In the images of Moskva after the hit. The damage and the active fire seems to originate in the amidships of the ship where the chimney is located and two of the six AK-630s are located.
Some people suggest it is where the two missiles hit it.
If that is indeed the case, then the ship's survival would be slim to begin with.
For starters, directly below the chimney and the secondary radar mast is where the propulsion and electrical power machinery is located for the Slava-class.
In this highlighted image of the cross section, we can see the bow and aft powerplants (yellow) presumably for power generation, then the two gas turbine engines for cruise and high speed (orange).
But what about the red box? What is it?
It is called the Пост энергетики и живучести (ПЭЖ) or "Post of Energy and Survivability" (PEZH).
The purpose of the room is to manage the energy (both electrical and propulsion) and also acts as the Damage Control HQ for the ship.
(Left: PEZH of Project 1135 / Krivak).
PEZH's of Russian warships are typically located near the propulsion and power machineries which are placed at the amidships.
Left: Cesar Kunikov (Ropucha), Right: Uglich (Buyan-M)
My hypothesis is that the two Neptune AShM hit the amidships taking with it the propulsion, power compartments and disabling the power and damage control station room in the process.
Which makes fighting the fires harder to do with DCHQ out and power possibly out too.
Thanks to Vepr157 of the r/Submarines for confirming what the ПЭЖ stands for in Apalkov's book. It was a major key for the hypothesis to make sense.
To add, the Ukrainians would have known about the location of the PEZH of Moskva.
Its sistership that is laid up in Mykolaiv, Ukraina has the exact same internal layout. Even in its unserviceable state, they knew where the central command post for the damage control is.
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The recent resupply mission shows how many vessels the Chinese security agencies are allocating to stopping or prodding into the PH's resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre.
Seen here, there are 16 CMMV in the vicinity, 4 CCG vessels and 2 PLAN vessels.
PH contingent is comprised of two MRRVs, two resupply vessels.
The Progress Report in the AIS view shows the concentration of vessels near the entrance of the shoal.
While at a fair distance from the ongoing blockade being conducted by the CCG and CMMV, the Type 054A frigate and Type 056 corvette of the PLAN was being tailed by a PN Gregorio del Pilar-class OPV.
The strike on Sevmorzavod last September 13 would be the first time that Ukraine would strike a naval support facility in the 'heart of the Black Sea Fleet'.
Fleet maintenance played a vital role in the sustainment of the Black Sea Fleet, even with the increased threats.
Sevastopol served as the city that housed both the Imperial, Soviet, and the Ukrainian Navy HQ and Russian Naval HQ in the Black Sea.
With a city that has deep roots in naval history, naval shipbuilding and ship repair eventually would follow.
Shipbuilding in the city would start when the then-Akhtiar Admiralty was founded alongside the city in 1783. This yard would be the primary ship repair center in the city and peninsula until the formation of the 13th Ship Repair Plant in 1945.
Last March 20, BGen. Ronie Petinglay, commander of the 580th Aircraft Control and Warning Wing. Presented to the Provincial Council of Antique during the 9th Regular Session the proposal for the establishment of an Air Force Radar Station in Mt. Liwliw, Anini-y, Antique.
In the image, it shows the radar coverage of the Air Surveillance Radar from H1 to H3.
Based on the presentation, blue is for Horizon 2 (Phase 2) and green is for Horizon 3
New locations (marked as green) that have not been mentioned before now include Davao & Pag-asa Island.
The provincial council supported and approved for the construction of the site per the provincial committee on peace and order and public safety.
I recall reading that such reports did exist internally and is the basis of the comments of some retired sailors about the condition of their ships in forums that I have been hanging around and participating in discussions.
This is the first time I encountered such report.
Translated Part 1 of the technical readiness status report from the ship's captain A. Kuprin
While the gates for the drydock is still not complete, they intend to dock Kuznetsov without the gates.
35th SRZ's plan is to bring Kuzya in, rebuild the coffer dam where the gates should be located, and pump out the water to resume the works in the drydock walls.
This plan was proposed last year when they were in the process of concreting the drydock floor.
How this plan would turn out is anybody's guess. But finally the Northern Fleet can have a "new" drydock they can use to dock their shipd without renting Rosatomflot's drydocks
"Why the Osa didn't work on the missile?"
"They have a layered air defense. Why did the missile go through?"
First off, there are no defenses that are impenetrable.
Second, Osas are bad at intercepting and disabling subsonic, sea-skimming targets.
On April 16, 1987, an anti-air / missile interception exercise ended in disaster when Musson, a Nanuchka-class small missile boat got hit by an RM-15M target practice missile.
Musson used the same 'short-range' missile-based air defense system that Moskva uses, a 9K33 Osa. Visible in the image are the two arm launchers that are notable on the naval version of the Osa.
Musson tried to intercept the target missile. While sources vary, they either hit 2/