Russia Sends Ten Subs Into North Atlantic in Biggest Drill Since Cold War.

The most extensive Russian underwater exercise since the end of the Cold War is currently underway in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic. No less than 10 Russian Navy submarines are reported to be involved, eight of which are nuclear powered, according to Norwegian intelligence.

 

The massive exercise is thought to include tests of new weapons and stressing of capabilities of individual classes of submarines involved, including long-duration, deeply submerged operations. The exercise is also likely to test U.S. and NATO forces’ ability to track Russia’s most capable boats as they push through the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom Gap, better known as the GIUK Gap—a major strategic bottleneck that is closely monitored. If Russian submarines can break through undetected, they have a far better chance of disappearing into the Atlantic to go about their potentially very deadly business without being traced. During a time of war, this can include wreaking havoc on Allied shipping and naval flotillas and executing pinpoint attacks on key land targets.

 

Norwegian news outlet NRK, which originally broke the story, states that Norwegian intelligence thinks it has a decent idea of where at least some of the submarines currently are, but this could change as the exercise could last as long as two months. The Barents Observer has the areas listed.

 

 

•Two nuclear submarines are west of the Bear Island, between Svalbard and Finnmark, the northernmost part of mainland Norway.

•Two submarines are south and east of the Bear Island, guarding the entrance to the eastern part of the Barents Sea.

•Two Sierra class nuclear submarines are training in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea.

 

 

 

 

根據挪威情報局(Norwegian Intelligence Service)情報指出駐紮俄羅斯最北端柯拉半島(Kola Peninsula)的大約10艘潛艦從上週起被派往大西洋參加軍演。

這批俄國潛艦全部以潛航模式離開基地，試圖在不被偵測到的情況下盡可能駛抵大西洋，理想情況是抵達格陵蘭(Greenland)西方海域及美國東岸海域好再度實現冷戰時期的光榮記錄.

 

 

 

 

 Russian nuclear-powered submarines reached US coast undetected: .

A division of Russian nuclear-powered submarines has reportedly carried out a drill near American military bases close to the US coast without being detected, a Russian commander says.

“This mission has been accomplished, the submarines showed up in the set location in the ocean and returned to base,” Sergei Starshinov, commander of a division of Akula-class, Shchuka-B submarines, said on Zvezda, the official TV channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

 

 

 

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冷戰後規模最大 俄派10艘潛艦至北大西洋演習.挪威軍方29日表示，俄羅斯派出大約10艘潛艦至北大西洋進行演習，這是冷戰結束迄今俄國最大規模的同類型軍演,這項演習行動預計持續2個月左右，目標可能想「展現他們有威脅美國東岸的能力」。。 

 

 

 

Russian submarines could also flood into the GIUK Gap and the waters off Norway in a defensive posture to keep American submarines and surface combatants from pushing northward during a crisis. This would protect strategic Russian naval ports on the Barents Sea, Russia’s ballistic missile boats patrolling the northernmost latitudes and hiding under the polar icecap, and its increasingly strategic territorial holdings in the Arctic.

 

After decades of atrophy, the U.S. and its allies are slowly rebuilding their anti-submarine warfare capabilities in and around the GIUK Gap. Most notably, the US Navy has bolstered its detachment of P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft that operate out of Iceland. The US Navy has also reactivated the 2nd Fleet and has greatly increased patrols and exercises in the North Atlantic.

 

北約軍事觀察家分析認為

1:俄羅斯海軍逮到美國重組第二艦隊,空擋機會,美國為防止俄羅斯重組強大北方艦隊,再度挑戰北約多國聯合艦隊,重新組合修復第二艦隊的航空母艦及抽調其他艦艇,加入北約海軍,共同的抵抗俄羅斯海軍,美國的目的就是在大西洋海域,阻斷俄羅斯海軍潛艦突破封鎖圈,而抵達美國東岸,攻擊紐約市,華盛頓特區,以及美國東岸重要政經設施,在冷戰期間蘇聯海軍潛艦,宣稱曾經成功闖入美國東岸蒐集情報,小說同電影,”獵殺紅色十月”,中曾經提到此種情節,但是美國政府始終否認,有蘇聯艦艇闖入美國領海,那只是在美國東岸的大西洋公海領域活動,是合法的,蘇聯潛艦並未曾巡弋至紐約州哈得遜灣河口?

