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Posted: 4/1/2023 10:50:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: Yeah, well, it is inferior to other nations of the world. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: He also said DeSantis and Sen. Mitt Romney were "very much alike" and that they "insist on arrogantly treating Russia as deeply inferior to the other nations of the world, Yeah, well, it is inferior to other nations of the world. *IF* true, and I take it with a big grain of salt.... I am losing more and more respect I have had for Trump. Pretty close to NOT voting for the clown in the primaries if I have the chance. He really needs to disappear into obscurity. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 10:52:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gatetraveller: It is the First of April, but we're talking about Russia... I'm 50+, so everyday I wake up to things that would have been an obvious joke when I was younger; but it is reality now. It makes it difficult to demarcate. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 10:52:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lieh-tzu: This is quite obviously false. With its greater length, a Mosin is superior when being applied as a lever to lift objects, and it also provides better reach for bayonet charges. The heavier weight makes it a more effective club in CQB/hand-to-hand situations. The wooden stock provides fuel for starting small fires. Do not fall for Washington Post propaganda that AR pattern rifles are the most powerful and deadliest weapons in the world. The original long 1891 versions with their long bayonet's can be use to poke squirrels out of trees. Lets see you do that with an M4. 
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Posted: 4/1/2023 10:55:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MFP_4073: 110% this i've read it's why our pilots / Air corps in WW2 were so good -- we did exactly that. our opponents did not. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MFP_4073: Originally Posted By Bartholomew_Roberts: Best thing Ukraine could do is start pulling their all-stars off the battlefield and make them develop new doctrine/train people. Which, hard to do in a fight for survival; but that's the way forward. 110% this i've read it's why our pilots / Air corps in WW2 were so good -- we did exactly that. our opponents did not. Truth. Russians, Germans, and Japanese "rewarded" their best pilots, snipers, etc by racking up more and more missions until they got killed. US took successful people out of combat and into training, so that organic (and otherwise undocumented) "best practices" could be preserved and shared widely. It's a force multiplier. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 10:59:28 AM EDT
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FAUKUS?
The French government has joined the previously trinational AUKUS submarine program. Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are already involved in the 368 billion dollar project. The plan is to build and deliver a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine for the respective navies. Now the French Navy (Marine Nationale) could receive up to four submarines under the plans. More at link NATO waking the fuck up A leaked consultation document appears to suggest that the Royal Navy will now order a third Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier in response to a resurgent Russia. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:06:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: I took it as a joke. The other joke is that even though Russia has numbers, they can't make those numbers useful on a larger scale, let alone get the guys they have in theatre to the front supplied adequately. Exactly what the FSB would want us to think. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:15:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By THOT_Vaccine: FAUKUS? The French government has joined the previously trinational AUKUS submarine program. Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are already involved in the 368 billion dollar project. The plan is to build and deliver a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine for the respective navies. Now the French Navy (Marine Nationale) could receive up to four submarines under the plans. More at link NATO waking the fuck up A leaked consultation document appears to suggest that the Royal Navy will now order a third Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier in response to a resurgent Russia. So, I'm guessing is that the French are serious about nuclear subs, and want to reduce cost through standardization, and give the "national pride" thing a break in favor of upgrading their interoperability with other navies. Providing that everyone plays nice, this could be a real boost to both French nuclear sub capability and help upgrade French submarine construction capabilities. I'm also guessing that the Brits have determined they need a combat-capable Aircraft Carrier ready to go at all times, since it generally takes three blue-water hulls to ensure a specific type of ship is world-wide deployable at all times. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:18:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: So, I'm guessing is that the French are serious about nuclear subs, and want to reduce cost through standardization, and give the "national pride" thing a break in favor of upgrading their interoperability with other navies. Providing that everyone plays nice, this could be a real boost to both French nuclear sub capability and help upgrade French submarine construction capabilities. I'm also guessing that the Brits have determined they need a combat-capable Aircraft Carrier ready to go at all times, since it generally takes three blue-water hulls to ensure a specific type of ship is world-wide deployable at all times. I'm really surprised that the Brits are even thinking of a third carrier. They didn't even want to built the second one and only did so because of cancellation clauses/penalties in the contract. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:20:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bbrocks: THE TIME HAS COME FOR SELF MODERATION REFRAIN FROM SHARING UKRAINE TROOP CONCENTRATIONS OR BATTLE MAPS https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/poster9.jpg Monitoring reports on Twitter and Telegram that are revealing way too much detail about combat groupings and capabilities ahead of a spring offensive.