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34. And they don't have the budget to logistical expertise for either.

Mon Jul 25, 2022, 08:44 AM

Jul 2022

The Soviet military took a "quantity has a quality all its own" approach, though they still largely neglected logistics. The Soviet Navy was large, but not really capable of projecting global power and rarely did anything resembling a battle group venture far from home. They simply don't have the trained crews and logistics chain to do so. I remember in the late 80's when the Slava (now at the bottom of the Black Sea) went on a "good will tour" of the East Coast and it had trouble maneuvering into the ports because half the equipment on it didn't work and the crews didn't know how to repair it.

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Latest Russian submarine is the longest ever and may carry nuclear torpedo [View all] machoneman Jul 2022 OP

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A research vessel eh? Shermann Jul 2022 #2

Aren't both sides, always? America has $850 billion reasons a year to keep up appearances. Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2022 #3

But what niche does such a platform fill? It doesn't. ffr Jul 2022 #4

Destroying carrier groups, I bet. XorXor Jul 2022 #30

That's what they'd hope, but.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #32

The bigger they are, the harder they fall purr-rat beauty Jul 2022 #5

The longest submarine ever says something about the psychology of the architects. Chainfire Jul 2022 #6

Good one, Chainfire. Firestorm49 Jul 2022 #9

Bingo. paleotn Jul 2022 #10

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Psychology/ propaganda of military speech in general...we got the biggest Nukes! Waaay big! Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2022 #14

Sometimes a submarine is just a cigar. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2022 #20

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If not a US asset, then most certainly a NATO asset. MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #29

Russia wanted both a global navy and a world class army. In trying to get both they got half of each Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2022 #8

On the cheap too, not even counting the grift. They've got neither. paleotn Jul 2022 #12

And they don't have the budget to logistical expertise for either. Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #34

Not this crap again.... paleotn Jul 2022 #11

The Poseidon nuclear torpedo is desined to carry a 100 megaton bomb. speak easy Jul 2022 #13

Unreal...the world military is the most danger to civilians the world over. Exhibit 1 here of many Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2022 #16

And what would happen to the sub if it was anywhere within Mr.Bill Jul 2022 #21

Think thousands of miles speak easy Jul 2022 #31

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That's just great. More nuclear arms weapons races and development. Los Alamos scientists were Evolve Dammit Jul 2022 #24

Crazy ain't it. twodogsbarking Jul 2022 #26

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