Project 66, Des Moines, and the disputed Moskva name

Is Project 66, presented as Moskva in naval games, comparable to the Des Moines class?

It is discussed as a heavy-cruiser proposal with nine 220 mm guns, but the panel disputes its name and development history and does not establish a detailed equivalence to Des Moines.

Project 66 is discussed as a Soviet heavy-cruiser or cruiser-killer proposal, separate from the larger Project 82 battlecruiser programme. The version under discussion carries nine 220 mm/65 guns in three triple turrets. Participants identify differences in the secondary and anti-aircraft arrangements between the game portrayal and the design material they consult. Alex questions whether Moskva would have been an appropriate name, connecting his objection to the earlier destroyer's wartime loss and Soviet naming traditions. Another participant rejects his suggestion that the game chose the name because of recent news, noting that Moskva had appeared in the game for years. Dates also remain disputed: one participant identifies 1944 requirements leading to a 1950s design, while Alex points to earlier numbered studies and suggests that a number or hull design was revived. That suggestion is explicitly tentative, and the exchange does not resolve the chronology.