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:22:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By THOT_Vaccine: FAUKUS? The French government has joined the previously trinational AUKUS submarine program. Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are already involved in the 368 billion dollar project. The plan is to build and deliver a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine for the respective navies. Now the French Navy (Marine Nationale) could receive up to four submarines under the plans. More at link NATO waking the fuck up A leaked consultation document appears to suggest that the Royal Navy will now order a third Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier in response to a resurgent Russia. I'm pretty sure both of those are April 1 jokes... Satire directed people that don't realize they are in peril |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:23:53 AM EDT
[Last Edit: BustinCaps]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: So, I'm guessing is that the French are serious about nuclear subs, and want to reduce cost through standardization, and give the "national pride" thing a break in favor of upgrading their interoperability with other navies. Providing that everyone plays nice, this could be a real boost to both French nuclear sub capability and help upgrade French submarine construction capabilities. I'm also guessing that the Brits have determined they need a combat-capable Aircraft Carrier ready to go at all times, since it generally takes three blue-water hulls to ensure a specific type of ship is world-wide deployable at all times. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: Originally Posted By THOT_Vaccine: FAUKUS? The French government has joined the previously trinational AUKUS submarine program. Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are already involved in the 368 billion dollar project. The plan is to build and deliver a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine for the respective navies. Now the French Navy (Marine Nationale) could receive up to four submarines under the plans. More at link NATO waking the fuck up A leaked consultation document appears to suggest that the Royal Navy will now order a third Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier in response to a resurgent Russia. So, I'm guessing is that the French are serious about nuclear subs, and want to reduce cost through standardization, and give the "national pride" thing a break in favor of upgrading their interoperability with other navies. Providing that everyone plays nice, this could be a real boost to both French nuclear sub capability and help upgrade French submarine construction capabilities. I'm also guessing that the Brits have determined they need a combat-capable Aircraft Carrier ready to go at all times, since it generally takes three blue-water hulls to ensure a specific type of ship is world-wide deployable at all times. It’s funny because a third British aircraft carrier is almost useless against Russia. But potentially quite useful against China. I wonder if a lot of the spooling up activities are aimed at China but using cover of Russia to avoid overtly stating the real reason. Maybe I’m just too hopeful. ETA: maybe I’m just a retard sucked in by jokes. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:24:45 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:28:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Freiheit8472: You folks scare me the most-because you know what is coming. You call into talk radio, take the rare TV interview...and don't get nearly the attention you should. Can't say we weren't warned... BTW they have updated "equality" to "equity." Apparently that is some enlightened better version, with none of the shortcomings as that previous "equality" stuff.  I don't want to slide, but I would LOVE to hear your gripes and opinions...feel free to DM man. This is one I paid attention to. First they were actively saying they wanted equality and that they were not pursuing equity. Because there were a lot of americans who understood that equity is marching down the road to something like communism and would kind of freak out about equity talk. So it was first framed as equality, which is a word americans respect. And then once they had americans acclimated to specific groups getting more equality, then they started rolling out equity, the thing they had previously said they were not working toward. Some animals are more equal than others. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:29:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By THOT_Vaccine: I'm pretty sure both of those are April 1 jokes... Satire directed people that don't realize they are in peril Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By THOT_Vaccine: Originally Posted By THOT_Vaccine: FAUKUS? The French government has joined the previously trinational AUKUS submarine program. Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are already involved in the 368 billion dollar project. The plan is to build and deliver a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine for the respective navies. Now the French Navy (Marine Nationale) could receive up to four submarines under the plans. More at link NATO waking the fuck up A leaked consultation document appears to suggest that the Royal Navy will now order a third Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier in response to a resurgent Russia. I'm pretty sure both of those are April 1 jokes... Satire directed people that don't realize they are in peril Ya think? The upgraded program will be renamed FUKUS after France joins. Following the expected formal announcement, the submerge à trois will become a submerge à quatre. Boris Johnson, who was among the leaders who originally announced the AUKUS program, is said to be keen to join the celebrations. A Downing Street spokesperson has preemptively denied the existence of the planned catered business meetings. It is understood that Canada will not be allowed to join FUKUS for common decency reasons. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:29:35 AM EDT
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I don't understand how after this amount of time and expenditure of men the Russians are still unwilling to be serious? Why aren't they even attempting to penetrate anywhere and fight intelligently?
