OK, I'll play along...
The Russian Navy, if it is ever committed to a real conflict, will have a heroic, but painfully short, campaign.
I can sum it up pretty succinctly in one word...
Toast.
If they are foolish enough to engage the NATO navies in the open Atlantic they might last a week. If they are even more foolish and try to engage in the Med, 2 days, as they will be at the mercy of a navy's worst nightmare... Land based aircraft.
Just how many aircraft does the Kuznetsov embark? I'll tell you... Not enough.
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Last edited by ElAurens; 12-06-2011 at 11:38 PM.
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