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2012-04-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Russian Destroyer Smetlivy Passed Through Bosphorus

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Posted by Steve White 2012-04-04 10:49|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Puts out a lotta smoke.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-04-04 12:07|| 2012-04-04 12:07|| Front Page Top

#2 I think they have some woodchips down in the boiler room, trying to smoke some BBQ while under way. Either that, or its engines are being maintained by JS The Ragman.

Posted by OldSpook 2012-04-04 16:05|| 2012-04-04 16:05|| Front Page Top

#3 That thing looks like one leaking oil fire away from a watery grave.

Posted by DarthVader 2012-04-04 16:23|| 2012-04-04 16:23|| Front Page Top

#4 JS the Ragman! And you wonder why a lot of us refused to fly in anything the Russians maintained or taught the maintainers, or really even built, excpet maybe vintage AN-2 Colts amaintained in the west. That was a tough old bird.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2012-04-04 16:42|| 2012-04-04 16:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Couldn't they get some seasoned wood for the thing?

Posted by CrazyFool 2012-04-04 17:21|| 2012-04-04 17:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Washington Freebeacon: Chicoms and Russians to
Join Forces For Wargames + Spotted 2 Chinese Stealth J-20 fighters

Posted by Omoluque Hapsburg8162 2012-04-04 17:22|| 2012-04-04 17:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Whoa - the Russkis named a DD after PENELOPE PITSTOP'S "CORPORAL SMEDLEY", the WW1 Flying German Toon Dog???

DO PENELOPE + THE BARON + TOM SLICK KNOW???

lol.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-04-04 19:48|| 2012-04-04 19:48|| Front Page Top

#8 STOP THAT PIGEON, STOP THAT PIGEON, D *** NG IT, STOP THAT PIGEON NOW!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-04-04 19:49|| 2012-04-04 19:49|| Front Page Top

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