Georgian missile boat Tbilisi in flames after being hit

Perman · 08-16-2008, 09:36 AM

(thanks to Yama on smn)

/Per

Silent Reader · 08-16-2008, 09:39 AM

this and some other photos of this incident have already been posted a few days ago

Perman · 08-16-2008, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Silent Reader

this and some other photos of this incident have already been posted a few days ago

Sorry, I searched for it first but couldn't find it.

/Per

Clay125 · 08-16-2008, 04:49 PM

I like repost. It seems I always miss the first postings of everything....

It really sucks when this site cencers things i dont get to see. good thing for PM's i guess

Kopassus · 08-16-2008, 10:40 PM

How much Georgian boats are destroyed in this conflict?

Alexandr · 08-17-2008, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Kopassus

How much Georgian boats are destroyed in this conflict?

all they had - 7 (seven) - 3 missile boats,4 patrol boats

one was destroyed by missile hit from cruiser Moscow in open sea,others blowed in Poti port.

Perman · 08-17-2008, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexandr

all they had - 7 (seven) - 3 missile boats,4 patrol boats

one was destroyed by missile hit from cruiser Moscow in open sea,others blowed in Poti port.

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/0...the-media.html

According to this article it was the Georgian patrol boat P-21 Georgy Toreli that was hit by a "Malakhit" (SS-N-9) anti-surface missile from the Russian MRK Mirazh (617, project 12341, NATO - Nanuchka III) missile corvette. Another Georgian boat was damaged at sea. The Russian missile cruiser Moskva (121, project 1164, NATO - Slava class) was hit by gunfire and had to withdraw. The rest of the Georgian boats, incl. the missile boat Tbilisi, were shelled in Poti harbour on the 13th Aug, apparently abandoned by their crews.

Wikipedia says Georgian navy had two missile boats before the conflict, the Tbilisi and the Dioskuria. Which was the third missile boat?

/Per

Alexandr · 08-17-2008, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Perman

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Which was the third missile boat?

this one

Andarius-Militarius · 08-17-2008, 07:45 AM

That cannon turret on the missile boat looks like it was recently installed.

Perman · 08-17-2008, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexandr

this on

Hardly a missile boat.

Found a photo of P-21 Georgy Toreli which is supposed to have been sunk by a missile. It was a project 205 Stenka class patrol boat, modified with two single old 37 mm guns, and it belonged to the Georgian coast guard.

/Per

TheArmenian · 08-17-2008, 08:11 AM

In pictures:

This is the Georgian coast guard patrol boat GEORGY TORELI (P-21).

This is the Russian MIRAZH (617) missile corvette that sunk the Georgian boat.

This is the R-120 MALAKHIT (SS-N-9) antiship missile used to sink the Georgian vessel.

Ronguild · 08-17-2008, 08:12 AM

What about the MOSKVA cruiser ? She has been hit by a ground based artillery piece or a naval gun ?

TheArmenian · 08-17-2008, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Ronguild

What about the MOSKVA cruiser ? She has been hit by a ground based artillery piece or a naval gun ?

Information is still lacking.

There has been some mis-information spread by an Ukrainian source that there were 8 killed and 10 injured on board.

The Russian Navy command has denied those allegations that the Russian Navy sustained casualties.

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the communications of Ukrainian media outlets about the damages of Russian ships are the invention Moscow. On August 16. INTERFAX.RU - [Glavkomat] the Navy of Russia refuted the assertions of Ukrainian media outlets about the fact that in the course of operation on the coercion of Georgia to the peace the Russian warships obtained damages, and among their crews there were victims. " Materiel, armament of ships are found in the working order. The communications of Ukrainian media outlets about allegedly the killed and injured seamen on board the ships are usual invention. Losses and injured [net]" , said " To Interfax on Saturday the assistant of [glavkoma] the Navy of Russia captain Igor Dygalo.

Source: Interfax.ru

Xav · 08-17-2008, 08:22 AM

So the entire Georgian navy got wipped out by Russia's black sea fleet?

I hope there were some survivors in the water, and that they got rescued by the russian ships.

TheArmenian · 08-17-2008, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Xav

So the entire Georgian navy got wipped out by Russia's black sea fleet?

I hope there were some survivors in the water, and that they got rescued by the russian ships.

According to the Russians, the Toreli sank in 90 seconds. No reports about survivors.

The other 6 ships were demolished in harbour. Nobody was on board.

08-16-2008, 09:36 AM	#1
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TheArmenian Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: East of Byzantium Posts: 2,363	In pictures: This is the Georgian coast guard patrol boat GEORGY TORELI (P-21). This is the Russian MIRAZH (617) missile corvette that sunk the Georgian boat. This is the R-120 MALAKHIT (SS-N-9) antiship missile used to sink the Georgian vessel.

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Ronguild Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Retired Posts: 1,447	What about the MOSKVA cruiser ? She has been hit by a ground based artillery piece or a naval gun ?

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Xav Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: French Dude in Melbourne Florida Posts: 4,947	So the entire Georgian navy got wipped out by Russia's black sea fleet? I hope there were some survivors in the water, and that they got rescued by the russian ships.