Soviet missile cruisers evolved alongside the long-range naval aviation and data links needed to supply targets beyond the ship's radar horizon. Early cruise-missile submarines faced a related problem because they had to surface and expose themselves while obtaining a firing solution. The proposed lineage stops one class short of its ultimate development. Weapons, sensors, tactics, and platforms changed together throughout that progression.
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Soviet missile ships evolved with targeting systems
The path from Kynda through the Kresta designs links missile-ship development to vulnerable over-the-horizon targeting aircraft and submarines.