WWIII? Against a very weak Russia of 1999? That's nothing but hyperbole. Putin was the PM not yet the President, but let's not sidetracked the topic.
The War in the Ukraine
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what are they gonna do with the submarines ? or the ship that simply can get out of range ? Surface ships is not the only kalibr shooters Russia have atm.
So surface ships is going to be vulnerable, but what about Russia's submarines? Could Russia still do a naval blockade using submarines?
So much cope. "Not accurate". Well they seem pretty accurate to me. I have seen Iskander strikes on S-300 missile launchers and Buks. If it can hit a Buk it is pretty accurate to me. They seem as accurate as possible given existing GLONASS accuracy.
And no one in their right mind uses multi-million dollar weapons like that to target civilians. Poor cost effectiveness.
The second in command supposedly surrendered but the commander hasn't come out yet.
I find it funny how the US can declare a war on the Spanish or German Empires supposedly because they sank a ship (Maine, Lusitania). But sinking Russian ships is ok? Fine.
They will stay out of range which gives a breathing space to Ukraine. For subs, can't do anything.
In any case forcing their surface ships to go back is a win. For blockade purposes, Russia has to rely on ships.
Those were not my words: “I'm not going to start Third World War for you," General Jackson told the US commander, according to Newsweek.
According to James Blunt (famous singer):
In an interview with BBC Radio 5 live, broadcast on Sunday, he said: "I was given the direct command to overpower the 200 or so Russians who were there.”
"The direct command [that] came in from Gen Wesley Clark was to overpower them. Various words were used that seemed unusual to us. Words such as 'destroy' came down the radio."
Source:
Subs are for hunting, not for blockade. They can augment a task group focused on blockading but they cannot be alone on that mission.
They need surface ships for that
How about declaring the waters a "no sail zone" for ships inbound and outbound for Ukraine, backing the threat up that any ships will be hunted by submarines and shot by anti-ship missiles? This would achieve the same threat as naval blockades.
and their ships weapon do have enough range to stay out of sight. With apparent deployment of A-50 in Black Sea, The Russian ship may not necessarily need to come to near shore.