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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
Mines can be swept clear. With the Soviet navy at the bottom of the ocean, and most of it designed in the first place for defence close to home, I don't see mines playing a big part in the war away from the hotspots.
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Don't know about most of the Soviet Navy being designed for home defense; My 1993 copy of the Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World has this to say...
1 Sierra II SSN, able to carry up to 36 mines
2 Sierra I SSN, ditto
26 Victor III SSN, ditto
7 Victor II SSN, ditto
15 Victor I SSN, ditto
20 Kilo SS, able to carry up to 24 mines
18 Tango SS, ditto
40 Foxtrot SS, able to carry up to 44 mines
4 Kynda CG, able to carry up to 80 mines
7 Sverdlov CL, able to carry up to 200 mines
11 Udaloy DDG, able to carry up to 50 mines
14 Sovremennyy DDG, able to carry up to 80 mines
6 Kashin DDG, able to carry up to 40 mines
32 Krivak I/II FFG, able to carry up to 20 mines
3 Alesha ML, able to carry up to 300 mines
75 Natya/Yurka class MS, able to carry up to 20 mines
I tried to keep the list to just ship types known to have served with the Soviet Indian Ocean Squadron; now this squadron numbers from 3 to as many as 20 ships, depending upon the local situation...still.