Editing Kirov-class battlecruiser (section)

==Design==
The class was originally conceived to counter the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]'s submarines with its large payload of SS-N-14 anti-submarine missiles, and later evolved to carry twenty P-700 ''Granit'' anti-ship missiles for countering the U.S. carrier strike groups. Ultimately the class were intended to operate alongside new nuclear-powered aircraft carriers for global power projection, however these carriers [[Soviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk|never came to fruition]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/why-russia%E2%80%99s-nuclear-battlecruiser-has-some-problems-184689 | title=The National Interest: Blog }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-navy-plans-for-soviet-era-kirov-class-battlecruisers-2022-1 | title=Russia's navy has big plans for its Soviet-era battlecruisers | website=[[Business Insider]] }}</ref>

===Weapon systems===
[[File:Nuclear cruiser Kirov.jpg|thumb|''Admiral Ushakov'' (ex-''Kirov''), [[lead ship]] of the class, next to the {{sclass|Slava|cruiser|2}} {{ship|Russian cruiser|Marshal Ustinov||2}}.]]

The ''Kirov'' class's main weapons are 20 [[P-700 Granit]] (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) missiles mounted in deck, designed to engage large surface targets. Air defense is provided by twelve octuple [[S-300 (missile)|S-300F]] launchers with 96 missiles and a pair of Osa-MA [[Battery (artillery)|batteries]] with 20 missiles each. ''Pyotr Velikiy'' carries some S-300FM missiles and is the only ship in the Russian Navy capable of ballistic missile defence.<ref name=rian20120920>{{cite web |url=http://en.ria.ru/mlitary_news/20120920/176091963.html |title=Russian Warship Tests Missile Defense Capability |website=RIA Novosti |date=20 September 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922115858/http://en.ria.ru/mlitary_news/20120920/176091963.html |archive-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The ships had some differences in sensor and weapons suites: ''Kirov'' came with [[Metel Anti-Ship Complex|Metel]] anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missiles, while on subsequent ships these were replaced with [[Tor missile system#3K95 Kinzhal (naval variant)|3K95 Kinzhal]] (Russian: Кинжал – dagger) surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems. The ''Kinzhal'' installation is in fact mounted further forward of the old SS-N-14 mounting, in the structure directly behind the blast shield for the [[Bow (ship)|bow]] mounted RBU ASW rocket launcher. ''Kirov'' and ''Frunze'' had eight {{convert|30|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} [[AK-630]] [[close-in weapon system]]s, which were supplanted with the [[Kashtan CIWS|Kortik]] air-defence system on later ships.

