Russian Carrier Plans Part One

Bill Kambic wrote:

:On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:04:28 -0700, Fred J. McCall
wrote:
:
:Don't tell them that. They go in and out of there year round. I've
:been up there in October and November and it all looked pretty ice
:free from what I could see.
:
:
:The long term Russian goal has been reliable warm water ports. During
:WWII were there not periods where Murmask could not be used due to
:ice?
:

I don't believe so. In fact, after the disaster with PQ-17, a lot
more convoys were scheduled for the winter because the darkness made
them harder to find and attack.

Convoys went to Murmansk in winter because Archangel was icebound. The
Gulf Stream keeps Murmansk ice free year round.

:
:IIRC Vladovostok is mostly ice free, but not strategically well
:situated.
:

Vladivostok is mostly ice free.


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