>>5604114
>France
Le hon hon hon
>The modern day: The familiar option with modern technology and knowledge. Though how much use that will be to you and your command is up to debate.
>The navy

>>5604114
>France
>The modern day: The familiar option with modern technology and knowledge. Though how much use that will be to you and your command is up to debate.
>The army

>>5604114
>Italy
>The cold war: The classic, the one that started it all. Somewhere in the timeline of the cold war things went hot and now you and your men are dealing with the fallout. (Choose a decade from the 50s to the 80s)
60s
>The navy

>>5604114
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYKLGX9-_4Y
>Russia
>The near future: It appears that, even with the most futuristic technologies and appliances. Man still chose armageddon over peace
>The army

>>5604114
>Great Britain
>The modern day: The familiar option with modern technology and knowledge. Though how much use that will be to you and your command is up to debate.
>The army

>>5604114
Too late to sway it to the divided states of america so I'll go with what I think might be the most interesting
>Russia
>Modern day
>Army
So I guess we're playing Twilight 2000, neat!

>>5604114
>Russia
>The modern day
>The navy

>>5604114
>Russia (The Soviet Union if cold war is chosen)

>The modern day: The familiar option with modern technology and knowledge. Though how much use that will be to you and your command is up to debate.

>The army

>>5604114
>Russia
>The modern day: The familiar option with modern technology and knowledge. Though how much use that will be to you and your command is up to debate.
>The navy
challenge: try and coax the Admiral Kuznetsov around the remains of Europe without the poxy thing catching fire or exploding

>>5604114
>France
>The near future
>The navy
Our first act is to glass the Anglos (just to be sure)

>>5604395
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>>5604122
Right, it seems modern day, Russia and the navy have won.

You are Captain Konstantin Voyevodsky. Although right now you wish you really weren't. You somehow miraculously survived the nuclear hellstorm of the fall of 2023. As a matter of fact you only caught on to the destruction of the world after about a week after it happened. Why was that.

>[Underwater Isolation] You were on a secret mission from the Russian government in a submarine. The mission ended up being carried out mostly under the artic ice caps and took longer then expected. When you re-emerged the world had ended.

>[Surface travels] You were on a patrol with your ship on a mission that required you to remain on the high seas for months on end; thereby saving you from the apocalypse

>[Stranded] The bombs did reach you, but did not kill you or your ship. Instead you managed to run the vessel ashore before it sunk. Meaning that now you were strangers in a strange land.

>[Haha, you missed] The naval base you are stationed in was either not important enough to warrant a nuke, the nuke malfunctioned or the nuke missed it target

>[The fucking Kuznetsov ] Misfortune seems to chase you, doesn't it? Normally being given command of a nations only aircraft carrier would be considered a great honor. Not here. Instead of actually doing your job you instead sat in a Murmansk doing fuck all. Now with the end of the world perhaps you can leave the sinking ship.

>>5604438
>[Stranded] The bombs did reach you, but did not kill you or your ship. Instead you managed to run the vessel ashore before it sunk. Meaning that now you were strangers in a strange land.

>>5604438
>>[Haha, you missed] The naval base you are stationed in was either not important enough to warrant a nuke, the nuke malfunctioned or the nuke missed it target

>>5604438

>[The fucking Kuznetsov ] Misfortune seems to chase you, doesn't it? Normally being given command of a nations only aircraft carrier would be considered a great honor. Not here. Instead of actually doing your job you instead sat in a Murmansk doing fuck all. Now with the end of the world perhaps you can leave the sinking ship.

>>5604438
>>[Haha, you missed] The naval base you are stationed in was either not important enough to warrant a nuke, the nuke malfunctioned or the nuke missed it target

>>5604438
>[The fucking Kuznetsov ] Misfortune seems to chase you, doesn't it? Normally being given command of a nations only aircraft carrier would be considered a great honor. Not here. Instead of actually doing your job you instead sat in a Murmansk doing fuck all. Now with the end of the world perhaps you can leave the sinking ship.

>>5604438
>[The fucking Kuznetsov ] Misfortune seems to chase you, doesn't it? Normally being given command of a nations only aircraft carrier would be considered a great honor. Not here. Instead of actually doing your job you instead sat in a Murmansk doing fuck all. Now with the end of the world perhaps you can leave the sinking ship.

>>5604438
>[Haha, you missed] The naval base you are stationed in was either not important enough to warrant a nuke, the nuke malfunctioned or the nuke missed it target

Kuznetsov is a meme and a bad base, considering the first thing he wants to do with it is leave it behind

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>>5604452
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>>5605543
There is a tie between the Kuznetsov and Haha you missed

1:Haha you missed
2: Kuznetsov

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>>5605606
Well, here you are. Stuck on ship that was in the middle of a refit when the bombs fell. With reputation for downright horrid conditions. As you walked up to the flightdeck of the ship you felt the cold northern wind sweep over you.

This was no place to remain. Without help from the outside world the city of Murmansk has fallen into anarchy. It started with the news that the capital, saint Petersburg and several other major Russian cities had been nuked. This of course caused mass panic among the population of Murmansk and after a week the riots started. Now, it is a free for all with criminal, communists, nationalist and the remnants of the police force fighting over the few food supplies left in the city.

With only a few month before winter properly sets in you have become increasingly nervous. If you do not leave soon the water will freeze leaving you stuck in a city over the artic circle, after a nuclear exchange. Not an ideal position. If only you had an icebreaker at your disposal or well, any serviceable ship would have sufficed. But after the news got out most ships that could left in a hurry.

It is a bit to much to handle for you. Even if you could probably fire up the engine of the Kuznetsov all of the aircraft had been taken of for the refit. And the actual commander of the base had sold the coal meant for the Kuznetsov so he could buy a new sports car. That admiral had to go to Saint Petersburg before the bombs fell and is now presumably dead. His second-in-command committed suicide three days ago. Explaining in a not that he would much rather be with his family in death then remain alive. This left you as the senior-most officer in the naval base. Because all of the other captains had sailed off in their own ship

You yourself are also not in the best shape. After you got the news of the destruction of the world you emptied an entire bottle of vodka to cope. Unfortunately most of the others had gotten the same idea and soon the vodka supply had nearly run dry; smoking also would not help because no more tabacco would be imported meaning you would have to find solace in something else than alcohol and cigarettes.

What do you use to cope?
>A set of classic Russian literary pieces, Tolstoy, Chekov, Dostoyevsky and Pushkin
>Recordings of the classic music pieces of Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and others
>A laptop with paradox games
>A set of pirated movies from the west

>>5605626
>A laptop with paradox games

>>5605626
>A laptop with paradox games

>>5605626
>A set of classic Russian literary pieces, Tolstoy, Chekov, Dostoyevsky and Pushkin

>>5605626
>Recordings of the classic music pieces of Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and others
>A set of classic Russian literary pieces, Tolstoy, Chekov, Dostoyevsky and Pushkin
Read the books while listening to the music

>>5605626
>A set of classic Russian literary pieces, Tolstoy, Chekov, Dostoyevsky and Pushkin
>Recordings of the classic music pieces of Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and others
Sophisticated Captain Go!

>>5605626
>>A laptop with paradox games
This is the only answer

>>5605626
>A set of classic Russian literary pieces, Tolstoy, Chekov, Dostoyevsky and Pushkin
>Recordings of the classic music pieces of Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and others
glorious russian arts

>>5605634
>>5605639
>>5605682
>>5605685
>>5605696
>>5605747
>>5605812
Fuck it. I am giving you both the laptop, the music and the books

To cope with the loss what is most likely the loss of your friends,family and many, many others. You have much healthier mechanism then the sailors here who drown themselves in alcohol and drugs. One of the ways was playing Paradox games until you fell asleep. You have been playing Paradox games since your your youth (All pirated,of course). being one of the few people who did not only understood but also mastered the navy in heart of iron IV.

To help calm yourself when at or work or at rest you listened to lot of classical music first and foremost the Russian master of course. By now you know the tunes of such pieces as the waltz of the flowers, the spring rite and the dance of the knights out of your head. At home in your apartment in St.Petersburg you had your own piano. Although it is most likely been destroyed when the bombs fell.

