The Shtorm: Russia’s Proposed Super-Carrier

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[@SoloRenegade]

Has Simon learned how to count carriers yet?

[@rexrocker1268]

Crimea was not an invasion. Is that what you said? The folks of Crimea wanted to be part of Russia. Look into it. That was not an invasion. It was a peaceful handover lol.

[@BIGJATPSU]

Why in the blue blazes does the Kuznetsov's dry dock need IN ENGLISH, "SLOW SPEED" painted in 10 foot tall letters on it??? 🤔🤔 Also, that's very appropiate for that vessel. 🤣🤣

[@SoloRenegade]

@@rexrocker1268 Ukrainian gov gets a vote...and they voted no

[@ragingmonk6080]

@@rexrocker1268 "The folks of Crimea wanted to be part of Russia." according to a rigged election. Go away Orc.

[@ColeDedhand]

You forgot to mention that the Shtorm will also be able to submerge to a depth of up to 10,000 meters. Although it will only be able to do this once.

[@thecianinator]

Lmao

[@magnusbjarni]

I doubt it could even go into waters deeper than 4000 meters. There's no way it could sail in the Pacific without some serious muscle dragging it there kicking and screaming

[@patrickdurham8393]

Beat me to it! Well played😂

[@tomsmith2209]

The "special submarine operation"

[@stuartemmanuel3735]

Don't forget all US Carriers will be able to submerge to a depth up to a the Bottom of the ocean for all living creatures beneath to call home, thanks to the Advanced Chinese Hypersonic Missiles.

[@nager.1654]

Have the Russians already developed a super tugboat for the super-carrier?

[@grahamdrew5512]

🤣🤣

[@chrisc2671]

Hahaha, that’s probably the icebreaker 😂

[@perryrush6563]

Mean. And perfect

[@michaelkneringer3194]

Yes, it's still submerged towing the Mockba, somewhere out there under the Black Sea.

[@patricksoos674]

Lol

[@CaptainBooch]

"I couldn't take care of that goldfish, but I'm pretty sure I can be a responsible tiger owner"

[@mike03a3]

A bit over 30 years ago, when I was working on US carrier designs in support of NAVSEA, we were carefully watching as the USSR laid down the hull for their first nuclear powered supercarrier design. But it was being built in Ukraine, where much of the Soviet shipbuilding expertise was located. It never got more than about half built before they gave up and started to dismantle it. I have no idea why they gave up, but their history of carrier design and construction is dismal at best. And despite their completion of earlier designs like the Kiev, (there's some irony) they have never really been successful in deploying and operating a carrier air group.

[@MeanMachine1992]

I bet the soviet government didn't dismantle it. The soviet comrades dismantled and sold it to be able to afford food.

[@mcjitsu]

it is surprising how many ships, TANKS, and other heavy military equipment is manufactured in GEORGIA, or bought from Turkey, and traded from Iran and how many ships were under construction around the Crimea.

[@hermankopsch3823]

The funny thing is, the only dockyards large enough to build and maintain carriers in the ussr, were all located in ukraine, and just up until recent times, russia didnt have a large enough dockyard to maintain its current carrier. So yeah, i doubt the russian ever will build a super carrier, even if they could afford one.

[@arizonatsunami]

Who else thought that it’s name was sh*tstorm. Lol

[@animo9050]

yeah same lol

[@martinstallard2742]

LOL

[@TheBooban]

Would be a pretty good name

[@FortuneZer0]

I thought at first it was about the Kuznetsov, so yes.

[@Damons-Old-Soul]

Didn't even see that. Just saw "Russia super-carrier" and started laughing.

[@milutinke]

Russia can't even repair Admiral Kuznetsov, let alone build a new carrirer, let alone right now.

[@Just_A_Random_Desk]

@@user-ij7er2uu1e The Kuznetzov has been in drydock for years and can't move under it's own power. The Chinese Kuznetzov is infinitely better since they're not incompetent.

[@ZiggySA]

@@user-ij7er2uu1e They should park it next to the Moskva, an equally impressive ship. :D

[@alexalbrecht5768]

@@user-ij7er2uu1eusing my head tells me if the Russians can’t even keep a less complex carrier in service they have no chance at building a new more complex one and operating it effectively. Not to mention building a carrier would be pointless since overwhelming NATO air and sea superiority would quickly destroy it in port or as soon as it hits the open ocean. There’s a reason Russia neglects its surface forces in favor of submarines.

[@RandomTrinidadian]

​@@user-ij7er2uu1e when was the last time it went to sea?

[@TalesOfWar]

@@alexalbrecht5768 A carrier also needs a fleet to operate with. The US has 11 Carrier Battle Groups consisting of at least 5 other vessels supporting and protecting it. All of those extremely capable in their own right. Then there's the auxiliary fleet like refuelers and the like.

[@Fanboy_of_everything]

I’m impressed. This is fanfiction better than anything on Ao3

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

The Admiral Kuznetsov has caught on fire so many times it probably did once or twice while you read this sentence. It also managed to sink its own drydock.

