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[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

I wonder what kind on projection of power Russia is planning. Missile cruiser "visiting" Finnish waters.

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

Amusingly, the Baltic fleet doesn't have anything larger than a frigate.

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Do you really need anything bigger? Costal missile batteries have a good reach, passive sonar can hear pretty much everything and planes/radar can pinpoint anything on the surface.

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

It's fine for patrols, but it wouldn't accomplish much in an actual conflict. They carry a few Kinzhals and otherwise only a few torpedoes AFAIK. Compared to the German """Frigates""" and RN frigates carrying Harpoons and more, it isn't a strong match-up. The USN also tends to have at least one amphibious assault ship in the Baltic at any given time.

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

It's a big, mostly shallow, very polluted puddle with NATO aircrafts and batteries on every shore. Why would you need a big target in middle of that.

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