Poking the Bear Again

[Smitty-48]

US Navy deploys two DDG-51 Arleigh Burke class destroyers through the Bosporus into the Black Sea

DDG-75 USS Donald Cook & DDG-80 USS Roosevelt

both are out of Rota Spain, armed with Aegis Afloat BMD, RIM-161 SM3 & RIM-174 SM6

/osint

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Finally.... we have an executive willing to project power!

[Smitty-48]

the Russians have two of their latest Admiral Grigorovich class frigates conducting drills in the Black Sea

the VMF Admiral Essen & VMF Admiral Makarov

[Smitty-48]

Russian Su-30SM Flankers reportedly seen carrying Kh-31 Krypton supersonic anti shipping missiles at Crimea

https://twitter.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1 ... 8167676937

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Typical Russians.

Commission ships you can't complete, and sell the the half-done Krivaks to Inida.

Miss me with that Russian crap until they've got 'em by Puerto Rico.

[Smitty-48]

Typical Russians.

Commission ships you can't complete, and sell the the half-done Krivaks to Inida.

Miss me with that Russian crap until they've got 'em by Puerto Rico.

not sure why you would characterize the Krivak IV as being 'crap'

just by their vertical launch cruise missile cells they are better armed than any NATO frigate

if there is one thing the Russians are the best at, it's A2AD at sea with supersonic anti shipping cruise missiles

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Typical Russians.

Commission ships you can't complete, and sell the the half-done Krivaks to Inida.

Miss me with that Russian crap until they've got 'em by Puerto Rico.

not sure why you would characterize the Krivak IV as being 'crap'

just by their vertical launch cruise missile cells they are better armed than any NATO frigate

if there is one thing the Russians are the best at, it's A2AD at sea with supersonic anti shipping cruise missiles

I didn't say the ships were crap.... never would. I lack the expertise. I'm sure they are well designed.

Just saying them Russians over promise and under deliver. re: Potemkin Village.

Hit me when they've got well designed ships somewhere's I give a shit about.

[Smitty-48]

the US Navy arm of decision against the Russian navy is the SSN-774 Virginia class fast attack submarine

there's only one problem, the SSN's can't deploy into the Black Sea, it's too shallow

so the Russians with their SSK's are the dominant submarine force in there as well

[Smitty-48]

Typical Russians.

Commission ships you can't complete, and sell the the half-done Krivaks to Inida.

Miss me with that Russian crap until they've got 'em by Puerto Rico.

not sure why you would characterize the Krivak IV as being 'crap'

just by their vertical launch cruise missile cells they are better armed than any NATO frigate

if there is one thing the Russians are the best at, it's A2AD at sea with supersonic anti shipping cruise missiles

I didn't say the ships were crap.... never would. I lack the expertise. I'm sure they are well designed.

Just saying them Russians over promise and under deliver. re: Potemkin Village.

Hit me when they've got well designed ships somewhere's I give a shit about.

I'm just reviewing the osint as to deployments in the theatre

United States European Command has gone to its second highest level of alert "Imminent Potential Crisis"

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

not sure why you would characterize the Krivak IV as being 'crap'

just by their vertical launch cruise missile cells they are better armed than any NATO frigate

if there is one thing the Russians are the best at, it's A2AD at sea with supersonic anti shipping cruise missiles

I didn't say the ships were crap.... never would. I lack the expertise. I'm sure they are well designed.

Just saying them Russians over promise and under deliver. re: Potemkin Village.

Hit me when they've got well designed ships somewhere's I give a shit about.

I'm just reviewing the osint as to deployments in the theatre

United States European Command has gone to its second highest level of alert "Imminent Potential Crisis"

Yeah.

We looked like bitches over there for the last half decade. Too bad.

Infrastructure week forever!!! Let's get some automated destroyers out there... compliments of silicon valley AI, amiright?