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LT Barclay

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15. Since you are USN, maybe you would know, but to me this doesn't look like a military supply vessel

Reply to Ray Bruns (Reply #6)

Sat May 14, 2022, 02:24 AM

May 2022

it appears to be a vessel used to supply oil platforms.
There are other vessels that would be a much more efficient means of supplying troops, unless the Russians were just desperate for anything that floats.

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Russian logistics ship 'on fire in Black Sea after Ukrainian strike' [View all] blue-wave May 2022 OP

At this rate there won't be any Russian military vessels left in the Black Sea. cstanleytech May 2022 #1

Hopefully soon! 2naSalit May 2022 #2

I'm afraid Russia has many more ships than Ukraine has Neptune missiles Warpy May 2022 #8

Unless they get Turkey to allow transit thru the Turkish Straits Russia cannot get new ships into cstanleytech May 2022 #9

Do you honestly think Turkey is going to stop a warship? Warpy May 2022 #10

Do you honestly think turkey even WANTS to stop a warship? quakerboy May 2022 #16

There will still be plenty IN the Black Sea. ChazInAz May 2022 #12

😫 sprinkleeninow May 2022 #3

Shove it up your ass Putin. Russia's "logistics" are non existent. oldsoftie May 2022 #4

What's a logistics ship? vlyons May 2022 #5

Runs supplies to the troops. Food, Fuel, medicine. Ray Bruns May 2022 #6

According to the Great Wiki, Igel May 2022 #11

Since you are USN, maybe you would know, but to me this doesn't look like a military supply vessel LT Barclay May 2022 #15

I was in the Navy for five years. Some of ours were USN but most are with the Ray Bruns May 2022 #17

Logistics is the art and science of supplying combat units with necessary supplies, TomSlick May 2022 #13

womp womp IronLionZion May 2022 #7

Kick dalton99a May 2022 #14

K&R ck4829 May 2022 #18