Why Russia’s Navy Is in Serious TROUBLE
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- čas přidán 6. 04. 2024
- Discover how Ukraine turned the tide against Russia's once dominant Black Sea Fleet 🌊🚢, transforming it into an underwater tourist attraction. From the sinking of the Moskva to the innovative use of maritime drones, Ukraine showcases technological prowess against a formidable adversary. This video delves into the fascinating shift in naval power dynamics, highlighting Ukraine's strategic use of low-cost yet highly effective unmanned systems against Russia's naval setbacks. #BlackSea #BlackSeaFleet #NavalWarfare #aircraftcarrier #navy #russia #ukraine #moskva #InnovationAtSea #AdmiralKuznetsov #Kuznetsov
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Russia's only Carrier requires a specific ship in its Convoy. A Tug Boat! To drag it back to port.
The story of the that tug is actually pretty interesting.
It’s not your regular tug you might see in a port, it’s a combination of oceangoing tug and underwater salvage / rescue clandestine ship. Whereas your normal tug might have 5,000 this ship has nearly 25,000hp.
Despite all that power (it was at one point the most powerful tug in the world) it pales in comparison to the Kuznetsov and can just barely tow it.
There’s some pretty famous footage online of that tug getting bounced around like a rag doll in rough seas as it desperately tries to tow that tub of shit, I genuinely felt bad for her crew.
@@cruisinguy6024 That same tug also followed a russia submarine when putin wanted to act tough at the begining of the war and has the sub patrol at the west coast of Ireland. The funny thing that everybody mocked the russians was that while the sub stayed submersed, the tug folowed closely on the surface. Suffice to say, it was not hard to guess where the russian sub was at all times. Then the sub broke down while on patrol and retruned limping back to port sailing on the surface with the tug close by. Only in russia.
@@carlossaraiva8213 The Russian Navy probably is having nightmares about the Kursk submarine incident
russia should also include a fire boat or two since every time it went to see there were fires aboard the carrier.
@@user-fb2hv9cy7y That's the propulsion system.
By treaty, no aircraft carriers are allowed in the Black Sea. Russia called their pitiful excuse for aircraft carriers "cruisers" in order to skirt around this limitation.
They can call them barges too, when they get towed.
@@m8e or reefs when they get sunk
Technically they were correct, it cruised out of port and then right back again.
That's what the 'C' in 'CV' stood for in the American Navy. While Japan referring to their carriers as 'destroyers' is even more absurd.
Another example of Ruzzians waiving the rules. 🙄
The navy just needs a fresh coat of Potemkin Village paint.
😅iui 9😊😊😅😅
The Moskva didn't sink it, ...uuuh..., was field promoted to submarine, yes.
Thanks to advanced ruSSian design and engineering, their ships convert to submarines at a touch of a button. RuSSia also has the best and biggest meat waves in the world. Slava poo tin.
"It wasn't sunk by Ukrainian missiles, it sank because of our laughably trained crew's inability to put out a simple fire"
The Moskva is now de-Nazifying the bottom of the Black Sea.
@@thundercactus Why do the Russians keep smoking next to ammo dumps? 🤔
@@thundercactus The Crew didn't had access to the Lockers of the fire extinquishers and firefighting equipment as those were routinely stolen and sold on the black market. So only few Officers had the Keys to the manportable firefighting equipment and firefighting suites. Without that they couldn't reach the water mains in that area and fight the fire. But yeah only in Russia.
The worst disservice they did for Admiral Kuznetzov was to name that piece of shit after him.
They call it the mighty John Boat
It's not just Kuznetsov's name that's suffered from being attached to that boat - in fact, its current name is the *_fourth_* one that it's been given.
It was known as "Riga" when laid down and while being built, as "Leonid Brezhnev" when launched, and "Tbilisi" while being tested, before finally being named after Admiral Kuznetsov when commissioned.
@@stickiedmin6508 You know how renaming a ship is sometimes considered back luck? Well. 😅
@@DanielWW2at this point... flying the Russian flag seems like bad luck all on its own... but that many times being renamed is all but putting on a red shirt in Star Trek and going down to the planet with Spock and Kirk.