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:30:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By THOT_Vaccine:
April Fools? |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:34:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: I also remember the German delegation literally laughing in Trump's face when he told them they were too reliant on Russian Gas and needed to increase their defense spending. I also seem to recall that he got a lot of pushback when he wanted to move forces out of Germany and forward base them in Poland. I also seem to recall, and tell me whether I am mistaken on this, that his major beef with NATO was that the majority of the alliance was spending far less on defense spending than was necessary, and was becoming hooked on cheap Russian energy at great strategic risk. Sure glad he was wrong on that one!  We get that you hate Trump, he is not perfect and the dude is certainly no saint; having said that, he was WAY ahead of anywhere in Europe West of the Oder River in identifying the risk of Russia both strategically and economically to Europe.Thank you. Was wondering if he was posting sarcasm on April 1st. Now back to killing russians please. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:43:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: Yeah, well, it is inferior to other nations of the world. This is the same guy who got into a twitter spat with North Korea calling their leader a bunch of childish insulting nicknames for the entire whole world to see. I know trump later was the first president decades to meet with the North Korean leader, I get that. But he was first very insulting. The exact thing he is now criticizing others for doing. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:43:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By IH1026: April Fools? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By IH1026: Originally Posted By THOT_Vaccine:
April Fools? Did the Shoigu plushie give it away? 
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:43:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By THOT_Vaccine: I'm pretty sure both of those are April 1 jokes... Satire directed people that don't realize they are in peril Aw, well, not surprising. The only way I could imagine France coming into a fold like that would be after the bulk of the French Navy had been wiped out by... something. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:51:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: I'm also guessing that the Brits have determined they need a combat-capable Aircraft Carrier ready to go at all times, since it generally takes three blue-water hulls to ensure a specific type of ship is world-wide deployable at all times. It's another April fools "joke". |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:52:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By IH1026: April Fools? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By IH1026: Originally Posted By THOT_Vaccine:
April Fools? and a repost |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:54:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Indiana Jones style tank barrel failure on a Russian D-20 howitzer.
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:57:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MarkNH: It's another April fools "joke". Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MarkNH: Originally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: I'm also guessing that the Brits have determined they need a combat-capable Aircraft Carrier ready to go at all times, since it generally takes three blue-water hulls to ensure a specific type of ship is world-wide deployable at all times. It's another April fools "joke". Damn! Just when I thought the Pacific was fixin' to get even spicier!
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Posted: 4/1/2023 11:58:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By spydercomonkey: He had to get it on. Give him a break! He’s an orphan now! |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 12:10:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: Damn! Just when I thought the Pacific was fixin' to get even spicier! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: Originally Posted By MarkNH: Originally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: I'm also guessing that the Brits have determined they need a combat-capable Aircraft Carrier ready to go at all times, since it generally takes three blue-water hulls to ensure a specific type of ship is world-wide deployable at all times. It's another April fools "joke". Damn! Just when I thought the Pacific was fixin' to get even spicier! lol, this is going to be a rough day for us trying to post true information.
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Posted: 4/1/2023 12:13:26 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/1/2023 12:16:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By IH1026: April Fools? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By IH1026: Originally Posted By THOT_Vaccine:
April Fools? Not only that, but Rick-Rolled as well. 