Other weapons are the automatic {{convert|130|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} AK-130 gun system (except in ''Kirov'' which had two single {{convert|100|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} guns instead), 10 {{convert|21|in|mm|adj=on|0}} torpedo/missile tubes (capable of firing [[RPK-2 Vyuga]] ASW missiles on later ships) and ''Udav''-1 with 40 anti-submarine rockets and two sextuple [[RBU-1000]] launchers.
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| footer            = The aft sections of ''Kirov'' (left) and ''Frunze'' (right) showing differences in weapons fit – ''Kirov'' has a pair of single 100 mm guns, and two pairs of AK-630 CIWS mounts either side of the flight deck, whereas ''Frunze'' has a twin 130 mm turret and eight 3K95 "Kinzhal" VLS in place of the CIWS mounts.
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Russia is developing a new anti-ship missile to equip ''Kirov''s called the [[3M22 Tsirkon]], which is capable of traveling at [[hypersonic]] speeds out to at least {{convert|620|mi|nmi km|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ruspolitica.ru/post/raketyi-tsirkon-okonchatelno-opredelili-tehnologicheskoe-prevoshodstvo-rossii-nad-ssha/ |title=Ракеты "Циркон" окончательно определили технологическое превосходство России над США |trans-title=The "Zircon" missiles definitively determine Russia's technological superiority over the United States |date=28 October 2016 |website=Ruspolitica.ru |language=ru |access-date=18 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610111543/http://ruspolitica.ru/post/raketyi-tsirkon-okonchatelno-opredelili-tehnologicheskoe-prevoshodstvo-rossii-nad-ssha/ |archive-date=10 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2732278 |title=Для гиперзвуковых крылатых ракет в России создано принципиально новое топливо |trans-title=A fundamentally new fuel has been created in Russia for hypersonic cruise missiles |date=17 March 2016 |website=vesti.ru |language=ru |access-date=25 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529064513/http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2732278 |archive-date=29 May 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Armaments===
{| class="wikitable"
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|+Armament fit of ''Kirov'' class{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
|- valign="top"
! style="width:15%;"|
! style="width:15%;"| ''Kirov'' / ''Admiral Ushakov''
! style="width:15%;"| ''Frunze'' / ''Admiral Lazarev''
! style="width:15%;"| ''Kalinin'' / ''Admiral Nakhimov''
! style="width:15%;"| ''Yuri Andropov'' / ''Pyotr Velikiy''
|-
!align=center|Anti-ship missiles
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|20 x [[P-700 Granit]] (SS-N-19 'Shipwreck')
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Anti-submarine missiles
|align=center|1 x twin [[Metel Anti-Ship Complex|RPK-3 Metel]] (SS-N-14 'Silex')
|colspan=3 |
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| [[RPK-2 Vyuga]] (SS-N-15 'Starfish') launched via 533&nbsp;mm torpedo tube
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Surface-to-air missiles
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|12 × 8 [[S-300 missile system#Sea-based S-300F (SA-N-6)|S-300F]] (SA-N-6 'Grumble')
|align=center|6 × 8 [[S-300 missile system#Sea-based S-300F (SA-N-6)|S-300F]] (SA-N-6 'Grumble')
|-
|colspan="3"  style="text-align:center;"| 2 x 20 [[9K33 Osa]] (SA-N-4 'Gecko')
|align=center|6 × 8 [[S-300 missile system#Sea-based S-300FM (SA-N-20)|S-300FM]] (SA-N-20 'Gargoyle')
|-
|
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Space reserved for 16 x 8. Only installed on ''Pyotr Veiliky'' (8 x 8) [[Tor missile system|3K95 Kinzhal]] (SA-N-9 'Gauntlet')
|-
!align=center|Guns
|align=center|2 × 1 AK-100 100&nbsp;mm
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|1 × 2 AK-130 130&nbsp;mm
|-
!align=center|[[close-in weapon system]]s
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|8 x [[AK-630]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|6 x [[CADS-N-1]]
|- style="text-align:center;" 
! Anti-submarine rockets
| colspan="4"|2 x [[RBU-1000]], 1 x [[Udav-1 anti-submarine system|RBU-12000]]
|-
!align=center|Torpedo tubes
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|10 x 533mm torpedo tubes for [[Type 53 torpedo|Type 53]]
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===Fire control===
[[File:ARKR Kalinin bow highlighted.jpg|thumb|Aerial port view of the foredeck of ''Kalinin'' illustrating the differences from the lead ship of the class. {{legend|#FF00FF|2 Kortik point defense gun/missile system}} {{legend|#FFFF00|Empty space intended for 2 Kinzhal vertical SAM launchers}}]]
[[File:Image-Kirov forward launchers highlighted.jpg|thumb|Aerial starboard view of the foredeck of ''Kirov''. {{legend|#FF00FF|4 30mm [[AK-630]] CIWS}} {{legend|#FF0000|2 pop-up (lowered) [[9K33 Osa|Osa]] SAM launchers}} {{legend|#00FF00|20 [[P-700 Granit]] cruise missile launchers}} {{legend|#0000FF|12 [[S-300 missile system|S-300 Fort]] SAM launchers}} {{legend|#FFFF00|1 twin "Metel" antisubmarine warfare/surface-to-surface missile launcher}}]]
* 2 × Top Dome for S-300F fire control radar (the forward Top Dome is replaced with Tomb Stone ([[Passive electronically scanned array]]) in ''Pyotr Veliky'')
* 4 × Bass Tilt for AK-630 CIWS System fire control (not in ''Admiral Nakhimov'' or ''Pyotr Veliky'')
* 2 × Eye Bowl for OSA-M fire control (also for SS-N-14 in ''Admiral Ushakov'')
* 2 × Hot Flash/Hot Spot for Kortik (CADS-N-1 units only)
* 1 × Kite Screech for AK-100 or AK-130
* 2 × Cross Sword for Kinzhal (Kinzhal-equipped units only)
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===Combined nuclear and steam propulsion===
'''Combined nuclear and steam propulsion system''' ('''CONAS''') is used on the Kirov battlecruisers. Complementary to the nuclear component, there are two conventional boilers installed as a backup in case of reactor failure. Both components can drive two geared steam turbines, generating 120,000 [[Horsepower|hp]] (89 MW), at two prop shafts.<ref>[http://www.navycollection.narod.ru/ships/Russia/Cruisers/TARK_Proect_1144/history.html V.P. Kuzin, "Type 1144 Nuclear Guided Missile Cruisers", "Typhoon" almanac, 1-4 1999] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123172928/http://www.navycollection.narod.ru/ships/Russia/Cruisers/TARK_Proect_1144/history.html |date=2007-11-23}}</ref>
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