😊😊😊😊😊@@haroldbell213
Then it got worse
-Soviet proverb
'Then, in some creative, new way, someone found a way to f*ck even that up.'
- Russian proverb
ah a fellow Drach ran
Should be there national motto...lol
@@mikitzdo you see torpedo boats?
Somehow I had Andrew Hammond's voice saying, "still, it could be worse." Stuck in my head reading that comment. Haha.
Whereas the US and the UK can deploy carriers to project strength, Russia deploys them to project its incompetence and weakness.
Russian navy has always been a bit of a joke
The heirs and successors of the Battle of Tsushima!
Their equivalent of our boomers are a concern as well as ICBMs.
The Red October was cutting edge technology!
@@robertbates6057
To a point, yes.
Given the widespread publication of Russia's recent military failures, I'm a *_lot_* less scared of their missile subs and ICBMs than I used to be.
@@stickiedmin6508 If this is how the Navy and Army look who knows how much maintenance the ICBMs have been given. Weapon-grade nuclear material has at best 25-year life span but even that is not consistent because nuclear physics is iffy like that.
The Russian navy hasn’t laid down a new large surface combatant since the fall of the Soviet Union. They’re having enough trouble building small frigates.
You don't need radar to track this ship, it smokes like it's burning tires, you could see it twenty miles over the horizon.... lmao
Top of class at laying smokescreen, though. Not sure how that helps with naval aviation, but it is, undoubtedly, their main strength.
Similar to their ssbn fleet.
It used to be that our stack operators had to make an effort to track thrm with passive sonar.
But they've been allowed to deteriorate to thr point where every one I f them has 'junk in the trunk' various items mounted or stowed in the superstructure that has corroded and worked its way partially loose, and if the boat were underway would be bang clang a langing against the hull and superstructure, turning thr boat into a big gong, screaming "Hear I am!"
They've avoided the inevitablity of being tracked by no longer conducting deterrent patrols.
Thats right - they have ended their ssbn program due to their inability to perform basic maintenance.
You let boats sit tied up to the pier, and other things start to deteriorate.
They don't have a SubSafe program - so how may of their penetrations are single valve - and what pressure/depth have these penetrations deteriorated?
At this point, in a shooting war their lifespan would be under a minute.
In peace time?
Who knows?
With deteriorated piping systems, any of them can experience catastrophic failure at any time.
They are utterly useless.
The most versatile leg of the triad is gone.
If you can't maintain that, what condition are the rest of their weapon systems in?
I wouldn't even buy toilet paper that was Made in Russia. That poor excuse for a ship is really a piece of CRAP.
Yeah, hell I don't even trust their Vodka and that stuff is not easy to screwed up (ok: I don't like Vodka - prefer a good Scotch!)
@@dreamingflurry2729
Me, too. MacCallum, Laphroaig my faves.
Agree . Russia navy a shit show 😂.
Time was (1997), the "toilet paper" was newsprint rolled on to tubes...
Here are some types of toilet paper made in Russia:
Lily Luxe
This toilet paper is made from 100% cellulose and follows Russian state standards. It's used by residents of Russia from Moscow to Siberia, and contains no dyes.
Veiro Professional
This brand is produced using modern converting lines that produce sanitary-hygienic products from pulp and waste paper.
Syktyvkar Tissue Group
This group has three paper-making machines and eight converting lines that produce sanitary-hygienic products.
Now, I'm not a sailor or naval logician, but I have heard three rumors which may or may not be true, and weren't addressed in the video. Take with a grain of salt -
1. The only dry dock sufficiently large to handle aircraft carriers was in Ukraine, which meant that the ship could never get power from the shore. Meaning, that in order to get power on the Kuznetsov while in port, THE ENGINES WERE ALWAYS RUNNING! So the engine in the carrier has aged WAY past its expected lifetime, because if they stopped the power plant, then obviously every on board went dark.
2. The reason the floating dry dock sunk was because the backup generator to run the pump ran out of diesel because the harbor master had sold the fuel for some of that sweet, sweet cash. So when the backup power tried to restart to pump the water out, the ballast tanks just filled up and sank.
