PLATFORM TYPE:   KARA CLASS GUIDED MISSILE CRUISER (CG)
PLATFORM NAME:   NIKOLAYEV
                 OCHAKOV
                 KERCH
                 AZOV
                 PETROPAVLOVSK
                 TASHKENT
                 TALLINN

DESCRIPTION:     DESIGNED PRIMARILY AS ASW CRUISERS
SPEED:           34KTS
RANGE:           9,000 AT 15KTS
MANNING LEVEL:   540
DIMENSIONS:      568 x 61 x 22 FT
DISPLACEMENT:    9,700
POWERPLANT:      6 GAS TURBINES 134,000 HP
                 2 SHAFTS

GUNS:            4  76mm
                 4  30mm

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES:
                 2 SA-N-3 TWIN LAUNCHERS (72 MISSILES)
                (1 SA-N-3 TWIN LAUNCHER IN AZOV)
                (4 SA-N-6 VLS LAUNCHERS IN AZOV)
                 2 SA-N-4 TWIN LAUNCHERS (40 MISSILES)

A/S WEAPONS:     8 SS-N-14 (2 QUAD LAUNCHERS)
                 2 12-BARREL RBU 6000

TORPEDOES:       10  533mm

RADARS:
    (SURVEILLANCE):    TOP SAIL
                       HEAD NET C
    (FIRE CTRL):       2 HEAD LIGHT C FOR SA-N-3
                      (1 HEAD LIGHT C FOR SA-N-3 IN AZOV)
                      (1 TOP DOME FOR SA-N-6 IN AZOV)
                       2 POP GROUP FOR SA-N-4
                       2 OWL SCREECH FOR 76MM
                       2 BASS TILT FOR GATLING GUN
    (NAVIGATION):      2 DON KAY
                       2 PALM FROND
                       1 DON 2
    (AIRCRAFT CTRL):   FLY SCREEN
                       2 ROUND HOUSE
    (IFF):             HIGH POLE A
                       HIGH POLE B
                       SALT POT
                       SQUARE HEAD

COUNTERMEASURES:       BAT-1

ELECTRONIC WARFARE:
    (ECM/ESM):         8 SIDE GLOBE
                       2 BELL SLAM
                       1 BELL CLOUT
                       2 BELL TAP
                       4 RUM TUB

SONARS:    1 MEDIUM FREQUENCY VDS
           1 LOW FREQUENCY HULL-MOUNTED

AIRCRAFT:  1 KA-25 HORMONE A

COUNTRY:   CIS






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