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Originally Posted by speed150mph
I doubt that they would send an oscar II into the med for anything less then trailing a carrier group. Certainly not for a couple DDGs. Oscars are big, noisy and don't handle the shallows of the med very well. They like wide open oceans.
If I was them, id send a couple of the new kilos from Sevastopol, their close, their quiet, and they are good in shallow water. I'd have them set up as a barrier patrol off the Syrian cost, backing off only to recharge batteries.
I'd also send in an Akula to station keep and track them from long range. It has the speed and endurance to follow the burkes as they move down the coast. It's also a lot quieter and easier to maneuver in shallows then an oscar.
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The med although enclosed isnt that shallow and you do find Oscar's in there a fair amount of time mainly because the Americans have a carrier group stationed in Rota Spain.
As for the K266 yes she is undergoing trials after refit so we can count her out that leaves Vorenezh and Smolensk.
Memory serving the Kilos are at Novorosysk