Penguin
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While it is true that anything that floats can be sunk. You've got one thing wrong. The P-15A(Kolkata) Destroyers are not based on the P-15(Delhi) Destroyers nor do they derive any particular or conspicuous design elements from the latter. The sensors are not the same, neither is the air defense systems, the design itself is different from the ground up down to the nitty gritties of enhancing intact stability and damage stability. A cursory look at the superstructure and the resultant difference in construction parameters itself will reveal that much. You're spot on on the Talwar class frigates though.
I suppose that's why it is Project 15A, which started out as 'improved Delhi'? Or are you also claiming e.g. project 16A (Brahmaputra class) is not a development of Project 16 (Godavari class)? Clearly, the 15A is based on the 15. See e.g. the stack arrangement, indicating it will use a similar powerplant with four DT-59 reversible gas turbines grouped in two pairs. See also the overall design and layout of the ship: the lineage is evident.
Project 15-A Improved Delhi / Bangalore / DDGHM Kolkata
Project 15 D Dehli Class Destroyer