RU / OPFOR Pyotr Velikiy Battlecruiser (RWR: HN)

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PYOTR VELIKIY (SA-N-9)
Originators Designation:
Пётр Великий
NATO Reporting Name:
Kirov Class (SA-N-6 Grumble)
Description:
Pyotr Velikiy is the fourth Kirov-class battlecruiser of the Russian Navy. She was initially named Yuri Andropov (Russian: Юрий Андропов) after the former General Secretary of the Communist Party, but the ship's name was changed after the fall of the Soviet Union. The Russian designation for the type is "heavy nuclear missile cruiser", but Western defense commentators have resurrected the term "battlecruiser" to describe them, as they are the largest surface "line of battle" warships in the world. Pyotr Velikiy is the flagship of the Northern Fleet.

Construction of the ship was delayed by lack of funding due to the national economic problems before and after the fall of the Soviet Union. She was not completed and commissioned until 1998, twelve years after work had started. By then she had been renamed Pyotr Velikiy, Russian for Peter the Great. Pyotr Velikiy has been known to carry two pennant numbers during her service: "183" and currently "099".

On 20 April 2023, it was reported that Pyotr Veliky may be withdrawn from service once her sister ship Admiral Nakhimov returns to service. This decision is allegedly being considered due to the high cost of modernisation. However, it was also reported that no decision had been made to withdraw the vessel from service.

Specifications (SA-N-6 Grumble):
Max Engagement Range:7nm
Max Engagement Height:26,000ft
Min Engagement Height:60ft
Max Speed:?
ECM Burn Through:?
Warhead Weight:?


HARM ALIC Codes:
RADAR313
 
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