You are also quite the bookworm; inside your office stand the works of Tolstoy, Chekov, Dostoyevsky, Pasternak and Pushkin. Giving you enough to read and make notes on. You were also a member of the officers book club. You cloud have been writer yourself if you did not choose the navy. You suppose that, now it is your duty to preserve these national treasures for future generations.

You walked into the briefing room to consult with your junior officers on how to proceed.

''Sir, I understand your plans to abandon the Kuznetsov but I most urge you to reconsider'' Your senior lieutenant. Sergey Veliky opened the meeting

''Think about it. The Kuznetsov runs on coal instead of diesel of nuclear power. Unlike these two you do not need to refine coal. It could help us regarding our fuel situation.'' He continued

''That may be so, but the admiral sold off most of the coal needed for long-range travel. With our current supply we can only reach as far the northern part of Norway. I would rather not stuck there we weren't very popular there before the nuclear war but I doubt we will now.'' You said

''We could always ''requisition'' coal from the Murmansk city power-plant if we need to stock up on fuel'' Veliky contemplated.

That is true, there is nothing stopping you from taking coal from the power plant. No superiors, no civilians only some militias who are most likely not very interested in something they cannot keep running.

Looking up from your desk, you announced your decision.
>We shall stick to the original plan, abandon ship
>Lieutenant Veliky plan has merit. Gather some volunteers

>>5606111
>Lieutenant Veliky plan has merit. Gather some volunteers
Let's try to get the ship running for at least a bit

>>5606111
>Lieutenant Veliky plan has merit. Gather some volunteers

>>5606111
>Lieutenant Veliky plan has merit. Gather some volunteers
I know Murmansk has a giant coal export terminal. Can't we just pillage the civilian side of the port in town?

>>5606111
>Lieutenant Veliky plan has merit. Gather some volunteers

>>5606143
Sure, why not.

>>5606111
>>Lieutenant Veliky plan has merit. Gather some volunteers

>>5606154
Let's go loot that then.
It's not like they will be exporting anything in the end of the world anyway

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>>5606160
The plan it self was quite simple. Arm the sailors with ak's. Make a few trucks ready and load them full of coal. If you are lucky most of the militia and gangs will be to busy in the city centre to stop you. There will be two groups. One will go to the power-plant to secure the coal there. The other will move to gain control of the civilian port. The Kuznetsov would then be positioned to load in coal from there and would then return to the military section of the harbour. To load in the remain thing you would like to take with you.

Which expeditionary party would you like to lead?
>The expeditionary party going to the powerplant

>The expeditionary party going to the civilian harbour

>>5606194
>The expeditionary party going to the civilian harbour

>>5606194
>The expeditionary party going to the civilian harbour
Safety's off boys, we don't know what we're walking into.

>>5606194
>>The expeditionary party going to the powerplant

>>5606194
>>The expeditionary party going to the civilian harbour

Who knows what goodies we might find? Hopefully a ship or 3 that we might be able to take possession of.

Further we should offer a reward for anyone who can find us a quality piano.

Perhaps we might be able to recruit the remnant police forces to our cause?

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>>5606296
Forming a series of trucks up into a column you left Veliky in command of the expedition to the powerplant. You handed him a walkie-talkie so you could keep in touch, your phones of course no longer had contact with outside world.

You and a dozen of sailor marched down the road. The sun was already setting even if it was not even evening. For the most part it seemed the fighting was concentrated within the city centre. Your column for the most part marched through the dock and industrial districts of the city. Most hostile looking folk stayed clear of you and your men. Perhaps because of your uniforms. Perhaps because you had brought enough assault rifles to overpower any local opponent.

The was a short exchange of fire with what appeared to the remnants of the local mob. But they broke relatively easily. You supposed that even if the ordinary sailor was not meant for land combat the drill managed to keep them cool when fighting a bunch of goons,

Soon enough you arrived at your destination. The civilian cargo harbour of Murmansk. Unfortunately, somebody got there before you. Or rather they where here before the collapse of the authorities.

The customs unit of the city of Murmansk. Responsible for searching and controlling cargo going in and out of the port. They were lightly armed, but seemed determined to hold their post.

Their leader shouted through a megaphone: ''What the hell do you want? The port is of limits for anybody. That includes a bunch of deserters.!''

Hmm a bit of pickle. It seems customs has gone out of their way to be as big a pain in the arse as during your vacation to Turkey.

>[Try diplomacy]We are not deserters. We are members of the Russian navy and would like access to some supplies

>[Try to appeal to authority] ''As captain of the Kuznetsov and the most senior remaining officer of the Russian military within the city I hereby requisition your entire supply of coal.

>[Try to intimidate] If you do not get out of our way. We shall open fire. You know damn well that you are outgunned

>>5606369
>[Try to appeal to authority] ''As captain of the Kuznetsov and the most senior remaining officer of the Russian military within the city I hereby requisition your entire supply of coal.
>Resistance will be met with deadly force

>>5606369
>[Try to appeal to authority] ''As captain of the Kuznetsov and the most senior remaining officer of the Russian military within the city I hereby requisition your entire supply of coal.
>cold logic
You guy may should rather have an entire warhip with it's trained crew on your side then to risk them killing you.

>>5606369
>>[Try to appeal to authority] ''As captain of the Kuznetsov and the most senior remaining officer of the Russian military within the city I hereby requisition your entire supply of coal.

We are(were?) at war, until contact is reestablished we are the government, as far as this upjumped cop should be concerned. Perhaps we should inquire as to whether he would prefer some better armaments with which to hold his post, or reinforcements? Of course if they felt like accompanying us to the ship instead they would be more than welcome.

>>5606369
>[Try to appeal to authority] ''As captain of the Kuznetsov and the most senior remaining officer of the Russian military within the city I hereby requisition your entire supply of coal.

Was doing a little reading, apparently a motor rifle brigade of the coastal infantry is stationed not very far from us, perhaps we should attempt to get in contact with them

>>5606369
>[Try to appeal to authority] ''As captain of the Kuznetsov and the most senior remaining officer of the Russian military within the city I hereby requisition your entire supply of coal.

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You took a step forward. Hoping that he would recognise you or your insignia.

''As captain of the Kuznetsov and the most senior remaining officer of the Russian military within the city I hereby requisition your entire supply of coal'' you began

You then took another step forward.

''We are both officers of the Russian state. I outrank you, even if I am from a another branch of service. Let me trough.'' you said

The customs officer seemed a bit sceptical at your speech but after talking to his fellows relented: ''Alright, fine. You may take what you want. I can only ask that you leave us some rifles to defend ourselves''

The gate opened and you took a passengers seat in one of the military trucks. The harbour was mostly deserted. The customs officer told you that most ships had departed in a hurry when news of the war came to Murmansk. Still, that is not what you came here for and you managed to get to the section of the harbour meant for coal.

Before you cloud give out orders lieutenant Veliky told you over the walkie-talkie that he had negotiated with the head engineer of the power-plant and had exchanged coal for some older AK-47s. He was currently loading up the coal and would fire up the newly refitted engine of the Kuznetsov. A stroke of good luck at least.

This thankfully meant you did not have to use the trucks anymore, which was good considering how low some of the petrol meters were on some of them. Still, while you waited for the Kuznetsov to come into position you cloud take a look through some of the deserted parts of the harbour. There had to at least be something in here that would be worth taking with you aside from coal.

Where would you like to take a look?
>The docks, see if you can find another ship to load more coal on.
>The freight section. Perhaps someone imported something of use
>The building where customs keeps contraband must have something useful

>>5607464
>The freight section. Perhaps someone imported something of use
We need food, spare parts, electronics, medication, tools an anything we can get our hands on, really. Go find the custom's office for a what's-where manifest.

>>5607464
>The freight section. Perhaps someone imported something of use

>>5607464
>The building where customs keeps contraband must have something useful
Maybe we'll get lucky and find some seeds or vodka?

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>>5607643
Going back to local customs office for the various manifests and records for the shipping and freight that went in and out of the port you found out that the administrative computers had all gone out. Well, it appeared you would have to go off the handwritten reports of the customs office.

Let's see, raw resources, mostly coal,iron and other metal. a few more pages of irrelevant records. And then a page with something interesting on it. A month ago a ship loaded of six containers of soup cans, another four containers of computers and some Samsung phones meant for the Russian market. It appeared the ship flew under the Iranian flag

Another ship loaded of two containers of medical resources such as morphine, needles, surgical tools and pills. There were also two containers with cars, a container filled with Makita tools and a container with a series of long-range FM/AM Radios.

