SEEM'S TOP HEAVY...............
They don’t make battlecruisers like the used to.
That American owned “coffeemaker” factory in Ukraine is still on fire, isn’t it?
There is no war ship in the world that cannot be destroyed.
> 26 years in refit <
That almost seems like a misprint. So I just looked it up. By golly, it’s right. I know haste makes waste, but 26 years? Wow.
I guess the comment about the decline of Russian industrial capabilities explains it all.
SEEM'S TOP HEAVY...............
It will not be delivered to the Russian Navy until 2026 at the earliest. Currently it is in the White Sea.
It would have to fight its way into the Black Sea for Ukraine to attack it, starting a major war.
So no. Not happening. This story is typical for an FR pimped blog, and according to FR rules - if they mean anything anymore - should not be posted. Its not a legitimate military reporting site - just a bunch of click bait articles.
Sounds like we drafted the Ukrainians, again. Great lab test though as long someone else dies fighting in our wars.
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Their navy did not survive the collapse of the Soviet Union.
I think these guys will get the same attention at the end of the war that the Cossacks got from the Red commissars.
And many of the same kind of people will betray them.
Happy to see the Soviet Union/Russia waste as much time/money/effort as possible.
Ordinarily I would think this is just for show, but right now, Russia is strapped for effective naval weaponry. And given their past pattern, I would not be surprised if, after a short sea trial in the white sea, it is sent, guns blazing, into the black sea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_battlecruiser_Admiral_Nakhimov
Other than that, we shall see.