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Frosted Flake posted:I feel like this happens every 5 years in the Canadian Army and it's exhausting. Australia is the same way, they cut their order for new LAVs to a quarter in their latest defence review. "Acquisition of the Land Combat Vehicle System (Infantry Fighting Vehicle), should be reduced from 450 to 129 vehicles to provide one mechanised battalion". you can't cut our equipment that is only good for piggybacking war crimes with america, you will regret this
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Palladium posted:you can't cut our equipment that is only good for piggybacking war crimes with america, you will regret this Australia was apparently considering buying the new American stealth bomber, which is wild as far their relationship with China or their conception of Australia's place in the world goes.
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No Canada and Australia should procure mini weapons that can used outside of the country and also pass law to prevent lobbying from US MIC. Australia is too far gone but Canada can still work on her peaceful reputation.
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Shrinking the marines to light infantry makes sense if their fighter/fixed/lift wing is absorbed into the Navy. Turn them into embassy security and let them keep the helicopters for civilian evacuation/rescue.
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Ardennes posted:I guess the question is how Marines would actually be used, because the US Navy still has a ton of amphibious warfare/support ships in its fleet that need to be maintained and protected. I guess the marines are supposed to land on SCS atolls and hold them without access to heavy equipment? How are they going to be used elsewhere in a peer to peer fight? aleutians and kurils But imo if you're going to have a force like the marines, they should focus on their main mission and the government should not fund them as if they are Army 2: Now With Airforce
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are there any other countries besides the US that treat their marines/naval infantry as effectively their own separate and independent military that replicates all the functions of the other branches in miniature?
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Mister Bates posted:are there any other countries besides the US that treat their marines/naval infantry as effectively their own separate and independent military that replicates all the functions of the other branches in miniature? France has two kinds of marine, and so does Italy, which is funny in its own way.  9th Marine Infantry Brigade (Army) Naval Fusiliers (Navy) Commandos Marine (Navy)  Lagunari Regiment "Serenissima" (Army) Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli" (Airmobile, Amphibious, Cavalry Brigade, Army) San Marco Marine Brigade (Navy) Amphibious platoons, 1st Paratroopers Carabinieri Regiment "Tuscania" (Police  )Frosted Flake has issued a correction as of 20:02 on Jun 10, 2023 |
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I think the marines being a separate branch is a relic of early 20th century imperial adventurism. we’re not sending the army, we’re just landing a small detachment of marines. *proceeds to roll up haiti and half of central america *
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Mister Bates posted:are there any other countries besides the US that treat their marines/naval infantry as effectively their own separate and independent military that replicates all the functions of the other branches in miniature? Russia does this with their paratroopers, you can see how well that works out
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The Oldest Man posted:Russia does this with their paratroopers, you can see how well that works out Seems to work really well afaict
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Clark Nova posted:I think the marines being a separate branch is a relic of early 20th century imperial adventurism. we’re not sending the army, we’re just landing a small detachment of marines. quote:The remainder of the 19th century was marked by declining strength and introspection about the mission of the Marine Corps. The Navy's transition from sail to steam put into question the need for Marines on naval ships. Meanwhile, Marines served as a convenient resource for interventions and landings to protect American interests overseas. The Corps was involved in over 28 separate interventions in the 30 years from the end of the American Civil War to the end of the 19th century.[47] They were called upon to stem political and labor unrest within the United States.[48]
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Slavvy posted:Seems to work really well afaict Well it really helped Ukraine out
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Marines are so big in the US because they can used by the president without any congress rubber stamping. VDV is more like US special force green beret. stephenthinkpad has issued a correction as of 20:31 on Jun 10, 2023 |
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The Oldest Man posted:Well it really helped Ukraine out 
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didn't the us government abandon a whole bunch of people on their payroll? Secretary of State Blinken Participates in a Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony with the #AfghanEvac Coalition www.state.gov posted:Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will participate in a signing ceremony to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of State and #AfghanEvac on Monday, June 12, at 1:00 p.m. The event will take place at the National Museum of American Diplomacy and will be hosted by Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE), Mara Tekach.