Your men also took a look at the contraband stored in the small office. Most of it was now worthless to you. Heroine,Cocaine,Krokodil and some other drugs. There were also some smuggled camel cigarettes, illegally exported AKs and some other rubbish not worth your time

Now then with the shipping records in hand you can begin searching for the containers.
What container would you like to go through first
>The soup can containers
>The canned fruit containers
>The computer containers
>The medical containers
>The car container
>The tool container
>The radio container

>>5607948
>The canned fruit containers
>The medical containers
Don't want any scurvy

>>5607955
basic stuff
+1
afterwards we can maybe look for tools and radio's.

>>5607955
Ill support that priority

Soup and tools next with cars last I'd say

>>5607955
+1
after this we should go for the cars, or tools for scrap, parts, and tools

>>5607955
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>>5607979
You got to work almost immediately using the trucks to move to the segment reserved for consumer goods. You also informed Veliky over the walkie-talkie that he should move the Kuznetsov to your position after he has finished loading in the coal.

To make certian everything was where it meant to be you decided to open a few of the containers to make certian the goods were actually there. First of all the canned fruit. Opening up one of the containers to examine the exact condition of the goods. It seemed that this container in particulir held cans filled with peaches. Canned at the Naples fruit cannery,Italy. If your English was correct.
Well of course it was you were one of the people with the best grades in English in high school and it helped you to read various naval studies and other martitime studies that were not availbe in Russian. You also spoke two other languages aside from Russian and English

Pick two languages
>French
>German
>Dutch
>Chinese
>Japanese
>Italian
>Spanish

>>5608061
>French
>Spanish
I was thinking of trying to go to either South America or Africa, since it's the places that are more likely to not have been heavily nuked. So these two should help the most.
German would be useful if we stick to europe and western russia, and chinese or japanase if we go to asia and eastern russia

>>5608061
>>German
>>Japanese

For the tie in with playing paradox titles, as well as classical music

>>5608061
>German
>Japanese
Either he's an Axisbabby or he RPs winning the war without Allied support

>>5608061
>Chinese
>Spanish

>>5608061
>French
>Spanish
Agree with the firest guy. Those shitholes are in desperate need of russian guidance.

>>5608061
>German
>French

>>5608061
>German
>French
These are based on the most statistically common second languages in Russia. If we can write in, I'd like to switch one of them with Turkish.

>>5608061
>French
>Spanish
SO, plans. Where do we want to go, ultimately? There's little for us in Europe, pretty much everything of importance will have been nuked into the ground and then some. Some musings about destinations or stopping points:

NORTH ATLANTIC
Some islands that are likely intact. Can recruit refugees if needed. All highly vulnerable to the oncoming nuclear winter.
>Svalbard
Lots of Russians. All the coal we could want. Almost certainly not nuked.
>Jan Mayen
Nothing really here, but the few dozen Norwegians would probably greatly appreciate a rescue. Un-nuked.
>Iceland
Major nation, partially intact. Government likely destroyed, facing food shortages. NATO country, probably nuked a couple of times.
>Norwegian Coast
Probably just chilling and largely self-sufficient for the time being. Part of a NATO country, probably nuked a couple of times.
>Greenland, Faroes, Orkney, Shetland and the Hebrides
Definitely running on food reserves. Part of a NATO country, probably not nuked.
>Ireland
Probably not nuked and, if so, the largest intact nation in Europe accessible to us.

FURTHER AFIELD
>Rest of Europe
Just craters, fallout and refugees
>Africa
While spared the nukes, lot of these fragile countries likely aren't going to survive the next few months to years as food supplies dry up and their economies and governments collapse.
>North America
Everything north of Mexico is gone. Caribbean and Central America still around for now, but in chaos. Cuba, perhaps?
>South America
Likely intact and mostly self-sufficient and decently resistant to nuclear winter. I think this is our best bet.
>Middle East
Going to be a giant flaming mess very soon as the governments collapse, everyone starves and the whole place explodes into war. Avoid.
>Asia
May have had a nuclear war of its own (Indo-Pak? Indo-Chin?). Catastrophic famine imminent at the very least. Likely won't be able to take us in. Long fucking way, but at least we don't have the Kamchatka this time.
>Oceania
Similar to South America and probably going to be the most stable place in the world. May give us Russkies the stink-eye, but our second best bet if SA is a bust.

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>>5608471
>South America
Is a decent primary objective, but we may need to stop over somewhere both to recruit survivors and gather more fuel. The best place to do that would be, of course:
>Svalbard

Also, we should likely stay the hell away from any NATO countries, especially the Nordic members (is Finland NATO ITT?). If there are any surviving armed forces, they'll likely attack on sight as they'll view us as an invading force.

>>5608492
Adding to this, if you mean Australia by 'Oceania', it's likely not safe for us either. While they're not technically NATO, they align so closely they'll probably be hostile. And they probably still have their navy as well, which is even worse.

>>5608492
I think that as the reality sets in, being in the same boat (literally) as everyone else would go a long way. Any remnant NATO military forces will be completely decapitated, cut off from supply and just trying to survive themselves and all the Atlantic islands apart from Iceland would have been very lightly defended, if at all so if there are any forces left around, they'd be token at most and we'd have a good chance of coming to an accord so long as we're not a dick to them. After all, what's even the point of the war any more?
As for Oceania, I mean Oz and NZ. They definitely won't be friendly, but I doubt they'd open fire on sight and I think we could at least talk our way into internment if we have to.
By the way, I'm not sure where our air group is. While we aren't fully combat-capable, we should consider bringing some aircraft with us if we can. I assume they'd be at the airbase next door, if they didn't get blown up in the war.

>>5608471
If we go for Svalbard, it should be for the short term plan, when nuclear winter hits it's going to be make living in the artic harder, and we don't have any ice-breakers. We should probably aim for somewhere nearer the equator for the long term.
If we aim for South America, we can pass by Western Africa on the way to loot.
If SA is a bust, we can go for some island in the Pacific afterwards, but there probably going to be a lot of NATO boats in the Pacific, it's likely are going to be the where the American navy survivors will be or head to. Also the Panama Canal will probably be gone, so we would have to go through Argentina.
We could go directly to Southeast Asia and Polynesia by going by Africa as well, since Suez is probably nuked and the Mediterranean is going to be full of NATO survivors and raiders.

We should offer to take the customs-troops with us. Since we have no planes (and probably no pilots) on board we shold have plenty of space, and i doudt they would want to stay

>>5608662
They probably already have a commander, in which case we'd have to negotiate with them or else spark a potential conflict (which is winnable, but not without cost). Nobody likes having their people poached.

>>5608518
>what's even the point of the war anymore?
You severely underestimate the power of both spite and paranoia. To any NATO remnants, the Kuznetsov is going to be a sign of the hateful enemy that destroyed everything they cherished and/or a potential threat that could wipe them out first if not dealt with pre-emptively. Add that to the fact that there are likely still cruise/naval missiles and artillery that could sink us in play, and you have very good reasons why even making contact with them is a risky proposition.

>>5608675
I was thinking we’ed bring the commander along too. The harbor dosen’t seem like a tennable position for them for much longer, their chances are probably better if they come with us. Though we sholdn’t try to force the issue, if they refuse

We should try to get an airgroupe, without it we are little better than a cargo ship

Rolled 2 (1d2)

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>>5608471
Let's see
French 5x
Spanish 4x
German 4x
Japanese 2x
Chinese 1x
Right, it seems French came in first place with a tie for Spanish and German
1: Spanish
2: German

>>5608688
Aside from English and Russian you also spoke French and German. Two languages that came in handy for studying the doctrines of non-anglo NATO naval doctrines. As matter of fact the inscription on the cans where both in English, Russian and German.

