naval warfare 3rd WW, battle for the Mediterranean (Cold war period)

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First I will post some documents and maps and in a few days I will post a scenario. Any help, comment and critique are welcomed. I hope all of you will enjoy.

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The Turkish Straits and the Soviet Navy in the Mediterranean

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https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA115475.pdf

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Soviet Strategy and the Objectives of Their Naval Presence in the ...

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https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA145912.pdf

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Soviet Navy Data Base: 1982-83,

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https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA151290.pdf

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Soviet Navy Moves To Rule the Mediterranean

https://larouchepub.com/eiw/public/1984/eirv11n05-19840207/eirv11n05-19840207_030-soviet_navy_moves_to_rule_the_me.pdf

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The rise of the Soviet Navy, a re-visited...

https://kkrva.se/hot/2013:3/dyndal_the_rise.pdf

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THE SOVIET MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0002775031.pdf

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A Tale of Two Fleets: A Russian Perspective on the 1973 Naval Standoff in the Mediterranean

http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/zhukov/wp-content/uploads/sites/140/2014/08/nwcr-2004.pdf

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U.S. Naval Forces: The Peacetime Presence Mission

https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/95th-congress-1977-1978/reports/78-cbo-044.pdf

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And of course, the excellent and interesting website of our esteemed colleague Mykola

https://warplans.org/books/Landing_in_the_Black_Sea_Straits.html

 

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United States 6th Fleet

 

Task Force 60

 

Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Battlegroup *(Part of 6th Fleet Jan 11 to June 20) Carrier Group 8 - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 - Nimitz Class Aircraft CarrierCarrier Air Wing 8 - Tail Code: AJ

VF-41 Black Aces - F-14A Tomcat

VF-84 Jolly Rogers - F-14A Tomcat

VFA-15 Valions - F/A-18A Hornet

VFA-87 Golden Warriors - F/A-18A Hornet

VA-35 Black Panthers - A-6E TRAM Intruder

VA-36 Roadrunners - A-6E TRAM Intruder

VAQ-141 Shadowhawks - EA-6B Prowler

VAW-124 Bear Aces - E-2C Hawkeye

VS-24 Scouts - S-3A Viking

HS-9 Griffins - SH-3H Sea King

USS South Carolina CGN-37 - California Class Cruiser - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)

USS Leyte Gulf CG-55 - Ticonderoga Class VLS Cruiser - (Naval Station Mayport, Florida, US)

USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2 - Charles F. Adams Class Destroyer (Naval Station Mayport, Florida, US)

USS Sellers DDG-11 - Charles F. Adams Class Destroyer (Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina, US)

USS Conyngham DDG-17 - Charles F. Adams Class Destroyer

USS Farragut DDG-37 - Farragut Class Destroyer - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)

USS William V. Pratt DDG-44 - Farragut Class Destroyer - (Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina, US)Submarine Squadron 8 (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)

USS Hyman G. Rickover SSN-709 - Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_United_States_Navy_order_of_battle

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BLACK SEA FLEET: (HQ Sevastopol): (97,000).
   BASES: Sevastopol, Balaclava, Poti, Odessa.
   SUBMARINES: 28: tactical 26: 2 SSG, 24 SS; other roles: 2.
   PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS: 65: 10 cruisers, 18 destroyers, 37 frigates.
   OTHER SURFACE SHIPS: 80 patrol and coastal combatants, 63 mine warfare, 15 amph, some 150 spt and misc.
NAVAL AVIATION: 105 cbt ac; 80 cbt hel.
   BOMBERS: 80: 2 regt with 40 Tu-26; 1 with 25 Tu-16; 1 with 15 Tu-22.
   ASW: AIRCRAFT: 25 Be-12. HELICOPTERS: 80: Ka-25, Ka-27, Mi-14.
   MR/EW: AIRCRAFT: 40: 25 Tu-16, 10 Tu-22, 5 An-12; HELICOPTERS: 5 Ka-25.
   MCM: 5 Mi-14 hel.
   TANKERS: 5 Tu-16.
NAVAL INFANTRY: 1 bde: 5 bn: 3,000.

Source: Military balance for 1989.

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MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON (HQ afloat): elm of North, Baltic and Black Sea Fleets.
   Average composition:
   SUBMARINES (from Northern Fleet): 4-5.
   PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS (from all European Fleets): 3-6: 1 cruiser, 2-3 destroyers, 1-2 frigates and periodically, CW or CGH.
   AMPHIBIOUS: 1
   MCMV: 2.
   SUPPORT AND MISC: some 20-24, incl 2+ AGI.

 

Source: Military balance for 1989.

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6th Fleet battle group in Egypt

The Coral Sea, head of a 12-ship battle group and carrier of some 75 aircraft -- F/A-18 fighters and A-6 ground-support attack jets - represented the closest U.S. military force to Lebanon as it remained in port at Alexandria, Egypt.

A Navy spokesman said in addition, though, two amphibious assault ships and a tank landing ship carrying a total of 2,400 Marines were in the Mediterranean Sea. The spokesman identified the assault ships as the USS Nassau and the USS Shreveport and the tank landing ship as the USS Barnstable County.

Among the Coral Sea's battle group are the guided missile cruisers USS San Jacinto and USS Thomas S. Gates, the nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers USS Mississippi and USS Virginia, the guided missile destroyer USS John King, the frigates USS Ainsworth, USS Aylwin, USS Kauffman and USS Klakring, the oiler USS Monongahela and the ammunition ship USS Butte.

The battleship USS Iowa also was in the Mediterranean but on the other side of the sea, in port at Marseilles, France, the Navy spokesman said.

A Navy moratorium remained in effect on the firing of the Iowa's huge 16-inch guns since a gun turret explosion killed 47 sailors last spring. The Navy has failed to determine a cause for the fatal blast.

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/07/31/6th-Fleet-battle-group-in-Egypt/3068001688878/

 

Interesting data on 6th fleet composition. Article is from July 31, 1989.

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Interesting site mainly for US Navy

https://www.seaforces.org/

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Another interesting site related to US Navy

https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/

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http://www.easternorbat.com/assets/images/AD04.png

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The Significance of International Straits to Soviet Naval Operations

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https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA009824.pdf

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For Soviet Black sea fleet there is excellent site

http://ww2.dk/new/navy/CHF.htm