On the subject of the prospects of the Russian Navy carrier fleet, I wrote quite a lot and thought that you can put an end to the fantasies of Moscow to build a new aircraft carrier, but it turned out to be wrong. The fact that I was pretty surprised, but more amused, the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Franz Klintsevich, who yesterday on the air of the propaganda channel "Russia-1" said that in the near future, the Russian Federation will lay six aircraft carriers … Six! - writes in his LJ blogger Evil Odessit.

Well, let's return, as they say to our sheep and remember why any mention of the Russian carrier fleet should at least cause a skeptical smile.

First, all the aircraft carriers that were used by the USSR were built at the Black Sea shipyard in Nikolaev, and Russia still does not have such capacities. The only shipyard that can be expanded for the construction of an aircraft carrier is Sevmash, but only a project for its modernization will take years and billions. In this case, the extension will allow you to make one bookmark, not six at a time.

Secondly - Russia does not have the technology to build a ship with a displacement of 100 thousand. Tons, and this is what will be the future of the Russian aircraft carrier project 25000E "Storm". Moreover, Russia suspended the implementation of the destroyer project 23560 "Leader", a displacement of 18 thousand tons, and if to touch on the painful topic of power plants, then for a quarter of a century of its existence, the Russian Federation did not launch any surface nuclear-powered ship.

Thirdly, the cost of a single aircraft carrier "Storm" is estimated at about $ 5.6 billion. To date, this is a huge amount. And six aircraft carriers immediately - it's $ 33.6 billion (the cost of the monopoly Gazprom is estimated at $ 45. 9 billion)! Interestingly, Franz Klintsevich, when he spoke about six aircraft carriers, in general thought of retirees, state employees and in general about the country, the oil and gas drug addict, in general? After all, black gold, which feeds the most powerful economy of the world, does not grow in price, and the blue and on the border with Germany from month to month is cheaper and cheaper.

Well, fourthly. I do not know what is "for the first time" for the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, and even the most ardent cheers-patriots in Russia officially recognize that the construction of the aircraft carrier "Storm" can start before 2025, and when ... One Triton knows! By the most (most, most!) Optimistic forecasts - in 7 years. And six aircraft carriers? I do not think that Franz Klintsevich will live until the day of launching the sixth, unparalleled in the world, the super-navy "Storm".

In general, the bravado of Russian propagandists has always touched me, because it is worth a little distraction, from the pathos speeches and delve into the details as you understand that every word of theirs is not worth a damn and eggs. Although the egg shell of the chicken is "with a bang," which is evident on a concrete example!.