3. The toilets on the Kuznetsov never worked very well. So, if the crew was unable to "go" over the side, they just went down into the lower decks to relieve themselves. So no wonder no one wants to check out the "brown muddy water". Cuz it aint' just mud.
Anyway, I'm just a random internet dude, and you shouldn't take my word for it. But we all know that that sounds about right.
As for 1. I have heard that was true of many of Russian ships like the Muskova; they do not run on shore power due to poor practices and cost. Russia has not been maintaining their military equipment for decades so them not spending money for shore power makes sense. In the short term, not using shore power saves money. In the long term it prematurely ages their ships.
1. It had lots of turbine and diesel generators (about 15) besides the steam turbines which drove the 4 shafts (and 4 auxiliary gas turbines for propulsion). Do you really think a ship this size only has a couple of engines?
2. 3. Not sure about the credibility of your other points at all.
@@roger5449 2. Someone selling fuel secretly in Russia is not really a stretch of the imagination considering how much corruption we know has happens in Russia. For example, Russian army body armor issued to soldiers turned out to be airsoft variants as there is speculation that someone sold the real ones long ago and substituted them.
I have heard 3. but it was not a general statement that they never worked but more like over decades, the toilets like the rest of the ship have not been maintained properly so many of them do not work anymore.
Such hubris. This may not explain everything, but explains a ton. Belief in a failed ship, failing country, and in their evil leader. And Russia wants respect?
The aircraft carrier is cursed by the Romanovs .
Cursed by the Soviets.
@@Mugdorna Gorbachev's revenge.
Proof on corruption. Big time.
Bro just disrespected russia and its whole navy on that first joke😂
And a well deserved disrespect it is.
What are they gonna do about it? attempt to fly a sortie inbetween bunker-fuel resupplies?? lmfao
The Russian navy is the joke
Admiral Kusnezow is a great Ukrainian Ship doing it's duty even when pressed into Russian Service! Change my Mind.
Do you know the difference between coral and the black sea fleet? I feel bad for the coral.
Scrapping the only Russian carrier, would be like scrapping the State of Liberty for the US, that's how much it means to the Russians, even though it's a horrible floating shipwreck.
They simply should not start up the engines again.
Producing no smoke would be less embarrassing!
@@kermeckeThey can't get that p.o.s. running because they don't have Ukrainians to build the engines or get the fucking thing underway.
It was partially completed at the fall of the USSR, just like the other hulk bought and rebuilt/ completed by the Chi-Coms. To China's credit they did get theirs underway and learned much in the process.
Russia builds capable subs and icebreakers. That's about it
The American SR-71 at 5:23 was a nice touch.
“A piece of crap” short and sweet description.
If you count all the mega-yachts, Russia had a pretty sweet navy.
*Had
Moat of them are impounded in European meditation harbours.
@@jkr9594 did you see that I already had it in past tense?
Thank you for incorrecting me.
Built-in weapons, don't forget that us aircraft carriers are big flat floating fields, we can put any ground based weapon on her
US Navy "There's no kill like overkill". Gives the old Ma Bell jingle of 'reach out and touch someone' a whole new meaning.
What do they have in common? The same address.
The documentary mentions at least an technical mistake on 9:28....The Admiral Kuznetzov Aircraft Carrier was just the first of its class(originally 2)...the second was formally launched in 1988(has"Riga",but in 1990 changed to"Varyag") but not complete. In 1988 the Chinese under a front company bought the the half built ship and had it transfered to China under the apparent reason of turning it into an hotel or floating casino (kinda like it happened with the Carrier "Minsk"), but was in fact added to their Navy and launched for service in 2012 has the"Liaoning", of which they built an updated version and launched in 2019: the AC"Shandong".
I'm not superstitious but I swear its cursed lol
BTW, Ruzzians never, and I mean never, learn. Take that infamous Moskva, it did not sink "once", but "twice".
June 26;th, 1940 outside the city of Constanta, lies a "reef also. It´s name is, also Moskva.
from a Finn in Diaspora
I'd rather ditch my plane in the Mediterranean Sea than almost any other. It's warm and clean. North Sea would suck.
