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Jimlit
Jun 30, 2005



they aren't even a PMC they exist for plausible deniability. nobody on earth would hire a PMC they had to arm themselves.

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zone
Dec 6, 2016

Jimlit posted:

they aren't even a PMC they exist for plausible deniability. nobody on earth would hire a PMC they had to arm themselves.

Almost everything they have, even their training ground, is basically given to them by the Russian army, pretty much. Their PMC members even have the same privileges can use the same facilities as regular army.

zone
Dec 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1639014232523001857
Some big "task failed successfully" energy here.

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1639089438348419074
Also unfortunately there's hits in Krivyi Rih.

Zippy the Bummer
Dec 14, 2008

Silent Majority
The Don
LORD COMMANDER OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES
i wish someone would give me a billion dollars to arrange to have a bunch of trash spread across the wilderness in a vast swathe



Zippy the Bummer
Dec 14, 2008

Silent Majority
The Don
LORD COMMANDER OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES
russia is a place where ideas guys get paid

Butterwagon
Mar 21, 2010

Lookit that stupid ass-hole!
https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1638974655137742849

Cthulu Carl
Apr 16, 2006


Will the Russian soldiers crap their pants as part of the training? Or is that a skill Seagal will keep to himself?

Ikasuhito
Sep 29, 2013

Haram as Fuck.

Cthulu Carl posted:

Will the Russian soldiers crap their pants as part of the training? Or is that a skill Seagal will keep to himself?

That's a skill saved only for the elite! Where do you think Putin got it from?

DOPE FIEND KILLA G
Jun 4, 2011

posting about the war makes you ugly.

Oscar Wilde Bunch
Jun 12, 2012

Grimey Drawer
I feel like it’s entirely plausible that Wager wants to pull out of having to fight adult men with weapons and focus on its core strengths of forcing children at gunpoint into gold mines.

My Spirit Otter
Jun 15, 2006


CANADA DOESN'T GET PENS LIKE THIS

SKILCRAFT KREW Reppin' Quality Blind Made American Products. Bitch.

DOPE FIEND KILLA G posted:

posting about the war makes you ugly.

jokes on you, i was ugly long before i was posting about the war

Turrurrurrurrrrrrr
Dec 22, 2018

I hope this is "battle" enough for you, friend.


Lol I had to click cum blast to see if it was real. It's real baby

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
more like dildo.gov.in

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

Are you trying to tell me that yours doesn't look like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWLWxxQbFPo

zone
Dec 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1638994023774933000
The archers are finally on their way. Plus some other good kit.

Turrurrurrurrrrrrr
Dec 22, 2018

I hope this is "battle" enough for you, friend.

Toxic Mental posted:

Are you trying to tell me that yours doesn't look like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWLWxxQbFPo

Loving the blast after that penetration

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
Av post combo

Devils Affricate
Jan 22, 2010

Turrurrurrurrrrrrr posted:

Lol I had to click cum blast to see if it was real. It's real baby

India does this a lot, actually. I'm guessing using "cum" as a stand-in for "and" was something they picked up from the British occupation and were never updated on, probably because nobody who knows better wants it to stop.

Taerkar
Dec 7, 2002

kind of into it, really

Coquito Ergo Sum posted:

I posted about one of the orkiest tanks in the first Threead:

Not pictured: The two roof-mounted MGs that gave it a "bunny ear" look.

Also, when it was announced that "M2s" were being sent to Ukraine, a Taiwanese broadcast used a picture of the M2 medium instead of the Bradley.

Also some M2s had bullet deflectors installed on the corners so that the sponson MGs could ricochet bullets off of them and into trenches as the tank drove along them.

The cult of the MG was filled with wiiiiiild ideas.

shadow puppet of a
Jan 10, 2007

NO TENGO SCORPIO


Cthulu Carl posted:

Will the Russian soldiers crap their pants as part of the training? Or is that a skill Seagal will keep to himself?

Speaking of Russia's finest Defense of Dark Arts teachers, where is Seagull's traitorous cohort in silver screen hasbeen fatness Gérard Depardieu?

Why arent I seeing his sweaty adipose tissue jiggle in patterns making a day drunk's case on TV for why Russia needs to stop being too kind and loving towards its bordermates and stop sparing the rod?

zone
Dec 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1639103504932274181
But guise da notzees :dumb:

Flavahbeast
Jul 21, 2001


shadow puppet of a posted:

Speaking of Russia's finest Defense of Dark Arts teachers, where is Seagull's traitorous cohort in silver screen hasbeen fatness Gérard Depardieu?

