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steinrokkan posted:Imagine the moral effect if you were stuck in a traffic jam that has barely moved in two days, there is no food, no fuel, no communications, nowhere to go - and the only thing that happens is that from time to time something blows up up or down the road, at random intervals, at random distance from you. But enough about the Burning Man exodus line
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Can someone explain this conflict in terms of Q-Bert so I can understand? Thanks and God bless.
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mustard_tiger posted:Can someone explain this conflict in terms of Q-Bert so I can understand? Thanks and God bless. @!#?@!
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Nenonen posted:In the future, on New Year's eve Ukrainian children wait in eager silence for the Ghost of Kyiv to land his MiG by their house and deliver gifts  How reliable a source is The Sun? They're reporting a possible mutiny stopping landings in Odessa. I would be shocked given the penalties for mutiny even in peacetime, but less plausible things have happened before. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/17806693/russia-mutiny-army-ukraine-vladimir-putin/
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Ghost of Ukraine is a AI that pilots full rear end fighter jets, because it is time for Ace Combat 3 Electrosphere. Didn't think it took place in Ukraine, but I'll take it where I can get it. Anyway, with the logjam of the convoy in place, does committing more troops make any difference to the effort unless they're entering from another direction? Maybe they're also there to keep peeps from abandoning their posts? I assume they've a plan for these reinforcements, and yet...
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Ynglaur posted:
Imagine taking a poo poo and wiping it all over a piece of paper and using the excrement to predict the future. That's more reliable than The Sun.
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Ynglaur posted:
I remember hearing about actions and alleged landings in the black sea but have been shocked to hear that Odessa hasn't been captured nor does it appear to be under much attack for the moment. Also uh, Russia has something of a history with mutinying naval troops.
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Sir John Falstaff posted:Does anyone know the current general reliability of this polling company? According to Wikipedia, it is state-owned. Given the general reliability of Russian state-owned media, the recent tightening of state control over it, and the clear incentive to show that the Russian people support the invasion, should we consider these results as reliable at all? I can't answer this question, but the experts interviewed by media in my country don't seem to find the results incredible. Further, I hear the same story from Russian expats: many of their relatives and friends back home have a completely different understanding of the conflict and support it. There will certainly be more polling pretty soon.
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Pookah posted:Irish. Extremism is all up here in Northern Ireland, with me!  Seriously, he's in the sane & mentally stable country of this island.
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DeliciousPatriotism posted:I remember hearing about actions and alleged landings in the black sea but have been shocked to hear that Odessa hasn't been captured nor does it appear to be under much attack for the moment. Apparently the weather is making the coastal waters too rough and cold to attempt any landings. I'm not a boat person though https://twitter.com/KaptainLOMA/status/1498689048759742466?t=OesqPpZc6nbNvk6_-p-EvA&s=19 Edit: source above is a former Belgian Naval Officer and current Russian Naval Analyst - he has a blog that's reporting on current Russian Naval movements. It's current as of today. For boat posters who've been wondering where the Russian Navy's at: https://russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/?m=1 KitConstantine fucked around with this message at 20:39 on Mar 1, 2022 |
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Just Another Lurker posted:Extremism is all up here in Northern Ireland, with me! I didn't want to bring up the absolute loopers in the North. They represent hardly anyone and are crazy weirdos to the average person.
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My Russian family is absolutely not believing anything bad is going on in Ukraine. The arguments got so bad that all the Russians left the group chat and now it's just me and my Ukrainian family. I called my cousin in Russia and she's telling me about all the stores only want cash and she has no idea how to pay the bills this month. But when I tell her what's going on in Ukraine and that's the reason she won't hear it. She thinks the world is over-reacting and there's no slaughter going on. On another crazy note. How wild is it that I'm video chatting with my little cousins on the other side of the planet in a warzone? War messed me up pretty bad as a grown man. I don't know what we're going to do about our children.
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d64 posted:I can't answer this question, but the experts interviewed by media in my country don't seem to find the results incredible. Further, I hear the same story from Russian expats: many of their relatives and friends back home have a completely different understanding of the conflict and support it. If it's accurate, I hope it changes soon as information spreads and the costs become more apparent. Pressure within Russia has seemed to me to be the most likely way this ends without (more) wide-spread humanitarian catastrophe(s).
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Kraftwerk posted:Do we have any information about how some of the older, cheaper anti-tank weapons work against T-80s and BTRs? The Panzerfaust 3 is pretty modern, actually. Designed to kill cold war tanks and upgraded later. Supports tandem warheads. We don't know what Ukraine is getting exactly, but it's has pretty fancy features.
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There are seemingly lots of belarusians trying to gtfo right now. Our local Belarusians in Tbilisi chat blown up over last 2 days from about 80 people to nearly 800 and no signs of stopping, everyone with questions of tickets, routes, border, flat rentals etc.
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spacetoaster posted:My Russian family is absolutely not believing anything bad is going on in Ukraine. The arguments got so bad that all the Russians left the group chat and now it's just me and my Ukrainian family. I'm guessing there's not much video coverage of the war?
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Sekenr posted:There are seemingly lots of belarusians trying to gtfo right now. Our local Belarusians in Tbilisi chat blown up over last 2 days from about 80 people to nearly 800 and no signs of stopping, everyone with questions of tickets, routes, border, flat rentals etc. I'm shocked that Lukachenko feels comfortable enough to send 45,000 troops into a warzone. Seems like a good time for some protesting if you ask me.
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Sekenr posted:There are seemingly lots of belarusians trying to gtfo right now. Our local Belarusians in Tbilisi chat blown up over last 2 days from about 80 people to nearly 800 and no signs of stopping, everyone with questions of tickets, routes, border, flat rentals etc. I'm assuming there's visa free travel for Belarusians in Georgia?