Your thoughts were then interrupted when you heard the water violently clash against the harbour where it earlier had been so quiet. You only needed to look a the signature smoke emission to know that the Kuznetsov had arrived. It was time to select what you would load on the decks and hangar of the Kuznetsov

You have 16 slots available. Select the cargo you want and the amount you want to load. each individual container takes up one slot

The civilian harbour
>The soup can containers x6
>The canned fruit containers x4
>The computer and electronics containers x4
>The medical containers x2
>The car containers x2
>The tool container x1
>The radio container x1
>Load up some extra coal (takes up two slots)

You cloud also take some extra weapons and suplies with you from the miliary section of the harbour
>The contianers carrying AK ammution x20
>The container carrinh the AKs themselfse x12
>the containers holding some P-700 Granit anti-ship cruise missiles x8
>the containers holding Udav-1 anti-submarine systems x4
>Reserve some room for the 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade stationed at Pechenga so you can take them and their weapons with you. (Takes up 4 slots)

>>5608701
>The tool container x1
>The radio container x1
>Load up some extra coal (takes up two slots)
>The medical containers x2
>The computer and electronics containers x2
>The canned fruit containers x4
>>The soup can containers x2
14
Stock up on the basics of survival now.

>the containers holding some P-700 Granit anti-ship cruise missiles x2
Blowing something up is better than shooting something.

>>5608701
>The soup can containers x3
>The canned fruit containers x2
>The computer and electronics containers x1
>The medical containers x2
>The tool container x1
>The radio container x1

>the containers holding some P-700 Granit anti-ship cruise missiles x2
>Reserve some room for the 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade stationed at Pechenga so you can take them and their weapons with you. (Takes up 4 slots)
I'm concerned with scarcity. Anti-ship missiles and technical equipment compatible with the Kuznetsov will be rarities in the future. Friendly soldiers likewise. Food and coal... we'll simply have to take more of when we need to.

>>5608701
> coal
> 200th brigade
> radio container
> tools
> 2x soup
> 2x fruit
> 2x ak ammo
> 1x medical
> 1x ASM

The brigade brings their own equipment (including trucks? They are motor-rifels) so they just need extra ammo.
Most modern ports dont stock coal so we should bring extra.
Though the ship shold have radios, but extra is always good.
The ship should already be equiped with missiles, but bringing a reload is smart.
The tools are also important, so we might be able to repair, or even finish the ship

IMO the most important things is the coal and troops. Im split on the rest.
If possible we should try to get an additional ship to transport

>>5608701
>The canned fruit containers x4
>The medical containers x2
>The tool container x1
>The radio container x1
>Load up some extra coal (takes up two slots)
>the containers holding Udav-1 anti-submarine systems x1
>the containers holding some P-700 Granit anti-ship cruise missiles x1

>The soup can containers x3
>The canned fruit containers x1

>The computer and electronics containers x1
>The medical containers x2
>The car containers x1
>The tool container x1
>The radio container x1

>the containers holding some P-700 Granit anti-ship cruise missiles x1
>the containers holding Udav-1 anti-submarine systems x1

>Reserve some room for the 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade stationed at Pechenga so you can take them and their weapons with you. (Takes up 4 slots)

Guys why are we leaving one of the only ports big enough to service our ship? If we travel to another nation, we'd likely have to pay them somehow, so unless we are gonna play it like some caravanner trader post apocalypse game, we should focus on taking over the local area, setting up food and the ability to sustain ourselves.

>>5608471
>Svalbard
I think we should stop by here first, and grab some seeds, I think the seed bank is located here, then we go around to various port cities to pick up people and gather some information before returning and setting up shop.

Sailing around the world with no goal or plans is a dumb idea and probably a death sentence. The more we travel out, the more likely some NATO submarine is gonna take pot shots at us, probably out of spite.

We need some Russian Marines to form a detachable away team or company to make landfall. Sending our sailors all the time is too risky and losses would harm ship operations.

We can give the customs guys aks from the containers unless they already knew about them.

If we want a friendly port, Chrimea is a good candidate. It’s far enough South, that it (hopefully) wont be too affected by the winter, and NATO might not have nuked it, since they view it as belonging to ukrain, which is their ally

>>5608701
>tool x1
>radio x1
>meds x2
>ak ammo x1
>Anti ship missile x1
>fruit x4
>computers x2
>200th

>>5608869
We'd have to travel around Europe, unless we go the other way which is even farther I think.

If we were nuclear powered we could make it, but our ship would effectively be "trapped".

>>5608712
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>>5609128
You loaded up the things you had prioritised. The radio container for example even if you would not for them could still be taken apart for their components. The same could be said about the computers.

At sunset you had loaded in most of the things you considered necessary for the journey. Even if you did not know where you would like to go after this. Still being stuck in the artic circle during a nuclear winter seemed undesirable.

As you got into the bridge you gave to order to make way to Pechenga to pick up the 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade. You had already sent a message over the long-range radios to them that you would come and pick them up and they had answered in the positive.

As the massive metal hulk began to cleave it's way through the cold steel-blue water of the artic seas you where left wondering. What will you do now? There was almost no contact with a the outside world and you did not even know if either the president or the head of the navy had made it out alive. But still, you stood upon your bridge with no masters or superiors above you and the blue seas and skies greeting you as Murmansk grew ever smaller and smaller

It took you an hour of internal discussion but you had finally set out a goal for you and your ship.

(cont)

>>5609186
>It is my duty as an officer of the Russian navy to return and report in to my direct superiors. If you can make contact with they may even give you some clarity on the state of the rest of Russia. [Goal: reinitiate contact with the civilian Russian government]

>Now then at last, with the collapse of world capitalism it is time to do that which should have happened long ago. You and your crew shall be the new vanguard of the revolution and with the you shall build a new, red, world [Goal: Create a communist government somewhere in the world]

>Russia now at last can start clean. Everything has been set back to the basics. Centuries of tsarist, communist and oligarchal despotism undone within a single day. It is now up to you to build a new democracy in Russia [Goal: Build a democratic republic in Russia]

>Russia was my motherland but like any good bird it is time to leave the nest. I shall carve out an empire of my own out there in the big wide world. My name shall go down in history as one of the great conquers when I am done [Goal: Carve out an empire somewhere within the world]

>I most not fall to ideas of petty conquest or mislead political idealism. The world has ended. It is now my duty both as a Russian and as a human to gather and preserve all knowledge and art that we have created over the course of our existence [Goal: Collect as much books, movies, painting and other works of art and knowledge as you can and preserve them for future generations]

>I don't feel like serving the defunct joke of federation that once was Russia. I have a far more profitable thing to do. Hoist the jolly roger. Fetch me a eyepatch! We shall plunder and terrorise the seven seas for all they are worth! YAR HAR! [Goal: plunder and steal much as you can get away with. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me]

>>5609187
>I most not fall to ideas of petty conquest or mislead political idealism. The world has ended. It is now my duty both as a Russian and as a human to gather and preserve all knowledge and art that we have created over the course of our existence [Goal: Collect as much books, movies, painting and other works of art and knowledge as you can and preserve them for future generations]

>>5609187
>I most not fall to ideas of petty conquest or mislead political idealism. The world has ended. It is now my duty both as a Russian and as a human to gather and preserve all knowledge and art that we have created over the course of our existence [Goal: Collect as much books, movies, painting and other works of art and knowledge as you can and preserve them for future generations]
Brotherhood of steel joho.

>>5609187
>I don't feel like serving the defunct joke of federation that once was Russia. I have a far more profitable thing to do. Hoist the jolly roger. Fetch me a eyepatch! We shall plunder and terrorise the seven seas for all they are worth! YAR HAR! [Goal: plunder and steal much as you can get away with. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me]

>>5609187
Can I be BOTH a pirate and a knowledge-gatherer? If so, I vote for that. Otherwise

>I don't feel like serving the defunct joke of federation that once was Russia. I have a far more profitable thing to do. Hoist the jolly roger. Fetch me a eyepatch! We shall plunder and terrorise the seven seas for all they are worth! YAR HAR! [Goal: plunder and steal much as you can get away with. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me]

>>5609187
Ah shit, that's an important one
Well, statebuilding is.. a bit too ambitious for my taste. Returning to serve fucking putin of all people doesn't sound great either
So, random ass enclave somewhere in the world, 200% YAR HAR or going for a culture victory without a city.
Idk. Could just go to south east asian islands for eternal summer and all the brown chicks a man can want.
Thing is, we don't know HOW HARD exactly a world has ended. The city we were in was ok-ish. Falling apart, but not like fallout tier ruins. Government remnants even holding some of the territory. I doesn't seem desperate enough to start hoarding every undamaged book.