[@zephyr8072]

You see Ivan, Admiral Kuznetsov so incredibly advanced it is fire.

[@grahamstrouse1165]

World’s most powerful s’mores roaster in the world! Also good for warming up brandy…

[@KSmithwick1989]

In the mobile dry dock situation, PD-50 actually sunk and slammed the deck with a crane. Apparently the diesel for the bilge pumps was stolen by the contractor of the dry dock. Assuming if they ever bought enough diesel to begin with.

[@bellissimo4520]

Russian warships being the only ones known to be susceptible to spontaneous combustion.

[@alejandrozuluaga7660]

​@@KSmithwick1989 Lemme correct a few things there pal: "Assuming they EVEN BOUGHT THE DIESEL to begin with"

[@christophergroenewald5847]

Assuming that it ever actually leaves the concept phase, I would give the Shtorm 5 years at most before the Little Tug Boat That Could would be sailing at the head of the Russian navy once again.

[@scottryals3191]

That may be why they need 2 different means of propulsion. Russia's GDP is about the size of Italy - kinda doubt they can catch up with the US. I think California has a larger GDP.

[@danielstickney2400]

@@scottryals3191 California ($3.7 trillion), Texas ($2.5 trillion) and New York ($2.1 trillion) all have a larger GDP than the Russian Federation ($1.5 trillion) and Florida ($1.3 trillion) is about the same. Russia's GDP is closer to Brazil ($1.44 trillion) than Italy ($1.9 Trillion).

[@MarcosElMalo2]

It will be skippered by Admiral Duke Nukemivich.

[@jochenstacker7448]

"Maintenance fund" is a Russian word for "beer money"

[@2639theboss]

​@@danielstickney2400 Pretty fucking horrifying when the armpit of America has 3x GDP per capita than Russia.

[@nager.1654]

CGI forces are my most favorite branch of the russian armed forces.

[@TheWebstaff]

Well it's either CGI or prison meat grinder.. It's not much of a choice.

[@TheWebstaff]

Although I suppose they also have a military reenactment army.. Taking museum hardware, manning it with reprobates and sending it to certain death.

[@TalesOfWar]

I enjoy the bit where they showcase SH-60 Seahawks taking off. Not very Russian lol. I'm guessing they used assets they found on TurboSquid or something.

[@phbrinsden]

Classic

[@ToEuropa]

Russian sources now report that the Shtorm aircraft carrier model unexpectedly burst into flames and had to be towed from its display case to the modeling team's workbench for repairs. She's expected to be out of service for at least a year.

[@cuddlepaws4423]

Nice one 🤣🤣

[@denisoko8494]

... moreover this repair naturally requires a few hundreds millions budget to be allocated, again! It is described sometimes like a Russia "weather"'s specific 🤪!

[@batboy555]

They need an admiral in command who throws binoculars over the side to command it.

[@Tundraviper41]

Aside from upgrading current dockyards to accommodate the building of ship of that size, one of the main issues mentioned in the video on the Kuznetsov is the lack of on shore electrical facility's that can take the pressure off the ships machinery by providing the power needed for basic operations while at dock. Also the Russian government would have to build more, much bigger dry docks for the ship to be repaired in.

[@dianapennepacker6854]

If I were Russia... Better to start on this infrastructure and get this experience now. That is the benefit of investing in projects like this. Sure it costs a fortune but it produces jobs and makes you one step closer to actually start becoming the power house. Russia really needs to invest in its self instead of corruption and get rich schemes. Personally I think super carriers are a bad idea. Why put all your eggs in one basket. I think two smaller nuclear carriers would be the better option. Sure you miss out on certain benefits like the square inverse law but that works for 3d space and not carriers where 2d space is what matters the most.

[@joelong4301]

Aka Russia is utterly useless

[@cannonfodder6299]

It requires far more than just the infrastructure. I hope they try building it. It will be hugely expensive for them. Then they have a carrier but don't have the surface fleet needed to protect the carrier. Then you need atleast 2 so one can be kept operational while the other is in maintenance and training. Then they are pretty screwed when it comes to ports to base out of. If it was every actually needed, would it survive long enough to be useful.

[@TheNinjaDC]

This is honestly part of the reason for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. One of the terms Russia would have "negotiated" with Ukraine's new regime would have been leasing Odessa's docks to Russia for 99 years. Odessa had the USSR largest drydocks, and Russia really wants them back.

[@brolohalflemming7042]

Dockyards large enough would be the challenge, power would not. Russia's been building naval nuclear reactors, floating nuclear power barges and reactors in general for decades. So shore, or dockyard power in general could be provided just by building a plant.

[@trentvlak]

Russia: Can't keep the Admiral Kuznetsov running. Also Russia: Fear our new Super Duper Carrier.

[@johnssmith4005]

They are scary delusional like the people that think Wakanda is real

[@widodoakrom3938]

Lol yeah china capable to make super carrier not Russia

[@dougaldouglas8842]

Our super-duper carriers are knackered. One has now completely broken down, and to such an extent, again, that the one that is left is scavenging parts from it to replace worn out parts. The first proposal for new carriers saw three proposed, then dropped to two.

