In article <lE_Ar.179842$
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chied...@ask.me says...
I doubt it'll sink...
> Gene will be delighted about a passage thru the Roaring Forties, but I
> wonder if Indians take seriously the idea of crossing notoriously bad
> waters aboard a just-delivered *russian-built* warship...
My experience of officers in Indian service is that they're highly
profession and highly trained and very aware of any environment they're
travelling in.
I'd be extremely surprised if they deliver the ship before November
because of weather conditions in India.
I assume she'll be berthed in Mumbai because that's where the big air
training centre is.
> For sure, I don't think is prudent a Mediterrannean crossing, the
> current situation requires a non-stop crossing from west of Gibraltar to
> Port Said... someone can think that is a great idea showing that russian
> workmanship is rather shabby and loose some nuts & bolts underwater aft ;)
I somehow doubt that is the case. The Indians have paid a very great
deal of money for this thing and one reason it is late is because the
Russians had problems making the thing work properly.
I imagine the next generation of Indian carriers will almost certainly
be of US origin, if the US doesn't wear them out first...
Oh, I imagine the Chinese will be spitting feathers...
Especially when the Indians start operating their nice new shiny MiG
29K's off it...
Well, assuming they don't crash most of them, like they did with the
Sea Harriers...
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