despite the fact that Russia has powerful Zircon hypersonic missiles, it lacks ships capable of giving full play to its advantages in asymmetric strikes. Such a large ship may be more suitable for operating in the coastal waters of Russia, or engaging in a close confrontation with American ships, but it does not have the ability to really confront American aircraft carriers.
This incident reminds us that the comprehensiveness of modern military power goes far beyond the size of ships and the number of missiles. It has to be said that although the return of the Admiral Nakhimov is eye-catching, it still faces many challenges and limitations in the arena of modern warfare. To become truly the world's first, Russia needs to improve and upgrade in key areas such as radar performance, command and control systems, the level of informatization, and networked combat capabilities. This is what makes it truly stand out on the international maritime stage.