Putin was just taking a short cut , wasn't he?
Mr Putin decided to take his formidable fleet through the English Channel on his way to Syria. What do you think he is trying to prove? Norway, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Spain haven't had much to say about it. Should we be worried? No. You mean this old fossil of an MOT failure ? Are you sure they weren't on the way to a scrapyard?/proxy.php?image=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/nintchdbpict000276450462.jpg?w=960&strip=all&hash=74f53f8346ecef80b81291973b3e77cf To be fair it was carrier group not a fleet, also I think France had a lot to say and also "escorted" it. Spain were to busy pretending they didnt know their African Petrol Station at Cueta accepted Roubles If there's a war will it be on TV? I have this weekend free to sit and watch it.
We'll be ready in two years.
Defence chief says Britain ready to fight Russia within two years
Britain would be able to fight a war against Russia within two years, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon declared today.
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If you are worried all the Protect and Survive videos are now on youtube. I only get worried when I see Putin topless, riding a horse, bareback....Until then Ill Fame Of The Aircraft Cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov | English Russia
The ship has ill fame and the phrase "If you misbehave, you’ll be sent to the Kuznetsov" is a norm. Read below to find out why.
To begin with, the ship has no heating because an auxiliary boiler is missing. So it's not bad when it’s5C in the cockpit and it’s a luxury when it’s12C in there.
Electric heaters help the personnel out. Yet they are expensive and not easy to buy so the seamen have to assemble them by themselves to later have their "off-design equipment withdrawn".
Unfortunately, that's not all about the heating. When it's this cold, water freezes everywhere including pipes which may cause a rupture. To prevent this, they just don't supply almost 60% of the cabins with water (neither in winter nor in summer). The situation with latrines is just as bad. The ship has over 50 latrines but half of them are closed.
As for its ventilation, 50% of the ventilators broke down. Considering the fact that there are very few portholes on the ship, it is difficult to imagine how terrible it smells in here (it smells like mold and it's very stuffy).
Speaking about the wardroom, it is missing too. Instead, there is a cafeteria seating up to 150 persons ( there are 2,000 people in the crew).There are no tablecloths in the cafeteria and it is highly recommendable to wipe your cutlery before using it. As for its food, it’s Ok but it's better not to be late because they steal it sometimes so it may be gone by the time you come.
The ship's ill fame results in high stuff turnover. Experienced sailors are replaced with inexperienced ones and contract soldiers are the only way out.
The personnel consist of mostly people from far away villages because those from the cities believe evading proves their high social status. This can be applied to Russians while Caucasian people think the other way round. It is a matter of honor for them to serve in the army and serving in the navy is their dream. As for people from Bashkiria or Tuva, they probably don’t know how to evade yet. As a result, every 10th draftee doesn’t speak Russian.
Theft is another problem of the Admiral Kuznetsov. They supply the ship with pierced canned food but they still manage to sell it at a lower cost to factory workers. "You gotta hustle if you wanna survive".
Not sure if you've ever walked round HMS Belfast but the level of technology looks about the same. No chance, especially with all the cutbacks over the last few years.
If Russia pulled a quick attack air and sea, throwing everything at us, our defences couldn't handle the onslaught. We would cave in, saturated. I'd be interested at what point in recent history we could have survived being attacked by Russia. We don't have to worry. This is why we are in Nato. Is this likely to happen that Russia just attack the UK ?