I guess
>Russia was my motherland but like any good bird it is time to leave the nest. I shall carve out an empire of my own out there in the big wide world. My name shall go down in history as one of the great conquers when I am done [Goal: Carve out an empire somewhere within the world]

Because I don't want to commit to being a floating museum
And we can't plunder shit in the souther direction, Japan and China 100% have some serious warships or subs intact. And our ship is big, but not for fighting.

But If we can sail past corea/japan/china unmolested, we can have fun pirating in the equatorial asian islands, then
>I don't feel like serving the defunct joke of federation that once was Russia. I have a far more profitable thing to do. Hoist the jolly roger. Fetch me a eyepatch! We shall plunder and terrorise the seven seas for all they are worth! YAR HAR! [Goal: plunder and steal much as you can get away with. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me]

>>5609187
>I most not fall to ideas of petty conquest or mislead political idealism. The world has ended. It is now my duty both as a Russian and as a human to gather and preserve all knowledge and art that we have created over the course of our existence [Goal: Collect as much books, movies, painting and other works of art and knowledge as you can and preserve them for future generations]

>>5609187
>the situation is too murky to determin our long term goal. If possible we should link up with other naval assets, then find (or aquier) a safe port to use as base

If write-ins are not permitted, then:
[Goal: reinitiate contact with the civilian Russian government]

Honestly i Think we should try to rally as many naval assets (russian or otherwise) as possible, and then try to evacuate people from russian and crater-Europe to South America and establish a new state there

I just dont Think our men would go along with being a museum

>>5609253
Mind you, Europe, Russia and North America are not all craters. If you don't live in a big city or near military base, airfield, harbour, rail junction or highway juction you have a higher chance of surviving

>>5609270
Africa is mostly fine then.
SEA islands should be barely touched. Most of Australia is fine. Most of South America too.
Yeah, let's not go the "museum" route, the world is damaged, not over

>>5609187
>I most not fall to ideas of petty conquest or mislead political idealism. The world has ended. It is now my duty both as a Russian and as a human to gather and preserve all knowledge and art that we have created over the course of our existence [Goal: Collect as much books, movies, painting and other works of art and knowledge as you can and preserve them for future generations]
>Russia was my motherland but like any good bird it is time to leave the nest. I shall carve out an empire of my own out there in the big wide world. My name shall go down in history as one of the great conquers when I am done [Goal: Carve out an empire somewhere within the world]
I kind want to do both. Making bigass museums is a imperial russian tradition

>>5609187
>>Russia was my motherland but like any good bird it is time to leave the nest. I shall carve out an empire of my own out there in the big wide world. My name shall go down in history as one of the great conquers when I am done [Goal: Carve out an empire somewhere within the world]

>>5609187
>It is my duty as an officer of the Russian navy to return and report in to my direct superiors. If you can make contact with they may even give you some clarity on the state of the rest of Russia
2nd choice, if that loses the vote or doesn't work out
>Russia was my motherland but like any good bird it is time to leave the nest. I shall carve out an empire of my own out there in the big wide world. My name shall go down in history as one of the great conquers when I am done
We should at least make an attempt to get back in contact with the chain of command like a good officer. But if Yamantau doesn't pick up the phone, there'll be plenty of anarchic places in the world that might welcome any semblance of government. And who's to say we have to serve Russia in doing it?

>I most not fall to ideas of petty conquest or mislead political idealism. The world has ended. It is now my duty both as a Russian and as a human to gather and preserve all knowledge and art that we have created over the course of our existence [Goal: Collect as much books, movies, painting and other works of art and knowledge as you can and preserve them for future generations]

It’s pretty original, all things said and done. Besides, who the fuck else is going to do it? Everyone is going to be busy killing eachover to preserve humanity’s history. We’ll be pretty safe on the carrier at sea. It also fits with us being a massive fucking nerd kek.

Hell, couldn’t we combine the piracy option with the art stuff? They both complement eachover, rather than conflict.

I'd be down to be a pirate with a museum as a home base
We steal money, food, ammo, chicks AND books!

>>5609349
>I most not fall to ideas of petty conquest or mislead political idealism. The world has ended. It is now my duty both as a Russian and as a human to gather and preserve all knowledge and art that we have created over the course of our existence [Goal: Collect as much books, movies, painting and other works of art and knowledge as you can and preserve them for future generations]
>I don't feel like serving the defunct joke of federation that once was Russia. I have a far more profitable thing to do. Hoist the jolly roger. Fetch me a eyepatch! We shall plunder and terrorise the seven seas for all they are worth! YAR HAR! [Goal: plunder and steal much as you can get away with. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me]

Both if possible QM. If not, Books.

>>5609187
>Russia now at last can start clean. Everything has been set back to the basics. Centuries of tsarist, communist and oligarchal despotism undone within a single day. It is now up to you to build a new democracy in Russia [Goal: Build a democratic republic in Russia]

A ship is a terrible place to store valuable art and artifacts. Stuff can get wet or washed out to sea, bad weather can thrash priceless objects in our hold, we will also be competing with cargo and holding spaces that will slowly be eaten up the more art and books we collect. Its best to store these things on land in a safe, dry and seismically stable area with not a lot of people.

>>5609494
I think you’re overestimating those factors considering we’re on a modern carrier. We aren’t going to be storing that stuff on deck. That’s a stupid narrative to push.

>>5609555
That said, what are we going to do with our deck space? Since it seems we're leaving our air group behind and have the hangar as ample storage space, we have three acres of flat deck to do something with. We could stash extra coal there, build something on it, even grow crops. Or just leave it vacant.

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>>5609494
Right, it seems you lot want to be a pirate-king-curator-warlord.

Next morning as you neared Pechenga you waited of the coast for the 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade Pechenga itself being to far inland and with to shallow waters for you too sail into. You lowered some of the boats to the water to pick up the personnel while you loaded in their heavier equipment with a mobile crane that was used during the refit.

There was enough weapons to take with you: BM-21 Grad Multiple Rocket Launchers, T-80BVM Main Battle Tanks, 2S19 Msta self-propelled howitzers, MT-LB based 9P149 tank destroyers with 9K114 Shturm Anti-tank missiles, Rapira 100-MM AT guns, SA-19 Grison AA guns and all the ammunition in the world.

You met with highest ranking member of the remains of the brigade, A major Nikolai Klimentievich. Who explained to a that about half of the brigade was deployed in Ukraine before the bombs fell. But still, the sheer amount of firepower that these guns,tanks and howitzers could bring cloud make for a mean broadside. Even if it was a bit crude.

You had a plan in mind yes, and for the occasion you had even stolen some of the dead admirals insignia from his closet. But you cloud not become a pirate-king-curator in a day. That would take time and careful consideration. But you did begin to sow your idea amongst you officers and men you spoke to. Starting small, talking of your discontent with the Russian government, openly contemplating how the world was ripe for the taking and so much so. Hopefully, by the time you're north of the Norwegian coast. Your men will be open to the idea of breaking away and going AWOL.

Still it is time to plot a course.
>Set course for Svalbard, we must secure the seeds.
>Lets set course to Jan Mayen and go from there
>We shall swing south to the Faroe Islands and decide from there

>>5609759
We need military aircraft to be formidable on the high seas

There is a airforce base at Arkhangelsk which is accessible via the ocean, we should head there

>>5609759
>>5609867
Support

>>5609759
>Set course for Svalbard, we must secure the seeds.

>>5609867
supporting. it’s pretty close by, so it should only delay our visit to svalbard for a couple days.

>>5609867
Supporting along with Svalbard, but there are a couple of VVS bases around Murmansk that don't require us to sail to Arkhangelsk I think we should look at first. For all we know, Arkhangelsk could be a crater.

>>5609867
+1

>>5609759
>>Set course for Svalbard, we must secure the seeds.
I wonder how hard QM is gonna go on nuclear winter.
I don't think anyone has a motivation to nuke Svalbard, so those guys should literally be at pre-war levels of fine. Do they have any firepower?

