A ship from rust blocks: in the Russian Federation, a variant of the Corvette "Taantul" (photo) was launched on the water

The Supinets Ship of Project 12418, as noted by Western experts, had to get supersonic anti -ship "Moskit". But as a result, the ship was armed with ruling X-35. In Russia, an important event took place at the Vimpel shipbuilding enterprise in Rybinsk - the descent of the large rocket boat "Stupinets" of the Project 12418 "Tarantul". This ship is designed for the Caspian Navy Fleet and is large, but its production is associated with nuances.

Defense Express was told about the specific history of the creation of ships of this class on August 1. The material was primarily evaluated by the technical characteristics of the Stupinets ship and its stated opportunities. This ship has significant characteristics: the "Stupid" has a completely new, larger superstructure and other motor installation. The combat system, known according to the older export version of 12418, is preserved.

Although the ship is first intended for the Caspian Fleet, due to its characteristics, it can be transferred to the Black Sea inland waterways if necessary. At the same time, experts noted that another rocket boat of the project 12418 is being built on the Pennant for the Navy, and this series is limited to only two ships.

This fact looks quite specific, especially in the light of the fact that such "mosquito ships" could compensate for the losses of the Black Sea Fleet during the war with Ukraine. For their part, Naval News experts in their review have clarified some aspects of the history of the project 12418 "Tarantul". Initially, in the 1990s, it was planned to build three large missile boats with supersonic anti-ship anti-ship missiles.

However, only one ship was completed-P-32, put into operation in 2000 and sold to the Navy of Egypt in 2016. "But it is interesting that the blocks and blanks under the other two rocket boats in this series were still rusting in the open air, because they have time to lay these vessels, but finding buyers and funding on them - no," the observers said.

Only in 2016, the authors of the material write further, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation decided to finish these boats, making changes to the project: instead of four diesel engines, two were installed, and instead of Moskit missiles-x-35. However, there is also a nuance, because with the availability of construction the first boat of the Tarantul Project has taken for eight years in Russian ships, and for the second it will be even longer.