#4447113 - 11/05/18 08:49 PM
Russian drydock sinks...
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... with Kuznetsov in it.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/huge-floating-drydock-sank-and-nearly-took-russia’s-only-aircraft-carrier-it-35117
One long expensive upgrade
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There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB. The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed. There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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#4447123 - 11/05/18 09:15 PM
Re: Russian drydock sinks...
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I’m trying to feel bad about it, but can’t seem to get there.
Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
Someday your life will flash in front of your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.
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#4447259 - 11/06/18 06:13 PM
Re: Russian drydock sinks...
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Is it just me or does it seem like almost everything Russian is substandard and in dis-repair? Look at it this way, In 2017 Russia's GDP was slightly more than that of Australia which is a country with only about 15% the population. Russia simply doesn't have the money to support such a huge military infrastructure and force composition.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4447269 - 11/06/18 07:06 PM
Re: Russian drydock sinks...
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Is it just me or does it seem like almost everything Russian is substandard and in dis-repair? Look at it this way, In 2017 Russia's GDP was slightly more than that of Australia which is a country with only about 15% the population. Russia simply doesn't have the money to support such a huge military infrastructure and force composition. And yet they still retain a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons and have a leadership desperate to maintain it past status as a world power.... that is a dangerous recipe.
"In the vast library of socialist books, there’s not a single volume on how to create wealth, only how to take and “redistribute” it.” - David Horowitz
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#4447272 - 11/06/18 07:34 PM
Re: Russian drydock sinks...
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And yet they still retain a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons and have a leadership desperate to maintain it past status as a world power.... that is a dangerous recipe.
Only two things are preventing Russia from losing all of its global influence: Nukes and oil. I can certainly see why the Russian leadership is desperate to hold onto them.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4447279 - 11/06/18 07:55 PM
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Is it just me or does it seem like almost everything Russian is substandard and in dis-repair? Look at it this way, In 2017 Russia's GDP was slightly more than that of Australia which is a country with only about 15% the population. Russia simply doesn't have the money to support such a huge military infrastructure and force composition. Their military budget is technically adequate, given their relatively modest military goals, however the problem lies with the notoriously apathetic Russian character. Lots of things that should be taken for granted simply don't get done in Russia, unless those responsible are given strong motivation. This was certainly the case even back in Soviet times when they basically wrote a blank cheque as far as military spending.
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#4447316 - 11/07/18 12:30 AM
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Still can’t seem to get to where I feel bad about it. So I guess that I am just going to accept that I don’t.
Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
Someday your life will flash in front of your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.
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#4447321 - 11/07/18 01:07 AM
Re: Russian drydock sinks...
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The Soviet/Russian Navy has never been much to write about (with apologies to Mr. Clancy).
Their military strength lies in lots and lots of people and lots and lots of stuff. It's an old doctrine they have - "Quantity has it's own quality."
The opinions of this poster are largely based on facts and portray a possible version of the actual events. More dumb stuff at http://www.darts-page.comFrom Laser: "The forum is the place where combat (real time) flight simulator fans come to play turn based strategy combat."
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#4447322 - 11/07/18 01:55 AM
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Is it just me or does it seem like almost everything Russian is substandard and in dis-repair? Look at it this way, In 2017 Russia's GDP was slightly more than that of Australia which is a country with only about 15% the population. Russia simply doesn't have the money to support such a huge military infrastructure and force composition. You’d think they would have learned about being bankrupted by unsustainable military spending back in the 80s.
Phil
“The biggest problem people have is they don’t think they’re supposed to have problems.” - Hayes Barnard
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#4447367 - 11/07/18 11:16 AM
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I thought it was so dilapidated it's more of a liability. Doesn't it go everywhere with support ships,like a sea-borne road-side rescue.
EV's are the Devils matchbox.
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Exodus
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