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Originally Posted By Prime: THAT makes more sense. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Prime: Originally Posted By Easterner: Hmmm https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/526834/2023_0407_12503235_jpg-2791759.JPG THAT makes more sense. It has the same hole under the L |
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Originally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Some of this is true. But before the invasion, the Ukrainians made many mistakes that cost them. Once the invasion kicked off, there were other mistakes and LOTS of confusion. Ad hoc TD units and just plain civilian patriots went out and started shooting at the Russians, causing many delays and allowed key units and equipment to get it together and move into beneficial positions. Hostomel was defended with VERY light forces that got kicked out by the VDV. UA reinforcement eventually re-took Hostomel after lots of bloody fighting. It should have been an expected place for an RU attack yet was very weakly defended. Those two UA arty brigades did save the day though. I will argue that the UA defense was no more competent than the Russian invasion. But the HUGE difference was the various TD units and especially the fact that everyone, from civilian volunteer to UA General knew they were under attack and had the general "commander's intent" to just go out and shoot at the Russians. The very limited routs into Kiev did the rest. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By PolarBear416: The early days of the war were an intelligence victory. It wasn't our weapons that stopped the Russians from a fast win. It was two brigades of Ukrainian artillery pounding the road the Russians tried to advance on - just happened to know to be there. That hilarious Russian convoy wasn't stopped by weather, broken equipment, indecision, or by local partisans with Javelins - it was stopped by artillery that just happened to be in exactly the right place at the right time. And when the Russian special forces landed in Kiev airport - the Ukrainians were waiting. The Russians didn't have a bad plan. We just knew what it was, and told the Ukrainians where to be and what to do to stop them. Some of this is true. But before the invasion, the Ukrainians made many mistakes that cost them. Once the invasion kicked off, there were other mistakes and LOTS of confusion. Ad hoc TD units and just plain civilian patriots went out and started shooting at the Russians, causing many delays and allowed key units and equipment to get it together and move into beneficial positions. Hostomel was defended with VERY light forces that got kicked out by the VDV. UA reinforcement eventually re-took Hostomel after lots of bloody fighting. It should have been an expected place for an RU attack yet was very weakly defended. Those two UA arty brigades did save the day though. I will argue that the UA defense was no more competent than the Russian invasion. But the HUGE difference was the various TD units and especially the fact that everyone, from civilian volunteer to UA General knew they were under attack and had the general "commander's intent" to just go out and shoot at the Russians. The very limited routs into Kiev did the rest. @ITCHY-FINGER. Is there a write up on those arty guys and what went on? I’d love to read it. |
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"You must be the change you want to see in the world." -Mahatma Gandhi
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" -Edmund Burke |
I've been battling some internal demons this week, so far I'm 0 for 6.
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It's not stupid, it's advanced!!
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Heroic Ukrainian pilot's cockpit cam shows daring below-radar flight |
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Okay, I didn't know that the Jews were presented so much alongside the Ukrainians in Soviet propaganda.
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione |
Originally Posted By Prime: Okay, I didn't know that the Jews were presented so much alongside the Ukrainians in Soviet propaganda. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuUza6ZXoAAizVb?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuUzcf1XwAAUegk?format=png&name=small https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuUznF1XoAAI_zk?format=png&name=small
View Quote There's a fairly noteworthy amount of Russian political culture that is openly anti-Semitic. There's been a big push in Russia to view Bolshevism as having been a Jewish conspiracy, you can find plenty of examples of Russian nationalists talking about how Ukraine is controlled by the Jews, etc. When Putin rambles about Satanists, I'm reasonably sure that's just a dog whistle for anti-Semitic Russian nationalists. Ultimately, I think that stuff like this is a large part of the reason that the Western alt-right (I'm not using the left's definition of alt-right here) supports Russia. |
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All international laws are invalid, meaningless attempts to constrict American power.
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione |
Leader of the Georgian Legion.
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione |
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. -Robert J. Hanlon
Fact is stranger than fiction -Mark Twain |
Originally Posted By ludder093: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuT14uPWYAEPB-w?format=jpg&name=small View Quote And people said they were good for nothing. Compost and pig food are perfect examples of why that isn't true |
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Some details on US plans to create a more flexible Iron Dome type defense for units in this thread.
Added laser weapons in the 300kW range.
It networks with all the things.
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It's not stupid, it's advanced!!
