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Kiev

Soviet anti-submarine cruiser "Kiev" (pr.1143 "Krechet")

LEGO ship 1:200 scale, 4954 bricks, 174 studs length.

 

The first Soviet aircraft carrier, according to the classification adopted in the USSR, designated as an anti-submarine cruiser with aircraft armament. The main task of the ships is to protect the patrolling areas of Soviet strategic missile submarines. He carried on board 36 attack aircraft with vertical takeoff Yak-38, anti-submarine, search and rescue and AWACS helicopters Ka-25 and Ka-27. All aircraft could be placed in the hangar of the cruiser. The ship also carried powerful attacking and defensive weapons. In total, 4 ships were built (the last 2 according to a modified project), which were actively used during the Cold War.

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