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2016-01-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

RFNS missile cruiser Varyag replaces missile cruiser Moskva in eastern Med

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Posted by badanov 2016-01-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 The real or main striking power in Russia's post-Soviet Navy lies in select Surface Warfare vessels, espec the revitalized KIROV-vlass Battle Cruisers, as the bulk of Russia's Cold War and post-Cold War Nuclear Submarines have become too problematic to rely on.

One has to respect Darth Vlad/VladVedev for trying to change things around.

THE US-WEST CANNOT ALLOW THE ISIS/ISIL = HARD BOYZ TO GET CONTROL OF RUSSIA'S, CHINA'S + INDIA'S NUKES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-01-04 00:25|| 2016-01-04 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Variag is Russian for Viking. It's been a long time since vikings visited Dar.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-01-04 04:06|| 2016-01-04 04:06|| Front Page Top

#3 How long was Moskva deployed? Six months? Not too bad.

Posted by Shipman 2016-01-04 08:02|| 2016-01-04 08:02|| Front Page Top

#4 He has come a long way to relieve the Moskva, bet he transfers to the Black Sea Fleet.

Posted by Shipman 2016-01-04 19:03|| 2016-01-04 19:03|| Front Page Top

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