Posted on Mar 4, 2017
The Russian Navy Is Powerful (But Suffers from 2 Big Fatal Flaws)
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The Russian Navy may have its problems but it also acquired a few ships from the Ukraine that were being built for export. These ships were stolen when the Russians illegally Annexed Crimea a few years ago. Still a dangerous adversary even if they have poor quality ships.
The Russian Navy Is Powerful (But Suffers from 2 Big Fatal Flaws)
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They still have a problem of the lack of a competent intermediate command structure ... i.e.... NCO's and Junior Officers...
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Kind of like Iraqi tanks are dangerous?.....and I suspect if we have issues with our equipment due to non budgetary maintenance issues that the Russians are down to using pine gum and pitch to fix the leaks in their ships. Hell if they aren't able to get duct tape from china the crews are probably mostly occupied manning the bilges with barrel pumps.
Still dangerous if they get the drop on us...and one can never outguess sneaky or just shitass lucky..but still.
It certainly takes a navy to fight a navy but hopefully we can still maintain the upper hand.
Still dangerous if they get the drop on us...and one can never outguess sneaky or just shitass lucky..but still.
It certainly takes a navy to fight a navy but hopefully we can still maintain the upper hand.
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PO3 John Wagner
LTC (Join to see) - If they had been it would not have been the extinguishing agent of choice. If they went down with the ship at least they died happy.
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PO3 John Wagner - I know you were joking John but the ship did not sink it was just towed back to port and found unserviceable or a total loss and now Canada has to rely on other Supply ships from NATO countries or contractors.
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PO3 John Wagner
Yes I was. Hopefully the foreign contractors have access to high quality medicinal potables? If not that would certainly be a tragedy.
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PO3 John Wagner - Here is the ship I am talking about....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Protecteur_(AOR_509)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Protecteur_(AOR_509)
HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509) - Wikipedia
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Protecteur (AOR509) was the lead ship of the Protecteur-class replenishment oilers in service with the Royal Canadian Navy. She was part of the Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC), homeported at CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia. Built by Saint John Shipbuilding and Dry Docks in Saint John, New Brunswick, she was commissioned on 30 August 1969. She was the first Canadian naval unit to carry the name Protecteur;...
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Thanks for sharing LTC (Join to see) an interesting perspective. The Black Sea Russian Navy has been vulnerable since the breakup of the Soviet Union to both the Ukraine and the narrow passage through Turkey Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits
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