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>>12423523
>The N1 was the only realistic option they could develop, their manufacturing ability was too limited to reduce complexity with larger parts
Besides looking lel so kerbal, what's exactly wrong with the UR-700 that made it an unrealistic option compared to the N1? To me it always seemed like the better option.

9 engines on the 1st stage instead of 30, could actually be transported by rail to Baikonur unlike the N1 that had to be built on-site, 3rd stage is literally just a Proton 1st stage with 3 less engines so everything needed to manufacture it already existed