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As a man, the Ghost of Kyiv is flesh and blood, he can be ignored, he can be destroyed...but as a symbol, the Ghost of Kyiv can be incorruptible, he can be everlasting.
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TulliusCicero posted:...How is Zelenskyy in anyway to blame for Ukraine?he's managed to mount one of the most impressive PR and domestic defenses I've ever seen. It seems a little early in the day to declare this, rofl.
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It's kinda interesting that we stopped hearing about any ghost of kviv updates after we saw Ukraine shoot down their own fighter
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ringu0 posted:Atlanta when snow fell Antigravitas posted:The Panzerfaust 3 is pretty modern, actually. Designed to kill cold war tanks and upgraded later. Supports tandem warheads. Zero_Grade fucked around with this message at 20:52 on Mar 1, 2022 |
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ZombieLenin posted:HOWEVER, that’s all academic. If the UA or Air Force has the capacity to hit that convoy like the coalition did on the highway of death it would have happened already. Full stop.
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porfiria posted:It seems a little early in the day to declare this, rofl. Well he's got the spot in textbooks assured but the, ahem, end of the chapter has not been written.
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Sekenr posted:There are seemingly lots of belarusians trying to gtfo right now. Our local Belarusians in Tbilisi chat blown up over last 2 days from about 80 people to nearly 800 and no signs of stopping, everyone with questions of tickets, routes, border, flat rentals etc. Georgia and Armenia in particular are seeing quite a lot of brain drain from Russia. Even if most of those people later return or move somewhere else, it's a significant event.
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Ynglaur posted:
Just to be really clear The Sun is a horrible shitrag and you should never believe anything printed in it.
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Randarkman posted:The entire Ukrainian airforce is the Ghost of Kyiv, they take turns, the ghost is their collective genius given form. This is the most honest truth.
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Antigravitas posted:The Panzerfaust 3 is pretty modern, actually. Designed to kill cold war tanks and upgraded later. Supports tandem warheads. A lot of the increased lethality of more modern AT weapons comes from the fire control systems and ease of use. Even the oldest RPG-7s could take out a modern tank with a tandem HEAT round, but without optics, guidance systems, and other factors its a lot hard to actually get the round on target.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:If the US, using American pilots flying American planes, makes an assault on Russian troops, that is an act of war. Physically practical and politically practical are different axes. Ukraine has Air Force, too (theoretically)
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KitConstantine posted:Apparently the weather is making the coastal waters too rough and cold to attempt any landings. I'm not a boat person though Yea, Russian naval infantry uses BTR's and helicopters for opposed landings and they are not the most seaworthy vessels known in history of navigation. Flying from and to ships would be difficult, too.  Btw. that Ukrainian tactic looks interesting - remove the beach, enemy has nowhere to land! 
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Arsenic Lupin posted:If the US, using American pilots flying American planes, makes an assault on Russian troops, that is an act of war. Physically practical and politically practical are different axes. nowhere in that post mentioned the us air force bombing russians
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EvilHawk posted:Just to be really clear The Sun is a horrible shitrag and you should never believe anything printed in it. I, um, picked up that vibe, yeah. Thanks!
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Rinkles posted:I'm guessing there's not much video coverage of the war? Honestly I have no idea what they're seeing/hearing. I'd ask, but they're kinda scrambling right now with the Russian economy tanking. It's late there now, I might call in the morning and try to suss out more. I feel like eventually it'll become very obvious to them at some point, I just don't know when.
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Didn't it take the US and coalition a month to capture Baghdad? I don't think we can call the Ukrainian defense a success yet. They definitely are holding their own so far and have won the media war also.
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porfiria posted:It seems a little early in the day to declare this, rofl. Unless he makes some catastrophic capitulation to Putin, or is caught pissing on the ruins of Babyn Yar, I think it's a safe bet to assume he's nailed down a solid folk hero legacy. Ukraine's propaganda machine is working with incredible precision so far.
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Nenonen posted:Yea, Russian naval infantry uses BTR's and helicopters for opposed landings and they are not the most seaworthy vessels known in history of navigation. Flying from and to ships would be difficult, too. If these guys try to land on a contested beach from a landing craft... I dont think even US marines would want to be a part of that.
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Rinkles posted:I'm guessing there's not much video coverage of the war? The BBC just released a report on how State TV is covering things. I hope the girl at the end was already gone by time this aired  https://twitter.com/BBCSteveR/status/1498735249425154049?t=Njip3yYGh0eobzEo30EC8A&s=19
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Ynglaur posted:
Not very I am afraid. The sun is maybe better than the world weekly news.
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mustard_tiger posted:Didn't it take the US and coalition a month to capture Baghdad? I don't think we can call the Ukrainian defense a success yet. They definitely are holding their own so far and have won the media war also. the coalition was very meticulous in its approach, which is going to slow things down a bit on the other hand, your point is true. we're not even a week into this yet, russia is far from being exhausted. the worst could very well be yet to come as the attempt at a quick victory falls apart, so russia shifts to a more plodding but destructive offensive Zhanism posted:If these guys try to land on a contested beach from a landing craft... I dont think even US marines would want to be a part of that. us marines would punch themselves in the nuts to be a part of that. one problem with having specialist forces is that they beg for an opportunity to practice their specialty. like the first VDV guys to go into hostomel airport were probably jazzed as gently caress to be doing their airborne thing. the second, third, fourth waves etc. probably not so much this is kind of a problem in military planning for real though. like to a hammer, everything is a nail, to marine infantry, everything is a contested beach, and there is no greater purpose than storming that beach Mr. Fall Down Terror fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Mar 1, 2022 |
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