Talk:Spring 2017 Event/@comment-95.221.203.96-20170502112623/@comment-4783792-20170502120136

Think about whether 30's-era USSR even needed CVs. Continental location of USSR puts firm priority on Red Army. At best, Red Fleet can provide support for troops on the shore, escort some convoys or assist in small-scale landing operation. There actually was "1938-1947 Naval Production Plan", but Operation Barbarossa ruined it quite nicely. Most capital ships under construction (Soviet Union-class BBs included) were either dismantled to allocate resources or destroyed by advancing Axis forces.

BTW. here is the little overview for all of main naval regions.

Baltics: Shallow sea, no warm-water ports, the only way out is through easily-blockable Skagerrak strait.

Black Sea: The only way out is Bosphorus Strait, and it's blocked by Turks, who forbid all military traffic.

Northern direction: The only warm-water port is Murmansk, requires large development effort to sustain a fleet.

Far East: Nakhodka port is under construction, the whole Primorye region is effectively locked down by Imperial Japanese Navy.