Posted on 05/19/2022 5:15:14 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
About 20 Russian Navy vessels, including submarines, are in the Black Sea operational zone, the British defense ministry has said.
Bryan Clark, a naval expert at the Hudson Institute, said 12 to 24 anti-ship missiles like the Harpoon with ranges over 100 km would be enough to threaten Russian ships and could convince Moscow to lift the blockade. “If Putin persists, Ukraine could take out the largest Russian ships, since they have nowhere to hide in the Black Sea,” Clark said.
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Gotta have the war no matter what it takes.
Didn’t anyone think that the countries doing it also have ships and enemies, and someone can share anti-ship missiles with the enemies as well?
Wonder how long it will take for the world’s admirals to realize that the era of naval surface combatants is over. Modern technology has made them obsolete. Yet it will take the horrible deaths of many brave young men before these admirals lose their foolish faith in “defensive weapons”.
Declaration of War from Russia’s perspective.
During the Cold War, how would USA react if they had intelligence that the Soviets gave the missiles to the North Vietnamese who sank the U.S. aircraft carrier off the coast of Vietnam?
It’s been said that Putin only respects strength, so it is not a good idea to recommend caution or weakness.
Sometimes it’s more about tactics than the weapon itself. You employ the right tool for the right job. An aircraft carrier group may be a big target, but it can also strike from hundreds or even a thousand miles away. That serves many, though not all, situations and threats. And it’s still less a target than a fixed airfield.
Russians gonna shoot back at Brandon.
Guaranteed.
How is Brandon funding a $40 billion proxy attack on Russia not gong to lead to America being assaulted by Russia?
All their pals that manufacture military hardware gots to make a buck
I cannot these evil bastards are picking a fight with Russia. Yes they are EVIL, do NOT make the mistake of thinking they are incompetent. Everything is Planned
The North Vietnamese attacked US Navy vessels in International Waters with Migs on numerous occasions. Are you under the impression the Hanoi manufactured those Migs? Do you believe the Hanoi manufactured the torpedos that the NVA patrol boats fired at US Navy Vessels in the gulf of Tonkin in 1964?
Harpoon was such a great game that I had to take it off my computer. On one engagement I beat the Russian forces west of Japan. When I was done I had played the game for over four hours. It felt like 30 minutes.
Yep, keep poking the bear and he’s going to fight back on his terms.
Joke Biden and company are such a disaster they might see war as a necessary distraction. I wouldn’t be surprised by anything these corrupt morons do. They are dangerous and incompetent.
You are exactly right. We’re in the most serious and dangerous situation ever. And I mean ever.
Right on!!
You are exactly right.
This could easily go Tactical Nuke. (Or whatever the correct term is)
No effect on the war. Ukraine will throw in the towel in less than a month.
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