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2006-02-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Russian task force makes Syrian port call

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Posted by RWV 2006-02-23 11:05|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I took part in similar exercies in the Balck Sea back in '96. It sounded very impressive on paper but in reality it was a big joke. They were extremely incompetent and it was pretty much the USN advisor onboard that told them how to do everything. They couldn't even do a simple VERTREP. Thay also ran out of fuel and we had to by more, via the US embassy, from Romania for them to get back home.

Take this with a HUGE grain of salt.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2006-02-23 12:11|| 2006-02-23 12:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Docked just long enough to bring aboard takeout kabobs, the Hariri detonators, and detailed topo maps of the Bekaa valley with lots of red X's on them...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-02-23 12:23|| 2006-02-23 12:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Russian Spetsnaz in mufti, and scientists loading up Saddam's WMD cache before Bashar gets bashed would be my guess.

Posted by Visitor 2006-02-23 12:44|| 2006-02-23 12:44|| Front Page Top

#4 the Moskva captured the British destroyer the Nottingham

Boarding parties?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-02-23 12:46|| 2006-02-23 12:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Russian Spetsnaz in mufti, and scientists loading up Saddam's WMD cache before Bashar gets bashed would be my guess.

My thoughts exactly...

Posted by DanNY 2006-02-23 15:09|| 2006-02-23 15:09|| Front Page Top

#6 As I recall the Moskva was originally designed to take on surface task forces and as an anti submarine platform. Russians do not envisage multiple roles for their Navyal vessels the way just about every other navy does.

I doubt she would have the capabilities to launch an SSM for an interdiction strike. Just anti ship and anti sub missions.

Posted by badanov 2006-02-23 18:26|| http://www.freefirezone.org/cgi-bin/index.pl]">[http://www.freefirezone.org/cgi-bin/index.pl] 2006-02-23 18:26|| Front Page Top

#7 NATO should scorn the Moskva, after it leaves port by forbiding it's rejoining the exercise for breaking rank, and deployment protocols. Let her set sail for home with egg on her face!

Posted by smn 2006-02-23 21:34|| 2006-02-23 21:34|| Front Page Top

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