Originally Posted by
TEEEJ
Interesting question, Philip. The Baltic Fleet Tanker Lena deployed about a week before the Kuznetsov Task Group down to the Azores. Possibly she will be part of the support to the Kuznetsov group?
Baltic Fleet Tanker Kola is currently heading for the English Channel.
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels...MMSI-273318510
Northern Fleet Tanker Kama has been part of previous Kuznetsov Med deployments. She was in the Sea of Azov/Black Sea last week so will likely deploy in support?
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels...MMSI-273431840
Malta has also supported previous Kuznetsov Task Force deployments. It will be interesting to see if Malta allows elements of the task force to enter Valletta?
As I see it, Malta will be put under a lot of EU pressure not to support the Task Force.
Turkey as ever is a wild card, they as NATO members might try to stop Kama transiting to the Med, not sure what the political ramifications of this would be though.
So Kola would seem to be the most reliable source of fuels.
I have no idea of the capacity split between Fuel Oil for the Kuznetsov, diesel for the subs and corvettes etc and aviation fuel...