Syria moving drum carrier group led by “Admiral Kuznetsov”. Everyone is waiting for the start of the next “mother of all battles.”
While the squadron with the “Peter the Great” and “ADM. Kuznetsov” continues its movement, continues to psychosis around this “flotilla of death” as it is dubbed in the British media.
Western journalists and experts are so intimidated with the Union, trying to prevent him to reach Syria. For example, creating difficult to refuel. In the end, the squadron did not go in Ceuta and Melilla, held by friendly Algeriawill not go to Malta, where usually “all flags on a visit” (there cheap to refuel).
However, the idea is to prevent the hike looks stupid – the ships have enough fuel. The composition of carrier strike group (CSG) is the tankers, but few will be – come a tanker from the Black sea or somewhere else.
In recent days, except for the Aug NATO began to fear more and submarines connections. First, the British wrote that the composition is at least one multipurpose titanium submarines: “Pskov” or “Nizhny Novgorod”. Now report that anti-submarine forces of NATO had spotted two multi-purpose submarines: “Cheetah” or “Kuzbass” and one non-nuclear boat type “Varshavyanka”. They all, in their view, armed with cruise missiles “Calibre”. It is unlikely that these boats really could locate, but information from the British can be from other sources (invent can also).
Most likely, part of Aug went to one of the nuclear submarine “Antei” with 24 heavy RCC “Granite”. Was information that one of these boats was preparing to hike or out to sea. In any case, it would be logical. Recently, with the first military service came back and the newest nuclear submarine K‑560 “Severodvinsk”. This dangerous predator, armed with 32 cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles “Onyx” and “Caliber”, too, would be useful in the Mediterranean. Squadron to operate off the coast of Syria six months, so things can change more than once.
New attempt to break
The Syrian track is systematically reducing gang habitat. But the militants announced another attempt deblokady Eastern Aleppo.The previous attempt ended in failure. The forces of “Nusra” and their companions suffered heavy casualties, were defeated, and most areas returned. This time the jihadists gathered strength from more than 6 thousand militants with armored vehicles and tanks.
As the bandits manage to keep some armored vehicles under the control of the air our aircraft and the exploration of advanced technical means? Very simply – our and Syrian planes are not able around the clock to patrol every kilometre of territory. Can’t do it and blah BLAH, and the satellites are also not all-seeing. Hidden in some garage or under a bridge tank from the air, yet he didn’t go, almost impossible to find. “Armor” militants actively knock, but before she left. Yes, and the Syrians may continue to lose her, throwing maloboleznennye tank or APC. In addition, there is a suspicion that some of the tanks may be “imported”: the Saudis and Qataris buying up the remnants of the old tank parks throughout Europe. Something also imported through Turkey.
Another “mother of all battles”
Unlike last time, when green tried to break through the territory of military schools (aircraft, artillery), this time they tried to hit farther North.
The strike began with an artillery barrage of all that was – in turn went to pieces and mortars, including homemade MLRS with a new ammunition from corrupt Bulgaria. Then came the turn of “Shaheed-mobile”. On regular units, on ex-militia from the national defense Forces (FDN), the undermining of the car with several tons of ammonal makes a very serious impression – often causes panic.
At first it seemed that the success of the first day of the offensive is no less than the last time – the advanced units of the Syrian army and the SSS was quickly shot down from their positions and retreated. But then something went wrong.
Focus failed
The Syrian army were generally ready for defense. Abandoned areas were laced with mines and artillery zeroed. Largely it was a trap.
In addition, the militants are actively working helicopters and planes. Not on the inner ring and the outer, which is “not to bomb” is not promised. Priyatelei blockade treated actively.
They knew everything!
The Syrian army seem to have found the recipe of struggle with “Shaheed-mobiles”. The fact that in urban areas to identify and defeat the rushing of Avtomatika not as easy as in the open countryside. There it quickly get tankers or operators of antitank guided missiles (bullets these machines are protected).
But the city came to the aid of UAVS and combat helicopters. The first is quite tightly patrol the area of the fighting and spotted the exit to the attack of these “Avtonom”, and the helicopter can hit a target with missiles or cannon. According to reports, most of the released “Shahid-mobile” was destroyed on the approach. One car was struck by a missile right in the midst of the militants, killing dozens of terrorists.
In reflection attacks in the area were involved and reinforcements from the several brigades and divisions of the army of Syria, and parts of the Republican guard. Including tanks T-90 and T-90A, the Iranians of the revolutionary guards and the battalion of”Hezbollah”. Transferred and the main “cleaner” – “the Tiger” Hassan.
The militants, not having achieved anything yet and suffered sensitive defeat, rushed to search for to blame. Of course, the root cause was declared that “the enemies knew everything”: work exploration. But in addition to searches of traitors militants accused a number of its commanders in the wrong direction.
Today the militants claimed that the attack was not the promised battle, but only a prelude to it. So you can try to hit again.
Objective difficulties
The activities of our advisers and trainers to Syria on the coordination of normal units and proper conduct of the war, encounters objective difficulties. Advisers and trainers are not enough, even with the Iranians and Lebanese. Sometimes you have to learn from scratch the fundamental things. During the war many sensible staff officers were killed or the reserve, and the new “learned something and somehow” during the war, or at reduced rates. There are gunners, unable to properly prepare data for firing from the closed position and able to fire only direct fire. Of course, this is not all. Intelligent soldiers and officers a lot. But they are strongly “smeared” by the army. Moreover, in addition to the army there is another party and tribal militias. To teach them “military Affairs in the right way” is even harder.
