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When you have five fleets, but they all have to operate independently of one another
When you have five fleets, but they all have to operate independently of one another
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1. Caspian doesnt count. Its an inland landlocked sea. Black Sea DOES have outlets, but historically, the Ottomans have made this difficult. 2. A lot of those seas get frozen over in the winter. Russia has therefore wanted to territorially expand to areas that dont get frozen over in the winter. The Arctic Ocean is frozen for most of the year and barely counts. 3. As you said, its really hard to coordinate the Pacific Fleet with everyone else.
access is relative and for Russia it is mostly hypothetical. The Caspian Sea is a slightly salty lake with no real strategic importance. The Black Sea has always been cockblocked by Istanbul and even then Suez and Gibraltar arent exactly Russian friends either. The Baltic is entirely cut off by Denmark and Germany and freezes in Winter. Vladivostok also freezes in Winter and might as well be on the moon as far as logistics are concerned. that just leaves Murmansk as the only reliable open ocean port Russia has somewhat close to its core. And that is still not a very good situation. lets just face it, Russia is functionally a landlocked nation.
Geography: Ive got good news and bad news. The good news is that you get 5 seas Russia: Great! Whats the bad news? Geography: Here they are Russia: Shit
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access is relative and for Russia it is mostly hypothetical. The Caspian Sea is a slightly salty lake with no real strategic importance. The Black Sea has always been cockblocked by Istanbul and even then Suez and Gibraltar arent exactly Russian friends either. The Baltic is entirely cut off by Denmark and Germany and freezes in Winter. Vladivostok also freezes in Winter and might as well be on the moon as far as logistics are concerned. that just leaves Murmansk as the only reliable open ocean port Russia has somewhat close to its core. And that is still not a very good situation. lets just face it, Russia is functionally a landlocked nation.
Geography: Ive got good news and bad news. The good news is that you get 5 seas Russia: Great! Whats the bad news? Geography: Here they are Russia: Shit
Printed on demand by Printify. Ships from the US or UK depending on location.
This shirt is made from responsibly sourced materials and printed using sustainable practices. To care for your shirt, machine wash cold inside-out with like colors and tumble dry low. Do not iron directly on the print.
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