>>5609867
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''Set course for Arkhangelsk. We need to acquire some aircraft for the ship''

This was of course a gamble, you would need the carrier-compatible variant to use on the ship.There where of course, still the question of how you would gain the kerosine necessary to keep them flying would need to be answered later. Besides that both the harbour and airfield would be prime target for NATO nukes. If you cloud you would have gone for a more obscure airfield but they where all to far inland for you to reach.

You hoped that Arkhangelsk would at least be as intact as Murmansk but that hope seemed ever more idle the closer you got. The Geiger counters on the ship went of as soon you began closing in on the harbour of Arkhangelsk. Nothing too deadly at least but it did seem that death had reaped here.

You then saw the true destruction of Arkhangelsk. The most ancient wooden buildings and churches had been burnt away by the nukes and only the brunt out husks of the old soviet flat together with some other building still stood. You had only seen such an image in pictures of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. An empty, dour plain, only broken up by the occasional skeleton of a stone or concrete.

It seemed like the old legend of the Archangel Michael who defeated to devil here had done battle here once more, and to devastating effect.

You took your cap off. Everyone else followed in taking their caps off. A minute of silent shock and mourning followed. Until your helmsmen, with watery eyes asked.

''Your orders, sir?''

>I cannot bear to look upon this sight, set course for Svalbard
>We must still take a look, tell the 200th to equip their hazmat suits.

>>5610169
>I cannot bear to look upon this sight, set course for Svalbard
Call me crazy, but I don't particularly *feel* like a walk in 'Chernobyl 2: Electric Boogaloo' would lead to anything good.
Even if we did find anything useful, it's probably irradiated to hell.

>>5610169
>I cannot bear to look upon this sight, set course for Svalbard
Get out of there STALKER

>>5610176
It is not really Chernobyl but more like Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The place is irritated but if you protect yourself the radiation is manageable also nuclear weapons have a tendency to burn away radioactive particles

>>5610115
Nuclear winter is a thing, but is currently September and the warm artic current keep things ice-free, for now. Buuut at least you don't have to worry about climate-change anymore

>>5610169
>I cannot bear to look upon this sight, set course for Svalbard.
Aircraft without live pilots are useless, a s sending men into the site of a nuclear disaster is too Soviet for my tastes

>>5610169
>An empty, dour plain, only broken up by the occasional skeleton of a stone or concrete.
Nothing to loot here. I mean MAYBE there's a bunker or something, but that's not our business.
>I cannot bear to look upon this sight, set course for Svalbard
>>5610185
>Nuclear winter is a thing
Wes should fuck off to mediterranean NOW. Maybe even further south.

You know who's gonna be a big player in europe? Switzerland. Those fuckers have more fallout shelters than people.

>>5610198
>Implying the Albanian bunkers won't lead to a neo-Albanian empire across Europe

>>5610176
>5610176
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Mabye it was cowardice, mabye it was the rational thing to do and maybe you did it out of sorrow. There was nothing for you at Arkhangelsk save for the bones of a city that was effectively gone. Perhaps there were some survirors out there, perhaps they were all dead. At any rate staying here was not good for your health. Both physical and mental. The ship the promptly turned towards the north in an as straight line as possible to Svalbard.

The was only only one thought nagging at you as you at your dinner that evening. If this was the fate of Arkhangelsk. Then what was the fate of St.Petersburg? Of Moscow? Of the other major cities in the world like Shanghai,New York, London, Istanbul?

After two days of full steam ahead you managed to sight Svalbard. Svalbard was of course quite sparsely populated. Only notable as one of the northernmost outpost of man, the Dutch had build a whaling settlement here in the 17th century, Russian pelt hunter arrived later. Yet it were the Norwegians that managed to take hold of the archipelago. Building a coal mine upon the island. Nowadays it is mostly known for the seed-vault that holds every plant seed that man could get their hands on.

As your ship drew closer you received a message from the radar room that they had detected a large formation of ships off the coast of the main island; Spitsbergen. You felt the sweat drip down your hairline. If these were NATO ships your position and safety could be in danger.

Your orders, captain?
>Attempt to open contact with them
>Just steam on right ahead towards them
>Turn the ship around, I am not going risk a fight

>>5610251
>Attempt to open contact with them
Could be friendlies. Worth the risk imo.

>>5610251
>a coal mine
Oh baby, jackpot
>detected a large formation of ships off the coast of the main island
FUCK

>Attempt to open contact with them
Let's hope it's a bunch of fishing boats, or we're fucked

>>5610251
>Turn the ship around, I am not going risk a fight
I'll be seeing you around gents

What kind of offensive armament does the Kuznetsov even have without airframes?

>>5610270
Some anti-ship missiles, you can also channel your inner ORK and park the howitzers and tanks on the flight deck

>>5610274
>park the howitzers and tanks on the flight deck
Peak post apocalyptic warship design. So many style points.

>>5610251
>Attempt to open contact with them
Could be anyone, really. Doubt it's the Norwegians since their remaining navy has plenty of fjords and allied ports closer to home to hide out in and few naval assets would be reasonably up this far north. I think it's most likely freighters and fishing vessels who found themselves nearby and without anywhere else to go.

>Attempt to open contact with them

I doubt NATO would have any significant naval elements out here. It’s much more likely to be a Russian vessel, out on a mission into the arctic. Besides, if we’re doing a radio hail, we should still be out of range.

Plus if it’ friendlies, we’d probably be able to add them to our fleet. our carrier would be much better off with some actual escorts.

>>5610251
>Attempt to open contact with them

>>5610251
>Attempt to open contact with them

>>5610251
>>Attempt to open contact with them

>>5610342
As long as the fuel lasts. The dino-burners will struggle to find large quantities of marine diesel more than we will coal, and finding avgas for the gas turbine ships will be a nightmare.

>>5610251
>Attempt to open contact with them

>>5610342
Conversely, if they're a Russian military fleet and there's an Admiral (or even a senior official) on board, they might pull rank and order us to join THEM, which means we'll no longer be independent if we accept. Which is more important to us right now; rejoining the flock, or trying to survive on our own terms?

>>5610251
>>Attempt to open contact with them
Just to be sure, we arent here to look the vault, are we? We have no way to take care of, or any use for most of the seeds. And the ones we could use (ie crops) Can be gained, without compromising the vault. If we want plant life preserved, then it’s better off in the vault untill civilization has been reestablished

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You told your communications officer to make contact with the formation of Svalbard to see if they could be reasoned with. In English of course. You had also conveniently forgotten to hoist neither civil flag nor the naval jack, the ensign nor the pennant.

You then spoke in a message to be received. Identifying you as having peaceful intentions and that you were not a threat. As for the counter questions about you coming from the direction of Russia you answered that you were not a member of the Russian government.

''Alright, unidentified vessel. You may approach us but no funny stuff.''

As you drew closer you could see that your worst fears were true; a large formation of submarines and about six destroyers and four cruiser and even, dear god. The USS George H.W Bush Nimitz-class nuclear carrier. If they wanted to kill you they would have done so already. The fact they had not done so made you even more nervous.

You then saw the various flags of the navies present. You saw the naval jacks and flags of the US, the UK, Canada, Germany, France, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Spain. All of them also wore two other flags: one for the UN and one for NATO. There were also other flags present who only wore the UN flag under their own; Mexico, Sweden,Brazil and Uruguay.

The only real way to find out why there were so many ships was to go ashore and join the meeting currently being held inside one of the buildings there. As soon as you set foot on land one of the men. Wearing the uniform of the US navy. Stepped out to greet you.

''Suppose your here for the seeds too, aren't ya?'' He asked

''Isn't that why everyone is here?'' You said

''Suppose so, still if ya want ya seed go and talk to that Swiss guy in the main building. He is charge of this mission anyways.'' He explained

''Hang on, aren't we supposed to be enemies?'' You asked him

''Enemies? as far as doctor Guisan and admiral Miller can be concerned the war is over. That dwarf you called a president is either doing blow in ural or he is buried under the kremlin. About the same for our own president. As far as we are concerned the nuclear strike has successfully decapitated the Russian government to the point of collapse.''

That gave you a lot to think about, these guys don't really seem to see you as a threat.

>Leave, I do not want anything to do with shady Swiss men and their UN bodyguards
>I might as well talk to this doctor Guisan. See what he is up too

>>5610889
>I might as well talk to this doctor Guisan. See what he is up too

>>5610889
>I might as well talk to this doctor Guisan. See what he is up too

Also, if there are facilities for it

>Give some of the more trustworthy men shoreleave. Maybe they make some useful contacts amon the other crews and we can learn how other places in the world look like.