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Originally Posted By Abakan: Just like trains, tanks are too heavy for ball bearings, they will use cylindrical roller bearing or conicam roller bearings. Knowing what cheap asses the russian swines are it would not surprise me to find ball bearings tho with an extremely short life. And yes, FAG/SKF all the way for any bearings. The Chinese shit is just that and the ruZZian crap is "unbearingable" LOL View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Abakan: Originally Posted By CS223: I can tell you from personal experience that Russian ball bearings are some of the worst POS bearings there are. Chinese are bad enough but Russian are beyond garbage, scrapped hundreds of dollars worth new in the wrap. Just like trains, tanks are too heavy for ball bearings, they will use cylindrical roller bearing or conicam roller bearings. Knowing what cheap asses the russian swines are it would not surprise me to find ball bearings tho with an extremely short life. And yes, FAG/SKF all the way for any bearings. The Chinese shit is just that and the ruZZian crap is "unbearingable" LOL Fixed for you. |
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Originally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: We DID train the Ukrainians over the last few decades. snip View Quote I dont disagree. To be fair, the discussion of how to protect from UAVs is mostly a Russian problem. The big thing I would say is that at this point in WWI, say 1915, mass armies were getting pretty sophisticated at trenches and fieldcraft and the learning curve in 2023 is more horizontal. The dogfaces of WWII got really good at chopping down trees and ransacking stuff for overhead cover. In our CTCs, defense has leader tasks. now some of it is a little luxurious, like shipping plywood, but there is an intersection of logisticians and combat engineers to supply defensive class IV supplies that it appears in the Ukraine is deemphasized. Grunts get a shovel and occasionally some lumber, and that's it. Russians appear to get shovels. That's it. I am somewhat curious how big the Corps of Engineers is in the Ukrainian Army, because its not that hard and its pretty cheap. I think the average Combat Engineer who has some survivability training and a few CTC deployments has some insight to share, but it requires the intersection of engineering and logistics. Anyway, that horse has been beaten to death. |
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Originally Posted By Capta: It strikes me that the drone threat must be like antipersonnel mines were historically, but worse. You can die horribly any time. You are never safe. You see people all around you maimed and killed. If you’re wounded, expect follow-up. You know that your enemy gets to watch you die miserably and enjoy it. No thanks. View Quote I think drones are going to be more like aircraft. We are seeing technology used in certain ways, portrayed on the internet in certain ways. Tip of the iceberg. The downward cost in precision munitions, the effect of an unkillable (people terms anyway) Command and control node in the sky, as well as a forward observer, will revolutionize things. The ability to circumvent the fog of war ground dwelling combatants have accepted for thousand of years will hurt your head. Tactically, an army fighting without drones will eb like one fighting without an air force. We don't really know where its going but it will be big. |
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Originally Posted By MelGibsonEnthusiast: There's a fairly noteworthy amount of Russian political culture that is openly anti-Semitic. There's been a big push in Russia to view Bolshevism as having been a Jewish conspiracy, you can find plenty of examples of Russian nationalists talking about how Ukraine is controlled by the Jews, etc. When Putin rambles about Satanists, I'm reasonably sure that's just a dog whistle for anti-Semitic Russian nationalists. Ultimately, I think that stuff like this is a large part of the reason that the Western alt-right (I'm not using the left's definition of alt-right here) supports Russia. View Quote Wait a minute!! Russia had to invade Ukraine because the country is "full of nazi's controlled by Jews"...? The mind of a Russian Nationalist must be a scary convoluted place. |
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Originally Posted By CharlieR: I think drones are going to be more like aircraft. We are seeing technology used in certain ways, portrayed on the internet in certain ways. Tip of the iceberg. The downward cost in precision munitions, the effect of an unkillable (people terms anyway) Command and control node in the sky, as well as a forward observer, will revolutionize things. The ability to circumvent the fog of war ground dwelling combatants have accepted for thousand of years will hurt your head. Tactically, an army fighting without drones will eb like one fighting without an air force. We don't really know where its going but it will be big. View Quote This video seems to be pretty reasonable about the future fighter and combined drone forces. The Navy's new stealth fighter and the future of American AirPower |
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Let us never forget, government has no resources of its own. Government can only give to us what it has previously taken from us.
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First person shooter. Ukrainian Forces storm Russian. Insane footage! #shorts #warinukraine |
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Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. -Robert J. Hanlon
Fact is stranger than fiction -Mark Twain |
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It's not stupid, it's advanced!!
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Originally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: I dont have much info on the UA arty brigades. They are mentioned in some articles and video but nothing too detailed. View Quote Pretty sure this has been posted before: https://wartranslated.com/pravda-com-ua-interview-ukrainian-colonel-oleh-shevchuk/ |
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It's not stupid, it's advanced!!
