From kuznetsovs book readiness for action, condition one the last days of the war by nikolai g. Bush, the last of the earlier nimitz class of carriers. Nimitz class is a naval thriller published in 1997 by patrick robinson. The admiral kuznetsov russias only aircraft carrier smokes like a locomotive as it cruises thru english channel today. Top 10 aircraft carriers in the world marine insight. The chinese carrier, the liaoning, is not a admiral kuznetsov class aircraft carrier. The admiral kuznetsov took part in russias military operation in syria in support of that countrys efforts against jihadist militants. Considering that the russian navy is unlikely to get an aircraft carrier before mid2030s the building wont start earlier than in 2025, and would take about 10 years, it is important to make admiral kuznetsov combatready. The modernization of the flagship of the russian navy, the aircraftcarrying cruiser admiral kuznetsov, will cost much less than building a brandnew ship of the same class, navy veterans union cochairman viktor blytov said in a radio interview on saturday. Pointing to the carriers long periods in repair and the loss of two planes to accidents during its mission in syria, the observer argued that bringing the kuznetsov up to. Also includes chinese carrier liaoning model and j15 livery for the su33.
This is an update of the previous version that includes working arrestor cables as well as static jets on the flight decks of the carriers. Apr 25, 2017 when its operational, the the 55,000t admiral kuznetsov is a big step up from the smaller kiev class combination of yak38 forger vstol verticalshort take off and landing jets and naval helicopters, flying navalized su25 close air support fighters, multirole su33s, or mig29k jets. The current wording in the article makes out that the pla has an admiral kuznetsovclass aircraft carriers where as the liaonings has be extensively modified. Scenario 1 is open ocean, the ships start 500 miles apart. The admiral kuznetsov was the result of this design effort. Over the years, i have seen people compare nimitz and kuznetsov without proper information on the actual roles for which these vessels were designed for. Extremely rare image of admiral kuznetsov firing a granit ashm. The kuznetsov class aircraft carrier, soviet designation project 11435, is a class of fixedwing aircraft carriers operated by the russian and chinese navies. Jan 25, 2015 over the years, i have seen people compare nimitz and kuznetsov without proper information on the actual roles for which these vessels were designed for. The aircraft carrier designation has become a bit of a joke among defense. It is the first book in the series which features admiral arnold morgan and ben adnam. The nimitzclass is a sea dominance ship, capable of projecting heavy firepower very far, while the kuznetsovclass is an air defense ship, meant to provide air cover to a surface group and friendly boomers, but not to do large antishipping operations. Uss nimitz vs admiral kuznetsov spacebattles forums.
The admiral kuznetsov russias only aircraft carrier. Russias only aircraft carrier, the admiral kuznetsov, sustained massive damage after a 70ton crane smashed a 214 square foot hole through its hull. Russias sad, smokey carrier doesnt seem to be doing much. Admiral kuznetsov cv project 114356 conventionally.
A model of the russian aircraft carrier admiral kuznetsov with working skijump for use with ai carriers aicarriers2. Nov 02, 2015 the nimitz class is a sea dominance ship, capable of projecting heavy firepower very far, while the kuznetsov class is an air defense ship, meant to provide air cover to a surface group and friendly boomers, but not to do large antishipping operations. By comparison, a us nimitz class carrier has three phalanx ciws, three ram missile launchers with 21 missiles each, and two. The ship is a relic of the cold war and has long suffered from fires and breakdowns at sea. This boat looks so ghetto compared to nimitz class carriers. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. She was laid down in 1982, launched in 1985, and initially commissioned in 1990.
The name was changed to leonid brezhnev and then to tbilisi before settling in october 1990 on admiral flota sovetskogo soyuza kuznetsov, normally being shortened to admiral kuznetsov. Scenario 2 theyre closer to shore, on opposite sides of a narrow region of land about 100 miles from sea to sea, 200 max, such as jutland, the floridan peninsula. Being a small plane, a larger number of planes can be accommodated on board when compared to the larger su33k. Admiral kuznetsov was first named riga for the city of then leonid brezhnev, next was tbilisi also a russian city. Originally designed for the soviet navy, the kuznetsovclass ships use a skijump to launch highperformance conventional aircraft in a stobar configuration. Russias next aircraft carrier will likely be nuclear forbes. Russian aircraft carrier admiral kuznetsov wikipedia. Well, sadly the russian ulyanovskclass carrier was cancelled, and that would have been the closest comparsion to the nimitz cvns.
