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No it wasn't a false report about the transport plane full of VDV getting shot down. The US provided the Intel for it https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-intel-helped-ukraine-protect-air-defenses-shoot-russian-plane-carry-rcna26015 I would argue this is one of the most strategically important tactical actions of the entire war so far.
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Jul 13, 2023 21:03
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zone posted:
It was easy for Kremlin propaganda and bots to basically signal boost the legit problems of the world for the last decade because, let's be honest, things in the 21st century are not exactly running well and increasing numbers of people are finding themselves on the wrong side of worsening economic stratification. Then they start slipping in the more hardline and social conservative stuff, and the same people who parroted the legit criticism just kept uncritically parroting Russia's bullshit when it got to the "western blue haired SJWs want to turn your innocent children trans" and "the Ukrainian people are actually Russian and yearn for freedom from the evil coked up nazi Zelensky" point. The_Franz fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Jul 13, 2023 |
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Jul 13, 2023 21:05
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tiaz posted:They can't safely go further with them, but they don't have to jerry-rig western munitions and do weird ground-programming chicanery like they did with those antiradar missiles to make it work at all. Between that and soft factors they should actually be more effective than the MiG-29s they've been using (iirc), but not decisive. Oh yeah, they'll absolutely help quite a bit, they've just been way over-hyped. HonorableTB posted:No it wasn't a false report about the transport plane full of VDV getting shot down. The US provided the Intel for it Thanks for the correction and I agree with that.
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Jul 13, 2023 21:08
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Pigma_Micron posted:I was thinking that some of those (especially the Thompson) were looking pretty fuckin' cherry. wonder if they're those new production semi auto thompsons
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Jul 13, 2023 21:28
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hazardousmouse posted:wonder if they're those new production semi auto thompsons Probably not. It's not a great gun for military use anyway and the US switched to the M3 as soon as it could. It's ridiculously expensive, heavy, temperamental, and chambered in a round that's unused in Russia and Europe in any quantity. And you'd have to get the lovely shell of Auto-Ordinance to get an export license to a sanctioned country for military use, or just smuggle them over... for some reason.
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Jul 13, 2023 21:51
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 russian BMP
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Jul 13, 2023 21:52
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fatherboxx posted:
Body Masturbation Pillow?
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Jul 13, 2023 21:56
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DkHelmet posted:Probably not. It's not a great gun for military use anyway and the US switched to the M3 as soon as it could. It's ridiculously expensive, heavy, temperamental, and chambered in a round that's unused in Russia and Europe in any quantity. And you'd have to get the lovely shell of Auto-Ordinance to get an export license to a sanctioned country for military use, or just smuggle them over... for some reason. WW2 era thompsons were $200 USD in 1930s-1940s money, they were really expensive even after being modified to be simpler and cheaper
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Jul 13, 2023 21:57
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EasilyConfused posted:Also F-16s aren't exactly stealthy, so I'm not sure they're going to be able to do any significant force projection with them given the massive amounts of anti-air Russia has.
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Jul 13, 2023 22:09
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Pablo Bluth posted:Isn't a lot value in F-16 that it opens up a lot of options for NATO missiles and bombs?  HonorableTB fucked around with this message at 22:43 on Jul 13, 2023 |
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Jul 13, 2023 22:11
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“Autonomous free flight dispensers system” what does it dispense, free samples?
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Jul 13, 2023 22:34
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Arivia posted:“Autonomous free flight dispensers system” what does it dispense, free samples? bomblets that gently caress up runways, or bomblets that gently caress up armor, etc. It's a cluster bomb with ordnance options
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Jul 13, 2023 22:36
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MrQwerty posted:bomblets that gently caress up runways, or bomblets that gently caress up armor, etc. so, yeah, free samples.
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Jul 13, 2023 22:44
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I'm relieved that they're compatible with Pilots.
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Jul 13, 2023 22:47
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Seeing that exploded ordnance view makes me wonder why they couldn't also mount a sidewinder to the tip of the vertical stabilizer just like they do at the tip of each wing.
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Jul 13, 2023 22:57
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I've always wondered what a sane Russian would be like if they met some western tankie IRL
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Jul 13, 2023 23:00
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McGavin posted:Body Masturbation Pillow? Thats the (5mins) leave command promised them. Morale is strong!
