Sorry I must have misunderstood what you were saying, I took your post as you were saying, all Russia had to do to transfer a ship from another fleet to the Black Sea was say “it’s returning to made up home port”
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Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar
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Exactly this. Its a land grab pure and simple. The Vatniks that like to claim its about the poor Russian speaking Ukrainians are just spouting Russian propaganda.
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That wasn't my point, I said I didn't know if they could game it like that. I immediately checked the convention wording, linked to it, and found a quote from Turkey about "returning to base". Even though I linked the convention three people have quoted articles to me since. Light the blue touch paper and stand well back
if it was that easy the Russians would already have done it especially after the Moskva(Black Sea flagship) was promoted to a submarine, the fact of the matter is, the Turks aren’t stupid enough to fall for “we’re returning to our home port”, No Russian Navy vessels will transit the Bosphorus while they are in conflict with Ukraine.That wasn't my point, I said I didn't know if they could game it like that. I immediately checked the convention wording, linked to it, and found a quote from Turkey about "returning to base". Even though I linked the convention three people have quoted articles to me since. Light the blue touch paper and stand well back
For context, this includes Roar, who just the other day described the Novocherkassk as
When it had just come into dock carrying what was suspected to be a cache of weapons.
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In Russia weight limits mean nothing
They can, but at start of war Turkey put a block on new warships entering. That doesn't stop them using commercial ships for military purposes though, such as carrying weapons
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Ahh yes just like they defended them in 1982
Also as mentioned above article 5 could not be triggered by an attack on the Falklands (hence why it wasn't in 1982).
Just pointing out, only one of those countries was part of the Soviet Union.
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Isn't the current Argentinian nutter/leader in love with the US? I thought he withdrew their application to join BRICS.
He plans to adopt the U.S. dollar as the official currency of Argentina, that's probably a big reason why he withdrew from brics, as brics wants to adopt it at own single currency (because brics is a collection of countries with currencies that nobody wants)
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Hopefully not true as he is basically the Russian equivalent of General Melchett and so far has caused more damage to Russia's war effort than any other military officer on either side xD
That's sadly not as weak a position as it seems.
If your enemy losing means you losing also then that means you're going to want to try and engineer a stalemate, and if they know this they can try to engineer one as favourable to them as possible
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To add context to this, when the USN retired their final F-14D squadron and they transitioned to the F/A-18F it took six months of flight time, simulator time and classroom time. And that was highly experienced naval aviators transitioning from an American jet with a digital cockpit to another American jet with a digital cockpit. Now granted the Ukrainian F-16 training will be as fast tracked as possible, probably less relaxation time, but these boys coming from MiG-29s and Su-27s are going from a Soviet jet with analogue dials and cabled controls to an American jet with digital displays and fly by wire controls. Even the artificial horizon, the most basic (and important) thing in the cockpit is going to look and work completely different to what they're used to.
At least it would lower the chances of more of their ships turning into submarines, I would have typed "eliminated" not "lower" but with Russia's combat performance nothing would surprise me at this point.
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Well that seem to kick up a fuss.
Russian navy on paper. Like the Army. Like the Airforce.
You are aware that 3 Chinese Carriers (on paper) are actually sat in dock due to the real fact they have one meter cracks across their decks?
You're right - there is a lot of rubbish spouted by quoting paper numbers.
I usually like Tendar but this is hyperbole and it’s the same hyperbole I've seen recently, who this war going to be between NATO/Russia!?!? Russia has lost 300,00 men, 6000 tanks, 100s of aircraft, over 20 ships against a nation with no navy, no modern air force getting supplied with mostly surplus NATO weapons at a drip feed pace while Russia also has the safety that none of these weapons can be fire into Russia. Russia is not a well organised military with a healthy economy like Germany did before the war, it currently being bleed dry and unwilling to give up land where it would benefit them.
In a war, America will do what it always does, it will throw everything at them whenever their forces are, shock and awe will be back on the table.
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Ahh yes just like they defended them in 1982
Also as mentioned above article 5 could not be triggered by an attack on the Falklands (hence why it wasn't in 1982).
In 1982 Russia didn't invade the Falklands, Argentina did. If Hawaii was invaded by China, do you think the UK would remain neutral? Of course not, we'd sail half the Royal Navy to the Pacific, or free up US assets so they could assist.
Very funny.
In all fairness that's still better than Russia's last remaining aircraft carrier sat with the dock in a gaping hole in it's deck
On another note it's strange that China's Soviet carriers have the cracking issue yet India's Soviet carrier is fine, must be a Chinese fabrication issue rather than a Soviet designs issue.
Shooting down Russia's overhyped missiles with Patriots is a win for more than just Ukraine. The war is an 'intelligence bonanza' for the West.
Ukraine's engagement of Russian Kinzhals with Patriot air defenses are just one way the West is getting intelligence and data from the war.
www.businessinsider.com
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Which part? Could you make a meaningful post instead of spamming 2 words?
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