That’s not how they worked; Alfa class were actually relatively quiet boats, their speed being used for high speed dashes into the battle area and to escape from it, not for the attack itself.

I don’t know where did you get that, because the Alfa class were pretty good attack boats. They have caused quite a stir in the west, they were state of the art for their time and have formed the basis of the Akula class (which is, in simple terms, Victor III + Alfa).

Alfa-class or F-22? Because I’m not sure about the latter. Also, the Alfa class actually owned us.

No, but it doesn’t mean anything. Some of the Alfas were scrapped, but others have ended up like this:

Well said. Until 2011, I was actually hoping that a NATO-Russia alliance of some sort would be possible, but that all disappeared once Putin had a first in a series of his brain farts.

Vodka makes you see things that aren’t really there, like budget.

They won’t, just like they are not able to fund all other new naval projects that are currently underway.

What it means is a new-built boat based on the design of the Alfa class, because all of the remaining Alfas were sold for scrapping (meaning, they are rusting near Murmansk).

This got me thinking of something entirely different: Holy shit, they are really broke! It’s no secret that they cannot afford new Yasen class boats and Gorshkov class frigates, but salvaging a very expensive, 40 year old design..... damn!

The last time when the latest eastern and western tanks have faced each other in an equal fight was actually in 1973. Also, the 1980 could count as well, but the tanks were not exactly the latest ones.

This is the best selfie stick:

Really, because that’s actually the purpose of ERA, to defeat HEAT and sabot rounds.

The real issues with the autoloader are its complexity and ammo stowage; the arm-snapping is more of myth than a real problem. Also, T-64 wasn’t a failure or a lemon, as it is actually a better tank than T-72.

Gaza blockade is not “apartheid”, as claimed in the original comment. And as long as Hamas is in power, so would be the blockade.

Man, sometimes.......you just....I don’t know what to say. How the fuck is that even relevant here!?

Yeah, but you can’t always expand the topic beyond its original content. For comparison, that’s like trying to discuss Guantanamo in an article about Taliban’s opium production; the former one is a good topic to discuss, but it is an unnecessary diversion from the original topic.

That belongs to an entirely different discussion. This one is about Hamas, a strictly terrorist organization that has no justification. If you would compare them to Fatah.....

The amount of people who are interested in the content far outnumber the people who don’t like it, so why should editors have to please the minority?

Except that Israel’s policies are not the topic of discussion in this article.

I’m always glad to make others happy.