[@randyeduo]

that should make u feel better about yourself--but your aircraft carriers are seating ducks for the cruise missiles of Russia and China who are quite capable of sinking them

[@StrikeNoir105E]

@@randyeduo Until they actually prove such a thing by... you know, trying to shoot a USN CV for real, any claims made by Russia and China regarding the effectiveness of their weapons is suspect. It also assumes that the US doesn't take said threats seriously and hasn't already made countermeasures, as they've usually done in terms of peer-to-peer combat capabilities in the Cold War.

[@Harrington2323]

When I was ten years old I was drawing a lot of ships and planes that were superior to every existing military vehicle. The Shtorm is the same kind of "supership".

[@pfgbam]

this thing is gonna pay for so many luxury yachts if it ever gets approved

[@tom23rd]

I wonder if it comes with that bomber on deck thats too big to move without destroying the superstructure and other parked planes on deck? BRILLIANT marketing there 😅

[@placeholder7213]

Its from a game lol it's called modern warships its a game for mobile those are in-game models

[@JonMartinYXD]

That's the PAK DA bomber. It is also imaginary so it fits quite well with the Shtorm.

[@michaelmartin4552]

I would love to see that try to take off after being catapulted off of the ski ramp.

[@bandenere7774]

Don't worry, nothing in that image actually exists.

[@randyeduo]

short-sighted viewpoint

[@sometimesfriendly9839]

I'm not sure what would be more surprising - seeing this ship actually in the water or a deck full of Su-57's on it.

[@jloiben12]

😂😂😂 Yes

[@mwolkove]

Seeing it IN the water wouldn't surprise me. Seeing it ON the water definitely would.

[@wingshad0w00982]

Seeing an Su-57 on it wouldn’t be too shocking. Seeing one take off from it would be though. Well, take off and keep going.

[@rainboworiental9521]

​@@wingshad0w00982I guess he mean is after years Russia still do not produced enough Su 57 to fill even one fifth of entire carrier deck.

[@boomergames8094]

Two years ago, everyone would be impressed and racing to catch up. Today, everyone says, "Great, my 4-year old cousin, a Conflict of Nations player made something like that too. Both are just as likely to ever be built in the real world."

[@benoithudson7235]

People were mocking the Russian Navy 2 years ago already. What wasn't obvious was how bad their Air Force and ground armies were.

[@boomergames8094]

@@benoithudson7235 Valid point. :)

[@StrikeNoir105E]

@@benoithudson7235 Just 2 years ago? The Russian Navy has been a laughingstock for over a century now. When it comes to naval power, nobody things of the Soviet/Russian Navy's surface fleet due to the kind of seemingly chronic blunders and problems they have.

[@zephyr8072]

There was still some respect for the rest of the Russian military and for Putin as a savvy strongman though. Now everyone knows the entire Russian military is a bad joke and Putin is a weak, spineless little coward with a room temperature IQ who only got to his position of power because everyone else in the Russian government is even stupider than him.

[@jedimasterdraco6950]

@@StrikeNoir105E "Do you see torpedo boats?"

[@shubashuba9209]

Imagine spending billions on an aircraft carrier and manning it with conscripts that you drafted out of prison?

[@joshlewis575]

Sounds brilliant right. Amazing how genius people can be.

[@MrTangolizard]

Imagine it as soon as you pull into port in Syria or North Korea the only ports you can use and your conscripts strip all the copper wire out of your ship to sell for scrap to buy some vodka so u can get drunk and rape a conscript lower down the Totum pole than u , Russia is so awesome

[@JerrySeriatos]

Well that is what the US does, carriers a re really floating prisons. Draftees would otherwise have been in real land prisons

[@MrTangolizard]

@@JerrySeriatos no the USA doesn’t at all , the USA doesn’t draft people anymore

[@JerrySeriatos]

@MrTangolizard correct it is a volunteer force unfortunately

[@survivor686]

Amazing - we nove have the full Air-Land-Sea collection Russian mythological wunderwaffes: the SU57, the T14 Armata....and now the Shtorm

[@khiem1939]

Russians like dreaming when they imbibe in too much vodka and drugs!

[@F.O.U.N.D.E.R]

Least our Sukhoi-57 became the first 5th gen fighter jet to have a kill while the 2 decades old f-22 with no kill 😏

[@themc.kennyshow6585]

​@@F.O.U.N.D.E.R what did the su57 kill?

[@F.O.U.N.D.E.R]

@@themc.kennyshow6585 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoWTXpuQh7Crl7c Here komrade for confirmation 😏

[@alarictheredboi276yearsago4]

@@F.O.U.N.D.E.R because nothing dares step up to the f22. Nothing on the planet could even hope to get close enough to down one.

[@ptrgreeny]

The burned out hulk formerly known as the Kuznetsov....NEVER...completed a voyage out into the ocean let alone a deployment under it's own power. Every time that barge left port...it had to be towed back. Sorry Russia, but that's a really pretty model. Keep a small fire extinguisher next to it...just in case. Now I'm off to by a lottery ticket from LAST year's Powerball....it's got a better chance of being a winner than Russia does of even laying down the keel for this fantasy.

