The Ural: Her fate in T2K

[Olefin]

agreed Targan as to how much power she could put out - all by itself it would be one of the biggest power generating stations left on the planet

and carrying a trained crew that rivals many of the remaining divisions for size

could easily see her having taken over a small Pacific island with that kind of manpower - one big enough to feed the crew but not so big that her crew couldnt handle it

damn - love this thread - lots of great ideas for an adventure I can see around this ship

[rcaf_777]

Maybe she would be archor in the port of Kalingrad where she could be put to use to help look for naval and air activity in the Baltic Sea

[Olefin]

In real life she was based in the Pacific - considering the timeline I dont see her being transferred to the Atlantic and gettign to the Baltic before doing so would have been suicidal (i.e. after the US and the UK and Germans were at war with the Soviets)

[kato13]

I cannot see the ship ever moving to the Atlantic. Against NATO forces this ship would be heavily countered by AEGIS systems, but against the Chinese it would be an unmatched advantage.

So you have the inertia of a ship that rarely moved, plus the fact that the shooting war with China started first. Add to that the extreme vulnerability of moving this ship outside of friendly air-cover during a shooting war, I just cannot see it.

I do see it being a target for the Chinese during 95/96 and Nato soon after. There are all sorts of options for keeping it alive, removing it, or having it damaged to any degree you wish.

[mikeo80]

I would think that if the Ural was deployed, once the US is in a shooting war with Russia, there would be an American attack sub, a carrier group, heck even an Iowa class BB sent to put this thing DOWN.....HARD....

My $0.02

Mike

[stormlion1]

Actually what might be interesting if the Russians deployed the Ural from the Pacific down into the Indian Ocean in a attempt to have it work with their Atlantic Fleet. It shows up after everything is over and makes its way up into European waters in an attempt to make contact with their high command or operating by itself along the African coastline. Possibly raiding for supplies and news of what's happening.

[Raellus]

I saw mention of this a couple of days ago but didn't get a chance to post it; couldn't find the original article but this one serves-

http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...ks-havana-cuba

I wonder if she'll depart soon considering recent developments in the Crimea.