Chapter 1025: Discussing Design

Of course, the original Kiev-rank aircraft carrier didn't have luxurious facilities like an indoor swimming pool. Although Soviet Typhoon-class nuclear submarines had such amenities for relaxation for the officers and crew, this was not the design for the Kiev-rank.

In fact, due to the need to install numerous equipment and weapons inside the vessel, the interior of the Kiev-rank was extremely narrow, whether in terms of cabins or corridors, far from comfortable.

Yet the Kiev-rank was still a powerful warship. Although it didn't serve the Red Navy for long before it was quietly retired under the backdrop of the Soviet Union's dissolution, never fully realizing its excellent performance, and was mocked by the West as useless, considering its design unreasonable — a compromise made by the Soviets to circumvent international treaty limitations.