[@matthewgibbs6886]

its not like they could even build a nuclear sub much less a carrier.

[@andrewday3206]

With Russia going bankrupt over Ukraine there is no chance this will be built. The Jeddah Tower is more likely to finish and it isn’t even being worked on.

[@charleswarden291]

Love that powerball line...mind if I co-opt it sometime?

[@ptrgreeny]

@@charleswarden291 Not at all!

[@ruinerblodsinn6648]

"Keep a small fire extinguisher next to it...just in case." Made my day good sir!

[@ragerancher]

I have designed a car that can go a bajillion kph with no g force and can drive without human input. Now to solve the minor issue of making it actually exist... Apparently that is the 2nd model, the first one sank when Putin took it into the bath and it collided with a particularly vicious rubber duck.

[@cuddlepaws4423]

🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆

[@derantorkiarig4592]

Russia: *can't even keep itself from rushing T-55s to the front* Also Russia: Let's build a nuclear powered aircraft carrier we have no need for since we're at best a second rate power at this point.

[@DrScarface74]

Lol second rate power which destroys the whole nato without any chance for them lol

[@paulgibbon5991]

@@DrScarface74 Oh, you mean 5% of NATO's military budget, and zero serving troops? Snort that copium.

[@why-hf6gc]

@@DrScarface74whole of nato? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidgraham4807]

@@DrScarface74you’re so funny.

[@The_Viscount]

You can put up whatever requirements and designs you want on paper. The ability to make those requirements and designs real in numbers enough to matter is what counts.

[@Gollvieg]

My #1 question is: Did they allot any budget toward future maintenance, or is it all going into the pocket one oligarch or other?

[@StabbinJoeScarborough]

Probably the latter

[@johneyton5452]

Go on. Take a guess.

[@deltavee2]

Look at the history of their army and air force and you will find your answer.

[@handal0]

Like the UK allotted £300M+ for the UK carriers to be catobar capable as well as STOL...but the funds are still resting in Michael Heseltine's account...🤑😬😠

[@joshlewis575]

That's the #1 reason russia or the ccp will never really compete. The amount of $$ needed to keep these insane machines operational is astronomical. Even if they budgeted for it, there is no way that the $$ isn't being siphoned through corruption. Their sophisticated death machines wouldn't last 6 months of all out conflict

[@marknovak6498]

Building the carrier is only the start. You need the rest of the supporting battlegroup. You need a port. You need ... nevermind.

[@WootZoot]

What happened to the video about Kuznetsov? I had it bookmarked but its set to private now. I'd really like to review that one again if possible.

[@killerdoritoWA]

I’m glad that Russia wants to build such a large artificial reef!

[@dickystrike6966]

It does not. This info comes from fake wikipedia page😅

[@zephyr8072]

“Ivan! The decadent westerners are laughing at our ideas again!” “Say it is fake! It is big joke yes? Now we are laughing!”

[@mikekelleher6940]

The corals would be grateful if they were capable of thought.

[@kellyjohnson9394]

😂😂Most likely to happen IF they start and complete it. When Russia over reaches, projects like this tend to sit in dry dock for a decade before it’s completed. Putin will sink him already sinking his economy in an attempt to keep up with the United Kingdom, which is Russia’s military peer at this point in time.

[@ronjon7942]

More like a large artificial aircraft carrier.

[@ComboSlicer]

This reminds me germany during ww2 where even crazier and crazier fantasies were drawn onto paper such as P.1000 Ratte and what else

[@glasmannschaefer]

A huge and slow lumbering, barely mobile target in a land war where the enemy had air superiority? What could possibly go wrong.... Even if the Shtorm could be build, it would remind me of the Bismarck and the Yamato. Both absolutely impressive ships. But their enormous price tag and prestige meant that you couldn't afford to lose them. So they were barely used until they were in the end blown to bits.

[@LarryWater]

@@glasmannschaefer Bismarck was not impressive.

[@Tony-.]

On the contrary, Russia does not build large ships or equipment, unlike Germany and the United States with their Leopards and Abrams, which are one and a half times larger than Russian tanks. The Akula submarine was a Soviet project and was also decommissioned. This layout is needed to assess the infrastructure and develop aircraft that are not in the metal.

[@deltavee2]

10:02 Beauty shot of a Sunderland watching over a WWII convoy. By the time Ukraine is through with them and China has gnawed off pretty much the entire East end of the empire along the Pacific, Russia will scarcely be able to erect a half-mile of split-log fence. And the fact that it is named "Shtorm" is just so completely a typical gnatsee name it is a complete hoot given what they've turned into since WWII. To quote the famous philosopher D. Duck, "It is to laugh."

[@codybuttron1330]

Next idea, Ultra Class Carriers, giant hexagonal floating ships that link together to form a massive moving island. And sharks with friggin Lazer beams on thier head

[@martinstallard2742]

1:11 proposal and design 5:44 history and problems 13:14 global threat, or paper tiger?

