They are there to drive you out…Russia’s ‘carrier-killer’ Moskva enters Mediterranean

Greetings,

     ” As one of the prophets of the Bible prophesied in regard to her,  “as the morning spreads abroad upon the mountains a great and strong people set in battle array”  (Joel 2:2). This is the setting of the nations for a showdown to determine who will live on earth.”–Chp.117(m.t.t.b.m.)

 In certain news circles the deployment and arrival of the advanced Russian warship, The Moskva, into the Mediterranean Sea is being touted as a game-changer in the equation of any American led military strike on Syria. Why? It’s because this ship and a few others of this class, was designed to take on an entire air-craft carrier battalion.

     This is an awesome task, but this ship can sink multiple ships in minutes. It is also designed for under-sea combat against stealth submarines. It can also target aerial targets with its stand alone abm system(it has a naval version of the s-300 missile onboard).

  It can target multiple land targets  while engaged in offensive and defensive operations. It is a hell of an addition to the firepower already in the Mediterranean Sea.

  She has been warned in the strongest of language…” Woe, woe to America! Her day is near, and she shall be visited. Your enemies warn you that the third and final World War will be decided in your own country and not in theirs. Remember the old Bible’s sayings:   “Wheresoever the carcass is, there will be eagles gathered together”   (Matt. 25:28). You must understand know to whom the parable is directed.”–Chp.130(m.t.t.b.m.)

  Recognize that this is the time of your taking and every move you map out is only a misstep into war which will consume you. The naval build-up over their in the near East is to show you the time. Know this…” In the Near East, there stand navies which are neither American nor British…they are there to drive America out. The skies over there are beginning to thicken with foreign planes, carrying deadly weapons, guns and bombs. They will not be satisfied as long as Israel is in Palestine. The boil has come to a bursting point. We are in a troubled world. We are in a world that is now erupting.”–pg.172(tfoa)

Russia’s ‘carrier-killer’ Moskva enters Mediterranean

 

Missile cruiser “Moskva” (RIA Novosti/Vitaliy Ankov)

Russia’s Moskva missile cruiser, dubbed a “carrier-killer” by NATO, has passed through the Straits of Gibraltar and is now heading toward the eastern Mediterranean to assume command of the Russian naval force there.

Source: RT

The Russian Navy said in a statement that the Moskva cruiser passed through the Straits of Gibraltar on September 10.

Interfax news agency added that the Moskva cruiser, “commanded by Sergey Tronev, Captain 1st Rank of the Guards… has enough room for maneuver now.”

“The Black Sea flagship entered the Russian Navy’s area of responsibility in the Mediterranean at 11:00 pm Moscow time yesterday,” the agency reported a military source as saying.

The missile-carrying cruiser is expected to join its final destination in eastern Mediterranean on September 15 or 16.

Upon arrival, the command of the Russian Navy unit in the Mediterranean, currently stationed onboard the Admiral Panteleyev anti-submarine ship, will be relocated to the Moskva.

“The armaments and technical equipment of the missile cruiser are in working condition. The crew is ready to perform combat missions,” the source said. 

Missile cruiser “Moskva” belonging to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet firing anti-aircraft missiles during joint drills with other fleets. (RIA Novosti/Vitaliy Ankov)

The missile cruiser, initially known to Western naval intelligence as “Slava” (Glory), was launched in 1979 and entered service in 1983. It was later renamed the “Moskva” in 1995. Designed to be carrier-killers, the cruisers of Class 1164 are equipped with 16 anti-ship launchers P-1000 Vulkan, or Volcano (SS-N-12 Sandbox anti-ship missiles, according to NATO classification).

Another two vessels, the landing ship Nikolay Filchenkov and the guard ship Smetlivy, will join the Russian naval unit later. They will be pass through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits by September 12-14 and will then head to the eastern Mediterranean.

Russia’s Defense Ministry has said the maneuvers are part of the “stage-by-stage rotation of warships and support ships of the standing naval force in the Mediterranean.”

The recent deployments are aimed at “complex monitoring” of the situation around Syria, military sources told Interfax earlier.

Russia’s standing naval force in the Mediterranean now involves landing craft carriers “Aleksandr Shabalin,” “Admiral Nevelskoy,” “Peresvet,” “Novocherkassk” and “Minsk” of Russia’s Black and Baltic Sea Fleets, as well as escort vessel “Neustrashimy,” and the anti-submarine ship “Admiral Panteleyev.” 

“Admiral Panteleyev” anti-submarine ship returning to Vladivostok from Japanese port Hakodate (Hokkaido island). (RIA Novosti/Vitaliy Ankov)

Russian naval maneuvers in the Mediterranean come amid growing tension in the region, which sparked speculation that Russia was boosting its naval presence ahead of a possible US strike against Syria.

Previously, Russia’s defense officials cautioned against making connections between the relocation of warships and the Syrian crisis, saying the maneuvers do not depend on the situation and “will continue after it.” 

Landing craft carrier “Admiral Nevelskoy”. (RIA Novosti/Ildus Gilyazutdinov)