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2023-12-26 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ropucha class BDK Novocherkassk damaged in Feodosia in Crimea

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Posted by badanov 2023-12-26 07:08|| || Front Page|| [22 views ] Top

#1 Ropucha-class Landing Ship Novocherkassk Confirmed SUNK By Storm Shadow in Photo-Suchomimus

Posted by DarthVader 2023-12-26 09:54|| 2023-12-26 09:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Damage to materiel is easy to tote up. Damage to morale is a bit more arcane of a calculation.

The USSR may be gone but "Morale will improve. It is ordered!" is still alive and well in Russia.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-12-26 10:20|| 2023-12-26 10:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, "bloodying" a unit is the best and quickest and way to improve morale. It is a time honored practice in the Russian/Soviet military.

Posted by badanov 2023-12-26 11:09|| 2023-12-26 11:09|| Front Page Top

#4 This is the second of four Ropucha class vessels to be been damaged/destroyed. Going by memory, the four landing ships sailed from the Russian Northern fleet to the Black Sea fleet just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

It then was speculated that the Black Sea Fleet would use the four for amphibious landings at Odesa, except for the historical fact the Russian suck at amphibious operations.

Posted by badanov 2023-12-26 11:14|| 2023-12-26 11:14|| Front Page Top

#5 #3 smells of "This always worked before. I don't understand why it's not working now..."

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-12-26 11:32|| 2023-12-26 11:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Ukrainian MP explains why Kiev needs 500,000 more conscripts

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-12-26 12:42|| 2023-12-26 12:42|| Front Page Top

#7 If it isn't blood, it's treasure. There's never enough of either...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-12-26 12:53|| 2023-12-26 12:53|| Front Page Top

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