Posted on 09/08/2014 6:15:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Vietnam will soon have a credible naval deterrent to China in the South China Sea in the form of Kilo-class submarines from Russia, which experts say could make Beijing think twice before pushing its much smaller neighbor around in disputed waters.
A master of guerrilla warfare, Vietnam has taken possession of two of the state-of-the-art submarines and will get a third in November under a $2.6 billion deal agreed with Moscow in 2009. A final three are scheduled to be delivered within two years.
While communist parties rule both Vietnam and China and annual trade has risen to $50 billion, Hanoi has long been wary of China, especially over Beijing's claims to most of the potentially energy-rich South China Sea. Beijing's placement of an oil rig in waters claimed by Vietnam earlier this year infuriated Hanoi but the coastguard vessels it dispatched to the platform were always chased off by larger Chinese boats....
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So Vlady want check into Saigon Hilton???
I’ve run war sims with subs & aircraft vs. surface ships.
Bad news for surface ships.
Ever seen “The Enemy Below”? Robert Mitchum and Curt Jürgens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XweI7AxCAdQ
NO NO I don’t think get Fox Movies ota channel in Russia LOL! that movie was on other day
I think safe to say she going give Vlady a good time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hch3HL8gPTk
Why she didn’t win Oscar LOL!
OHH I saw that on BBC World news yeah
Absolutely nauseating,eh?
I have a bad feeling that there is going to be a big war in Asia before long with Vietnam, India the Philippines and possibly Japan lined up on one side and the PRC, North Korea, Myanmar and Pakistan on the other.
Not a good situation and most of it is China’s fault
The Philippines, Vietnam and the rest are not major or nuclear powers.
You're pretty cynical,aren't you!
(end sarcasm)
CLASSIC!!! i love it when she flips up the back of her skirt...
What did I say that wasn’t true? LOL
Sadly...not one bloody thing.
.......it’s hard to be “for” the Vietnamese vs China or visa versa to be “for” China against the Vietnamese..............
to borrow an old saying..........” a pox on both their houses”........
IIRC the Vietnamese kicked the Chinese’ butts on both land and air battles in the late 70’s. Although the Chinese had the aftermath of the Cultural Devolution going against them.
Vietnam should target the Chinese carrier : )
.......my only recollection of any Chinese Army victories against anybody in the past 100 years was when they had a ten to one force....................like say the Marines at Chosin and I believe that was like 100 to 1 though I am not certain of that................
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