Message To Local "Culture Warriors".

Who continue to exhibit a hysterical behavior of a bipolar woman with PMS--you chose a wrong blog. Pathetic attempts to pin labels such as "Nazism" or "totalitarian" to feeble attempts of current administration to arrest sedition and outright destruction of the country by primarily DNC operatives and their networks which have been at it since 2000s will result in my banning all this hysterical BS outright. As much as some actions of ICE could be questionable, as totally drowned in crime and corruption, including ethnic organized crime groups,  Minnesota demonstrated--the trajectory of the country is very dangerous. But local alleged "freedom fighters" should be provided experience for them living without police, without control of immigration and without any semblance of order--I have this experience, they don't. 

Now, to clarify even more--with primitive hysterical Manichean minds of commentators it is difficult to understand by them that utter corruption of Trump's Admin and him being Israel's puppet, in no way nullifies a crime by Democratic Party against majority of Americans, and, as correctly stated by Space Cowboy: 

Ok but it’s worth noting that both the American left and right condone extrajudicial killings as long as it is against their political enemies.  

So, anyone trying to accuse me of "fascism:", "Nazism" et al, I have news for you--none of you have any idea what REAL fascism and Nazim are, period. The rest is up for discussion--such as why ICE agent did this or that. In related news--and you know who I am talking about--none of you ever faced real danger. I hope I made myself clear. This blog's focus is primarily geopolitics and military affairs, not the playground for hysterical lefties or Zionists. You are on notice now. 

Zircons Paying A Visit..

 ... no, not Cuba and Venezuela only. This is the message. 

МЕХИКО, 6 июн — РИА Новости. Отряд из четырех кораблей российского Военно-морского флота прибудет с официальным визитом в порт Гаваны 12 июня, сообщило Министерство иностранных дел Кубы. "В период с 12 по 17 июня 2024 года порт Гавана с официальным визитом посетит отряд Военно-морского флота Российской Федерации в составе четырех кораблей: фрегат "Горшков", АПЛ "Казань", нефтяной танкер "Пашин" и спасательный буксир "Николай Чикер", — говорится в коммюнике на сайте ведомства. В Гаване отметили, что прибытие российских судов отвечает дружественным отношениям между Кубой и Россией, а также строго соответствует международным правилам. Там подчеркнули, что ни один из кораблей не несет ядерного оружия и их стоянка не представляет угрозы для региона.

Translation: MEXICO CITY, June 6 – RIA Novosti. A detachment of four ships of the Russian Navy will arrive on an official visit to the port of Havana on June 12, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. “In the period from June 12 to 17, 2024, a detachment of the Russian Navy consisting of four ships will pay an official visit to the port of Havana: the frigate Gorshkov, the nuclear submarine Kazan, the oil tanker Pashin and the rescue tug Nikolai Chiker.” , says a communiqué on the department’s website. In Havana, they noted that the arrival of the Russian ships is in line with friendly relations between Cuba and Russia, and also strictly complies with international rules. They emphasized that none of the ships carry nuclear weapons and their stay does not pose a threat. for the region.

 

These are the biggest guns in cruise missile business in the world. Gorshkov carries 32 Onyx, Zircon, Kalibrs and Otvet. These are the most advanced and deadly cruise missiles in history, with a serious combat pedigree. Kazan, which is Yasen-class SSGN carries also 32 VLS and, in addition, has 10 torpedo tubes which can shoot not just torpedoes. 

For people who long ago adjusted themselves to the realities of a modern missile combat it is absolutely clear that while both can strike all of the Eastern seaboard of the US and Canada, they are there not for that reason. God forbid it comes to real WW III there are plenty of Bulavas, Avangards, Sarmats and Yarses to deal with this horrifying business. No, both Gorshkov and Kazan are there to show that they can reach any combat ship or strategic sea lift vessel carrying any military combat set from North America to Europe in case of some nutjob deciding to try to survive a conventional war with Russia in 404. 

