Russia’s Baltic Fleet naval ship holds gun exercise
The corvette Soobrazitelny of the Russian Baltic Fleet conducted a gun exercise at the fleet's sea range. The training included firing a 30-mm AK-630 artillery mount at a dummy floating mine. Additionally, the crew practiced air defense, electronic jamming, and counter-sabotage operations.
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“The corvette Soobrazitelny of the Russian Baltic Fleet has carried out a gun exercise at the fleet’s sea range firing a 30-mm AK-630 artillery mount at a dummy floating mine, the Baltic Fleet press service reported.”
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The claim is reported by multiple web search results referencing the Baltic Fleet press service, confirming the exercise involved the corvette Soobrazitelny firing a 30-mm AK-630 mount at a dummy target.
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— The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonweal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Navy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Navy
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— Soobrazitelny (Russian: Сообразительный, lit. 'Smart/Astute') is the second ship of the Steregushchy-class corvette (officially known as Project 20380) built for the Russian Navy in the early 21st cen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_corvette_Soobrazitelny
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_corvette_Soobrazitelny
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— The Steregushchiy class (Russian: Стерегущий, lit. 'Guarding'), Russian designation Project 20380, is a class of corvettes being built for the Russian Navy. Designed by the Almaz Central Marine Design…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steregushchiy-class_corvette
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steregushchiy-class_corvette
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“In accordance with the fleet’s combat training plan at the range located in the Baltic Sea, the ship’s crew carried out gun firing exercise at a waterborne target.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the corvette conducted a gun firing exercise at a waterborne target as part of the Baltic Fleet's training activities.
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— This list of active Russian Navy ships presents a picture which can never be fully agreed upon in the absence of greater data availability and a consistent standard for which ships are considered oper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Russian_Navy_sh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Russian_Navy_sh…
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— The Steregushchiy class (Russian: Стерегущий, lit. 'Guarding'), Russian designation Project 20380, is a class of corvettes being built for the Russian Navy. Designed by the Almaz Central Marine Design…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steregushchiy-class_corvette
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steregushchiy-class_corvette
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— The Storozhevoy class were a group of 18 destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s that were officially known as Project 7U (Uluchshennyy (Improved)). The design was finalised in 1936 aft…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storozhevoy-class_destroyer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storozhevoy-class_destroyer
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“The gun exercise scenario included the radiation, chemical, and biological hazards, water ingress, and fire in the compartment alerts.”
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While the evidence confirms the general context of a gun exercise, the specific details regarding drills for 'radiation, chemical, and biological hazards, water ingress, and compartment fire alerts' are not independently corroborated by the provided search results. The evidence is insufficient to corroborate this specific list of drills across multiple sources.
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— Jan 18, 2011 · The Best Gun Forum on the Internet A forum for the discussion of thoughts, knowledge , and recent news events relating to the lawful defensive use of force by civilians to prevent injur…
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— A forum community dedicated to hunters and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about optics, trails, clubs, gunsmithing, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more. The friendliest gun foru…
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https://www.gunandgame.com/threads/stay-away-from-gforcearms…
“The ships’ crew successfully engaged all the designated targets during the gun practice.”
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At least one web search result explicitly states that the crew successfully engaged all designated targets during the gun practice, and this detail is consistent with the reporting of the exercise.
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— Soobrazitelny (Russian: Сообразительный, lit. 'Smart/Astute') is the second ship of the Steregushchy-class corvette (officially known as Project 20380) built for the Russian Navy in the early 21st cen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_corvette_Soobrazitelny
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_corvette_Soobrazitelny
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— The crew of the corvette Soobrazitelny carried out practice gun firing at a dummy floating mine.The ships’ crew successfully engaged all the designated targets during the gun practice.
https://tass.com/defense/2122201
https://tass.com/defense/2122201
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https://www.facebook.com/1492252324350852/posts/225034805187…
https://www.facebook.com/1492252324350852/posts/225034805187…
“In addition to the gun firing, the corvette’s crew practiced air defense missions, performed electronic jamming exercises, and conducted a number of counter-sabotage operations.”
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The claim is supported by multiple web search results detailing activities beyond just gun firing, specifically mentioning air defense, electronic jamming, and counter-sabotage operations.
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— In addition to the gun firing, the corvette’s crew practiced air defense missions, performed electronic jamming exercises, and conducted a number of counter-sabotage operations.
https://tass.com/defense/2122201
https://tass.com/defense/2122201
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— In addition to artillery firing, the corvette's crew practiced air defense tasks and conducted exercises to combat the ship's survivability while underway. The basic armament of Project 20380 corvette…
https://www1.ru/en/news/2025/02/01/korvet-soobrazitelnyi-s-k…
https://www1.ru/en/news/2025/02/01/korvet-soobrazitelnyi-s-k…
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— During Rheinmetall's latest edition of the 35mm Air Defence Systems Group event in 2021, Rheinmetall presented the Skynex air defence system in a truck-mount...
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