Ships of the Russian Navy and the Chinese Navy (PLAN) conducted artillery firings in the Sea of Japan during the "Maritime Interaction" exercises, which took place from August 1 to 5, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reported.
The large anti-submarine ship (ASW) "Admiral Tributs" (Project 1155) and the corvette "Gromkiy", together with the Chinese destroyers "Shaoxing" and "Urumqi", practiced conducting an artillery battle with ships of a mock enemy.
The firing was carried out at a group target. Russian and Chinese crews also searched for an "enemy" submarine. The sailors practiced organizing joint defense against attacks by unmanned boats and UAVs.
Characteristics of Project 1155 ships:
- Length — 163 m
- Width — 19 m
- Draft — 7.8 m
- Speed — 29.5 knots
- Armament: PLRK "Rastrub", AK-100, AK-630, SAM "Kinzhal", RBU-6000
- Aviation group — 2 Ka-27 helicopters
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