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2023-01-25 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Putin's navy frigate armed with hypersonic missiles 'sailed towards US in the Atlantic in a show of strength' after passing Britain, Russian telegram channel claims
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
"One ping only, Vasily"
Posted by Skidmark 2023-01-25 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11142 views ]  Top

#1 
Posted by Skidmark 2023-01-25 10:29||   2023-01-25 10:29|| Front Page Top

#2 'Show of Strength'? *Giggle* One frigate? *Snort*
Posted by magpie 2023-01-25 10:46||   2023-01-25 10:46|| Front Page Top

#3 They'll be under tow before the return to home port.
Posted by Besoeker 2023-01-25 11:01||   2023-01-25 11:01|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm sure at least a couple of our SSNs have been following it since it hit open water.

It might get a shot off, but there would be no bragging about it on the next port call.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-25 11:28||   2023-01-25 11:28|| Front Page Top

#5 "We will lay off their largest city, and listen to their rock and roll while we conduct missile drills."

A single frigate? OK, probably more a training cruise/Let's f**k with the Americans than a show of force but GCHQ and the Daily Mail would like you to think of it as one because scary, what with Putin being an unpredictable madman and all.
Posted by SteveS 2023-01-25 13:18||   2023-01-25 13:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Umm - this frigate has 12 hypersonic Zircons aboard
Posted by Griter Slash1619 2023-01-25 15:52||   2023-01-25 15:52|| Front Page Top

#7 ^^ Ummm - I don't think the missiles are waterproof.
Posted by Bangkok Billy 2023-01-25 16:40||   2023-01-25 16:40|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ Kursk II
Posted by Frank G 2023-01-25 19:21||   2023-01-25 19:21|| Front Page Top

#9 ^ Well ..we all know how that went down...
Posted by Bangkok Billy 2023-01-25 19:36||   2023-01-25 19:36|| Front Page Top

#10 literally
Posted by Frank G 2023-01-25 20:14||   2023-01-25 20:14|| Front Page Top

#11 This?

The True Story of the Russian Kursk Submarine Disaster
A navy fleet exercise became a desperate race to recover survivors hundreds of feet beneath the sea.
Posted by trailing wife 2023-01-25 20:39||   2023-01-25 20:39|| Front Page Top

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