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BlacktailFA In reply to S7alker117 [2015-06-21 22:37:26 +0000 UTC]

I wasn't aware of the problems the Kyndas had either. After reading "The World's Worst Warships" by Anthony Preston, I was inspired to look around for blunders that weren't covered in the book.

There's a HUGE number to choose from that were built during and before World War 2, but most warships built since then haven't gotten much (if any) serious scrutiny by anyone. The Eastern Bloc hyper-inflated the stated value and capability of their warships, which the politicians of the Western Bloc (in and out of uniform) dutifully parroted to inflate the perception of the threat --- and vice-versa. On top of that, little attention has been paid by anyone to the warships of second-line and neutral navies since 1945.

For that reason, I decided to cover a Post-War ship in the second episode, for the sake of variety. Extensive records on how awful many warships from before 1945 were are a dime a dozen.  XP

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BlacktailFA In reply to thormemeson [2015-06-21 22:23:18 +0000 UTC]

Do you mean the Heavy Cruisers, or the Missile Cruisers?

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thormemeson In reply to BlacktailFA [2015-06-21 23:17:37 +0000 UTC]

Both

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BlacktailFA In reply to thormemeson [2015-06-22 02:50:15 +0000 UTC]

The Kirov class Heavy Cruisers definitely had some serious issues, but they were long-lived in service. The Kirov class Missile Cruisers turned out pretty well, but they were still too expensive and resource-intensive to meet the Russian Navy's needs.

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thormemeson In reply to BlacktailFA [2015-06-22 02:54:58 +0000 UTC]

The Missile Cruisers were massive and very impressive to look at.

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BlacktailFA In reply to thormemeson [2015-06-26 09:16:48 +0000 UTC]

Indeed --- but some had more substance than others.

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