 

I want to remind you again about what just one Yasen-class armed only with 800-km range Onyx missiles can do in terms of possible "patrol" along the Atlantic SLOC:

Zircon carriers can sink any CBG or escort without even entering the risk zone of farthest edge of CBG patrol, including early warning aircraft. But, of course, Russia has more than two carriers of this "strike package". Plus, never forget good ol' pr. 949A Oscars, not to mention venerable pr. 971 Schuka (NATO Akula) who go to sea regularly. That's the message--in case of war the US will not be able to resupply and deploy additional troops to Europe. In related news, commemorating 80th Anniversary of the D-Day, Biden didn't even mention a key role Soviet Union and Red Army played making Allied landing possible. But, of course, we all know, should have Patton planned and executed Operation Bagration he would surely have done it better than Russkies. Boy, I wish the guy was present at Kursk Battle.

A Bit Of MIlitary Porn.

As it turned out, per reputable TASS (in Russian), ground version of 3M22 Zircon should begin arriving to the first line units by the end of this year. These are Navy's ground forces also known as BRAV (Beregovye Raketno-Artilleriiskie Voiska, Coastal Missile-Artillery Troops). Judging by the admirable efficiency of the ground-based Bastion with its 700 kilometers range P-800 Oniks supersonic missiles which saw action in both Syria and current SMO against land targets, arrival of M=9, 1,500+ kilometer range of Zircon in Crimea basically closes the whole Black Sea completely for any surface force and "controls" targets well into the NATO territory. 

Bastions become even more relevant once Danish (they say it is two trucks with 4 containers on them) U/A/RGM-84 Harpoons (if, of course) make it actually to any kind of deployable status in 404. Considering the fact that from the launch site by Bastion somewhere around Yevpatoria it is about 250 kilometers to Odessa, it is easy to calculate that with the average speed in excess of M=2.5 it takes a salvo of P-800s about 250/830 meters per second (or 0.83 km per second)= about 300 seconds, or roughly 5 minutes to reach the target once launched. That leaves, again, if those Harpoons ever make it, which I doubt, too little time to receive targeting (obviously from NATO's assets tracking Black Sea Fleet ships in the area) and develop firing solution. Russia, as I am on record, has her very impressive ISR capabilities, and they, actually, are growing day by day. So, that's simplest of arithmetic. 

But even political level big honchos begin to have doubts:

The US and its allies have communicated to Ukraine the danger of escalation should the weapons provided by the West be used to attack targets inside Russia, according to an exclusive report by Reuters quoting anonymous officials on Thursday. However, Washington has not explicitly banned Kiev from doing so. The highly sensitive, behind-the-scenes discussions have “sought to reach a shared understanding of the risk of escalation,” according to the agency’s sources. “We have concerns about escalation and yet still do not want to put geographic limits or tie their hands too much with the stuff we're giving them,” said one of the three US officials who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity. Only two officials were quoted by name, and it wasn’t clear what their relation to these discussions might be. Douglas Lute, a retired US Army lieutenant-general and Washington’s former ambassador to NATO, said that if Ukrainian troops struck deep inside Russia, “it would spark a divisive debate inside the alliance. And, of course, the alliance doesn't want that. And neither does Ukraine.”

Well, this verbal acrobatics is merely a convoluted way to say that Russia not MAY, but WILL escalate, and NATO will begin to lose its own assets. Recall Putin commenting on a HMS Defender hoax? He clearly stated, next time we will sink any ship sent to our waters and UK will do nothing about it. Nobody wants that, but, hey, a la guerre comme a la guerre, simple as that. Any NATO P-8 or any other aircraft over the Black Sea are easy targets for both Black Sea Fleet aviation or S-400s or S-300V4. In the end, Russia is ready for a really big war if shit hits the fan in the West big time, she was for the last 4 years at least. It is now or never, and it is entirely up to the West (a euphemism for the US) to decide how it will handle its own political, economic and military cauldron it finds itself in now.   

Meanwhile, Chinese border city of Heihe, across Amur river from the Russian city of Blagoveshensk, sends these messages to its neighbors in Russia. 

The message is: Russia, we are with you. Once the authenticity of this is confirmed (TV Zvezda reported on that, BTW), this is a very nice neighborly gesture from Chinese in the city of Heihe. There are polls in China which testify to the fact that large majority of Chinese are really rooting for Russia against the combined West and that support means a lot. For everything else there is a MasterCard...(c) Or, rather, Mir Card which buys you almost anything in Russia, who is awash in cash, resources and technologies which really matter. I am beginning to ponder, will Turkey make a dash into the emerging Eurasian economic and military union? Hm, fascinating... Hungary?