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Submarine U-205, Irbe Strait, Ruhna bearing East-Southeast, Saturday, 22 January 1949
...No doubt there were Russian boats operating in the area, even if ice hampered their activities. And if not submarines, more than sufficient Russian assets were deployed to remind the Royal Navy that the Baltic was not a British lake.
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U-205 might want to keep clear of the Russian guardship, just in case. If the Russians aren't told that U-205 is in the area, they might start playing bloodhound. And if the Russians were told... well, er, the guardship would still pursue her until they confirmed she's German.
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U-205 might want to keep clear of the Russian guardship, just in case. If the Russians aren't told that U-205 is in the area, they might start playing bloodhound. And if the Russians were told... well, er, the guardship would still pursue her until they confirmed she's German.
Her movements would have been communicated... but there is always value to 'extempore' training exercises. 8)
The Royal Navy is delighted their presence gives the German and Russian crews some time out of harbour.
The Royal Navy is delighted their presence gives the German and Russian crews some time out of harbour.
The inverse, actually. In the case of the Russians, they'd actually have more ships in harbor during foreign visits, particularly since you're passing some of the best winter-time exercise areas. Similar to the way Petrograd parks the Northern Fleet when the Germans are running big exercises, much of the Baltic Fleet will either be in more remote areas or spending some time running repairs in Tallinn.
With fifty-odd surface combatants (destroyer size or larger) on the Baltic, another two hundred light craft, and five hundred aircraft in Baltic Fleet's assigned arm of Naval Aviation (not counting any other Russian aviation branches), I can make sure the British feel they've been properly shadowed...
But Russia feels it gains more from dignified restraint. At least in this case.
:)
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