Jim Cowan Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 2 hours ago, romad1 said: Well, there was this one time in Syria...when they faced the US Air Force, Army aviation and a slew of MQ-9 Reaper drones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khasham I'm weak on military terminology, never having served. Is that an "ass-kicking"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 30 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said: I'm weak on military terminology, never having served. Is that an "ass-kicking"? Battlefield Gadsden flag: >Further strikes were carried out on the mornings of February 8 and 9 on tribal militia members that had come to retrieve dead bodies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 12 hours ago, ewsieg said: I remember grandiose thoughts during the Arab Spring as well. And I understand that as well... "All the best laid plans of mice and men..." Which is... sort of... where Putin is at right now, in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Hardly the stuff of international crisis but still shows the Poles are pushing Vladdy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Sports has always been political. SA was banned from international competition under Apartheid. Putin's Russia is as evil as the Boer government ever was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalpigsmuggler Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 One of the biggest challenges is how much hardware we have to hold back to stave off the invasion of Taiwan. I really wish we could provide two more Patriot units to Ukraine. They will be critical against the PRC though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 What's COMICAL about DPS's meme'd diatribes against losing western equipment is that nearly ALL of it (95-ish% ?) survives Russian attacks, and is currently being repaired in Poland, western Ukraine, Slovakia, and Romania... and being PUT BACK INTO SERVICE. Oh, and it has saved thousands of Ukrainian servicemen's lives too... Yeah, that's important. But... someone so bent on Pro-Russian Propaganda usually doesn't even know this because they are too hell-bent on spewing Putin's Propaganda. Which I find despicable. Either that... or it's even with the knowledge that they are spewing lies, or half-truths, or just don't care that the messaging is full of ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 2 hours ago, 1984Echoes said: What's COMICAL about DPS's meme'd diatribes against losing western equipment is that nearly ALL of it (95-ish% ?) survives Russian attacks, and is currently being repaired in Poland, western Ukraine, Slovakia, and Romania... and being PUT BACK INTO SERVICE. Oh, and it has saved thousands of Ukrainian servicemen's lives too... Yeah, that's important. But... someone so bent on Pro-Russian Propaganda usually doesn't even know this because they are too hell-bent on spewing Putin's Propaganda. Which I find despicable. Either that... or it's even with the knowledge that they are spewing lies, or half-truths, or just don't care that the messaging is full of ****. Someone is paid to engage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 hour ago, romad1 said: Someone is paid to engage Can’t be making much wasting time here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Daym GURL! Love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Poland may not know karate but they do know Karazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalpigsmuggler Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) The telegraph is a openly pro-Ukraine news sources that has a pro-Ukraine propaganda podcast. Oh dear.... Ukraine’s counter-offensive is failing, with no easy fixes Quote Ukraine is already outnumbered in every military capability. Its dire shortage of armoured vehicles means that Kyiv is approaching this counter-offensive with immense caution. Many Nato-supplied tanks and infantry fighting vehicles were knocked out during early probing attacks and they are consequently holding most of the rest of these assets back to avoid too many more losses. If you’re going to contest Russia in the air, you’re going to need a substantial amount of fourth and fifth generation fighters.” We must recognise two things: this is not possible in the present context, and air power is not a magic bullet anyway Ultimately, the possibility of a Ukrainian recovery comes down to its ability to complete frontal assaults. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07/21/ukraines-counter-offensive-is-failing-with-no-easy-fixes/ Edited July 24, 2023 by digitalpigsmuggler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Imagine rooting for the people who did Bucha and Mariupol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Trevor Reed story is very interesting. Imagine how fired up he was to fight the Russians after his imprisonment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Not sure I trust Parnas but...I really don't trust Giuliani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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digitalpigsmuggler Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) WSJ: The West Knew Ukraine Wasn't Prepared For Counter-Offensive, Hoped Their 'Courage And Resourcefulness Would Carry The Day' Meat Grinder!! Quote The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that Western officials knew Ukrainian forces didn't have enough training or equipment for their counteroffensive but hoped they would be able to break through anyway. The report reads: "When Ukraine launched its big counteroffensive this spring, Western military officials knew Kyiv didn't have all the training or weapons--from shells to warplanes--that it needed to dislodge Russian forces. But they hoped Ukrainian courage and resourcefulness would carry the day. They Haven't." US officials speaking to The New York Times and The Washington Post have blamed the lack of success on Ukraine, saying Ukrainian forces are not using the "combined arms" tactics they learned from NATO countries. https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=63877 Edited July 26, 2023 by digitalpigsmuggler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Prob more to do with the rampant cheating...but also... they invaded Ukraine and murdered thousands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalpigsmuggler Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) Reports of major Ukraine offensive near orikhiv. Pictures of new destroyed Bradleys and tanks on telegram. Apparently Ukraine committing a Western trained and armed brigade. No major breakthrough being reported. Marginal gains of meters according to Ukraine sources. Russians sources stating all their positions held. More western provided materials seen on way to the front there. Even if there is a breakthrough here, and so far there hasn’t. Ukraine would have to deal with main Russian line north of Tomak. Edited July 26, 2023 by digitalpigsmuggler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smr-nj Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Too funny 😂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Had been waiting to see this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 2 hours ago, romad1 said: Had been waiting to see this the thing about mine fields is that once your enemy makes a path through, you then lose a lot of manuever space yourself lest you you get pinned in place by your own mines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 25 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: the thing about mine fields is that once your enemy makes a path through, you then lose a lot of manuever space yourself lest you you get pinned in place by your own mines. Good point. I think Ukraine would rather not have to go through those mine belts nevertheless. Ukraine spent a lot of time taking out the artillery systems that would oppose them. Russia is going hat (and dignity) in hand to North Korea to get more artillery rounds and its only going to go so far. Its an interesting time and place. Do precision strike weapons, area and air denial weapons rule the battlefield or does Ukraine's lack of offensive air power mean we really can't draw any conclusions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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