The war in Ukraine has proven that the concept of using land based rocket artillery against seaborne targets might be practical under certain circumstances.
Rememeber this Russian warship Vasily Bykov?
Rememeber this Russian warship Vasily Bykov?
This is the Russian warship that ordered Ukranian soldiers manning a Black sea outpost on Ukraine's Snake Island to surrender.
The soldiers reply " Go f**k yourself" was heard round the world.
The soldiers reply " Go f**k yourself" was heard round the world.
The guided missile corvette Vasily Bykov have been destroyed by Ukranian troops. They used a smaller vessel to lure the Russian ship closer to shore where a hidden rocket artillery could open fire. As it came within range the MLRS systems unloaded on the Russian warship.
Severely damaging the warship as unguide MLRS rockets came down on the deck and superstructure. This was a brand new boat with a high tech air defence system taken out of action by land based unguided rocket artillery systems.
Deploying an RM-70 MLRS on warships,or even using them as coastal defence could provide some, allbeit limited capacity to strike targets in littoral waters from standoff distances out at sea,
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