[@martinstallard2742]

AKA the shitstorm

[@nomercynodragonforyou9688]

@@martinstallard2742 LOL, based

[@jr-a-cat]

They better build a SUPPER tug first

[@vermas4654]

I'm more interested in the Soviet super carrier proposals and projects. Because they were more realistic and closer to any actual completion

[@tonicjack9823]

They can't even build a decent, working tank, no amount of computer generated mock ups will ever get this thing floated.

[@Blackmage4001]

Russia claiming they'll build another super carrier is a punch line to a joke.

[@stupidburp]

Russia never built a super carrier before. Even the Soviet aircraft carrying cruisers were built in Ukraine.

[@Tony-.]

@@stupidburp The "Ukrainians" sailed along with the unfinished Kuznetsov, although orders were sent to them from Kyiv to stay. Russia has stopped pumping Ukraine with specialists and finances, now there are Western equipment and specialists. The Ukrainians themselves, having three large sea coasts, what did they present to the world? Russia did not have the resources to build a backup infrastructure for its only aircraft carrier. But nevertheless, he is still alive to preserve the experience of the crew. If it can be called something useful

[@badluck5647]

While America has multiple friends who allow the US to use naval bases across the world, Russia could only refule and resupply a carrier fleet in Syria. This is another example of Russian ignoring logistics for flashy, vanity projects.

[@tomhenry897]

Their expanding

[@jameson1239]

It doesn’t need to refuel and could resupply at sea but there never going to build the ship anyway so it doesn’t particularly matter

[@ronnie8274]

Thanks for the video Simon. (and friends) I have seen a great many of your videos on all (I think), of your channels, due to a serious back injury, I don't have much of a life. I have to say I haven't seen even 1 that I didn't find interesting. Anyway, thanks so much for all that you and your awesome team do.

[@DMS-pq8]

Switzerland has a better chance building a carrier at the top of the Alps then Russia has of ever building the Shtorm

[@user-Xx0xxxxx]

Fun fact: Switzerland actually has a navy.

[@occamraiser]

They will build it if they give the oligarchs a big enough pile of money - it just won't ever work.

[@moosenugget7]

I read the title of the video as "The Shitstorm". Probably would be a pretty appropriate name for the ship (and the experience of trying to actually build it) if Russia ever went through with it.

[@sidneysun5217]

same thats what i read too; i was like wow they really nailed it on the head this time

[@mikepeterson9362]

I actually just came down to the comments to make absolutely sure that someone made the Shitstorm joke....

[@ericcox6764]

@@mikepeterson9362 Same here! LOL!! That’s exactly what I thought as soon as I read the title. I guess I’ll go watch the video now!

[@mikepeterson9362]

@@ericcox6764 Why bother, brother?....It's only going to be ShtormShow. 😂

[@RaccoonLex]

so glad im not teh only 1🙃

[@5133937]

Agent K: What’s your carrier’s name? Russia: Huh? Agent K: Your carrier, what’s her name? Russia: Schhh-torm? Agent K: “Shtorm”? Russia: Yes, she’s… Greek.

[@bruceh9780]

Considering Russian military technology, if they ever get one built, I'd give it about 5 minutes before people start to refer to it as the Shit-storm.

[@smplyizzy]

The massive carrier would be one thing. I think having the entire fleet to protect and supply the new carrier but be even a large project.

[@bkr1895]

Indeed a carrier is only as strong as it’s surrounding battle group. The US can field so many carriers only because of the sheerly insane amount of other vessels it has.

[@TheRezro]

@@bkr1895 Russia don't actually understand how Carriers work, anyway. This project is straight a joke.

[@Tony-.]

Let's say you need an air wing somewhere in Syria when your only airfield gets damaged. Kuznetsov could not even cope with this task, although nothing threatened him at sea, except for his own breakdowns

[@bruhmomento4590]

@@Tony-.don’t forget those faulty wires

[@evanulven8249]

"Ruzzia's Purposed Supercarrier." *AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA* (deep breath) *AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!* Thanks, Simon. I needed this after the week I've had. Keep dreaming, poot-poot. Maybe wish upon a star.

[@hellgates_javed6451]

What

[@kreol1q1q]

I think you should do a video on the PANG (Future French Aircraft Carrier). As an actually feasible and likely project for a nuclear-powered CATOBAR supercarrier.

[@MoonMage67]

i mean at this point you can do "Megaprojects: Star Destroyer" or "Megaprojects: Death Star" because both of those are about as realistic as this is.

[@lavaboatcubesupportsukrain7539]

I think fictitious mega projects videos would be very entertaining

[@drewwar9344]

Funny you should mention that because the US is looking into flying air craft carriers Lockheed already made Patons 😂😂😂

[@xxklesx1]

I think the Nato together could by a deathstar more likley than russia this carrier.

[@Dubanx]

LOL, Russia can't even maintain the carrier it already has.

[@captaindouchebag1703]

Russia can't even maintain the "Navy" it already has. Remember the Moskva? Or the Kursk? Not sure which country has the more incompetent Navy, Russia or Argentina.

