The discussion moves from Gorshkov's rhetoric about peaceful economic sea power to a warship carrying two salvos of large anti-ship missiles. Possible targets include surface groups, convoys, ports, and other objectives ashore. The P-5, known to NATO as the SS-N-3 Shaddock, could carry a one-ton conventional warhead or a 200 to 350 kiloton nuclear payload. The quoted range varies by missile model from about 450 to 750 kilometres, and the missile used inertial guidance. Those figures describe flight distance, while the episode separately raises the problem of finding a target from a lone ship's surface radar. A fixed harbour presented a different problem, especially with a nuclear warhead. Missile reach gave a modest cruiser operational weight far beyond that of a gun cruiser.
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Missile reach and maritime pressure
The Kynda's long-range anti-ship missiles let one cruiser threaten task groups, convoys, and ports, although missile range alone did not solve the targeting problem.