Sunshine (she/her) to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish • 7 months agoUkraine plans to purchase two more corvettesmil.in.uamessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down10
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkUkraine plans to purchase two more corvettesmil.in.uaSunshine (she/her) to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-square@NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink10•7 months agoDoesn’t this seem a little risky given their success against the Russian ships? It’s such a huge amount of money that can be taken down by a swarm of water and or air drones.
minus-square@prettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink5•7 months agoYep. That said I see this as an absolute victory for Ukraine. They are building a modern navy, if they can equip and defend their ports with a new navy while destroying their aggressors capability it sends a pretty powerful message.
minus-square@Jumi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•7 months agoJust put so many CIWS on it that it looks like a hedgehog
Doesn’t this seem a little risky given their success against the Russian ships?
It’s such a huge amount of money that can be taken down by a swarm of water and or air drones.
Yep.
That said I see this as an absolute victory for Ukraine.
They are building a modern navy, if they can equip and defend their ports with a new navy while destroying their aggressors capability it sends a pretty powerful message.
Just put so many CIWS on it that it looks like a hedgehog