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Russian Navy Slava-class Cruiser Varyag (Project 1164 Atlant) hits coastal target in live-firing drills.
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A P-1000 Vulkan missile is launched from missile cruiser Varyag in 1994 |
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The
Project 1164 Atlant-class cruisers are designed for dealing with enemy
surface combatants and providing combat stability of Russian task forces
in remote corners of the ocean. The development of the class began in
the later 1970s. Four cruisers were built, of which three are in the Russian
Navy’s inventory. The cruisers in the class displace a total of
11,500 tons and measure 186 m in length. They have a full speed of 32
knots, a range of 7,500 nm at 18 knots, a 130-mm AK-130 gun, antiship
and air defense missile systems, 30-mm AK-630M antiaircraft guns and torpedoes.
They can carry a Kamov Ka-27 (Helix) helicopter or derivatives thereof.
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