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Project 1160 (or an early 1153)
This is a really interesting model, but I am sure it is an early 1153 and not the 1160. The hull looks identical to the one seen on the published photos of the 1153 model and it has the 20 x Granit with 1 x waist cat + 1 x bow catapult configuration of that design. The island configuration does not match the 1160 one either but it obviously doesn't have the Mars-Passat fixed array radar that is on the published photos of the 1153 model. Also, the model aircraft look Mig-23 variants so probably pre-date the decision to pursue the Su-27.
I have always been curious about the claim the 1153 was significantly smaller than the 1160, visually its unconvincing, it just looks like the 1153 design deleted one of the bow catapults to allow for a full 20 cell Granit system compared to the 8 on the 1160.
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