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Old 11-15-17, 02:08 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by ikalugin View Post
I guess our mediteranian deployment does not count then?


Did I miss something and did QEs go through IOC?


I mean the same applies to Russian Navy, if anything we have more tankers than RN does (with auxilaries), no?


The med deployment was not prolonged and was close to a friendly port able to provide fuel and supplies it wasn't sailing and doing its thing out of range of a friendly port like american french or British carriers do often do.

A prime example of Blue water activity from the royal navy view would be the conflict in the Falklands where they had no bases open to them and were solely reliant on the RFA and ships taken up from trade to support the fleet.

The USA you have Vietnam and Korea for examples

While the Russian navy may have more auxiliaries than the RFA your fleet size is larger than the RN, so when you do the maths fleet size v replenishment vessels it doesn't even out.

The RFA has 12 Auxiliaries with 4 on permanent standby plus a commercial vessel on permanent charter giving you the total of 17 auxiliaries for a fleet of 74 commissioned active warships in theory.

Now do the rotation rule 1/3 of the fleet is at sea or on operation at any one time and the RFA spends more time at sea than the RN as a rule.

You take the Baltic fleet 55 commissioned warships 2 submarines there are no auxiliaries in the fleet most of the vessels are coastal craft with a few DDG FFG types

Black sea fleet 45 warships 0 Auxiliaries

All the auxiliaries are with the major fleets Northern and Pacific meaning the force isnt spread out wide enough to cover all fleets and on a rotational basis you would have the ability to put out 2 or 3 oilers at most.

The RFA could post out 3 or 4 oilers for a fleet constantly for extended periods.

That's the key operations away from friend ports and support and have the ability to support a carrier group for an indefinite period.

The RN can do that without the help of her allies or friendly ports.
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