The russian aircraft carrier admiral kuznetsov transited the english channel on friday en route to syria. In 2016 the admiral kuznetsov, russias sole aircraftcarrier. Memoirs of wartime minister of the navy in his memoirs nikolai kuznetsov gives an insight into the development of the soviet navy, its problems and the role it played in the rout of fascism, his views on some of the problems of naval theory and practice are still largely valid today from kuznetsovs book on the eve about the beginning of the greate patriotic war 19411945. The greatest problem of the only russian aircraft carrier is its power generation. Oct 21, 2016 the class is estimated to be able to sustain a maximum sortie generation rate in surge conditions of up to 110 sorties per day. But how do the two countries aircraft carriers compare to each other. Kuznetsovclass aircraft carrier news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2018. Us nimitz class vs russias admiral kuznetsov aircraft carrier. In his article, farley wrote that poor construction or shoddy maintenance made it hard for the russian navy to keep the admiral kuznetsov serviceable, or to make a meaningful military contribution to russias security. The history of developing the russian navys flagship and its combat capabilities in tasss special project. The kuznetsov was designed to operate alone while the nimitz was not, the kuznetsov was designed to support a fleet while the nimitz was designed for power projection, as such they are radically different. Well, sadly the russian ulyanovsk class carrier was cancelled, and that would have been the closest comparsion to the nimitz cvns. Even the french carrier with its complement of rafalem can do over 50 sorties per day.
It is the only aircraft carrier in the russian navy. Who would win, us nimitz class vs russias admiral kuznetsov. A history of the largest aircraft carriers in the world, with runways over 300 meters long, this book looks at the development and deployment of the nuclearpowered. Arguments between the government and the military continued but the day of the true soviet aircraft carrier was at hand in 1991 with the kuznetsov cv class aircraft carrier. The troubles of russias only aircraft carrier, the admiral kuznetsov, are welldocumented. The new platform will replace the p700 granit antiship missile currently equipped onboard, utilizing a unique vertical launch system that is unified to launch both the onyx and zircon supersonic missiles. Is the admiral kuznetsov really the worst aircraft.
Feb 01, 2017 the united states has 10 nimitz class aircraft carriers compared to russias 1 admiral kuznetsov. Frequent breakdowns and long repairs became the norm. The admiral kuznetsov is an aircraftcarrying cruiser in other words, an aircraft carrier with powerful missiles. Us nimitz class vs russias admiral kuznetsov aircraft. The kuznetsov supports subs and surface ships in the russian fleet. This 100,000 tonne behemoth can support close to 100 jets during combat if needed, but generally carries around 70. The hull was originally destened to be a admiral kuznetsovclass aircraft carrier but it never was. But with only one carrier on the books its an intermittent capability for the. Chinas liaoning, russias admiral kuznetsov, and indias. Tour russia admiral kuznetsov worst aircraft carrier.
Us nimitz class carriers move faster and carry more than twice as many planes. Admiral kuznetsov was first named riga for the city of the leonid brezhnev, next was tbilisi also a russian city. The mig can carry a variety of air to surface precisionguided bombs and missiles to perform strike missions over syria. Aboard the admiral kuznetsov radiofreeeuroperadioliberty. The admiral kuznetsov, russias only aircraft carrier, will have the kalibr missile system installed during upcoming refit work. Kuznetsov stands no chance solo or with its typical gang. Russia to modernize the admiral kuznetsov, forego building. Discussion in off topic started by dupre, nov 7, 2001. So the air wing of su33k and mig29k wont be able to participate in any sustained bombing or combat air patrol cap missions. On october 21, russias only aircraft carrier steamed through the english channel on its way to syria. Arriving off the syrian coast in november 2016, carrier aviation conducted airstrikes against daesh and alnusra targets in the regions of idlib and homs.
Likely envisioned as the latest display of russian power projection, the move appears to. Military kit aircraftcarriers are big, expensive, vulnerableand. Russian air raid on berlin at the beginning of war from kuznetsov memoirs. The full, grand name of russias sole carrier is the admiral flota sovetskogo soyuza kuznetsov. Russias only and therefore mightiest carrier by default, the admiral kuznetsov, transited the mediterranean last month to great controversy. Kievclass vs nimitzclass comparison aircraft carriers. The unusual design of this carrier includes a bow skijump takeoff deck angled at 12 degrees. Admiral kuznetsov was first named riga for the city of then leonid brezhnev, next was tbilisi also a. Bad luck has beset the vessel beforea crane smashed onto its deck last october and it lost two planes in the syrian conflict. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
If a kuznetsov class ship well ok, the kuznetsov, there being only one was to fight a nimitz class ship, which would win. Given the seemingly limited effectiveness of the 305meter admiral kuznetsov, many analysts be. I t is expected that a total of 910 new ford class aircraft carriers will be built. Russias dilapidated aircraft carrier keeps getting banned. The united states has 10 nimitz class aircraft carriers compared to russias 1 admiral kuznetsov. The kuznetsovclass aircraft carrier, soviet designation project 11435, is a class of fixedwing aircraft carriers operated by the russian and chinese navies. The international action of memory named after admiral of the fleet of the soviet union n. In light of the recent december 1995 deployment of the sole remaining russian aircraft carrier, the admiral kuznetsov, to the mediterranean, a familiarity with the history of the. Admiral kuznetsov s air wing of 30 fighters falls well short of nimitz class capability to hold over 65 jets. Uss nimitz vs heavy aircraft carrying cruiser admiral kuznetsov. Russian aircraft carrier admiral kuznetsov rebuilt in minecraft. Owner of this site is not responsible for potential mistakes or lacks of data. Scenario 2 theyre closer to shore, on opposite sides of a narrow region of land about 100 miles from sea to sea, 200 max, such as jutland, the floridan peninsula, or possibly parts of great britain or parts of.