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Posted: 4/1/2023 12:19:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: When you have folks that were college professors, concert pianists, etc one day then fighting the Red Army the next, you will get some weird stupid looking and novel tactics. But they are making it work somehow. It's almost guaranteed that all our doctrine and ttp's will need to be severely updated based on experience from Ukraine. No one in the USA has fought a war like this since Korea. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By Bartholomew_Roberts: Well, Ukraine got caught in an awkward cycle where they were transitioning from a Soviet-style military to a Western one. In 2014, still mostly Soviet in doctrine and training. In 2022, way more western; but high turnover and low institutional knowledge. Best thing Ukraine could do is start pulling their all-stars off the battlefield and make them develop new doctrine/train people. Which, hard to do in a fight for survival; but that's the way forward. When you have folks that were college professors, concert pianists, etc one day then fighting the Red Army the next, you will get some weird stupid looking and novel tactics. But they are making it work somehow. It's almost guaranteed that all our doctrine and ttp's will need to be severely updated based on experience from Ukraine. No one in the USA has fought a war like this since Korea. Ukraine appears to be smart enough to apply professional skills to the battlefield. Someone that was a cook in kiev is now getting meals ready for the troops. Those guys probably aren't fighters but keeping troops fresh is a good way to inflict pain on the enemy. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 12:21:05 PM EDT
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"Ukraine has defended its decision to stay in the city amid heavy losses despite calls from some Western officials to abandon it because it says it has been able to severely weaken Russian forces there."
That quote from the WSJ makes me wonder: Who cares what the Western officials think? Unless, they have a reason to wanting Russia deeper into Ukraine, meaning more resources required to drive them out? If Russia would take Bakhmut, wouldn't their artillery be able to reach deeper into Ukraine? I know hindsight is 20-20 and the conflict is not over, but keeping Russia from proclaiming their "victory" of taking Bakhmut, plus the ability to wear them down sounds like a win-win. And my apologies to those would already claimed that Bakhmut has fallen.
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Posted: 4/1/2023 12:22:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
Probably going for the grain elevators and processing. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 12:23:10 PM EDT
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Alright. I found something on the web that talks to demining and uxo disposal in Ukraine.
Interesting pdf. https://www.gichd.org/fileadmin/GICHD-resources/rec-documents/GICHD_Explosive_Ordnance_Guide_for_Ukraine_2022_v18.pdf |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 12:31:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: I also remember the German delegation literally laughing in Trump's face when he told them they were too reliant on Russian Gas and needed to increase their defense spending. I also seem to recall that he got a lot of pushback when he wanted to move forces out of Germany and forward base them in Poland. I also seem to recall, and tell me whether I am mistaken on this, that his major beef with NATO was that the majority of the alliance was spending far less on defense spending than was necessary, and was becoming hooked on cheap Russian energy at great strategic risk. Sure glad he was wrong on that one! We get that you hate Trump, he is not perfect and the dude is certainly no saint; having said that, he was WAY ahead of anywhere in Europe West of the Oder River in identifying the risk of Russia both strategically and economically to Europe.Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: Originally Posted By Kalashnikev101: Originally Posted By GTLandser: Damn dude, you are batting 1000 with these posts. LOL... yeah, it was also "Paul Manafort" that made Donald Trump trash our NATO allies and threaten to leave NATO on a worldwide weakness tour- that culminated in "the Helsinki surrender," where he showed up on the border of East and West, repeated the same surrender points, and verbally fellated Vladimir Vladimirovic Putin... ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY, TO-THE-DAY, OF THE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION. Eventually, Trumpistas need to realize that it isn't Rudy/ Manafort/ Cohen/ Meadows/ Barr/ etc... who "steered him wrong." Trump was steering the country into a ditch on orders from V.V. Putin the entire time he was in office. US needed to fold down to allow Russia to join the ranks of the superpowers and create the multipolar world imagined in "Foundations of Geopolitics." I also remember the German delegation literally laughing in Trump's face when he told them they were too reliant on Russian Gas and needed to increase their defense spending. I also seem to recall that he got a lot of pushback when he wanted to move forces out of Germany and forward base them in Poland. I also seem to recall, and tell me whether I am mistaken on this, that his major beef with NATO was that the majority of the alliance was spending far less on defense spending than was necessary, and was becoming hooked on cheap Russian energy at great strategic risk. Sure glad he was wrong on that one! We get that you hate Trump, he is not perfect and the dude is certainly no saint; having said that, he was WAY ahead of anywhere in Europe West of the Oder River in identifying the risk of Russia both strategically and economically to Europe.He also wanted to pull out of NATO and that would have essentially crippled itband easily rolled over Ukraine and like Estonia. What you think NATO would article 5 without the USA.backinf them. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 12:40:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Twitter version here for those interested.