[@jonjahr3403]

Great Video as usual, and tbh I've come to expect nothing less. And thank you for recommending Conflict Of Nations. Really enjoying that game.

[@jimtalbott9535]

“Deadbeat older sibling” - that’s an excellent turn of phrase right there.

[@TheRealCartman1]

The Su57 is a huge aircraft by modern fighter standards, 14 feet longer, 13 feet wider and sustainably heavier then a F35, I'd like to see how they'd fit 80-90 aircraft on board if a substantial number are Su57's.

[@rustythecrown9317]

Vodka based dreaming.

[@trezapoioiuy]

Fit them? It doesn't even look like they can BUILD that many.

[@titanproductions3628]

@@rustythecrown9317 a liberal-based conclusion.

[@rustythecrown9317]

@@titanproductions3628 keep yer political labels in yer own mouth, clown. More of a conclusion of an Adult who sees these yahoos for what they are. Sit down.

[@kyle-ld2gh]

​@@titanproductions3628 lol, cope and seethe little Vatnik. They can't even build the t14s bahahahahaha.

[@johnbox271]

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[@lurkingcarrier8736]

Don't jinx us ffs

[@michaelblacktree]

Russia is embracing new technology. Their new military will be ALL virtual. (buy the battle pass for extra perks)

[@daniellambert1217]

anybody else amused by the idea of landing planes between two rather large vertical launch systems ? not to mention the SAM systems in front of those as well .

[@col.waltervonschonkopf69]

If it will be anything like the Felon, it will only be a potential threat in videos. 😂

[@davey7452]

Some of the funds for this carrier has probably been diverted to fund an admirals mansion and private yacht.

[@williamrutter3619]

Probably more useful use of money, they all sink the same way with hypersonic weapons.

[@lordcirrhosisofliver]

@@williamrutter3619 NATO wouldn't need hypersonics to sink russian warships, russias flagship was sunk by Ukraine's subsonic Neptune missiles.

[@williamrutter3619]

@@lordcirrhosisofliver That only proves why they are a bad investment and why Russia isnt building any carrier.

[@JG54206]

I’m sure they can absolutely afford to build this and they won’t need any imported materials or parts at all. Entirely domestic.

[@PronatorTendon]

I've heard of that, it runs exclusively on steam power made by incinerating babushkas

[@johnzach2057]

Russia and aircraft carriers. The opposite of "iconic duo" 😅

[@ZiggySA]

What is more iconinc than a giant rusting ski-slope belching a column of toxic exhaust fumes visible for miles being pulled along by a tug boat?

[@perryrush6563]

Are you saying it's almost as good as the words Russia and Nuclear Safety?

[@legendaryhunter1672]

I think the Shtorm is very much a great concept and brain food for sci fi nerds, myself included as I will be making a super carrier in my book that is inspired by the concept model of the Shtorm, but I doubt it will be anything more than that, an idea or inspiration for people to grab from and then claim it as theirs

[@adamgroszkiewicz814]

Or you could base your book on actual real functional nuclear supercarriers. The US has been building & deploying that type of vessel for 50 years. Not really the realm of sci fi…

[@taiwandxt6493]

​@@adamgroszkiewicz814 I mean, if they want to make a sci-fi book with a Shtorm looking carrier, let them. It's not an inherently good or bad idea.

[@cjchitwood5521]

🤣🤣🤣 that bomber versus elevator width... hilarious

[@marcoseirik]

Like the Kutznetzov, this is a Potemkin Village, in that it exists only to look good on paper.

[@dazzamac70]

It's one thing to design and propose a next generation Super-Carrier, actually affording to build and operate it is another!!😂

[@maxdanielj]

The us military could propose a death star but it doesn't matter because they can't build it

[@williamrutter3619]

Such wise things said, Russia has a military budget similar to the UK and see what it does with it. a carrier might look nice, but they just project a military vulnerability.

[@kinggojira6932]

​@@williamrutter3619 Russia use its military budget to build yachts and mansions.

[@williamrutter3619]

@@kinggojira6932 the UK does much worse, the military industrial contracts that almost deliver nothing, all we see are more flash cars being sold and soaring real estate prices.

[@williamrutter3619]

@@kinggojira6932 all of NATO and Ukraine which was Europe's largest military after Russia and some allied nations, can't stop Russia with a military budget similar to the UK. Military Spending is not a Russian problem, where as in the USA which already spends a larger part of its GDP on defence is on about doubling it's budget, that would bring USA spending to similar level of GDP seen in 1980s Soviet Union.

[@tedzehnder961]

The Shtorm sounds like something two drunk guys in a bar would be talking about what the weather was like out side.

[@Jw-no7id]

I just had a flash of the Spinal Tap movie where the dwarves were dancing around the miniature Stonehenge.

[@jochenstacker7448]

From conception to completion there's always a loooong line of palms to be greased, so in the end the super-duper, shiny, high-tech doodaa that appeared on paper, turns out to be some oil drums welded together by Garage 54 (who I bear no ill will towards). I'm pretty sure their nukes are just filled with used pinball machine parts.

