Il sottomarino russo colpito dai missili Storm Shadow/SCALP si è trasferito in un nuovo nascondiglio con reti mimetiche a Sebastopoli

H.I. Sutton, Naval News:

*The Russian Navy’s Improved-KILO class submarines remain a major concern for Ukraine. They are used to launch Kalibr cruise missiles, with some likely involved in the massive missile attacks on Ukraine on June 1 2024.*

*And they pose a persistent threat to merchant ships sailing to and from Ukraine’s remaining Black Sea ports.*

*[But] on September 13 2023 Ukrainian missiles struck the Project 636.3 Improved-Kilo Class submarine Rostov-on-Don (B-237) while it was in a dry dock in Sevastopol.*

*It has taken months to clear the wrecked submarine from the dry dock. And indications are that it will not be returning to the fight.*

*The submarine has now been moved to a lesser used dry dock within the port, in the vicinity of 44.6125º, 33.5566º. Camouflage nets have been thrown up to disguise its presence and to make observation more challenging.*

*Moving the submarine to a smaller dock frees up the dry dock for other vessels. Many of the Black Sea Fleet’s ships are likely overdue dry dock maintenance.*

*We can expect to see various warships brought in to Sevastopol for important maintenance. During this they will be particularly vulnerable to Ukrainian ATACMS and Storm Shadow strikes.*

*Although there is broad consensus among serious analysts that the submarine is a write-off, Russian sources had claimed that it was only lightly damaged and would return to the war.*

*Analysts will be watching this closely.*

It’s matter of time till one of these expensive subs will find out what happens when you fuck arround too long in the Black sea.

They can be stealthy, but they are stuck in a “giant pool”.

Sounds like there will soon be a new target sitting in that dry dock, perhaps another submarine?

Amazing value for money, killing a $300m sub with a $2m missile. What did Russia do about it?

NOTHING of course!

*insert “I’ll fucken do it again” meme*