01-09-2007, 16:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruskiy
good for Russia, the base gonna be close to Israel (US pudel) so now US and NATO are going to experience a small bit of a feeling of being under the hazzard of attack....
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Attack from what? Did you even read the article?
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Of course, even if this project is realized it will have a primarily symbolic, rather than practical, character.
Russia, today and for the foreseeable future, can afford to relocate to the Mediterranean only a very insignificant force, and the Black Sea Fleet, destined to form the basis of a new Mediterranean squadron, is extremely weak and has only one more or less modern large warship, the above mentioned Moskva guide missile cruiser. The remaining four large surface ships (a Kerch antisubmarine cruiser and three frigates) are hopelessly obsolete and have virtually no military value. Even with the addition of ships from the Northern Fleet (including one or two nuclear-powered submarines) and the theoretical possibility of transferring to this squadron the new Project 20380 Steregushy class corvettes currently under construction, these forces will be in a position to handle only the most limited of tasks, little more than showing the flag, and will hardly pose a serious threat to the US Sixth Fleet.
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Honestly, get your head out... 
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