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Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing ‘friendly relations Russia/Ukraine

https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/russian-warships-will-arrive-in-havana-next-week-say-cuban-officials-citing-friendly-relations/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_wsvn
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u/blacksideblue 26d ago

their only aircraft carrier mobile.

Is undergoing special 'on fire' operation. Is currently in Aircraft Barge configuration.

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u/FlutterKree 26d ago edited 26d ago

Is currently in Aircraft Barge configuration.

It's currently in airport configuration, cause they had to haul that shit onto land to fix it. They don't have any drydocks larger enough and their special made floating drydock sank while the firecraft carrier was undergoing repairs.

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u/Coffee_Ops 26d ago

You forgot the part where said drydock caught fire and fell over before sinking.

Some might assume that's implied but I think the mental image is incomplete without it.

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u/Budget_Pomelo 26d ago

It's like a Monty Python skit, only real.

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u/BendyPopNoLockRoll 25d ago

But the fourth dry dock stood up! And that's one your gunna get son, the strongest dry dock in these lands!

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u/senorpoop 25d ago

It's the swamp castle from Holy Grail

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u/mchammer32 25d ago

Hey now, The Crimson Permanent Assurance knew how to rule the seas

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u/Cloaked42m 26d ago

But the fourth! That one stayed up!

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u/CaptOblivious 25d ago

But the front didn't fall off, Or did it?

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u/ThePrideOfKrakow 25d ago

A fire, at a SeaPark?

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u/Original_Banana_4617 25d ago

It really was incomplete, it makes it even better if you add some sound effects to it in your head, not realistic one, something from a bugs bunny cartoon, but then again, that works with most things to do with Russia.

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u/-BoldlyGoingNowhere- 25d ago

Sounds like maybe the front fell off.

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u/Eminence120 25d ago

I'm sure it happened because the front fell off, which doesn't normally happen to Russian boats I assure you.

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u/Coffee_Ops 25d ago

I'm sure the Battle of Tsushima was also sabotage right?

Or the time when the Kutznetsov lost power and had to be tugged thru the English channel?

Or the time it lost its ability to launch planes and they had to be transferred to a land base?

Everyone just keeps picking on them! It couldn't be that this is a relic from the cold war and their modern government is a graft-filled joke.

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u/Coffee_Ops 25d ago

My opinion is that the Kutznetsov's history makes it implausible that it's a fine, seaworthy vessel that's simply been the target of unending sabotage.

You'd think if we'd done this, Russia would make loud noises about it. They generally seem happy to let the world forget that this embarrassment of a ship exists, except when it needs to chug slowly past the UK.

There is, after all, a reason they don't put it to sea without a dedicated tug specifically for when propulsion fails for the 15th time.

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u/Coffee_Ops 25d ago

Then my question to you is, why hasn't Russia alleged it? Or did I simply miss that?

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u/nick_the_builder 26d ago

Fucking firecraft carrier. 💀

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u/blacksideblue 26d ago

the firecraft carrier

Imma just gonna keep my distance...

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u/notaredditer13 26d ago

"Firecarrier" sounds like an exciting new weapon in the war against the capitol of Panem!

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u/FlutterKree 26d ago

It's a weapon of mass destruction, spreading toxic smoke wherever it goes. Shit's always on fire and I'm sure the personnel on it have died of cancer by now.

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u/blacksideblue 25d ago

"Firecarrier"

You see comrade, they can't burn our ships if we burn them first. And they can't catch us when we're on fire.

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u/Empyrealist 25d ago

Dong, where is my aircraftcarriermobile?

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u/blacksideblue 25d ago

Vladimir: Kraft iz kerrying air?