>>5610889
>I might as well talk to this doctor Guisan. See what he is up too

>>5610889
>>I might as well talk to this doctor Guisan. See what he is up too

>>5610889
>>I might as well talk to this doctor Guisan. See what he is up too
Our chances are probably better if we stick with the fleet.
Sailors republic when?

>>5611059
There is a place like that. But it is currently beyond your reach

>>5610889
>>I might as well talk to this doctor Guisan. See what he is up too

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Walking up you were directed to the capital Longyearbyen were this doctor was meeting with the local administrator and the NATO admiral. The guards at the door looked at you with a hint of suspicion but let you through after a short inspection.

When you walked into the meeting room three people were present: An older man in a woollen jacket with heavy glasses. A man who looked more at home in a university than here. The second man was a probably the admiral, a man in his late fifties with a leathery face and narrow eyes, an experienced old sailor. The youngest man had an beard that would not look out of place on a old-fashioned whaler.

The eldest men then spoke: ''Good day, I am doctor Heinrich Guisan. Of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization agency or the FAO for short. I take it you are the representative from Russia''

Oh, this cloud be a problem
>[Tell the truth] No, I have broken ties with the Russian government
>[Lie] Why yes, yes I am.

>>5611267
>[Tell the truth] No, I have broken ties with the Russian government
>Not like I received any more orders after it happened.

>>5611267
>[Tell the truth] No, I have broken ties with the Russian government
Though breaking ties insinuates that there were any ties left after the bombs fell in the first place.

>>5611315
As far as the remains of the Russian government is concerned you are dead or a deserter who took off with the only aircraft carrier and flagship of the entire Russian fleet

>>5611267
>[Tell the truth] No, I have broken ties with the Russian government
I don't think we need to say we have broken with them. There might not be enough Russian government and fleet left to break ties with or send a representative, but if there is and they do turn up we'd be in deep shit if we claimed to be them. That none of the rest of the Northern Fleet has turned up by now is a bad sign, and if they continue to not appear we could promote ourselves to unofficial representative.

>>5611267
>[Tell the truth] No, I have broken ties with the Russian government

>>5611267
>[Tell the truth] No, I have broken ties with the Russian government

>>5611288
>>5611315
>>5611329
>>5611332
>>5611358

''No, I have broken ties with the Russian government''

Doctor Guisan takes of his glasses for a bit and polishes them: ''That is a disappointment. An actual member of the Russian government would have been helpful.''

Admiral Miller then stood up ''Allow me to explain captain. After the Ukraine crisis went hot a secret agreement was signed between NATO, Russia and several other powers that, in case of nuclear war. A combined fleet would secure and distribute the seed present at Svalbard to ensure the revival of any affected environmental areas. As well as helping the agricultural sector to recover. Doctor Guisan is the formal head of the operation. Formally this initiative is known as the Eden protocol. As it focuses on restoring the damaged nature of the world.''

This was a noble goal indeed, and it was somewhat in line with you ideal to preserve man's cultural heritage.

What would you like to do?
>Offer any help you can.
>Attempt to pry away more questions
>Whish them good luck and safe travels and leave

>>5611429
>Offer any help you can.

>>5611429
>>Offer any help you can.
wonder if Iceland was hit, maybe we can establish it as our base if it was annihilated and heal it.

>>5611429
>Offer any help you can.

>>5611429
>Offer any help you can.

>>5611429
>>Offer any help you can.
I dont think we should be too rash about saying we’ve broken ties with the goverment, since all we’ve really done so far is flee the nuclear winter, which i dont think anyone would fault us for, while noone from the government has tried to contact us.

It’s a dangerous bridge to burn, since it will paint a massive target on our back, since the RU navy will want their carrier back. I also dont think our troops will agree to it

>>5611926
>I also dont think our troops will agree to it
I think you overrate the loyalty of the Russian Navy. Or the loyalty of any common sailor, really.

>>5611438
>>5611447
>>5611455
>>5611889
>>5611926
>>5611938

''I am willing, gentlemen, to render any service that you may require'' You told the trio

Doctor Guisan leaned back in his chair and chewed his pen for a bit and then said: ''We need a man in the Indian ocean. As you have already seen there are multiple NATO ships here as well as two South American nations. To put it simply we have no contacts in that area. Western Africa can be taken care of by the South Americans. We are lacking a pair of eyes to look at Eastern Africa, India, the Middle East and all the other shores''

The admiral then explained in detail: ''Your mission, should you choose to accept is to gather information on the state of the agricultural sector in the Indian ocean. You will receive a satellite-phone to help with that task. Before you will head out I recommend you go to the port at Cape Verde to have your ship fully renovated. I would not trust a ship where they weld off rooms to cross a river.''

Within two hours you were back on the Kuznetsov with a new satellite phone in hand.

You gained

1x satelitte phone

Increased reputation with the NATO remnants.

Coordinates to sail to Cape Verde

A NATO transponder to signify you as friendly

Where would you like to go?
>Stick to the coast and remain close to the Norwegian coast before going further south
>Set sail for the Faroe Islands and plot furhter from there
>Make our way to Scapa Flow and decide further from there

>>5611938
The sailors are relativity loyal to you. Your record is that of relatively incorrupt officer who clamps down on stuff like dedovshchina. You actually don't embezzle their salaries or treat them badly and as a result they are more loyal to you than to the government that failed to protect their families

>>5612033
>Stick to the coast and remain close to the Norwegian coast before going further south

>>5612033
>>Set sail for the Faroe Islands and plot furhter from there
After that
>>Make our way to Scapa Flow and decide further from there

We should work with NATO, since they will actually repair and refit our ship to working order, which russia probably cant/wont

Maybe we could get a Harrier or F35 airgroupe if we work with NATO

>>5612059
NATO and the UN is willing to work with you as a private contractor. The Royal navy as well as the US navy are going to keep any western aircraft very close to their hearts

>>5612061
In that case we should try to get helicopters both for transport and to support our troops

>>5612081
You can get planes and helicopters. But you will most likely not like the type you will get

>>5612082
Russian helicopters are pretty common, so getting those shouldnt be much trouble

>>5612083
Yeah, but you will most likely get them from an ''unreputable'' source

>>5612085
So buisness as usual for the russian military

>>5612088
Funny thing is, Konstantin is actually has a pretty ''clean'' record as far as Russian officers are concerned

>>5612091
The ONE honest russian officer booked it as soon as he could lol

>>5612033
>Stick to the coast and remain close to the Norwegian coast before going further south
Indian ocean huh? Guess we are going to settle on SEA

>>5612128
NATO and the UN mostly want you in a place where you are out of their way, whatever you do won't affect them and keep you out of reach from the potential remnants of the Russian government. If they have to help you repair a ship so be it.

>>5612033
>>Stick to the coast and remain close to the Norwegian coast before going further south

>>5612033
>Set sail for the Faroe Islands and plot further from there
We'd appreciate some intel on potential coaling locations we can stop by on the way to India. Also seems like ASAT weapons weren't used, so we should still have GPS/GLONASS.
Also literally any kind of air asset would be a help, even if is a two-person flying shitbox chopper.

>>5612052
>>5612055
>>5612128
>>5612415
>>5612462
Not wishing to take any risks with the highs seas. You instead decided to keep close to the coast of Norway.

It is a boring affair mostly. The destroyed ashes ot what was once Trondheim reminded you a bit too much of archangelsk. With much of it's wooden buildings burned up.

Still the trip was peaceful the transponder you got from the admiral helped keep the remains of the royal Norwegian navy of your back. And it seemed much of the fjords had preserved the Norwegian villages as well as the farms pretty well.

On the third day down south you stumbled on a abandoned coastal village. Remembering your vows to preserve as much of human creation as possible you decided to take a closer look. It was a relatively standard village in the grand scheme of things.

A church, a pub, a small harbour suited for private boats and the accompanying houses. Where would you like to take a look?
>Inside the church
>Let's go to the pub
>Some of the older houses must have something
>Perhaps the newer houses have some hidden treasures

>>5612613
>Let's go to the pub
Least likely to have culturally useful information, but most likely to have alcohol for us and the men to drown our sorrows in. EZ choice.