The current wording in the article makes out that the pla has an admiral kuznetsov class aircraft carriers where as the liaonings has be extensively modified. Revived from near extinction by indias interest in this multirole carrierborne fighter, the mig29k is the russian navys newest toy. Seems to me that the kuznetsovclass is lumping too many roles into one vessel which makes it one very juicy target. Tour russia admiral kuznetsov worst aircraft carrier shipyard. In a naval battle among the us carrier strike group, russian. The admiral kuznetsov can hold up to about 40 fixedwing aircraft and helicopters, including su33 fighters and various versions of ka27 helicopter, however it rarely sails with more than half of that number. Trumpeter 50 admiral kuznetsov russian aircraft carrier. As a superpower i would be ashamed to drive that thing. The kuznetsov carriers were first thought to be a close follow up on the kiev class but after the orel project failed and after further delays it did not go as it was thought. The hull was originally destened to be a admiral kuznetsov class aircraft carrier but it never was. The fifteen aircraft onboard include su33 air superiority fighters. Russias sole aircraft carrier, the 60,000 ton admiral kuznetsov, uses. Admiral of the fleet of the soviet union kuznetsov, originally the name of the fifth kirovclass battlecruiser is an aircraft carrier heavy aircraft cruiser in russian classification serving as the flagship of the russian navy. Bush nuclearpowered aircraft carrier is unleashing its firepower against the islamic state.
The design represented a major advance in soviet fleet aviation over the kievclass carriers, which could only launch vstol aircraft. It is 1,128 feet long, which is almost the same as the u. If its a more realistic arena is 500nm x 500nm of atl. Oct 27, 2016 on october 21, russias only aircraft carrier steamed through the english channel on its way to syria. Oct 01, 2005 if a kuznetsov class ship well ok, the kuznetsov, there being only one was to fight a nimitz class ship, which would win. Originally designed for the soviet navy, the kuznetsov class ships use a skijump to launch highperformance conventional aircraft in a stobar configuration. Russian aircraft carriers a story on its own migflug. The uss abraham lincoln, one of the us navys 10 nimitzclass aircraft carriers, is larger and carries more planes than the liaoning, and it features catapults to launch heavier planes. Uss nimitz vs heavy aircraft carrying cruiser admiral.
Sure, it has a dozen granit missiles, but those wont really help against the cap of a nimitz. The kuznetsovclass aircraft carrier, soviet designation project 11435, is a class of fixedwing. It would probably be better classified as an aircraft carrying cruiser as it relies more on its offensive missiles than aircraft. In a naval battle among the us carrier strike group. However in 1981 the current russian minister of defense dmitriy ustinov attended an exercise on board one of the kiev carriers to make his mind up in. Also know as orel class, the kuznetsov was launched in the black sea in 1985. One is designed to lead a flotilla of vessels or operate solo while keeping enemy fleet at bay using its nuclear tipped 700km heavy ashms and enemy aircraft away using. The us navys ten nimitz class nuclearpowered aircraft carriers are. Uss nimitz in victoria canada 036 by unknown resized and recompressed version of 1 from nimitz s offical site has several more images. Currently top 10 deadliest aircraft carriers in the world are these. These are the largest and most powerful warships ever built. Russia is the only country in the world with such a.
The chinese carrier, the liaoning, is not a admiral kuznetsovclass aircraft carrier. How do the new british carriers stack up against the admiral. Seems to me that the kuznetsov class is lumping too many roles into one vessel which makes it one very juicy target. In its present state, heavy aircraftcarrying cruiser admiral kuznetsov is not an efficient force. Arguments between the government and the military continued but the day of the true soviet aircraft carrier was at hand in 1991 with the admiral kuznetsov cv class aircraft carrier. Only the lead ship admiral kuznetsov had been commissioned when the soviet union dissolved in 1991, and. Who would win, modernized kirov class battlecruiser or a. First aircraft carrier of the class is expected to be commissioned with the us navy in 2017. Is the admiral kuznetsov really the worst aircraft carrier. Admiral kuznetsov made its first combat deployment in 2016 some 26 years after it was commissioned.