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not caring here posted:US marines in southern Afghanistan? I think he meant aircraft that were shot down.
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I thought he was referencing that helicopter assault of like 30 attack helicopters that got chopped up pretty bad?
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psydude posted:The MCR attempt to capture and occupy Medina Station. i understand this reference.
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:I think he meant aircraft that were shot down. Never not be dunking on marines for that.
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pantslesswithwolves posted:https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1500516392763801608 Depends what you mean by "invader" and what your time frames are. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post%...700%20fighters. https://worldwarwings.com/wwii-aircraft-losses-by-country/ edit: https://twitter.com/MENAConflicted/status/1500235813430480896?s=20&t=X2vUS58I4_9HtuA-iP4iNg https://twitter.com/supertolerant/status/1500247743268335616?s=20&t=X2vUS58I4_9HtuA-iP4iNg Hieronymous Alloy fucked around with this message at 19:26 on Mar 6, 2022 |
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Looks like the supply problem slackened off a bit. https://twitter.com/ArmedForcesUkr/status/1500490413672738824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Cythereal posted:On a religious note, Kyiv holds a special place in the Russian Orthodox Church from what I've been told - it's seen as the birthplace of Russian Christianity. The war, however, is beginning what could be a fully fledged schism within the Russian Orthodox Church. "You've already staged gay parades Kirill. It's the convoy. All wet. Stuck in the mud. 69 km long" Kirill: "oh no. OH NO
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Burt posted:Looks like the supply problem slackened off a bit. 
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real cool hot takes on how incompetent Russia is while they continue to kill civilians in droves and are working on levelling cities
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maffew buildings posted:real cool hot takes on how incompetent Russia is while they continue to kill civilians in droves and are working on levelling cities Those aren't mutually exclusive.
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drat dude maybe I'm the idiot who doesn't understand laughing it up while people are getting killed left and right then 
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Stultus Maximus posted:Those aren't mutually exclusive. In fact there's probably a causal relationship between the two.
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maffew buildings posted:real cool hot takes on how incompetent Russia is while they continue to kill civilians in droves and are working on levelling cities Why won't they just leave Britt...ukraine alone?! No one is participating in shooting at Ukraine. Maybe logoff for a bit. People are doomscrolling and over analyzing because it's a war uploaded to social media in real time. No one is analyzing "well boy howdy, the Russian sure could get their K:D up on those civilians if only they had better supply!" Noticing a land war in Asia, and commenting on it's execution is what people are prone to do. It loving sucks that innocent people are paying for hubris, arrogance and greed. I think we are all on that same page here
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KozmoNaut posted:Allegedly the personnel at the nuke sites etc are kept in the dark, no social media, no news other than what they get from their commanders. Or worse the submarines that have no idea what's going on back home. Unless they get close enough to a coastal area and pick up media/mobile phone/satellite phone if that's a thing for the Russians. Wasn't that the thing for British submarines to listen for the bbc radio or something? Or was that a folktale?
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sorry, should have clarified, cool 'lol russia is incompetent they're going to lose all their assets' takes in this thread while they're inching towards their objective and the civilian death toll continues to climb. it's the acting like it's a loving joke they're doing so poorly when they're just going apeshit killing people that i find pretty crass
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maffew buildings posted:sorry, should have clarified, cool 'lol russia is incompetent they're going to lose all their assets' takes in this thread while they're inching towards their objective and the civilian death toll continues to climb. it's the acting like it's a loving joke they're doing so poorly when they're just going apeshit killing people that i find pretty crass maybe take a break?
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I think everybody is surprised at how poorly the Russian army is accomplishing its objectives COMPARED TO EXPECTATIONS. Truly remarkable compared to any estimate even the day before the invasion. Hence all the remarks about it.
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maffew buildings posted:sorry, should have clarified, cool 'lol russia is incompetent they're going to lose all their assets' takes in this thread while they're inching towards their objective and the civilian death toll continues to climb. it's the acting like it's a loving joke they're doing so poorly when they're just going apeshit killing people that i find pretty crass It's a time-honored goon tradition to find crass, senseless humor in the worst of poo poo in the world. And it is hilariously funny that the Big Bad Russian Military can't seem to keep tires on their vehicles because it's more of a grift machine than a war machine, they just have the ability to murder the gently caress out of thousands/millions of civilians because Pootie-Poo is having a sad.
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maffew buildings posted:real cool hot takes on how incompetent Russia is while they continue to kill civilians in droves and are working on levelling cities Dunno if it was my post about their aircraft losses in combat that prompted this but to clarify- I brought this up because of the seemingly huge disconnect between the “Russia has modernized and professionalized its military and will roll over Ukraine in a few days” analysis offered by a lot of Smart People and their much-worse-than-anticipated performance as documented in almost real time. I don’t think anyone is blind that the overall dynamics of the conflict still favors Russia and that they’ll rely on increasingly brutal tactics to achieve their objectives, but the reality that they’re going to sustain much heavier losses than ever thought is something worth discussing.
