Russian fleet in 2007 added to the latest multi-purpose vehicle.The founder of the 20380 Series was the corvette "Guarding", got its name in honor of the two destroyers, each of which contributed to the annals of naval glory of our Motherland.
In 1907 there was a war with Japan.In the defense of Port Arthur, the current situation in which the destroyer "Guarding" took the fight with four enemy ships of the same class, which soon joined, expecting an easy victory, two cruisers.As a result of all the Japanese battle ships have sustained significant damage, and Russian destroyer lost speed.Team flooded his ship, and it went to the bottom, do not reach the enemy and lowering the St. Andrew's flag.
In 1941, another destroyer with the same name as the first German submarine sank in the Baltic maritime theater of military operations.
new corvette "Guarding" has the unusual contours.Its silhouette is outlined by bold lines and inclined planes, not only beautiful, it is arranged rationally in order to give the ship a minimum visibility on the radar screens.Visually it is barely noticeable, too.Almost all weapons and hidden inside the antenna housing.Excellent driving performance combined with effective weapons and a high degree of autonomy (up to 400 thousand nautical miles).
complex control systems in combination with stabilizing wings provides the ability to fire by all means, with which the "Guarding".Corvette can fulfill any combat missions with waves up to five points.
Vehicle Speed - 30 nodes (node - a mile or 1852 m / h).The crew, considering maintenance personnel wing (helicopter), is one hundred people.With a length of 105 meters corvette "Guarding" can not be called a giant, its tonnage - 2000 tons. But, as in many other cases, the size - not the main thing.The project is revolutionary, this ship can change all notions of modern maritime combat.
corvette armament systems comprise of different purposes.Artillery presented 100 milimmetrovoy installation capable of firing in automatic mode, capturing and escorting several goals at the same time selecting the highest priority for the degree of threat.SAM "Blade" protects the corvette "Guarding" from possible enemy air attacks.There bombometnye installation to combat submarines.Torpedo tubes equipped with ultra high-speed submarine rocket projectiles.
Corvette is capable of effectively attacking surface ships, including aircraft carriers and shore bases.
In one instance shipbuilders from St. Petersburg and Komsomolsk-on-Amur is not stopped.The ranks are already two other Corvette 20380 Baltic Fleet - "savvy" and "Courageous".In the final stage of construction are two more, and another couple planned to bookmark.
during the International Maritime Defense Show 2007 in St. Petersburg, none of the participating countries have not submitted such a sensational ship as "Guarding".Corvette photos that against the background of the fortress symbolizes the continuity of the fleet - the brainchild of Peter the Great, went around all the world's edition.By the project showed interest in the country is a strategic ally of Russia.