Yeah, the aircraft had plenty of fuel but the pilot wanted to take a dip for weeks but was not allowed.. He decided he'll do it by ditching an aircraft close to the carrier.
Only an interesting life would lead one to even speculate. Congratulations.
@markbrisec3972 Not saying he had an option, but of all the places to ditch, I think he found the best.
Folks, do your research!
The Admiral Kuznetzov was indeed transferred to the PD-50 drydock in Roslyakovo, but that town is near Murmansk, i.e. in the Kola Fjord. It is not by the Black Sea.
That CBL (Carrier of Bad Luck) is currently displayed on Google Maps in the Northern outskirts of Murmansk, ironically close to the Naval Museum of the Northern Fleet
Yeah, that one bothered me as well. Especially since they talked about it being stationed there after '91
Also the sinking of the floating dock holding the carrier was widely reported including being near Murmansk
Luckily the carrier floated
Are you deaf, or just don’t know geography AT ALL?
He said the floating garbage plant ended up in that dry dock against the northern fleets biggest hub at Severomorsk. Do you not know where that place is? Hint - it’s 20km north of the city of Murmansk… 🤦♂️
16:51 my friend.... thats when the narrator clearly states the ship is exactly where you have said it was, although the graphic after that is very misleading and does give the impression he is referring to the Black Sea
@@MikeOxlong- My friend - why so offensive? I had started studying military affairs on academic level nearly five decades ago and was aware of the primary Soviet naval bases (like Severomorsk) possibly prior to your birth. And I am quite sure that that city is NOT located on the Black Sea, what was depicted in the video.
No aircraft carrier is allowed to enter the Black sea....
THIS IS 1 MANS DREAMS SO FAR FROM REALITY ,
YOU HAVE TO QUESTION PUTTINS SANITY !
Yes no doubt, but it's really not hard what happens to some powerful nation leader like Putin is it? Putin has been at the peak of power for over 20 years, there is no one else in Russia more powerful and no one on earth can tell Putin anything he doesn't want to hear! Surrounded by yes men all those years, people who echo your every thought, is it not completely natural you would come to believe you are another Stalin and can do whatever you wish?
If this is the reason why you question Putin's sanity than I'm questioning yours... Putin has done so many geo political moves and mistakes that I think he'll go down in history as one of the greatest leader fools...
Which is EXACTLY why we need to play him smart! Hitler was a maniac and his worst own enemy. Putin's demise is bigger than UKR. Sorry...
Video talks about maritime drones, shows guys carrying air drones... Sigh...
lol ….. yeeep
At this point, that aircraft carrier looks like something Wile E. Coyote would have ordered from Acme.
Russian surface navy has always been a joke. Some of their submarines too, though far less so. But the biggest problem they've always had, is lack of good commanders and crews. When your whole system is built on cheating, it isn't a surprise that the crew does that too.
Watch standing is a suggestion to Russian sailors
And by best you mean its still floating? lol
the best thing about the kuznetsov is that noone will target it because it does more damage to the people crewing it and the russian economy then if it would sank
@@444coole444never interrupt an enemy when they are making a mistake...😂
9:17 'Operational deployment time of 45 days'...or maybe 54 days depending on if it was deployed by verbal order or by written order.
He stole that ship from Ukraine.
But apparently forgot the service manual.
@@markevans2294 And the competent crew.
I'd say the russians saved Ukraine from an horrible money pit.
And now that aircraft carrier is a poorly maintained, clapped out wreck good for only scrapping, being as a target vessel in a training exercise, sunk as an artificial reef or turned into a museum-ship (That last option would actually be a money maker from tourists).
It was built in Ukraine. As was the Moskva. But to Soviet designs. Neither Ukraine nor Russia have the economy to field effective aircraft carriers. Britain can only afford 2, and France can barely manage one. China has 3, but two of them are the same design as the kuznetsov. And the 3rd is their first attempt at designing, building and operating a full size carrier. The US currently as 11 super carriers. But we also field 35 additional smaller escort carriers that carry mostly helicopters, Harriers, and VTOL version F-35s. The US navy has as many carriers as the rest of the world navies, put together.