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so, which company is gonna make money on this and end up leaking the GPS coordinates for doughy SPACE FORCE recruits  Space Force takes holistic approach to fitness | Federal News Network federalnewsnetwork.com posted:The Space Force wants potential recruits to know they don’t have to be models of strength and fitness to be Guardians — they just need a healthy lifestyle. A new fitness monitoring program offers guardians an alternative to traditional military physical fitness testing.
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I don’t know how holding position in the Hostomel airfield until relieved helped Ukraine out, seems kind of obtuse.
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Fulfilling their strategic function and achieving their tactical goal literally by the book = helping the enemy out It's kind of like how the nazis really appreciated all those paratroopers dropping into Normandy, really helped them out
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the western narrative was every single vdv guy died in the initial assault around the same time Russia ran out of artillery and their logistics were impossible. And a good job to because i can't imagine how dragged out and miserable the war would have been.
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Maed posted:the ukraine is correct though The Ukraine is right... wing!
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Regarde Aduck posted:the western narrative was every single vdv guy died in the initial assault around the same time Russia ran out of artillery and their logistics were impossible. And a good job to because i can't imagine how dragged out and miserable the war would have been. Let me run though my list of airborne operations that went off without a hitch... Eben-Emael?
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….not… that bad yet???
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Frosted Flake posted:Let me run though my list of airborne operations that went off without a hitch... Eben-Emael? lol even Varsity had some big screw ups
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gradenko_2000 posted:lol even Varsity had some big screw ups Varsity in particular had huge problems with German flack.
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Frosted Flake posted:Let me run though my list of airborne operations that went off without a hitch... Eben-Emael? What about the time skorzeny rescued Hitler's bestie?
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Frosted Flake posted:Let me run though my list of airborne operations that went off without a hitch... Eben-Emael? lol every paratrooper i know irl got rolled out of the service after a nasty injury picked up during a practice jump. forget combat, just from those small number of data points i assume even the training never goes off without a hitch
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Frosted Flake posted:Let me run though my list of airborne operations that went off without a hitch... Eben-Emael? There was this extremely necessary and really a combat jump honest in the invasion of Iraq. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northern_Delay
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Frosted Flake posted:Let me run though my list of airborne operations that went off without a hitch... Eben-Emael? tangail drop tangail drop (although it was just a brigade)
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Delta-Wye posted:lol every paratrooper i know irl got rolled out of the service after a nasty injury picked up during a practice jump. forget combat, just from those small number of data points i assume even the training never goes off without a hitch +4% per jump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAvPEzvrbX8&t=6s
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Slavvy posted:What about the time skorzeny rescued Hitler's bestie? Yeah but they were figbting other Italians and thats like figbting a war on easy mode, doesn't count. Also, lol, maybe even a lmao https://youtube.com/shorts/pxg_FLaq12w?feature=share
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KomradeX posted:Yeah but they were figbting other Italians and thats like figbting a war on easy mode, doesn't count. that navy? don't worry about that navy, its mild
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Delta-Wye posted:that navy? don't worry about that navy, its mild It really comes off more like theyre tryinf to reassure themsleves
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Frosted Flake posted:Australia was apparently considering buying the new American stealth bomber, which is wild as far their relationship with China or their conception of Australia's place in the world goes. Australia's stupid defence procurement is wild, just see the nuclear sub debacle. All I can think is that the US is leading us by the nose (that's the obvious bit) to make sure we have the capability to support their forces as Outpost South Asia.
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i dunno, the last time the brits used summer outfits extensively some bad poo poo went down
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It's an honour to be a guardsman and wear Full Dress. You're also supposed to be able to rest every 15 minutes or so.
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Frosted Flake posted:It's an honour to be a guardsman and wear Full Dress. I have my grandpa's parade shoes with those stupid metal nails to make it go clack clack. Should I convert it into dress shoes or is that a stupid idea. It's older than me and in perfect condition tho.
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take up tap dancing ofc
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Oh the clackers lol I think those are actually the same as tap dance shoes. A cobbler should be able to get them off and then repair the sole.
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