>>5612613
>Inside the church
If there's any relics, it would be here

>>5612613
>Let's go to the pub

>>5612613
>Inside the church
Work first - then pub

Get the men to steal any leftover booze

We probably need to pickup some comfort women at some point

>>5612083
Russia has been the main military supplier to India & Pakistan for decades, I’m sure we can find some of our own equipment there

>>5612613
>Inside the church
We can see if the pub has any alcohol left later, but the church is where the historical artefacts and art are likely to be. I wonder where all the inhabitants went - we should have stopped by Bear Island to collect a few Norwegian-speaking people.
>>5612680
That's hoping India and Pakistan didn't think they were missing out on the fun and take the opportunity to nuke each other as well.

>>5612680
>>5612711
I can assure you that the sirs did the needfull and redeemed

>>5612717
...did you have a stroke?

>>5612718
No, it is Indian meme speak about trolling Indian scam callers

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>>5612718
I googled it and apparently it's a meme

>>5612722
Now that I'm actually taking my time, seems there are betters examples then a phone screencapture that someone posted on reddit.
Never rush things

>>5612728
It mostly started with a guy on youtube trolling Indian scammers. Then the likes of /pol/, /b/ and /int/ got a hold of it...

>>5612613
>>Inside the church
Churches are culturally important, so may as well start there

>>5612613
>>Inside the church

>>5612620
>>5612635
>>5612645
>>5612680
>>5612711
>>5612766
The village church was not a very big structure. Nor was it very richly decorated. The church itself was of the Lutheran orientation and was decorated accordingly.

Entering the nave, you found that the benches had been relatively untouched and upon closer examination were made of spruce wood, with an little mark noting it's creation back to 1959.

You cloud take the organ with you although there was a little written note on it in Norwegian. What it meant you didn't know. On the pulpit you did find something interesting. A bible which, while you could not read it dated back to the year 1656 which although a bible itself was not very interesting at least made it worth preserving.

Where would you like to look further?
>The backrooms, for the church silver
>The basement probably has something interesting
>Take a walk up the tower. Let's see the bell

>>5613357
>The basement probably has something interesting
Basements always have something interesting in them, and we're not in a rush. We've got maybe a thousand people with us, surely one of them speaks a bit of Norsk?

>>5613357
>The basement probably has something interesting

>>5613357
>>The backrooms, for the church silver
>>The basement probably has something interesting
>>Take a walk up the tower. Let's see the bell
I seen no reason not to search the whole building

>>5613357
>The basement probably has something interesting

>>5613388
supporting
plus the bell tower could give us a decent view on whatever landmarks that we can see

>>5613370
>>5613374
>>5613388
>>5613408
>>5613512
The undercroft of the church is too small for you to stand in. However it is still wide enough that there is enough to seek. Squatting down still did not prevent some of the men from bumping their head on the beams.

Still there was plenty to be found here.

It appeared you had found an depot of the Norwegian resistance from all the way back in world war II

An portrait of king Haakon VII, some old hunting rifles, primitive radios,skis and even the stolen uniforms of the occupying Germans. As well as very dirty Norwegian and old Nazi-era German flags.

You remember your history of the great patriotic war all too well of how the German invader inflicted some of the greatest scars and atrocities upon eastern Europe history had recorded up until the nuclear war.

It was up to you to decide how you would deal with the artefacts of what is considered one the cruellest regimes in history.

>All history is worth preserving. It is best to learn from the past then to erase it

>For the good of all mankind it would be best if no one could be inspired by this ideology ever again, take it outside and burn it

>>5613643
>All history is worth preserving. It is best to learn from the past then to erase it

>>5613643
>All history is worth preserving. It is best to learn from the past then to erase it

>>5613643
>>All history is worth preserving. It is best to learn from the past then to erase it

>>5613643
>>All history is worth preserving. It is best to learn from the past then to erase it
If those who hate an ideology forget it, the only ones who will speak of it are those who like it, which we dont want

>>5613643
>All history is worth preserving. It is best to learn from the past then to erase it

>All history is worth preserving. It is best to learn from the past then to erase it

>>5613643
>>All history is worth preserving. It is best to learn from the past then to erase it
it is best for the next generation learn from our mistakes

>>5608471
Jan Mayan just as a stop to grab some of the nords at least.

>>5609759
All those weapons? Or do we choose what we want?

>>5613647
>>5613649
>>5613661
>>5613768
>>5613790
>>5613956
>>5614311
You had the old remains of a bygone age put in a box for transportation. and then turned to other matters

The backs rooms had a safe in it most likely the place where the silver was stored. You of course did not know the code but you cloud still blow it. Though that could end up damagng the silver.

The church tower had an single big,copper bell with the words Kristiania foundry 1897 etched on it.

What would you like to do?
>See if you can blow open the safe
>Attempt to cut loose the bell

>>5616272
Can we just loot the safe and try to open it up later?

>>5616285
Sure

>>5616272
>>See if you can blow open the safe
>>Attempt to cut loose the bell
We should wait with cracking the safe untill we have better tools. Ideally we should dissassemble it

>>5616285
+1

>>5616272
>>5616285
+1
Take the safe for later
>Attempt to cut loose the bell

>>5616285
+1

>>5616272
Attempt to cut loose the bell

>>5616285
>>5616290
>>5616292
>>5616296
>>5616309
>>5616458

You order the safe to be carried back to the small boat you landed on. Thankfully, whatever weight the safe had was of no issue thanks to the many hands that carried it.

You then took the remaining men up through the narrow old wooden tower. Where you began cutting at the rope binding the bell to the ceiling of the church tower

Roll a 1d100 [DC 50] to see if you manage to cut the bell loose competently

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>5616735

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>5616735

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>5616735

We should have left that damn bell where it was

Blyat

>>5616759
>>5616848
>>5616878
>>5616904
>>5617164

you begin cutting at the rope. It is somewhat easy. The rope itself is not as strong as you had feared.

Yet, when the bell was cut loose, it proofed that neither your men nor the floor was strong enough. Falling through the floor with a loud crash and landing on the ground floor with a loud CLANG! which rang through you ears with a nasty sting.

When you got down to the ground floor it appeared that the bell had fallen through even the ground floor and now lay, cracked and broken. In the basement. You where certainly not going to get it out now. With is much grace as you cloud muster you walked out of the church.

After all, you still got the rest of the village to plunder.
>Go to the pub
>Go to the older homes
>Go to the newer houses

>>5617197
>>Go to the pub
alcohol will solve our problems

>>5617197
>Go to the pub

>>5617197
>Go to the pub

>>5617197
Off to the pub

PUB PUB PUB

>>5617215
>>5617222
>>5617235
>>5617783
>>5617816

The public house, tavern or inn. Is relatively intact. A picture of the local football(soccer) club hangs on the on of the walls, as well as various other clubs and local organisations the fishing club, the church choir and some other clubs.

The bar itself is relatively cleans although the owner should have cleaned it more often. Looking at the the price tag, you were reminded of the high tax of alcohol that was common in scandinavia. The tables scattered around the room was were also in need of a cleaning.

There was a jukebox in the corner. Although the plug was taken out.

Where would you like to take a look?
>Take a look in the bar for glasses and alcohol
>Look in the backrooms for alcohol
>Take a look at the jukebox
>Search for a potential basement

>>5617826
>Take a look at the jukebox
There's probably no power, but it'll have quite the collection of vinyl. Then we can grab a pint and wait for this to all blow over.

Still gotta wonder where everyone went. People don't just up and leave town en masse like that unless they both have to and have somewhere better to go, and there will always be a few holdouts who refuse to leave. Something doesn't seem right here.

>>5617826
>Take a look in the bar for glasses and alcohol
>Look in the backrooms for alcohol
Our men deserve something to relax

>>5617826
Look for a basement first, before looking for the booze. Work before pleasure of course. I gotta agree with >>5617838 too, something is off. Of course the nuclear war would drag a lot of people away, but everyone? Yeah, there'd be holdouts. Maybe they're hiding from the Russian carrier that appeared, I dunno.

>>5617826
>>Take a look at the jukebox
>Search for a potential basement

>>5617826
>>Search for a potential basement
you might never know