Moskva down
I do feel a slight sadness for the crew, most of them will not be involved with shelling anyone, nor raping or looting, and it will be a blow to a close community in their home port, but it did need taking out and that will reverberate all the way to the top while making the Navy now back right off.
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New Ukrainian stamps issued yesterday
Begs the question was this part of a publicity campaign by the Ukrainian Post Office?
Begs the question was this part of a publicity campaign by the Ukrainian Post Office?
Last edited by WB627; 14th Apr 2022 at 21:17. Reason: to make sense lol
Bit off topic
Seems to be somewhat of a weird warship does an impersonations of Type 42 Destroyer sinking day today. Moskva sinks like the Sheffield, while in the USA, the WWII USS The Sullivans has done an ARA Hercules (sunk at the dockside).
Seems to be somewhat of a weird warship does an impersonations of Type 42 Destroyer sinking day today. Moskva sinks like the Sheffield, while in the USA, the WWII USS The Sullivans has done an ARA Hercules (sunk at the dockside).
It probably would if Putin had admitted that the loss of the ship was due to attack by Ukraine Forces but the party line seems to be that an on board fire triggered an amunition explosion. So Putin would first have to admit to the Russian people that he lied, or at the very least, his information was unreliable.
Glad the sailors were rescued though.
I suspect that it was scuttled. Sooner or later evidence would have emerged as to whether it was hit by missiles or caught fire. Now it is sunk, the Russians can stick to their story.
And as for the sailors all being rescued, we only have Russian reports for that. Fire and explosion on a ship at night in rough weather is rarely 100% survivable.
Poor towing procedure, sinking a perfectly good ship. I would not like to be the tugboat captain now.
I have not seen any pictures yet, perhaps unsurprising. Presumably there will be an absolute clampdown on the Russian side but weren’t there reports of a Turkish vessel assisting?
That's why I said the WWII (Original) one. Three Type 42's actually sank while in service (or in reserve). Sheffield sank under tow in a storm after she was hit by an Exocet, Coventry capsized within minutes after being hit by three bombs and the ARA Santísima Trinidad sank at her moorings (got the wrong ship, Hercules was the other Argentine Type 42), I just noted it was weird that two warships (even if one is a museum ship) sink on the same day.
Last edited by T28B; 15th Apr 2022 at 14:40. Reason: dont need to see the same picture twice
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News Release from Russian Defense Agency: Any claims of sinking of the Moskva by Ukrainian nazis is obviously false. After the successful completion of phase one of the Special Military Operation, the Moskva has been re-assigned to anti-submarine patrol along the bottom of the Black Sea. Please ignore fantastical claims by criminal elements.
I always thought that Soviet ships looked better than western ones due to their appearance of bristling with weapons. I mean compare the Moskva with the USS Sullivans above. It now seems possible that strapping 16 cruise missiles to the upper deck is asking for an ammo fire if struck by enemy weaponry? I'm guessing Nato ships that store missiles internally have more options for fire suppression in the event of fires?
I agree. Pictures of a badly damaged vessel being towed into port would also have been great propaganda for the Ukrainians/terrible for the Russians, and I doubt the Russians have the ability currently to repair her.
And as for the sailors all being rescued, we only have Russian reports for that. Fire and explosion on a ship at night in rough weather is rarely 100% survivable.
And as for the sailors all being rescued, we only have Russian reports for that. Fire and explosion on a ship at night in rough weather is rarely 100% survivable.