If there is anything I hate, it's time traveling Russian pre-dreadnoughts.
Posted on 06/18/2012 5:59:20 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Is Russia a growing threat? Radio talk show host John Batchelor, offers insight. "We have tentative and alarming news of major military exercise
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Russian battleships?!? What, did they raise the hulk of the Stalingrad and finish it?
Russia has no battleships. It does have 3 modified Kirov class cruisers, which are arguably nuclear battlecruisers. I say so in defference to their tonnage (20,000 tons) and missile armament of 20 Granat antiship (carrier killer) missiles, and 96 SA-N-6/S300 antiaircraft missiles. However, they only have one 130mm (5.2 inch) cannon. They also have 3 Slava class cruisers with 16 anti-ship missiles and 64 SA-N-6/S300 antiaircraft missiles. However, these are the size of our Ticonderoga Cruisers and of World War 2 cruisers.
It’s two LST Amphibious ships carring maybe three companies of naval infantry. They may be looking to evacuate theor embassy in the face of civil unrest.
I truly wish that the Israelis had a surplus Chinese torpedo in their inventory. The resultant hilarity of Russia having its own Cheonan sinking, with the evidence pointing to China, would be worth the price of admission.
If there is anything I hate, it's time traveling Russian pre-dreadnoughts.
Battleships? Bullshit. The writer is batshit crazy. Warships? Maybe.
The Russkies will do what they want.Putin knows Gay Blade Obama is as dangerous as a wet towel in a Penn State shower room.
Obama started all this crap in the Mid-East with his Arab Summer, it sems that Putin intends to finish it.
meanwhile we are destroying out military, shutting down nukes, putting women and queers on the front line.
Putin isn’t stupid, he knows what he is doing.
Obama is a push-over.
They would never dare to try this until now.
So what is Russia’s end game? Protect Syria from Israel, or get rid of Assad for their own purposes? Help me here, I can’t get my arms around this one...
Obama is a bend-over.
>>>I truly wish that the Israelis had a surplus Chinese torpedo in their inventory. The resultant hilarity of Russia having its own Cheonan sinking, with the evidence pointing to China, would be worth the price of admission.>>>
What is an Israel’s interest in that? I think Israel is glad to see Russians are coming. It could be a huge improvement over muzzie bros.
This won’t end pretty.
Russian battleships?!? What, did they raise the hulk of the Stalingrad and finish it?Maybe they resurrected one of their old saucer shaped ironclads, like the Novgorod.
Who is commanding the task force? Makarov or Rozhestvensky?
Larry Kudlow: “I’ll have back surgery tomorrow. Pray for me if you will.”
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Pray for me if you will?
LK you a—hole, your arrogance is just overwhelming. You either believe or don’t believe in the power of prayer.
Sheesh, these liberals really think they are a notch above God.
In part it could be because Syria, along with Lebanon and Iran are among the last few well-heeled purchasers of Russian arms, aircraft, etc.
And that is big business that brings foreign currency to Russia and helps keep their arms industries running.
They also comprise one of the last foreign areas where Russia has an international presence and influence.
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