MADAyuMadyan - Perdana Rusia Pacific Fleet, Varyag, dan yang paling kuat berkuasa nuklear kapal perang negara, Pyotr Veliky, memasuki Laut Mediterranean pada hari Sabtu.
Anak kapal Varyag 'Pembunuh Pesawat Pengangkut' akan menjalankan beberapa tugas, ada yang akan dilakukan bersama-sama dengan kumpulan bersama Tentera Laut kapal-kapal Rusia dan kapal-kapal yang ditempatkan di rantau ini, Roman Martov, press secretary setiausaha Rusia Armada Pasifik, memberitahu agensi berita Interfax.
Varyag adalah dengan menganggap perintah Rusia Armada Pasifik di Laut Mediterranean, menggantikan peluru berpandu cruiser Moskva, kata sumber tentera Interfax diplomatik. Beliau menambah bahawa terdapat detachments unit marin bekerja di kapal-kapal dan kapal-kapal Armada Pasifik, manakala sayap tentera udara yang mempunyai beberapa Ka-27 helikopter yang boleh menjalankan operasi menyelamat dan anti-piracy dan pembunuh kapal selam.
Selain daripada Varyag, kini terdapat beberapa kapal perang Rusia di Laut Mediterranean - Termasuk pemusnah peluru berpandu ‘Smetlivy’ dan ‘Aleksandr Shabalin,’ pembawa kapal pendarat ‘Novocherkassk,’ dan ‘Minsk’
Peluru berpandu Cruiser Varyag daripada Rusia Armada Pasifik (The guided missile Cruiser Varyag of the Russian Pacific Fleet (RIA Novosti/Vitaliy Ankov – think IN pictures @1WORLDCommunity)
Rusia yang paling berkuasa perang dan perdana Armada Utara, Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) , melalui Selat Gibraltar dan berlabuh di Laut Alboran pada 2 November.
Kapal perang yang telah meninggalkan asas utama Armada Utara dalam Severomorsk pada 22 Oktober berjaya menyeberangi Atlantik timur laut walaupun dalam keadaan cuaca ribut. Anak-anak kapal berjaya diadakan berpuluh-puluh latihan, termasuk perta-hanan udara dan latihan anti-kapal selam. Cruiser log lebih 3,200 batu nautika semasa perjalanan.
Viktor Chirkov , laksamana armada, berkata pada September bahawa Tentera Laut Rusia bersedia untuk membina kehadirannya di Laut Mediterranean, terutamanya di kawasan berhampiran ke negara Syria. Ia bertujuan untuk meningkatkan bilangan kapal perang di kawasan itu sehingga 10 buah.
Rusia mula peningkatan ketenteraan di rantau ini pada bulan Disember 2012, mewujud-kan kehadiran yang tetap di Laut Mediterranean.
Varyag milik kapal kelas Slava (mengikut klasifikasi NATO). Siap pada 1989 dan beroperasi di Rusia Armada Pasifik Lautan sejak tahun 1990, ia mempunyai: 16x P-1000 Vulkan peluru berpandu anti-kapal, 2x mortar RBU-6000 anti-kapal selam, 8x8 S-300PMU Favorit (SA-N-6 merungut) panjang jarak peluru berpandu permukaan-ke-udara, 1x berkembar AK-130 130mm, 6x AK-630, 2x OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) SR pemasangan SAM, 8x SA-N-6 merungut. Armor: Penyaduran Splinter. Pembawa Pesawat: 1 Ka-25 atau Ka-27 helikopter (Varyag belongs to Slava-class cruisers (according to NATO classification). Completed in 1989 and operating in the Russian Pacific Ocean Fleet since 1990, it has: 16x P-1000 Vulkan anti-ship missiles, 2x RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars, 8x8 S-300PMU Favorit (SA-N-6 Grumble) long-range surface-to-air missiles, 1x twin AK-130 130mm, 6x AK-630, 2x OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) SR SAM installations, 8x SA-N-6 Grumble. Armor: Splinter plating. Aircraft carried: 1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 helicopter – think IN pictures @1WORLDCommunity)
Russia's 'Aircraft carrier killer' Varyag and battle cruiser Pyotr Veliky arrive in Mediterranean . . .
The flagship of Russia’s Pacific Fleet, Varyag, and the country’s most powerful nuclear-powered battleship, Pyotr Veliky, entered the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday.
The crew of 'aircraft carrier killer' Varyag will carry out a number of tasks, some of which will be performed together with the joint group of Russian Navy ships and vessels stationed in the region, Roman Martov, press secretary for Russia’s Pacific Fleet, told Interfax news agency.
Varyag is to assume the command of Russia’s Pacific Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, replacing missile cruiser Moskva, said Interfax’s military diplomatic source. He added that there are detachments of marine units employed on ships and vessels of the Pacific Fleet, while its air force wing boasts several Ka-27 helicopters that can conduct rescue and anti-piracy operations and kill submarines.
Apart from Varyag, there are currently several Russian cruisers in the Mediterranean Sea - including missile destroyer ‘Smetlivy’ and landing craft carriers ‘Aleksandr Shabalin,’ ‘Novocherkassk,’ and ‘Minsk.’
Russia’s most powerful battleship and the flagship of the Northern Fleet, Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great), passed through the Strait of Gibraltar and anchored in the Alboran Sea on November 2.
The warship that left the Northern Fleet's main base in Severomorsk on October 22 managed to cross the northeastern Atlantic despite stormy weather conditions. The crew successfully conducted dozens of exercises, including air defense and anti-submarine training. The cruiser logged over 3,200 nautical miles during the trip.
Viktor Chirkov, admiral of the fleet, said in September that the Russia Navy is set to build its presence in the Mediterranean Sea, particularly in the area close to Syrian shores. It intends to increase its number of battleships in the area by up to ten.
Russia began its military build-up in the region in December 2012, establishing a constant presence in the Mediterranean Sea.
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