Author: Hongzhao Kursk
According to multiple sources, on May 19, 2024, during the ballistic missile attack on the Crimea Peninsula, the Ukrainian army not only attacked the Belbeck airport, blew up at least two MiG-31 "fox hound" supersonic interceptors, but also attacked the Sevastopol military port, sinking a Russian 22800 small missile ship "Cyclone"!
Different from the old warships such as Toad class landing ships sunk or destroyed by Ukrainian military missile attacks before, "Cyclone" is the latest small missile ship. Although its tonnage is only 870 tons, it is too small to say it is a light frigate, but it is equipped with eight joint vertical launch systems, which can launch "caliber" NK cruise missiles to strike deep targets in Ukraine's interior.
Picture: The Ukrainian army sank the small missile ship "Cyclone" in the attack on Crimea.
Therefore, the sinking of the "Cyclone" can be said to be the biggest result of Ukraine's recent attack on the Russian Black Sea fleet. Ukrainian spokesman Dmitro Pletenchuk said on television that two ATACMS ballistic missiles provided by the United States sank the Russian small missile ship, and said that this might mean that the last Russian surface ship capable of launching "caliber" NK cruise missiles in Crimea had been sunk, and the threat of cruise missiles in the direction of the Black Sea had been completely solved.
At the same time, if the ATACMS ballistic missile did it, it would be the first time that a modern ballistic missile sank a modern warship with strong air defense capability! The first kill of anti-ship ballistic missile was obtained by American made missile!
Picture: American M270 rocket launching ATACMS ballistic missile.
Picture: On the same day, the Russian army lost at least two MiG-31 interceptors at the Belbeck airport destroyed in the missile attack.
The "Cyclone" (Tsiklon) was started at the Zalif Shipyard in Kerch on July 26, 2016, entered service in the Russian Black Sea Fleet on July 12, 2023, and began to perform combat duty on August 22, 2023. It is the first modern missile ship added to the Black Sea Fleet after the sinking of the Russian cruiser "Moscow".
The ship belongs to the 41st Nahimov missile ship brigade in Sevastopol. This brigade is a naval combat unit of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. In 2008, it was rated as the best missile brigade of the Russian navy. The brigade was established on August 20, 1919, from torpedo ship to missile ship. By 2024, the combat ships of the brigade are composed of missile ships of various levels and small missile ships.
Picture: Satellite photos of Zalif Shipyard in Kerch when building the "Cyclone" small missile ship.
22800 is the latest small missile ship developed by Russia. Designed by Almaz Central Ocean Design Bureau, it mainly focuses on operations in shallow water areas such as the Caspian Sea and inland rivers. Previously, it had been plagued by engine problems. Later, Russia solved its "heart disease".
The 22800 small missile ship has a full load displacement of 870 tons, a ship length of 67 meters and a width of 11 meters. Powered by three Zvezda M-507D1 diesel engines and three DGA-315-1 diesel generators, with a speed of 30 knots, it is equipped with a variety of advanced radars, including active phased array radars, providing strong situation awareness and fire control capabilities, and is known as the smallest "shield" ship.
The main weapon of the ship is the vertical launch system in the middle of the ship, which can be loaded with up to 8 "caliber" NK cruise missiles, which is also the main weapon of the Black Sea Fleet against the deep targets on the land of Ukraine. In addition, the ship is also equipped with a 76mm naval gun and a marine version of the "Armor" - ME air defense system. The latter is equipped with 12 air defense missiles, with a range of 20 kilometers, a height of 15000 meters, and two air defense guns, which can be said to have a strong short-range defense capability.
Picture: The schematic diagram of the 22800 small missile ship shows the distribution of its missiles and artillery. The midship is the vertical launching system for launching cruise missiles.
However, the Uzbek army has used American ATACMS ballistic missiles, which are characterized by high accuracy, great power and strong penetration capability. If the "armored" ME shipborne air defense system can shoot down cruise missiles, UAVs and helicopters, two ATACMS ballistic missiles falling from the sky cannot be intercepted by such close defense air defense weapons!
Picture: The ATACMS ballistic missile with a range of 800 kilometers sank the 870 ton small ship, which shows that its attack accuracy is very high.
At present, the Russian Black Sea fleet has suffered heavy losses.
In addition to the "Moscow" missile cruiser that was sunk in the early stage, it was also sunk and injured by Ukrainian shore ship missiles, cruise missiles, drones, suicide drones and other weapons.
If the loss of the "Moscow" is just an embarrassment of face, then the loss of a ship equipped with "calibre" NK cruise missiles will make the Black Sea Fleet take a drastic step forward!
On September 13, 2023, the new submarine "Rostov on the Don" of the Black Sea Fleet was severely damaged by the cruise missile "Storm Shadow" when it was being repaired in the Sevastopol dry dock, and was unable to fight. This submarine has the ability to launch "caliber" NK cruise missiles underwater. In addition, on February 1, 2024, the Russian missile frigate "Ivanovitz" was attacked and damaged by the Ukrainian army, which also has the ability to launch cruise missiles.
Picture: The destroyed Russian submarine Rostov by Don has the ability to launch cruise missiles.
If the news released by Ukraine is true, the damage of these cruise missile launching platforms will greatly reduce the Russian military's attack on Ukraine from the direction of the Black Sea. It is worth noting that the attack of Uzbek army on MiG-31 interceptor at Belbeck airport is also because the main function of the aircraft is to launch "Dagger" hypersonic missiles.
Now the two killer weapons of the Russian army, the "Dagger" hypersonic missile and the "Caliber" NK cruise missile, have lost their launch platforms. Obviously, this Ukrainian attack is very targeted!
Picture: Mob M-class small missile ship that launches "calibre" NK cruise missiles, the 22800 type has the same cruise missile launching capability.
Picture: MiG-31 interceptor with "Dagger" hypersonic missile.
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