[@134StormShadow]

😂👍

[@johnssmith4005]

5th Gen Super Carrier still has a Cope Ramp 😄😆😂🤣

[@rjf5285]

They can't even keep their one Carrier from catching on fire and breaking down at sea. LMAO

[@zach11241]

It comes with TWO tug boats! It has a confined area to smoke (to reduce damage)! It has the ability to sink twice as fast as the Moskva! It can launch one plane every three hours! It might actually be able to retrieve destroyed planes! It can travel at a mind bogging 2 MPH!

[@zach11241]

Ladies and Gentlemen: Fear the Shitstorm!

[@phbrinsden]

And to save time and space there will be no toilets as they dont have that technology apparently (see Kuznetzov). They decided to recall the tried and proven method in the days of sail. You sit on a platform with a hole in front of the bows. Much simpler and maintainable free.

[@ragingmonk6080]

You can tell by the bane that is doomed. I mean they crammed together two words "Shit-Storm" and came up with Shtorm.

[@paulschlachter4144]

The idea of a completely new weapons delivery platform in the shape of the Shtorm super class aircraft carrier has kept me up at night, dreading the force projection of the Russian hegemon that will dominate the oceans of planet Earth for more than 5 years now. I can scarcely find the peace of mind to descend into feverish dreams of the global devastation that it will bring as it unleashes the unmitigated rage of the Russian Bear onto the world stage. /words to that effect.

[@hawkeye2816]

That illustration with the giant plane on the deck is hilarious to me. That plane is just too big. Even if you folded the wings like a book and like 6 or 7 places, it's way too long to fit on the elevators. You'd have to somehow origami it lengthwise to be able to do any maintenance. Hell, even the fighters looked too big for the elevators as illustrated. But that bomber or whatever was seriously just too big to even fit in the hangar, let alone on the elevators.

[@Zeppathy]

I like how they named it Shitstorm, but shortened. Even Russia knows how bad its going to be. 😂

[@ketfoen]

Elon Musk could have bought his own super carrier, but instead bought Twitter for $44billion

[@Mariusmjvr]

Twitter is more influential than one carrier.

[@Ob1sdarkside]

Musk would turn his carrier into the Kuznetsov

[@johneyton5452]

I'd prefer a carrier personally

[@LarryWater]

Carriers are too expensive to maintain.

[@PancakeBoi]

@@LarryWater so is twitter

[@fin-ed6oj]

Loving all these aircraft carrier videos, please do one about the British Elizabeth Class carriers

[@dougaldouglas8842]

Good for a laugh as both are now knackered. Latest reports are that one has broken down, and cannot be mended, whilst the other one is scavenging parts from it to replace worn out parts, much like our helicopters.

[@fin-ed6oj]

@@dougaldouglas8842 be that as it may, it’ll certainly make a more interesting video. And the new leaked reports that the government plans on ordering a 3rd carrier

[@dougaldouglas8842]

@@fin-ed6oj You know I was called a liar when I said that the original speck was for three carriers. I saw the specks when at Portsmouth naval yard. People need to stop just spouting off, as though they know everything. So a third is back on the books, so to speak. They had best sort out this mess that government is trying to cover up. One of the many things that is wrong with these carriers is lack of self-protection. Government informs us that they will have protection escort. Every other country invests in both escort and self-protection.

[@zephyr8072]

I do need a good laugh.

[@StewartWalker-hy1eo]

Well they were ordered as Catobar by the Labour government but then changed to Stovl by the budget Tory government and part built by migrants for cheap labour which caused problems

[@ShamelessMcBundy]

Lol I read that as "shitstorm" and I was like, yeah that sounds about right.

[@Aonghias]

I saw the name and thought it was SHITSTORM

[@milutinke]

lmao

[@angrydoggy9170]

You’re clearly not alone. Just made a similar comment, just as countless others.

[@KuDastardly]

Russia: _"Hey, can I copy your homework?"_ Britain: _"Sure, just make it look different so it doesn't look like you copied it."_ Russia: _"Sure thing."_

[@jim2lane]

Russia announces new weapons systems all the time. But if you go back and track the number of announcements like this, to the number that actually get developed and deployed in numbers sufficient enough to make a difference on the battlefield, the ratio is quite low

[@mormatus]

I am wondering is there any at all, within the last two decades?

[@JohnWilliamNowak]

Spacecraft, too. Serious question: have any new defense / aerospace projects conceived and developed by the Russian Federation reached full deployment?

[@drgonzo305]

I wonder how many tugboats will this new one require, I’m guessing 30-35

[@chrislong3938]

Who thought putting that comically huge flying wing on the deck?!? LOL!!!

[@LegendaryCollektor]

This video came out before we proved that hypersonic carrier killing missiles were a paper tiger. Oooof.

