Lord Sovereign
The resident Britbong
The loss of such a large vessel, let alone a flagship, is utterly disastrous and deeply embarrassing. Especially when it's at the hands of an enemy with little naval capability to speak of.
So it seems very few of the crew survived, 14 taken to Russian controlled areas and rumors the Turk's got 45 more. Also seems maybe a chunk of the True Cross, and rumors possibly a couple of nuke tipped missiles went down with the ship. If any Russian asset was going have a couple nukes on board just in case, the fleet flagship is a pretty likely candidate.
Also, some in Russia are already calling this a causus belli and if there really were nukes aboard...things get very interesting when it comes to salvage rights vs intel collection/who can get to it first, and where precisely it settle's on the seabed.
But...how? Against whom? Are they going to declare double-war (okay, double-'special military operation') on Ukraine?Also, some in Russia are already calling this a causus belli
Oh, so what we have now is like what? Just a bar fight? Well, there's no fuckin' geniuses in the village.Breaking news! Russian officials threaten War with Ukraine if it persists in it's aggressive actions towards Russia and Russian territory!
Oh, so what we have now is like what? Just a bar fight? Well, there's no fuckin' geniuses in the village.
And above all I think Russia should be destroyed.
Yeah they are already stating they'll launch MORE strikes at Ukraine in retaliation for these strikes on Russian territory, both real and imagined.
But there's also the possibility they'll be using this as a justification to declare war so they can send conscripts openly and call up even more reserves to send into combat and solve some of their manpower woes.
This does not surprise me in the slightest.Looks like Russian tanks may not have all the armor they think they are supposed to have, even if they have the shell of the armor.
You can add not doing the work takes less time, and you can fulfill quotas without the usual delays.This does not surprise me in the slightest.
Armor inserts are prime targets for corruption, either at the factory where the builders think they can just pocket the money that was supposed to go to creating/installing them and nobody will ever be the wiser, or at the storage depot where people think nobody will ever notice their removal.
Considering Russia produced only a handful of T-80s, it's quite likely this was a Soviet era production, so it's possible tanks on both sides have this problem, though Ukraine would be less affected as their numbers are lower.Looks like Russian tanks may not have all the armor they think they are supposed to have, even if they have the shell of the armor.
The loot of Russian soldiers is being reportedly looted by Russian Postal Workers.