Why spend all of that money updating an already old aircraft carrier? Just modernize the tugboats.
They've been a joke ever since Connery stole the Red October. Loved that documentary!
17:06 This is the wrong map for the drydock location under discussion. You are showing somewhere near Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, instead of near Severomorsk on the Barents.
Russia is 11 hour zone ,connected with it's geopolitical interests! It doesn't need a career!
They could've built a new aircraft carrier with the money they used to either repair, tow, replace, etc.
They could, but they can't
Look, the Russians have enough in their hands with the portal to hell that opened in the engine room. It has already swallowed 3 liquidator teams and demons have taken over the three lower decks, and on top of that, the mess hall is haunted and the 6th deck no longer obeys the laws of physics and has turned into an eldritch maze ruled by a perverse old god. How do you expect that to sail?
But, but, didn't The High Lord of Russia command that it must work?
Actually, the US would NOT deploy a carrier group to a confined sea, like the Black Sea.
The US Navy is designed for blue water ocean, not confined littoral spaces.
If the US had to control the Black Sea
we would establish air bases, and enough radars and missiles to destroy
every enemy plane that came close.
After establishing air dominance, then, and ONLY THEN, would we put
destroyers and other naval assets to control the local sea,
BUT -- the Nimitz and Ford class carriers would not be there.
At least, that is how I analyze it.
If someone from the Navy could show me where I am wrong..
Please do, I like to learn.
Bayraktar was the most important weapon for Ukraine against russian naval assets!
Absolutely a like and new subscriber! Excellent coverage with a big pinch of humor included.. Where have I been not finding this channel before now??? Thanks!!
1:41 Per some treaty aircraft carriers from forces not local to the Black Sea are not allowed in there.
Buddy, I promise you a Ford class carrier goes a lot faster than 30 knots; considering the Nimitz class could hit close to 40 if it wanted to
Well... actually, 30 knots does seem to be its top speed, according to the information available to me.
The US always lists a “greater than “ speed. The older Forestall class Carriers could hit 35. The Carriers are the fastest surface ships in the entire US Navy. Trust me, they can hit 35-38 knots; maybe a tad more depending on sea state. They have to be able to generate enough wind over the bow to launch and recover even if there is no wind
I mean, Wikipedia will tell you the top speed of a Virginia class sub is 25 knots….I promise you it’s faster
No point going faster - a Fast Carrier Group is limited (generally) by its slowest ship.
@@roger5449wrong, speed is essential for launching, landing aircraft even more during bad sea state.
@@roger5449 the ships are very spread out and there are occasions when the carrier needs to haul ass. Im just telling you a Ford and Nimitz carrier can move alot faster than 25 knots
the funniest thing I heard "one knot faster"
Why is anyone surprised? When it comes to Modern Warfare they're not exactly clear thinking. They rely on numbers. If you're not talking about nuclear weapons. Their best armed service would be their army. That's their best. You see how that's going. When it comes to something way more technical like aircraft and navy ships, you really think they're going to shine.
10:18 sprrrr this sound like a Bismarck doom design
Excellent Video !!!
Mazut is arguably vicious but it’s definitely viscous. In most refineries, suitable feedstock for making mazut would be catalytically cracked to make things like Diesel fuel. The sulfur content seems to depend on that of whatever it’s made from.
Just a typo in the text fed into the AI-generated announcer
"You know, the type of ramp that you made in grade school" 🤣😂
The term “and then it gets worse” is literally embodied by this ship
I was gonna say they have elevation above sea level in common but... that works too
Russian black sea fleet now is left with a bunch of SEaMEN!!😂😂
Bow ramp is also what the UK use. Equally suffering the same disadvantages as this Russian carrier.
No because the F-35s are STOVL, and can take off fully loaded.
That ship has seen more fires than combat lol.
The Montreux Convention does not allow aircraft carriers in the black sea.
Kursk was their best submarine.
Mockba was their flagship in the Black sea.
Need I say more? :)
That’s the future of anti ship submersible long range drones
First sensible comment
What do coral reefs and the russian black sea fleet have in common?
