The Slava class as a missile-packed design compromise

What are your thoughts on the Russian Slava-class cruisers?

They are fairly good ships for a navy determined to fit that many missiles into a hull of that size.

The Russian Slava-class cruisers make more sense when judged against their design requirement. Packing so many missiles into a hull of that size imposed obvious compromises. Within that brief, they were fairly good ships for the mission their navy wanted. Their value therefore depends on the operator's priorities rather than appearance alone.