Why arent I seeing his sweaty adipose tissue jiggle in patterns making a day drunk's case on TV for why Russia needs to stop being too kind and loving towards its bordermates and stop sparing the rod?

Even Depardieu couldn't support the war: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/french-actor-depardieu-blasts-putins-crazy-excesses-ukraine-2022-04-01/

He hasn't said much on it since, but he called the war "nonsense" in another interview a month ago

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

lol One of the most pathetic and weakest dodges by people in the early days of the war was “I’m just worried about Nazis becoming heroes!”

zone
Dec 6, 2016

Toxic Mental posted:

lol One of the most pathetic and weakest dodges by people in the early days of the war was “I’m just worried about Nazis becoming heroes!”

Like don't get me wrong Ukraine has its fair share of nutters like Right Sector etc. but that's hardly a justifiable reason to conduct a war of aggression against the whole country.

Devils Affricate
Jan 22, 2010
Russia is full of neo-nazis and white supremacists, lmao that anyone takes that line of argument for the invasion seriously

Ikasuhito
Sep 29, 2013

Haram as Fuck.

Devils Affricate posted:

Russia is full of neo-nazis and white supremacists, lmao that anyone takes that line of argument for the invasion seriously

The most prominent military unit in Russia is a fascist gang who's only falling out of favor because they've gotten to big for their britches.

Kung Food
Dec 11, 2006

PORN WIZARD
Inspired by the earlier discussion in the thread today I tried to give cooking borscht a try. For a first attempt it was actually really good! I was surprised because I haven't really liked beats the few times I've had them. Lessons for next time would be to try to slice the veggies thinner, cut the potatoes smaller and use less cabbage.

HolHorsejob
Mar 14, 2020

Portrait of Cheems II of Spain by Jabona Neftman, olo pint on fird

Kung Food posted:

Inspired by the earlier discussion in the thread today I tried to give cooking borscht a try. For a first attempt it was actually really good! I was surprised because I haven't really liked beats the few times I've had them. Lessons for next time would be to try to slice the veggies thinner, cut the potatoes smaller and use less cabbage.

I like to cut the root veggies into small cubes and shred the beets

Victis
Mar 26, 2008

zone posted:

Like don't get me wrong Ukraine has its fair share of nutters like Right Sector etc. but that's hardly a justifiable reason to conduct a war of aggression against the whole country.

If only Russia themselves hadn’t helped lionize some of those groups.

Russia’s whole plan in the lead up to Maidan was to promote (via media and also via financing the worst individuals) the western regions as a hotbed of anti-Russian radicalism and instigate THEM to breakaway. Legitimize “The perfidious Galician” narrative. Then they could swoop in to an ostensibly pro-Russian country and “pacify” just those areas

Instead, everything completely backfired and the result is those hardcore nationalist groups having their message validated in a lot of ways - “Russia wants to gently caress Ukraine” is a core tenet of all of them

Nationalism I think is dangerous but it simply isn’t thought of that way given an actual deranged and influential neighbor hoping to pick apart your nation

Victis fucked around with this message at 08:01 on Mar 24, 2023

Power Khan
Aug 20, 2011

by Fritz the Horse
https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1638908659517276161

Looking scary

Karate Bastard
Jul 31, 2007

Soiled Meat

Aikido has a pretty solid track record for its effectiveness in real combat situations. There are many real world examples but just to pick ultimate fighting as a litmus test, at no point has a top 100 fighter in the sport used the technique.

Cool Kids Club Soda
Aug 20, 2010
😎❄️🌃🥤🧋🍹👌💯

Karate Bastard posted:

Aikido has a pretty solid track record for its effectiveness in real combat situations. There are many real world examples but just to pick ultimate fighting as a litmus test, at no point has a top 100 fighter in the sport used the technique.


Karate Bastard posted:

:airquote:

Of course you're gonna say that

You're not Aikido Bastard, after all

Killer robot
Sep 6, 2010

I was having the most wonderful dream. I think you were in it!
Pillbug

Victis posted:

If only Russia themselves hadn’t helped lionize some of those groups.