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Originally Posted By Alex9661: I don't necessarily agree with you. Nobody's forcing an average Russian to listen to official propaganda and nobody has been imprisoned for perusing Western news sites, through a VPN or otherwise. Those who choose to be ignorant can blame only themselves for their ignorance. They are the Russian version of what late Rush Limbaugh called low information voters. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Alex9661: Originally Posted By borderpatrol: It doesn't help that most western news outlets and basic communication with the outside world is monitored, restricted or both. Listening to the Russian propaganda channels should enlighten anyone concerned, about how the general population has been brainwashed. It also proves people can be manipulated into believing almost anything. I don't necessarily agree with you. Nobody's forcing an average Russian to listen to official propaganda and nobody has been imprisoned for perusing Western news sites, through a VPN or otherwise. Those who choose to be ignorant can blame only themselves for their ignorance. They are the Russian version of what late Rush Limbaugh called low information voters. I made the decision to jump "ahead" from page 3,815 and it looks like I landed on a good quote. Low-information voters, leftist or conservative (but *especially* leftist) are definitely damaging our country. I don't know how much actual damage they are doing but the absolute lunacy you see on the East and West coast, plus little enclaves of insanity like Chicago, Austin, and Minneapolis, and it's not hard to imagine a population "going the way of Russia" if oppressed generationally for a long enough time. Ukraine need to *extensively* work to protect itself from leftist infiltration, both now and when the war is finished. I have no doubt Russia will still try to damage Ukraine by those means when the military force option is no longer feasible (as if it ever was). |
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Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
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Really not much to get out of this interview
Robin Horsfall - The Spring Offensive has Begun - Can Ukraine Surprise with Bold and Decisive Gains? |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione |
„From a place you will not see, comes a sound you will not hear.“
Thanks for the membership @ toaster |
Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuUr0_9X0AAiGSr?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuUr2NxX0AAZdAR?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuUr4DPWcAAzhyW?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuUr5c8WIAAeLgN?format=jpg&name=medium View Quote They need to talk to these people. https://www.usnetting.com/fence/snow-fence/ and see if it can be made into 8' widths. Make frames out of 2" pvc pipe. The fence can be made in green or brown. |
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World ain't what it seems, is it Gunny?
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When being irresponsible becomes painful again, we might be able to make some progress in this country.
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World ain't what it seems, is it Gunny?
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Originally Posted By spydercomonkey:
View Quote McFaul should slink away after his BS "reset" policy and that he missed Crimea as ambassador. |
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"I expect to die in bed, my successor will die in prison and his successor will die a martyr in the public square." - Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago
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Originally Posted By Freiheit8472: The mental gymnastics are Olympian! Just look at that pic Prime posted. A Jew with the Star of David and a Ukr with Hakenkreuze… And the Russian brains see that and go- “Da, checks out comrade!” Fucking amazing https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/539199/D16DA8C9-14E5-4E48-8DDA-FB557C8CE4E7-2791970.jpg View Quote Easy. After Israel decided communism was a bad idea, the USSR pivoted to support Arabs and vilify Israel. They also stopped the Jews who wanted to emigrate to Israel until the US pressured them into allowing it, and even then it was a pain. And of course they didn't like the Ukrainian nationalists. So this reads Jewish nationalism bad, Ukrainian nationalism bad, Communist internationalism good. And both are puppets of the Western imperialism because surely the people can't have any agency. |
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Deckard “nobody wants to know the truth, nobody” Cobra Kai Johnny Lawrence “she’s hot and all those other things” Tucker Carlson 1/10/2018 “I used to be a liberatarian until Google”https://mobile.twitter.com/Henry_Gunn
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Originally Posted By CarmelBytheSea: https://amp.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3218016/baltic-countries-fume-chinas-envoy-france-questions-sovereignty-post-soviet-states https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/459941/C6ED44A0-FCA7-473D-BCD6-99F8166221EA_jpe-2792027.JPG View Quote Setting up invading taiwan. |
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World ain't what it seems, is it Gunny?
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World ain't what it seems, is it Gunny?
