Russian Project 21956 Destroyer

[nimitz98]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_21956

http://spkb.air.spb.ru/en/news/publications/asian_def_february/

This should be enough to get it into the game.

 

[unmerged(255172)]

This should be enough to get it into the game.

Thanks. We have this on our "maybe" list, and actually have the same links, too.

Lots of good information there, only lacking the name of the lead ship actually

It looks slightly doubtful at this point that it will make it into the launch game (we have a long list of units to model now, and time is running short), but it would be a prime candidate for DLC/addon material very soon afterwards.

 

[unmerged(315649)]

I think you should feel free to drop it from the list as it is an export design from 2007 and the russian MoD havent made any tries to purchase them.
Could be a fun addition though, in a DLC as you say.

 

[nimitz98]

It will be laid down in 2012 and launched in 2016. So there.

 

[unmerged(315649)]

Source for that? From everything i´ve read the new destroyer class is either being desgined or will start to be designed in 2012-2013.

http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=8900

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110630/164931731.html

 

[nimitz98]

Thanks for clearing that up, but my point is that it most likely will come to be.

 

[unmerged(315649)]

Well if they dont manage to get anything better out of the deign bureaus or if they think that the Pr.21596 is what the Russian shipbuilding industry can handle then it might very well be chosen. It´s still a very good design.

 

[ikalugin]

This is an export paper project, it wont go into our navy. Note the aa architecture - it uses outdated revolver launchers (unlike cell launchers on 22350) and old radar design (like on 1144 1164, not 22350).
Also it is underarmed when compared to lighter 22350.