(CCPlays) Cold Waters Matchup: Knox FFG vs Kirov CGN and Sovremenny DDG

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Published on October 18, 2022 1:13:51 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX_eyQQSxdM

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Cold Waters (2017)

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Duration: 36:29

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Kirov CGN was the pride of the Russian (and formerly, Soviet) navy, the most powerful and largest cruiser in the world at 28000 tons, nuclear-powered and loaded with anti-ship missiles, and plenty of defenses.

Sovremenny DDG is an 8000-ton escort destroyer with anti-ship and anti-aircraft capabilities.

There's no way a tiny little USN Knox FFG (4000 tons) can stand up to TWO Kirovs?

Let's find out.

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While the Knox did elect to drop all the ASROCs and replace them with Harpoon ASMs, in the end it didn't matter.

We identified contacts to NNE, and we soon got ASM coming in from the north. We have to turn to expose my CIWS, which is mounted in the stern after the helipad.

We endured barrage after barrage of the ASMs, as we keep popping chaff, and the CIWS kept going. We did take an occasional hit or two, but these are grazing hits. The shock damage did take the engine out temporarily. However, this also mean that subsequent missiles were not at the optimum arc, and another hit means the frigate was doomed.

Okay, maybe taking on TWO Kirovs was dumb. How about one Kirov CGN and one Sovremenny DDG?

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Initialize system, and we got contacts to northeast, and a trawler to the east.

I turned hard left to expose my stern's CIWS and prepared to incoming ASMs.

The enemies are almost in visual range, only 26 km away, Sovremenny in front, Kirov behind it by 2 km.

They started to periodically launch ASMs, and I keep swatting them with my CIWS and chaff.

We did get grazed a few times, and the shock damage did put the diesel out of action, but we were able to restart the diesel and got back to speed. Then work on the pumps.

I launched 8 Harpoons at the Sovremenny, but it seems they were all shot down or decoyed.

We got grazed again, a missile that was clipped by the CIWS made a u-turn and still hit us. Again, we restarted the diesel and kept moving.

We just reached 22 km, and cannon fire started to land near us. Seems Sovremenny wants to play, and I ordered our gun crew to return fire.

We got grazed a 3rd time, but again, repair diesel first, pump next. I also decided to launched the remaining 16 Harpoons. But again, none got through.

We exchanged gunfire with the Sovremenny, but I was making small zigzags, and they did not.

We landed the shot on Sovremenny first, and it seems the Kirov had ran out of ASMs. Range is now 19 km.

Another hit on the Sovremenny, and it's now on fire. But it is still shooting.

I must have been hit one or twice, as I did get additional damage reports, one about damage in torpedo room, then reactor space (engine room). But I did get a couple more hits on the Sovremenny... and one more hit did it. It went down.

Now it's time to shoot at the Kirov... and the range is already under 19km. He's coming in at 25 kts, but he has no front-facing cannons. So I can shoot at him without any return fire.

Seems Kirov realized his problem, and he slowed down to 14 kts.

I turned right slightly to close the distance, and kept firing. Soon Kirov's on fire, and a couple more, and she's done.

So yes, I sank both the Kirov and a Sovremenny with just the 5 inch gun on my Knox-class frigate.

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