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Originally Posted By CarmelBytheSea: https://amp.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3218016/baltic-countries-fume-chinas-envoy-france-questions-sovereignty-post-soviet-states https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/459941/C6ED44A0-FCA7-473D-BCD6-99F8166221EA_jpe-2792027.JPGhttps://euromaidanpress.com/2023/04/22/ukrainian-ambassador-rebukes-chinese-diplomat-in-france-over-ukraine-and-crimea-status/ https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/459941/E3D73D00-C05B-4D5A-8CD7-AA5E084EFEC1_jpe-2792028.JPG View Quote That's one way to ruin a budding relationship with Kazakhstan. Chinese diplomacy is tone deaf, as ever, especially after the independence declaration which just happened in the north. |
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Originally Posted By lorazepam:
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Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. -Robert J. Hanlon
Fact is stranger than fiction -Mark Twain |
This diatribe by one of Russia’s top leaders should be enough to convince every Western nation that Russia is a terrorist state and should be dealt with as such. Do not negotiate with terrorists.
Medvedev Off His Meds? Ex-Russian Prez Threatens to Send ‘Eternal Enemy’ Britain Into ‘Abyss’ with Nukes |
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Deplorable fan of liberty
“I don’t need a ride, I need more ammunition.” |
Originally Posted By ludder093: Work is planned to be completed in February 2025. View Quote Everyone who hates the upcoming 6.8 rifle should rejoice. Army is worried another CR this year means no $ for “future” projects. I can’t think of anything for any branch that’s not delayed from subs to the Coast Guard polar ship replacement |
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Deckard “nobody wants to know the truth, nobody” Cobra Kai Johnny Lawrence “she’s hot and all those other things” Tucker Carlson 1/10/2018 “I used to be a liberatarian until Google”https://mobile.twitter.com/Henry_Gunn
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Originally Posted By ludder093: Work is planned to be completed in February 2025. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By ludder093: Originally Posted By lorazepam:
Yeah this is going to go on for a while. The recent interest in non-combat vets tells me they have slots to fill that aren't getting filled. After 14 months a recruiter finally met with me. At the least I get to go shoot some fun guns next week. Sounds like an opportunity to see if i can handle firearms before we go any further. |
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Originally Posted By Prime:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuQ6NCTWcAAumZf?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 View Quote More numerous and smaller Nuke plants is the right future!
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Deplorable fan of liberty
“I don’t need a ride, I need more ammunition.” |
Originally Posted By Ryan_Ruck: M1114, a bit of a bastard model. Was transitional between the no/light armor M10XX trucks (which they had to make add on armor for) and the later M115X/M116X trucks which had it integrated. Something looks off about the snorkel, doesn't look factory. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/102941/HMMWV_variants_versions_generations_jpg-2791370.JPG ETA: The one in the video Ben shared with the M1165A1 is actually one of the newest models and not on that chart. View Quote OK cool thanks for sharing that. |
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Originally Posted By ludder093: Work is planned to be completed in February 2025. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By ludder093: Originally Posted By lorazepam:
It doesn't even say the planes are for ukraine...just says they would be the best option for Ukraine..click bait BS |
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Only God will judge me.
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Originally Posted By borderpatrol: Those dangerous Catholics haven't spoken a word of Latin since the late 1960's. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By borderpatrol: Originally Posted By Birddog15: Yup. Don't forget those dangerous Catholics that listen to their services in Latin. Lordie, we are so doomed. Those dangerous Catholics haven't spoken a word of Latin since the late 1960's. LOL, what? The Latin Mass persists to the present. It's what my parish uses. I guess I was just imagining things. And the FBI did indeed make it seem like conservative and traditional Catholics, especially those who prefer the Latin Mass, were some kind of threat. |
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The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion for equality made vain the hope for freedom.
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Originally Posted By Prime: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuUnyqOXoAEZ85A?format=jpg&name=large
View Quote Could we NOT post anything from the attention-whoring tranny? |
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Originally Posted By Easterner: Yeah this is going to go on for a while. The recent interest in non-combat vets tells me they have slots to fill that aren't getting filled. After 14 months a recruiter finally met with me. At the least I get to go shoot some fun guns next week. Sounds like an opportunity to see if i can handle firearms before we go any further. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Easterner: Originally Posted By ludder093: Originally Posted By lorazepam:
Yeah this is going to go on for a while. The recent interest in non-combat vets tells me they have slots to fill that aren't getting filled. After 14 months a recruiter finally met with me. At the least I get to go shoot some fun guns next week. Sounds like an opportunity to see if i can handle firearms before we go any further. Good luck, man. Godspeed. |
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All international laws are invalid, meaningless attempts to constrict American power.
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Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
View Quote Looks like they're having fun to me. |
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Just a stranger on the bus trying to find his way home.
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