The large landing ship (BDK) "Peresvet", which is part of the Pacific Fleet, carried out firing at coastal, sea and air targets in the Sea of Japan. This was reported in the press service of the fleet.
The BDK crew conducted missile and artillery firing to support a mock landing. Firing at the coast was carried out from the ship's 122-mm "Grad-M" multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) at a distance of over 10 km.
The sailors eliminated air and sea targets from the AK-176 and AK-630 artillery mounts. An air balloon and a mock floating sea mine were destroyed by large-caliber machine guns.
"Peresvet" was built in Poland at the "Stocznia Polnocna im. Bohaterów Westerplatte" shipyard. This is the third Project 775 BDK. The armament includes the Igla MANPADS.
Characteristics of Project 775M ships:
- Length — 112.5 m
- Width — 15 m
- Draft — 3.7 m
- Displacement — 4080 tons
- Speed — 18 knots
- Endurance — 30 days
- Cruising range — 6000 nautical miles (12 knots)
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