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A close-up view of two 30 mm close-in weapons system guns mounted on the port quarter of the Soviet aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG). A Bass Tilt fire control radar is mounted behind the guns

A view of SS-N-12 Shaddock missile launch tubes and an SA-N-3 missile launcher mounted on the bow of the Soviet aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG). Two 30mm close-in weapons systems guns are mounted on the forward part of the island and two more are mounted at the forward edge of the flight deck. A Bass Tilt fire control radar is mounted next to the deck edge guns

A port amidships view of the Soviet Udaloy class guided missile destroyer MARSHAL VASILEVSKY underway. Visible on deck, from left to right, are two 30 mm gatling guns, two quad 21-inch/533 mm torpedo tubes, and two RBU-6000 rocket launchers

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A port quarter view of the Soviet guided missile V/STOL aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG)

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An aerial starboard view of the bow section of a Soviet Slava class guided missile cruiser showing 16 SS-N-12 missiles, a twin 130 mm dual purpose gun, and two 30 mm gatling guns

A view of a twin arm SAN-3 missile launcher aboard the Soviet aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG)

A close-up view of two 30 mm close-in weapons system guns mounted on the port quarter of the Soviet aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG). A Bass Tilt fire control radar is mounted behind the guns

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Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 James Bishop

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Cold War era aerial photographs of the Soviet Kiev class aircraft carriers made by US Navy pilots.

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01/07/1976
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Cold War: Soviet Aircraft Carriers

Aerial photographs of the Soviet Kiev class aircraft carriers
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