2:俄羅斯趁者英國海軍真汰舊換新沒有餘的軍艦,潛艦巡弋北大西洋與北極圈附近海域,2艘最近交付的航空母艦,到目前為止沒有艦載機與反潛機使用因為美元延宕英國所訂購的F-35b.隱形垂直起降戰鬥機與最新EP-3.反潛偵察機.

3:挪威及瑞典海軍艦行艇老舊,無法對抗俄羅斯強勢的核子潛艦,況且使用老舊的P-8.反潛機,也無法偵測俄羅斯潛艦的動向為何.

4:北約軍事情報專家分析認為,此次俄國派出10艘以上各式各樣的核子潛艦,包括北風之神.A級戰略核潛艦「弗拉基米爾大公」號.（Knyaz Vladimir)他們的目的不外乎,重新巡弋過去冷戰時期的航道,偵測北約及美國,是否佈署新型反黔設備,無線電系統及水下攻擊武器,另一方面就是開闢新航道,避開美國及北約的偵測及跟蹤,好抵達美國東岸進行情節蒐集與進行攻擊任務.

 

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5:蘇聯自從解體以後,海軍勢力逐漸衰落,僅有1艘航空母艦服役,老舊不堪,進廠維修,可能面臨報廢的命運,俄羅斯的國防預算始終無法湊足經費建造新的海軍艦艇,以供新陳代謝,老舊的軍艦,所以集中調整軍費,建造新的核子潛艦應急,201910剛下水服役的955A/SSN.Generalissimus Suvorov^] 核子攻擊型潛艦,就是俄羅斯海軍省吃儉用,湊足經費才有的產品,更何況俄羅斯收復克里米亞半島,收回黑海艦隊,都需花費巨額的經費,重建黑海艦隊,到目前為止好像是沒有增添新的軍艦,給予黑海艦隊使用,西方觀察家認為俄羅斯政府有撥款,給予黑海艦隊重新塗刷油漆更換海軍制服而已,2018年的俄羅斯海軍節普京大帝巡視黑海艦隊看到光鮮亮麗的軍艦其實都是老舊的軍艦.

6:根據情報顯示出,美國已緊急調派第六艦隊,支援北約海軍,巡弋大西洋,跟蹤阻撓及獵殺俄羅斯的潛艦,此外美國東岸防禦能力提升戒備,以防止俄羅斯潛艦再度造訪紐約州的哈得遜港灣? 至於是否再度出現獵殺紅色十月的故事出現在未來的60天內20191231午夜時分就可分曉,難道Russia navy 955A/SSN.是可以隨便被發現而投降美國?

美國第六艦隊警急全體出動追蹤俄羅斯的潛艦.

 

7:西方軍事情報家咸信俄羅斯最新核子攻擊潛艦955B/SSN.Generalissimus Suvorov^[66] 鐵定出席本次演習,好磨練實戰機會,以及測試艦艇本身實際作戰功能,是否符合設計數據,尤其甚者俄羅斯可能會試射所謂的核子魚雷波賽冬.

 

 

傳聞此次俄羅斯海軍潛艦演習,將試射波賽冬核子魚雷.美國第六艦隊全體出動,獵殺阻隔,只是分成A/B.2組讓美國及北約海軍去追蹤,這樣一來比較好玩,緊張又刺激重回冷戰時期的場景.

 

 

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美國海軍模擬俄羅斯海軍潛艦的航道直達美國東岸攻擊華盛頓.看起來美國今年的耶誕節與總統選舉都不好玩.

 

 

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俄羅斯海軍核子戰略潛艦SSBN.可能發射具有核彈頭直接射向美國本土.