[@TankswillRule]

(Russian) hypersonic carrier killing… Storm Shadows are being a pain for the orcs. And they arent even hypersonic

[@charlesparr1611]

Fun fact, the name 'storm is a contraction of 'shit storm', which is descriptive of the derision any thinking person has of Russia's ability to manufacture anything like a modern warship. I love how the Russians keep doing this stuff in the face of reality, although my amusement is tempered by my concern for their mental well being. I mean seriously.

[@paulfribbs8516]

Perhaps the Storm class could be assembled from a transformer assembly of their super yacht's??? 🤧

[@mnocum16]

We heard they already developed a super tugboat along with their new carrier.😂😂😂

[@samijokinen9246]

Just asking about. How deep of the sea that vessel would need in a hypothetical situation to go fully down under?

[@tormentorxl2732]

Don’t forget the UFO grappling hook and the submarine harpoon.

[@Nanobrker]

Yes both of them were incorporated in US ship designs...... Probably the reason they catch fire and sink while docked at the port or develop catastrophic hull cracks every time they enter open seas and the entire class of ships has to be decommissioned only after serving 8 years 😂😂 Or maybe these weapons make the ship soooo expensive, repair/maintenance a constant need and a nightmare , integrated systems faulty and unreliable and the overall design overindulgent serving no purpose that the US Navy has to again ... "Decommission" the produced ships after wasting 100s of billions of dollars in it!!! Yes that is so much less embarrassing!!!

[@griffinmckenzie7203]

@@Nanobrker At least the US can afford to throw away toys like that, kid Moskali.

[@Nanobrker]

@@griffinmckenzie7203 yes, that wins you this argument. Throwing away billions of dollars on multiple failed ill conceived projects because you can afford to do so while your economy, middle class and public infra goes to gutter and then pointing fingers on russia. Great logic there Mr Goebbels. I'm sure your banderite khokhols handlers, who are funding you from embezzled billions of aid money would be proud of you!!!

[@chaosacsend9653]

​@@Nanobrker and yet after decommissioning all those ships, they still have more than you.

[@Nanobrker]

@@chaosacsend9653 yes they have more than me because I don't own a single armed military ship! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣 But was that the discussion or topic of concern in my comment ???? Was that what I was pointing towards?? Kiddo, learn to read properly and understand the topic before getting triggered and arguing with grown ups with random unrelated word vomit. But hey, if you think coping like this and brushing off/justifying extravagant, careless, unnecessary overspending when your banks are collapsing, your industries are hitting a recession along with inflation in economy, nearly the entirety your young adults demographic are living hand to mouth, your country is about to default on its debt , the level of corruption in your country is so shamelessly high that pentagon and defence sector fails 5 audits in a row and cant account for more than 40% of its assets and budget, your lawmakers overvalued the arms aid to Ukraine by 3 billions etc etc etc ...... is what's important here for you and will somehow magically win you this argument, then what can I say. All the more power to you.

[@shaider1982]

I am sure Big Suka Sukhoi will be able to mass produce masses of Su75 (Fembois?) to fill its decks.🤣

[@user-lv7ph7hs7l]

Not to be that guy but steam powered isn't an insult, superheavy bunker oil burner is. The USS Ohio and Nimitz are both powered by steam turbines just like RMS Mauretania or Titanic's central propeller. The difference being that instead of coal or oil powered boilers making steam it's a reactor. Steam is still fantastic. Generally replaced by turbo electric (gas turbine makes juice, electric motor powers prop. That's how cruise ships do it, or the last of the ocean liner like the SS Normandie.

[@ctmetsfanmike9262]

Please Russia. Build 5 of them. Sink money into things you can’t maintain 😂.

[@Crashed131963]

Putin is bad at math. Russia with a GDP just above Spain thinking they can be a naval power.

[@arizonatsunami]

You guys deleted the Admiral Kuznetzov video on Megaprojects!!!

[@TheBooban]

They did? Maybe cause it’s not mega.

[@angrydoggy9170]

@@TheBooban It’s a mega failure, one of the biggest in modern history.

[@qwertyuuytrewq825]

I wonder if they will design a super-fire truck for this super-carrier or will use a regular fire truck as on Admiral Kuznetsov

[@phoenixkitchen2452]

And they still need a ramp at the end of the deck lmfao

[@AndiJF]

Where *is* your video on the Admiral Kuznetsov? I can't find it on this channel.

[@zurielsss]

Even the T14 has never been proven in battle, let alone this vaporware

[@michaelmartin4552]

They only started using them in the last week as artillery platforms. When they are too scared to use their newest equipment that tells you how much confidence they have in it.

[@Tabacish]

Damn, they are going to make so many yachts of that pipedream....

[@ptrgreeny]

I think we're all being a little bit rough on our Russian friends. Comrades, I look forward to the day the world's only sail powered aircraft carrier takes to lake.

[@perryrush6563]

Ouch!

[@crss29]

The "Shitstorm" 😂😂😂 Such pristine self awareness had never before been demonstrated by the Russian military industry!!! You just can't make this up!!

[@OrjanGrahn]

"....and then it got worse." - unofficial motto of the Russian fleet even before Sovietera. 😊

[@longtabsigo]

The Kuznetzov, the little carrier that should!