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Издеваются :-) Русские у французов закупили боевой корабль "Мистраль". Yet while NATO defense analysts hope the sale doesn't set a precedent, they also argue that the military attributes of the Mistral are not significant. Much of the Mistral was built in the Saint-Nazaire yard, where luxury cruise liners and ocean vessels like the Queen Elizabeth 2 are put to sea. Moreover, while the Mistral, named for a sharp and chilly Mediterranean wind, has conjured images of a bristling attack boat – it has little armor and does not include the state-of-the-art defense or fire-fighting equipment typical on a warship. A NATO weapons specialist calls it “basically a big boat that goes from one place to the other … it is like a cruise ship painted gray.” Cross-posted from ZLog |
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