Laughable Russian Fleet of Rust-Bucket "Warships" Sail for Mediterranean, But Will Probably Sink Along the Way

[Navarro]

"Russia’s Decrepit Navy Led by the Admiral Kuznetsov Deployed to the Mediterranean Sea ... the obsolete Soviet era RFS Admiral Kuznetsov (063) heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser ... ski-jump bow flight deck that limits the amount of ordnance their fighters and attack aircraft can carry ... Western military analysts doubt her seaworthiness since this aircraft carrier's history has been marred by an unending series of engine failures and other technical mishaps ... anticipated she would sink along the way given her poor condition. ... Her condition was so pitiful, Russian tugboats had to escort her in case her engines broke down. ... being escorted to the Mediterranean by a small fleet consisting of aging warships like herself. ... This mothball fleet"
http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/103654/20161016/russia-s-decrepit-navy-led-admiral-kuznetsov-make-angry-faces.htm

The propaganda is thick in this article.

 

[Navarro]

This may or may not be a picture of Russia's aircraft carrier preparing to leave port:

 

[DirtyDevil69]

Their navy, while cold war technology, is not to be laughed at. It is capable if it is not intercepted by a force capable.

 

[jayfeather31]

Their navy, while cold war technology, is not to be laughed at. It is capable if it is not intercepted by a force capable.

True. There's a reason why Cold War-era tech is still used.

 

[Navarro]

Their navy, while cold war technology, is not to be laughed at. It is capable if it is not intercepted by a force capable.

Indeed. If anything's to be laughed at, it's the blatant propaganda that makes up the entirety of that article. A carrier built in the nineties is old and decrepit? Come now. Oh it's broken down before? Well so has America's brand-new four billion dollar Zumwalt Class destroyer. In fact, the Zumwalt breaks down all the time. USN can't even figure out how to use it properly because it breaks down so often.