So what changes would be necessary to make the Russian navy more significant by the time it reaches World War 2 .
Now given Russia's geographical position it's never going to be a huge navy as resources were needed for the army and air force
My knowledge of the Soviet navy in w w 2 is patchy but I guess what they really need by ww 2 is minsweeper, escorts , submarines , shore bombardment capability and Anti aircraft capacity.
So the ultimate aim would seem to be to give them ample numbers of all these units of at least ww1 level with a strategic smattering of more modern units.
The navy seemed to have reached its zenith around the early 1900's under Tsar Nicholas 2 and the disastrous Russo- Japanese war seemed to have triggered its decline.
So some kind of POD against the Japanese would seem to be a good start . However the Russian Revolution also seems to have speeded its decline so that will need working round too.
Now given Russia's geographical position it's never going to be a huge navy as resources were needed for the army and air force
My knowledge of the Soviet navy in w w 2 is patchy but I guess what they really need by ww 2 is minsweeper, escorts , submarines , shore bombardment capability and Anti aircraft capacity.
So the ultimate aim would seem to be to give them ample numbers of all these units of at least ww1 level with a strategic smattering of more modern units.
The navy seemed to have reached its zenith around the early 1900's under Tsar Nicholas 2 and the disastrous Russo- Japanese war seemed to have triggered its decline.
So some kind of POD against the Japanese would seem to be a good start . However the Russian Revolution also seems to have speeded its decline so that will need working round too.