August 29, 200817 yr From Navy Times TR group ready to deploy to Mediterranean The Associated Press Posted : Thursday Aug 28, 2008 14:52:16 EDT NORFOLK, Va. — The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group will deploy Sept. 8 with more than 7,000 sailors. The deployment will be to the Mediterranean, but the Navy said the group could go anywhere it is needed in support of maritime security. The group will deploy from Norfolk Naval Station and will later be joined by the guided-missile cruiser Monterey and guided-missile destroyers Mason and Nitze. On Monday, more than 450 sailors from the destroyer Gonzalez and the frigate Nicholas returned to Norfolk after a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean.
August 30, 200817 yr Author Oh, and guess who else is headed to the Med? From Defense Update "The Russians have sent their only aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” from its home base in Murmansk, towards the Mediterranean and the Syrian port of Tartus. The mission comes after Syrian President Bashar Assad said he is open to a Russian base in the area. The Admiral Kuznetsov, part of the Northern Fleet and Russia’s only aircraft carrier, will head a Navy mission to the area. The mission will also include the Black Sea fleet flagship, the missile cruiser Moskva, and several submarines." Now where did I put that tinfoil hat?
August 30, 200817 yr So, if the Moskva can blow up all the NATO ships in the Black Sea in ~20 minutes, how long will it take him to do the TR battlegroup? Or is that what the subs are for ...
August 30, 200817 yr Author So, if the Moskva can blow up all the NATO ships in the Black Sea in ~20 minutes ... Time of flight for Moskva's P-1000 Vulkan (SS-N-12 Mod 1) - if she has them - at maximum range: 14 minutes (give or take). Coinky dink?
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