They are both coral reefs!
No mention of the Montreux Convention? That's quite an oversight.
Is it 45 or 54? What you said doesn't match what you put on screen. 9:15
"The daily chocolate ration has been increased from 30 grams to 20 grams."
I am also hung like a broken-down albatross.
Pedantic point - the first drydock at Severomorsk is in the far north near Murmansk, not in the Black Sea as shown on the map.
Russia saw the USA blunder it's way through Afghanistan and Iraq and was like, "Hold my vodka, comrade, I can speedrun that and do even more damage to myself."
Well done narration.
2000 HP? Not even close. More like 25000 hp per shaft.
That makes more sense. I was wondering how a ship that size moved under power equivalent to a handful of Tesla Model S's.
9:40 "Mazut, you see, is incredibly vicious."
Unlike other types of fuel, which are relatively benign but viscous.
54 days at sea
That it
USA aircraft carrier do 3month deployment
Russia is a paper Tiger wow
Back in 1980, my ship did 93 days at seal, pulled in for a 5 day liberty visit, then went back out for another solid 152 days.
I think we're getting ahead of ourselves.
An aircraft carrier that always goes out with the tug boat, that is sad.
8:40 , 58000 tons displacement moved at 29knots by 8044 hp, the russian propulsion tech is way more advanced than i had thought, no wonder they kept to that rare fuel !
No, you didn't think.
@@Wardads1 so, pray tell me, did i mishear the narrator say "Four shafts and four fixed pitch propellers drive the vessel through the water, each producing two thousand and eleven horsepower."
@9:12 54 or 45 days?
It's not called the 'Cooks Nuts Off' for nothing.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Now that's funny
Isnt Kuznetsov a hockey player playing for Carolina?
And it smokes u could see it from a long way off
The carrier is not based in the black sea. This mistake is repeated in the graphics several times.
After they stole it they brought it to Murmansk. This is where the whole hilarious tragedy took place.
Definition of BOONDOGGLE: The Admiral Kuznetsov
How long will their rust hold together? ?
Is this a Russian ship?
No... it's Rustin'!
Admiral Kuznetzov underwent the Overhaul has they said near Severemosk, in the Kola Bay, a Fjord in the Barents Sea. But in the map shown(17:14) they mark the 2018 refit incident has it had happened near Novorossiysk in the russian coast of the Black Sea. The 2019 fire happened while the AC was in a improvised large drydock in Murmansk.
Kuznetsov hasn't been an actual operational Warship for decades
At least they have a growing number of stationary submarines.
Unless they want to make it a museum, they need to just scuttle the thing.
Why are we afraid of Russia again?
Why do you keep showing the Black Sea? The ship was moved north out of the Black Sea near Murmask.
If world war III breaks out we all need to go to New York metro area to save that harbor to. Good luck Australia
When your only aircraft carrier needs serious repairs to keep it from sinking, and the ONLY floating dry dock able to accommodate your ship SINKS FIRST.
The sad thing about the speed disparity is that US carriers are 10000% able to go past their disclosed speeds, but the US government keeps it classified
Meanwhile , you can guarantee Russian tech doesn't hit what they advertise.
This is what 'pride' is, and what it can do.
2,011 hp is how much the turbo generators that supply electrical power make and there are 9 of them. The propulsion system is rated at 200,000 hp or 50,000 hp per shaft.
Rated but doant work
Big difference between the two
Those are just some outboard engines they bundled together and duct taped to the back, the smoke stacks are only there to make it seem like the turbines are running.
Meh, the Russian navy from the time of the Czars though the age of the Soviet navy and into the present, it has been the punchline to a sad joke.
I thought Russia was really strong because of the depictions in Stallone films. Only, the gear and helicopter in the films like First Blood 2 were American made, not Russian. lol.
It reminds me of that scene from the simpsons where Homer tries to make Mr Burns’ breakfast but everything he does sets on fire.
1:45 LAMPS is a helo thing, and we (ATM) don't have any frigates.
Slava 🇺🇦 💪
At 17:00 your story and the map are not matching. Severomorsk is 1500 miles north of what you show.