War in Ukraine

[FLVOL_79]

This is @Rasputin_Vol's conception of protecting the Russian speakers of the area.

Dont need protection when you're dead.

 

[Burhead]

Dont need protection when you're dead.

Da Comrade! Now dig the hole faster.

 

[LouderVol]

This is awesome and pretty damn spot on with the current situation

Gondor? Where was Gondor when the Westfold fell? Where was Gondor when our enemies closed in around us? Where was...No, we are alone.

 

[LadyVolette]

We stuck our nose in it back in the early 90’s to get Ukraine to give up at that time the world’s third largest nuclear weapons cache after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. If you’re interested look back over the last three pages or so on the details of our negotiations with Ukraine and Russia on it.

I will do that, so in other words, some of this is possibly our fault?

 

[NorthDallas40]

I will do that, so in other words, some of this is possibly our fault?

Oh I believe we are absolutely culpable going back to the 90’s. I take the minority view that we gave commitments in order to get what we wanted on the nukes. We did the same in Belarus and Kazakhstan also at that time. We should absolutely avoid open ended entangling agreements in general and definitely halfway around the world from us. But when we enter them I’m not inclined to listen to our whining when the bill comes due

 

[LadyVolette]

Oh I believe we are absolutely culpable going back to the 90’s. I take the minority view that we gave commitments in order to get what we wanted on the nukes. We did the same in Belarus and Kazakhstan also at that time. We should absolutely avoid open ended entangling agreements in general and definitely halfway around the world from us. But when we enter them I’m not inclined to listen to our whining when the bill comes due

I agree, it’s kind of what you get

 

[Paper_Towel]

It's baffling to me how Russia calls American tanks crap (I know they really believe it when they say it) when they're turning MT-LBs into neo-Whippets.
The new M1A2 SEPv3 blows anything they have out of the water. I don't know if any of you have hands-on experience with the v3, but if you do you know what I'm talking about.

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[NorthDallas40]

It's baffling to me how Russia calls American tanks crap (I know they really believe it when they say it) when they're turning MT-LBs into neo-Whippets.
The new M1A2 SEPv3 blows anything they have out of the water. I don't know if any of you have hands-on experience with the v3, but if you do you know what I'm talking about.

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They’ve been shown to really believe a lot of things that have been demonstrated to be completely false. The combat effectiveness of their entire military as a whole for a glaring example.

They’re even putting decades old analog sights on their latest T72s because they can’t get enough of the French Thales sourced focal plane arrays for their most modern armor sights.

Any model of M1 or Leo can find, target, and shoot at their old ass armor with old ass sights before they even know they’re in danger and about to die

 

[BP4Prez]

Wonder who this mystery group is? Don’t worry, though, we are extremely concerned about the environment.

US intelligence says pro-Ukraine group behind Nord Stream pipeline attacks: report

 

[BreatheUT]

The ROI on these drones is incredible

That single safe haven thread huh?

 

[Septic]

Eight-and-a-half years in a penal colony

That will certainly serve to encourage honesty, integrity and accountability for the few Russian journalists left in Russia.

In the meantime, @Rasputin_Vol should feel free to lecture us about the biased western media.

 

[evillawyer]

Hey @Rasputin_Vol, want anymore of them sanctions

 

[evillawyer]

Don't know if this report is true or not, but sending your boys to certain death or killing them yourself if they return, is probably not the best strategy when you're struggling with manpower.

 

[evillawyer]

The Russian state trolls are no longer even trying to hide that this is nothing more than a pure and simple landgrab by Russia.

 

[Paper_Towel]

 

[NorthDallas40]

They need to drop that Kerch Bridge immediately with these ER variants they are getting.

 

[Burhead]

Protests in Tbilisi as protesters are trying to enter the parliament building after the Russian leaning government passed a foreign agents law that forces NGOs to register as foreign actors. Its based off a similar Russian law.

 

[evillawyer]

Why'd you have to go and give @Rasputin_Vol a case of the sads?

 

[FLVOL_79]

It's baffling to me how Russia calls American tanks crap (I know they really believe it when they say it) when they're turning MT-LBs into neo-Whippets.
The new M1A2 SEPv3 blows anything they have out of the water. I don't know if any of you have hands-on experience with the v3, but if you do you know what I'm talking about.

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Baffling because Russian made tanks have been annihilated by US tanks/weapons for decades.

 

[FLVOL_79]

That will certainly serve to encourage honesty, integrity and accountability for the few Russian journalists left in Russia.

In the meantime, @Rasputin_Vol should feel free to lecture us about the biased western death cult media.

FYP

 

[MontyPython]

Hey @Rasputin_Vol, want anymore of them sanctions

But, but, but... the RUBLE! The Ruble has recovered!

Oh... wait... nobody actually trades Rubles.

 

[MontyPython]

I remember the first time I saw a JDAM in action on TV. General Schwarzkopf showing one hit a bridge in Baghdad. Amazed me then and amazes me now.

*IF* the Ukrainians have enough compatible aircraft, and *IF* their pilots can execute a lob correctly and stay out of Russian AA, and *IF* we can supply enough of them, then yeah... Russia will be hating life.

They effectively can't be jammed, are fire and forget and deliver about 10x more explosives than HIMARS plus additional kinetic energy.

 

[FLVOL_79]

I remember the first time I saw a JDAM in action on TV. General Schwarzkopf showing one hit a bridge in Baghdad. Amazed me then and amazes me now.

*IF* the Ukrainians have enough compatible aircraft, and *IF* their pilots can execute a lob correctly and stay out of Russian AA, and *IF* we can supply enough of them, then yeah... Russia will be hating life.

They effectively can't be jammed, are fire and forget and deliver about 10x more explosives than HIMARS plus additional kinetic energy.

I remember watching a JDAM blow up the helicopter I was flying in that crashed.

I laughed cuz we didnt die.

 

[Septic]

Tasty.

 

[Hunerwadel]

They need to drop that Kerch Bridge immediately with these ER variants they are getting.

All the way across this time, especially the RR span.