Russia’s whole plan in the lead up to Maidan was to promote (via media and also via financing the worst individuals) the western regions as a hotbed of anti-Russian radicalism and instigate THEM to breakaway. Legitimize “The perfidious Galician” narrative. Then they could swoop in to an ostensibly pro-Russian country and “pacify” just those areas

Instead, everything completely backfired and the result is those hardcore nationalist groups having their message validated in a lot of ways - “Russia wants to gently caress Ukraine” is a core tenet of all of them

Nationalism I think is dangerous but it simply isn’t thought of that way given an actual deranged and influential neighbor hoping to pick apart your nation

Nationalists will gladly imagine foreign threats where none exist, but they have an easier time recruiting when they can use a nugget of truth in the recruitment pitch. If Russia wasn't acting like an existential threat to Ukraine, far-right nationalists might still claim it was, but they'd come off like the Americans who thought Jade Helm was pretense for the UN to occupy America for the New World Order. Or else they'd pivot to the dangers of the decadent West like Russian nationalists. But instead, they've had years of low-key occupation followed by full-on invasion.

Outright fascists are a little different than common nationalists since there it gets to that sort of thing since there are times (like France in WWI or some of the Putin-loving Americans today) where they'll initially identify with foreign fascists over their own government. But outside of that, fascists see an invasion to fight as a road to glory. But, like, you're not going to make fringe fascist movements less powerful by invading a country.

Drone_Fragger
May 9, 2007


Cthulu Carl posted:

Will the Russian soldiers crap their pants as part of the training? Or is that a skill Seagal will keep to himself?

Pant fu was taught to one other master only. And if you know putin, he doesn't share.

Drone_Fragger
May 9, 2007



I miss mine flail tanks, where you have a big spinning drum on the front with chains and beaters on which hit the ground ten metres in front of the tank to detonate or crush mines without risk to the vehicle. They were very, very good at clearing mines, like 100% success rate good, but had a unique problem that they would occasionally flick live mines out of the ground and fling them hundreds of metres, potentially into friendly troops.

Splorange
Feb 23, 2011

Killer robot posted:

Nationalists will gladly imagine foreign threats where none exist, but they have an easier time recruiting when they can use a nugget of truth in the recruitment pitch. If Russia wasn't acting like an existential threat to Ukraine, far-right nationalists might still claim it was, but they'd come off like the Americans who thought Jade Helm was pretense for the UN to occupy America for the New World Order. Or else they'd pivot to the dangers of the decadent West like Russian nationalists. But instead, they've had years of low-key occupation followed by full-on invasion.

Outright fascists are a little different than common nationalists since there it gets to that sort of thing since there are times (like France in WWI or some of the Putin-loving Americans today) where they'll initially identify with foreign fascists over their own government. But outside of that, fascists see an invasion to fight as a road to glory. But, like, you're not going to make fringe fascist movements less powerful by invading a country.

Apropo.. I've always found it chuckleworthy whenever far right lunatics gather for international events.. or you know, co-operate across borders.

Humanity's lack of irony, capacity to internalize conflicting views simultaneously and craving simple solutions is just great.

Deptfordx
Dec 23, 2013

Karate Bastard posted:

Aikido has a pretty solid track record for its effectiveness in real combat situations. There are many real world examples but just to pick ultimate fighting as a litmus test, at no point has a top 100 fighter in the sport used the technique.

Yeah, but they don't allow you to use 'The Touch of Death' in ultimate fighting.:colbert:

CannonFodder
Jan 26, 2001

Passion’s Wrench

CommieGIR posted:

Has to be a Panzer to qualify.
Now now, My Tank Is Fight also had the American "What if we tried to make a tank fly?" ridiculousness that existed but never really left the drawing board. The fiction was of the prototype's first test run and subsequent utter failure.


Jimlit posted:

so is everyones tank fetish 40k based?

:patriot:

CannonFodder fucked around with this message at 10:31 on Mar 24, 2023

Dwesa
Jul 19, 2016

Maybe I'll go where I can see stars

Drone_Fragger posted:

I miss mine flail tanks, where you have a big spinning drum on the front with chains and beaters on which hit the ground ten metres in front of the tank to detonate or crush mines without risk to the vehicle. They were very, very good at clearing mines, like 100% success rate good, but had a unique problem that they would occasionally flick live mines out of the ground and fling them hundreds of metres, potentially into friendly troops.
Mine flail demining vehicles are already in Ukraine (I know, they are much smaller)

https://twitter.com/GeneralStaffUA/status/1616767663812022272

Dwesa fucked around with this message at 10:30 on Mar 24, 2023

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Zzulu
May 15, 2009

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Drone_Fragger posted:

I miss mine flail tanks, where you have a big spinning drum on the front with chains and beaters on which hit the ground ten metres in front of the tank to detonate or crush mines without risk to the vehicle. They were very, very good at clearing mines, like 100% success rate good, but had a unique problem that they would occasionally flick live mines out of the ground and fling them hundreds of metres, potentially into friendly troops.

That sounds like they were not very good tbh

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