With the situation between Russia and Ukraine very tense, the 3 aircraft carriers of the US military, France and Italy rushed to Russia together, putting great pressure on Russia. Russia also sent all three major anti-aircraft carrier killers of Russia, that is, three Glorious-class guided missile cruisers, into the Mediterranean Sea to directly face the three nato aircraft carriers. It's one-on-one head-to-head! Russian Glorious-class guided-missile cruiser with a displacement of 11,500 tons, the main anti-carrier weapon is 2 x 8-piece basalt heavy anti-ship missile launchers. Basalt anti-ship missiles can strike carrier targets up to 550 kilometers away at 2.5 times the speed of sound.
At the same time, there are 64 carrier-based S-300 air defense missiles for regional air defense to block the attack of US aircraft carrier-based aircraft. There are also 40 close-in missiles on board to intercept attacks by U.S. anti-ship missiles. The 3 Glory-class guided-missile cruisers are loaded with at least 300 missiles, forming a huge fortress of naval firepower strikes.
If the Soviet Navy's aesthetic of violence during the Cold War is embodied, it must be the huge missile launchers on the Glory-class cruisers. None of the world's surface ships are long enough to arrange so many missile launchers into a murderous array, creating a unique aesthetic of violence.
The Glory-class cruisers are set up in a combat environment where, in the open seas, such as the Mediterranean, warships are required to conduct long-term high-sea operations without direct air cover from land-based aviation. Therefore, the warship itself must have a very strong air defense and anti-ship capability. For the Glory-class cruisers to have the ability to strike U.S. aircraft carriers, they need heavy anti-ship missiles with a range of more than 500 kilometers.
Because it is necessary to launch missiles near the combat radius of the US carrier-based aircraft, it is impossible to enter the reasonable strike area of the US carrier-based aircraft. In that case, the warship itself could become a snack for U.S. carrier-based aircraft. However, don't say that 1 Varyag cruiser wants to fight against 1 US aircraft carrier battle group, that is, 3 Varyag cruisers are difficult to be the opponents of 1 US aircraft carrier under the precision strike siege of hundreds of US aircraft outside the defense zone.
However, the Russian warships dared to fight against NATO aircraft carriers, and they did not rush out as soon as their brains were hot. In the Mediterranean, Russians and land-based aviation can provide air support. In Syria in the eastern Mediterranean, Russian troops were stationed with a large number of Su-35, Su-34 and Su-30 fighters.
At the same time, the Russian Tu-22 backfire supersonic bomber can also carry hypersonic missiles into Syria to directly support the Russian Navy's warships. With the support of the Syrian land-based aviation, the three Glory-class warships of the Russian army have the capital and confidence to fight against the three NATO aircraft carriers.
However, did the Russian military have nuclear submarines out? If, the Russian military sends a few more nuclear submarines. Multiple submarines can also take the initiative to launch a sudden saturation attack on the aircraft carrier in the deep sea.... This is indeed a huge temptation. Think of the eight missile vertical firing systems and anti-ship missiles with a range of 300 kilometers and a speed of 2.5 times per hour, and the Russian military will laugh out loud.
At the same time, the Russian army is also preparing for battle in Crimea, just in case, the US aircraft carrier successfully breaks through the Russian cruiser interception into the Black Sea and attacks the Crimean Peninsula.
Russia's Red Star weekly reported that Russia's elite Guards 7th Air Assault Division conducted live-fire exercises in Crimea, mainly anti-landing exercises. Mainly battalion-level battle groups are used as units for mobile defense in the mountainous areas along the Crimean coast. Make use of self-propelled artillery, rocket launchers and anti-tank missiles.
Ambush and squeeze attacks on enemies who have landed. At the same time, the exercise was carried out for the rapid maneuvering of artillery in the mountains and the construction of concealed fire positions in unfamiliar mountainous areas to flexibly attack the enemy landing forces and fleets.
At the same time, Russian airborne troops and special forces took helicopters to encircle and blockade the landing enemy after the battle broke out. Mainly anti-tank missiles attack enemy landing armored vehicles. It can be said that now the Russian army is fully prepared for battle, waiting for the United States to play its cards.