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Originally Posted By Prime: This is not on Twitter yet. Close up trench fight. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/203719/AB850DBE-22A6-49BE-ADFB-3D4F337B8845-2766282.jpg 🇺🇦🔱 Clearing of enemy positions by an assault group of soldiers of the 36th Marine Infantry Brigade in Donetsk region. https://t.me/operativnoZSU https://t.me/operativnoZSU/88536 Twitter version here for those interested.
What is the mobilized method for clearing trenches these days? Yeah we had a tank blowing the shit out of a trench a few days ago but they could just hunker down and sling an argument at them. From what I can tell is that it takes 3 attackers per 1 defender. So will the ukranians just go around the trench's and try pincer maneuvers with humvees and brads? |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 12:42:27 PM EDT
[Last Edit: stgdz]
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Dupe
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Posted: 4/1/2023 12:50:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kalashnikev101: LOL... yeah, it was also "Paul Manafort" that made Donald Trump trash our NATO allies and threaten to leave NATO on a worldwide weakness tour- that culminated in "the Helsinki surrender," where he showed up on the border of East and West, repeated the same surrender points, and verbally fellated Vladimir Vladimirovic Putin... ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY, TO-THE-DAY, OF THE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION. Eventually, Trumpistas need to realize that it isn't Rudy/ Manafort/ Cohen/ Meadows/ Barr/ etc... who "steered him wrong." Trump was steering the country into a ditch on orders from V.V. Putin the entire time he was in office. US needed to fold down to allow Russia to join the ranks of the superpowers and create the multipolar world imagined in "Foundations of Geopolitics." |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:00:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:05:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By m24shooter: @spydercomonkey Link on doubling up under great coats A little more discussion. When I was in undergrad I had a friend that did Russian Great War and Great Patriotic War (his terms) reenacting. That is where I first heard about foot wraps and the joys of the great coat. His group would go to Pennsylvania every year and live in miserable conditions exactly as the originals did. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By m24shooter: Originally Posted By spydercomonkey: Thats awesome. Now I'm curious how to use the Great Cloak. @spydercomonkey Link on doubling up under great coats A little more discussion. When I was in undergrad I had a friend that did Russian Great War and Great Patriotic War (his terms) reenacting. That is where I first heard about foot wraps and the joys of the great coat. His group would go to Pennsylvania every year and live in miserable conditions exactly as the originals did. Thank you for that. Fascinating bit of historical kit. And sounds absolutely miserable  On the other hand for a traveling light infantry on a budget, clearly it worked well enough. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:05:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: We get that you hate Trump, he is not perfect and the dude is certainly no saint; having said that, he was WAY ahead of anywhere in Europe West of the Oder River in identifying the risk of Russia both strategically and economically to Europe. I don't "hate Trump" I just recognize exactly who he is, with no illusions or kayfabe- a Liberal NY Con-man who has lived his entire life one step ahead of the bullshit-tsunami he creates everywhere he goes. He has no thoughts or opinions on anything important. Whatever he says or does depends on the audience at that moment- a performance. His goal in attacking NATO was to lay down the United States and surrender to Russia, where Russia could then expand what it calls it's "zone of special privilege." He thought this would make Putin happy at their Helsinki summit, and I guarantee you he had no clue that he was issuing our surrender 100 years to the day that Tsar Alexi and his family was murdered and the Communist reign of terror began. (16 July 1918 --> 2018) Trump wanted a post-WWII type deal with Putin where he would honor Putin as the new Stalin and they could carve up the map without consultation of the people in those places. He got played like a fiddle by folks who were smarter than him- and most folks are smarter than him, or at least not fueled by estrogen and vanity. Many folks here are seriously more concerned about too much access to quality low cost gardening services in the US than they are about neo-Soviet violent expansionism. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:06:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:06:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 74HC: Boy, that some deep thinking bullshit there. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 74HC: Originally Posted By Kalashnikev101: LOL... yeah, it was also "Paul Manafort" that made Donald Trump trash our NATO allies and threaten to leave NATO on a worldwide weakness tour- that culminated in "the Helsinki surrender," where he showed up on the border of East and West, repeated the same surrender points, and verbally fellated Vladimir Vladimirovic Putin... ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY, TO-THE-DAY, OF THE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION. Eventually, Trumpistas need to realize that it isn't Rudy/ Manafort/ Cohen/ Meadows/ Barr/ etc... who "steered him wrong." Trump was steering the country into a ditch on orders from V.V. Putin the entire time he was in office. US needed to fold down to allow Russia to join the ranks of the superpowers and create the multipolar world imagined in "Foundations of Geopolitics." I hope the ruscum army will case to exist and that Putin hangs upside down from a gas station, but yeah, THAT was a bit too much democrat "russia, russia, russia" bullcrap for my taste FVP, Fpedojoe, FPM, FBHO and FVP |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:12:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By amanbearpig: Russia is never gonna give you up! Never gonna let you down! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By amanbearpig: Originally Posted By 4xGM300m:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsnMLBZX0AADMvt?format=jpg&name=small  Russia is never gonna give you up! Never gonna let you down! Ya'll got Prick-rolled. (Russia being the prick, not @amanbearpig...well, least not as far as I know). |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:12:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:23:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kalashnikev101: I don't "hate Trump" I just recognize exactly who he is, with no illusions or kayfabe- a Liberal NY Con-man who has lived his entire life one step ahead of the bullshit-tsunami he creates everywhere he goes. He has no thoughts or opinions on anything important. Whatever he says or does depends on the audience at that moment- a performance. His goal in attacking NATO was to lay down the United States and surrender to Russia, where Russia could then expand what it calls it's "zone of special privilege." He thought this would make Putin happy at their Helsinki summit, and I guarantee you he had no clue that he was issuing our surrender 100 years to the day that Tsar Alexi and his family was murdered and the Communist reign of terror began. (16 July 1918 --> 2018) Trump wanted a post-WWII type deal with Putin where he would honor Putin as the new Stalin and they could carve up the map without consultation of the people in those places. He got played like a fiddle by folks who were smarter than him- and most folks are smarter than him, or at least not fueled by estrogen and vanity. Many folks here are seriously more concerned about too much access to quality low cost gardening services in the US than they are about neo-Soviet violent expansionism. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kalashnikev101: Originally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: We get that you hate Trump, he is not perfect and the dude is certainly no saint; having said that, he was WAY ahead of anywhere in Europe West of the Oder River in identifying the risk of Russia both strategically and economically to Europe. I don't "hate Trump" I just recognize exactly who he is, with no illusions or kayfabe- a Liberal NY Con-man who has lived his entire life one step ahead of the bullshit-tsunami he creates everywhere he goes. He has no thoughts or opinions on anything important. Whatever he says or does depends on the audience at that moment- a performance. His goal in attacking NATO was to lay down the United States and surrender to Russia, where Russia could then expand what it calls it's "zone of special privilege." He thought this would make Putin happy at their Helsinki summit, and I guarantee you he had no clue that he was issuing our surrender 100 years to the day that Tsar Alexi and his family was murdered and the Communist reign of terror began. (16 July 1918 --> 2018) Trump wanted a post-WWII type deal with Putin where he would honor Putin as the new Stalin and they could carve up the map without consultation of the people in those places. He got played like a fiddle by folks who were smarter than him- and most folks are smarter than him, or at least not fueled by estrogen and vanity. Many folks here are seriously more concerned about too much access to quality low cost gardening services in the US than they are about neo-Soviet violent expansionism. So Trump the capitalist businessman wanted to surrender the US to the bolsheviks?  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:25:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 4xGM300m]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By toaster: Alright. I found something on the web that talks to demining and uxo disposal in Ukraine. Interesting pdf. https://www.gichd.org/fileadmin/GICHD-resources/rec-documents/GICHD_Explosive_Ordnance_Guide_for_Ukraine_2022_v18.pdf Holy shit, that's a great find! You know a thread where this link needs a repost.  |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:35:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Abakan: So Trump the capitalist businessman wanted to surrender the US to the bolsheviks? /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/doubleFacePalm-26.jpg |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:38:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kalashnikev101: LOL... yeah, it was also "Paul Manafort" that made Donald Trump trash our NATO allies and threaten to leave NATO on a worldwide weakness tour- that culminated in "the Helsinki surrender," where he showed up on the border of East and West, repeated the same surrender points, and verbally fellated Vladimir Vladimirovic Putin... ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY, TO-THE-DAY, OF THE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION. Eventually, Trumpistas need to realize that it isn't Rudy/ Manafort/ Cohen/ Meadows/ Barr/ etc... who "steered him wrong." Trump was steering the country into a ditch on orders from V.V. Putin the entire time he was in office. US needed to fold down to allow Russia to join the ranks of the superpowers and create the multipolar world imagined in "Foundations of Geopolitics." HUH?!!! Oh, right. April 1st. Forgot. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:40:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
I made a reply to that.
