> Kofman describes the Moskva as an antiquated rust bucket, with its defensive systems likely not even functional. Fire sinks ships. In WWII most ships that we

> Kofman describes the Moskva as an antiquated rust bucket, with its defensive systems likely not even functional. Fire sinks ships. In WWII most ships that went to the bottom didn't blow up. They caught on fire, and eventually, sank or were scuttled. If Moskva wasn't ready to fight, was defenseless, or even sea-worthy, what does it say about leadership to put it in range of anti-ship missiles? Finally, the story on Moskva is that it was sunk by a country that barely has a Navy.