“Ve inwent fust!”
Sad to say, the Russians look like the only hope for Western Civilization. We are too “civilized” to preserve our own national identity. DOOMED...
Well, let’s just say that they have been paying attention in class. Good looking ship, no doubt. Back in the 1970’s all of their ship designs actually had to pass thru a bureau that confirmed the ship looked good. A good portion of a modern warship’s time is spent showing the flag. So, you want a design that makes your citizens and all the locals whose port you are visiting to say “Wow. Really cool. Wouldn’t want to mess with them.” [Sun Tzu could be quoted here.] There are actually some design rules for accomplishing that. I’e got a professional paper on that around here somewhere...