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:46:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Freiheit8472: We will see how well the western training went when the counter offensive kicks off. All these thousands we hear about now wrapping up training aren't on the frontlines. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Freiheit8472: Originally Posted By Bartholomew_Roberts: I think we continually forget that the Ukraine is no great shakes compared to Western arms. They look good because their enemy is so bad. And to be fair, while many of those concepts are trained in Western armies, the ability to execute them under fire is meh for a lot of units. We will see how well the western training went when the counter offensive kicks off. All these thousands we hear about now wrapping up training aren't on the frontlines. Likewise, since RU and UA are the same people, give RU great training and they too will perform well |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 1:51:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gentlemanfarmer: More stuff and info. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/419667/D8EB5642-F937-4118-A147-40EBC9B1D71D_jpe-2765847.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/419667/3C969050-4845-417F-AAE2-3AD309857D55_jpe-2765849.JPG Got about 10 large boxes going out this week. Started the papers on things, it's pita each has to accounted for but it's worth it when the fighters say thank you. Just my wife's very busy and it's on me currently, Can't just say socks 100 pairs, boots 150 pairs. Has to be Darn Tough M hikers 45 pairs $ value, Darn tough L trekking 100 pairs. Technica forge #43 20 pairs etc. etc. it's a lot of personal time. I'm posting now because I slept from 530 till 830. Havnt been keeping up here for this reason. Just the medical trauma stuff keeps me busy and we've only got 1/3 over. Thanks everyone for helping. Seriously some of you can Pat yourself for saving this heros leg. Guy in Ghillie I posted a while back. Officer, captain SSO xxx ministry. Not sure if your money, supplies or both got used on his wound specifically but it was HE so a few AFAIKs got used. I'll be sending him five pairs of matching technica forges too. New socks. Antibiotics just in case, wish I could mail RXs, we can get them through MD friends there to guys in extremis. So far he says he's good and doesn't need pain killers. That's big hairy Ukrainian balls there. Sorry I'll take the drip please. Morphines for heroes they say, I'm starting to doubt that they have it at all. It's like the gutter snipe, guys swear it's there but my experience says if you're really lucky. In any event, he's gtg he says, and says the compound fracture and pins and frag wound don't hurt too bad! Oh yeah had to be dragged through 400m of war detritus to a stretcher. Then driven in an matv down 20km of potholes. Anyway, beer for you man! Also buy from companies that help and are not shit burgs. Darn tough . Damn good socks, worth the money and they give us 50% off through a distributor. We're at 600 pairs of DTs and guys still have them a year later even with the turbo laundry services that blowtorch the merino like it's hospital linen. Yes they have regular uniform wash and food services that are just as important for these guys in heavy contact. Getting a clean pair of socks, new boots, hot meal, showers, some "tort" , coffee has a whole new meaning for a guy rotating out of the trenches. Morale is decent to high. It's little things like that that matter. Russias finally throwing in their barrier troops in Bhakmut. So it's not mobik vs volunteer. It's a hodge podge of SSO and TRO, Azov, national guard, volunteer Fl guys (Chechians) against the real Wagners, vdv, omon, assorted adhoc bullshitsky Sf. GRU so that's why we're seeing marginal advances (blocks). Ukraine is keeping its reserves in full standbye. It's a double edged sword, they have the AFVs, artillery, light armor vehicles but the tanks are just trickling in. Soon they'll be able to throw the full Monty. But it's a race and I'd be tempted to through the brads and marders in. That's why I'm not in charge. I think they're doing great by building everything into a combined arms force instead of piecemealing it. They're using the veteran "tampons" until then. Keep up the support, we need it. Check EE tomorrow for some firearms sales. Thanks, Usinua.org (mags and guns not affiliated) that's a separate deal I gave another $100 to the fray |
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