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Here is my hot take: this is good if true https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1500407854062354432?t=M4lq6mTcOBTM_Vr0_-YlBA&s=19 Elviscat posted:I have this weird conspiracy theory that the Russians keep seizing these nuke plants so they can be like "the Ukrainians are making nukes!" Then they're gonna light one up on their own guys in a false flag and use it as a justification to nuke Kyiv. About that! https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/1500498199169036290?t=m-9ClMzqex0VDHuDvcjq-Q&s=19 Russian state media trying to speed run the Iraq 2003 playbook, but the pages are out of order
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pantslesswithwolves posted:Dunno if it was my post about their aircraft losses in combat that prompted this but to clarify- I brought this up because of the seemingly huge disconnect between the “Russia has modernized and professionalized its military and will roll over Ukraine in a few days” analysis offered by a lot of Smart People and their much-worse-than-anticipated performance as documented in almost real time. I think its worth considering that there were/are apparently plans to purge Ukraine after invasion, so it would be bloody hell on the civilians no matter what. at least this way putin is paying a price for his hubris also, those blue jets are pretty as hell
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Discussion Quorum posted:Here is my hot take: this is good if true Yeah. Hope these guys get through it okay, they deserve recognition for doing the right thing. Can't be easy to say no in that situation.
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maffew buildings posted:sorry, should have clarified, cool 'lol russia is incompetent they're going to lose all their assets' takes in this thread while they're inching towards their objective and the civilian death toll continues to climb. it's the acting like it's a loving joke they're doing so poorly when they're just going apeshit killing people that i find pretty crass I don't recognize your name, so if you are a regular GiP'er, my bad. Keep in mind, many of us have seen this kinda thing in real life- some of us have witnessed people turn into another form of matter; some of us have had to treat scared bloody kids will being a kid ourselves; some of us have killed another human being up close. Black humor, and finding humor in the perverse and despicable are regular coping mechanisms, and shouldn't be taken serious, because it typically means that person is hurting, too. I got nothing but love for you Goons, so please take the above with that in mind. It's not an excuse, but an explanation. The human brain can only cope with so much horror.
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Here's my thoughts on this: The Ukranians are receiving massive military aid. They're in the process of mobilizing huge chunks of their population to fight. Their military strength will continue to trend upward as more Western aid arrives. Ukrainian morale is extremely high. The Russians are in the exact opposite straits, in virtually every category with the added not benefit of also being in similar economic straits to the Ukrainians due to sanctions. The war is hugely unpopular at home, people are already not getting paid, shelves are starting to look pretty thin, etc. Time is, in almost every way, on the side of Ukraine in a way it really isn't for Russia.
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On top of that, Russia turning off the gas pipes to get back at the Europeans hits Russia way, way harder than it hits Europe. You can't derive a third of your government income from natural gas and then stop letting your biggest customer buy.
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Oh poo poo boys, we've been found out! lol the Windows Vista sticker
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McNally posted:lol the Windows Vista sticker That's maybe the most plausible thing about it, we have poo poo at work that's still on XP and NT.
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NATO green lighting planes for Ukraine. E. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/597056-sending-polish-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-gets-a-green-light-says
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McNally posted:lol the Windows Vista sticker *frowning, unsure if this is a P-P-P-Powerbook! reference I’m missing*
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not caring here posted:US marines in southern Afghanistan? 
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Syrian Lannister posted:NATO green lighting planes for Ukraine. "Does the US have any problems with Poland sending a bunch of old Su-17s to harass Russia with, which they'll probably need to replace by buying new jets?" "...no"
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bulletsponge13 posted:I don't recognize your name, so if you are a regular GiP'er, my bad. Not seriously?  quote:Keep in mind, many of us have seen this kinda thing in real life- some of us have witnessed people turn into another form of matter; some of us have had to treat scared bloody kids will being a kid ourselves; some of us have killed another human being up close. Black humor, and finding humor in the perverse and despicable are regular coping mechanisms, and shouldn't be taken serious, because it typically means that person is hurting, too. I'm with you on all of that.
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Also just because we aren't posting the horrific poo poo coming out of like, mariupol and kherkev, don't imagine we are ignoring it
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monkeytennis posted:I picked the wrong week to start reading Arc Light again. Should have thought harder about my poolside reading. If the bombs fall, just remember to close the A/C vents on your car if you're driving through an active fallout area.  (this is in an actual passage in Arc Light)
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If nothing else, maffew's greatest transgression is to have a probation-AV, WHEN THEY'RE NOT EVEN ON PROBATION AT ALL  y'all are good people, and I appreciate that we can even have a civil discussion in this dumb subforum of ours
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Looks like the BBC has reverted to its WW2 mode of operation.quote:BBC sending out a STRONG signal with the news on 15.735 mhz. If I can hear it strong in Tallahassee, it ought to be busting into Moscow. from a big HAM guy I know.
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Duzzy Funlop posted:If nothing else, maffew's greatest transgression is to have a probation-AV, WHEN THEY'RE NOT EVEN ON PROBATION AT ALL i had the awesome avatar calling me a racist for referring to overeem as a half breed like 12 years ago before this one from an avatar mix up game (note i now know how wrong i was, overeem is a THOROUGHBRED - horse meat type)
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maffew buildings posted:i had the awesome avatar calling me a racist for referring to overeem as a half breed like 12 years ago before this one from an avatar mix up game Forsooth, he has pantastic body
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Farking Bastage posted:Looks like the BBC has reverted to its WW2 mode of operation. Isn't this the UK's dead mans signal? If the Vanguard class ssbn on patrol can't hear it, they open the safe and get the PM "Letter of Last Resort"?
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Ugly In The Morning posted:How is the thread title not “Putin on the Fritz” at this point? Pages back by now, but, this did not get enough love.
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