The North American aircraft carriers of the Nimitz and Ford class are too bulky to carry out missions in the Baltic Sea, which would make them vulnerable when approaching the Russian city of Kaliningrad, wrote the American magazine The National Interest.
According to the edition, US aircraft carriers have limited capabilities in a likely European arena for military action. The main threat to them, according to the magazine, are anti-ship cruise missiles based on naval and coastal.
In addition, Russia has built-in anti-missile P-800 Oniks missiles of varying base, which are capable of performing precision attacks against any target.
According to the data of the United States magazine, the range of action of the Oniks missiles launched from the export version of the Bastion system corresponds approximately to 300 km.
The "domestic" version of the Bastion is capable of launching missiles at a distance of about 600 km, which means that most of the Baltic region can be hit by the Russian coastal arms.
Moreover, according to The National Interest, although several Russian warships in the Baltic Sea are obsolete, they are endowed with powerful antinavio weapons. In addition, the Kaliningrad region has other means of protection, including S-300 and S-400 air defense systems, which also pose a threat to the US in the event of a conflict.
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