[wildcard_redneck]

The front keeps moving west Maxi.....

[Georgia Girl 2]

This a good eye opener for all the Freepers who think Russia has the military might to equal the US.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

ZEEPER FOLLIES PINGLIST!

(((PING!)))

[Kazan]

💥Eastern Vuhledar Captured🎖Russia Is Ready For Zaporozhye Offensive⚔️Military Summary For 2024.09.24

[Allegra]

[montag813]

So much for the vaunted Russian Navy

[doorgunner69]

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[Who is John Galt?]

[Widget Jr]

The Real Truth About the Russian Carrier Kuznetsov by Ward Carroll, a former F-14 WSO for fifteen years .

During his time in the navy, he was onboard the USS America on its last tour when the Kuznetsov sailed to the Mediterranean in 1995. TLDR, the Kuznetsov was hastily and badly built due to economic needs and was and still is barely functional. She uses Mazut fuel oil, without preheating so the ship produces smoke that is visible from miles away and gets in everywhere onboard. The ship has power outages, lack of heating and AC, at times half the toilets work. During the deployment, the Kuznetov's evaporates broke and the ship had to dock in Syria to get safe drinking water. Later the ship's engines were so unreliable an ocean going tug was added to her operating group.

The USS America was on her last tour, and she had several times the capability and ran like a major warship should. Carroll did not have a good impression of the ship 20 years ago, and nothing has changed since. Just like Russia has not fixed problems with the rest of their military.