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2013-08-29 Africa North

Vlad sends warships to region as Syria tensions rise.

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Posted by Besoeker 2013-08-29 08:20|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "Interfax quoted a source in the armed forces' general staff as saying Russia, Syria's most powerful ally, was deploying a missile cruiser from the Black Sea Fleet and a large anti-submarine ship from the Northern Fleet in the "coming days"

According to Jane's, the ASW ship doubles as a fleet tug for towing.

Posted by Penguin 2013-08-29 09:11|| 2013-08-29 09:11|| Front Page Top

#2 With the Champ and his Euro allies wavering, Vlad would be smart to send the entire Russian fleet into the Med.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-08-29 10:02|| 2013-08-29 10:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Does Vlad have cruise missle capable ships? Ship-borne rocketry?

Posted by AlanC 2013-08-29 10:33|| 2013-08-29 10:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Rockets for damn sure. Pappy will have address the cruise question.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-08-29 10:37|| 2013-08-29 10:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Zero just lost/lost.

If he strikes, there will be counter strikes, then things spiral down.

If he backs off, the big dogs (Russia/China) will feel tremendously emboldened, they OWNED the US.

Posted by Uneaper Spairong8790 2013-08-29 10:46|| 2013-08-29 10:46|| Front Page Top

#6 The Moskva carries sixteen SS-N-12 Sandbox missiles. A rather nasty antiship missile, similar to the Harpoon.

The ship itself is an older design (recently overhauled), built according to the Soviet strategy of the "one fell swoop" attack. Hence what you see on deck is what you get.

Posted by Pappy 2013-08-29 11:54|| 2013-08-29 11:54|| Front Page Top

#7 #5 Zero just lost/lost.

...and made it a hell of a lot more difficult for future polititards and Conservative Leaders of the USofA...

Posted by Uncle Phester 2013-08-29 15:14|| 2013-08-29 15:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Welcome back "Bipolar World"---missed you.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-08-29 16:01|| 2013-08-29 16:01|| Front Page Top

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