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Jul 13, 2023 23:00
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So it looks like Biden just called for 3K reservists to be pulled up to active duty as support for Europe/NATO efforts. Presumably this is backfill for people deployed as support for NATO partners. Training, logistics, manning boats and poo poo, etc. Small number of people but unusual enough to warrant attention I guess. Not sure what prompted it. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing...to-active-duty/
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Jul 13, 2023 23:04
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Objective Action posted:So it looks like Biden just called for 3K reservists to be pulled up to active duty as support for Europe/NATO efforts. Presumably this is backfill for people deployed as support for NATO partners. Training, logistics, manning boats and poo poo, etc. Not sure it's unusual. It's really common to call up reservists for exercises.
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Jul 13, 2023 23:06
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Tai posted:I've always wondered what a sane Russian would be like if they met some western tankie IRL that would require a tankie to leave their house
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Jul 13, 2023 23:06
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fatherboxx posted:that would require a tankie to leave their parents' ftfy
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Jul 13, 2023 23:08
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the popes toes posted:Not sure it's unusual. It's really common to call up reservists for exercises. I believe you, don't really know anything about how that all works. Just thought it was interesting since it was a few thousand people specifically earmarked as going towards support for "Operation Atlantic Resolve". I don't recall usually seeing specific EOs to pull reservists up to full active duty like that either but I admit I haven't looked into it carefully. 
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Jul 13, 2023 23:10
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the popes toes posted:Not sure it's unusual. It's really common to call up reservists for exercises. reserves sure. not IRR tho.
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Jul 13, 2023 23:17
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ded posted:reserves sure. not IRR tho. I have 2 years left in IRR. gently caress
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Jul 13, 2023 23:19
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WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:I have 2 years left in IRR. I had a bunch of friends get called back for IRR duty a while back while I wasn't. Sometimes there is just a weird shortage of a specific MOS in certain areas due to retirements or other stuff and they need a few folk to paint some parking lots while the trainees finish school. Chances of recall are of course higher the more specialized your MOS... I bet there are a number of Russian linguists getting brought back for a few more months.
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Jul 13, 2023 23:22
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El Jebus posted:I had a bunch of friends get called back for IRR duty a while back while I wasn't. Sometimes there is just a weird shortage of a specific MOS in certain areas due to retirements or other stuff and they need a few folk to paint some parking lots while the trainees finish school. Chances of recall are of course higher the more specialized your MOS... I bet there are a number of Russian linguists getting brought back for a few more months. 11b So I guess if I get called back im going to die operating a Davy Crockett
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Jul 13, 2023 23:29
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In college a colonel from ft Jackson, SC called to try and recruit me for SIGINT because I was just back from Russia and they promised me free college and a commission in exchange for ten years service, likely translating intercepts in some central European base lol. Ten years was a long time so I said nah
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Jul 13, 2023 23:31
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Arivia posted:“Autonomous free flight dispensers system” what does it dispense, free samples? Airdropped version of a T-shirt cannon.
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Jul 13, 2023 23:46
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im pretty sure a group of f16s loaded with harms/air superiority missiles and accompanied by decoy drones would absolutely loving ruin russias day, but im not a pilot or even an air force vet so
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Jul 13, 2023 23:48
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https://mil.in.ua/en/news/six-more-gepard-spaags-were-delivered-to-ukraine/quote:Germany handed over another six Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled guns and ammunition to the Ukrainian air defense.
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Jul 13, 2023 23:51
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GABA ghoul fucked around with this message at 00:01 on Jul 14, 2023 |
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Jul 13, 2023 23:52
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How long will 150 rounds last one system?
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Jul 13, 2023 23:54
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Vaginaface posted:How long will 150 rounds last one system? Given the number of lovely drones being fired almost daily at Ukrainian cities, not all that long.
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Jul 13, 2023 23:56
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WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:11b Hey, at least you'll get a front row seat*! HonorableTB posted:In college a colonel from ft Jackson, SC called to try and recruit me for SIGINT because I was just back from Russia and they promised me free college and a commission in exchange for ten years service, likely translating intercepts in some central European base lol. Ten years was a long time so I said nah That is where I went to basic! I was a Russian linguist's roommate for a bit, too. 10 years is a long rear end time and you made the right choice. *trench
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Jul 14, 2023 00:02
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I had to opportunity to spend a year active duty in europe to replace guys taken off bases there and regret not doing it I would have painted those parking lots so hard
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Jul 14, 2023 00:20
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WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:I have 2 years left in IRR. I doubt they need anyone to eat crayons on the Polish side of the border, you'll be fine bro. (Also, did no one tell you the secret to not getting re-activated? It's: keep eating and drinking like you're still enlisted, but stop doing pt)
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Jul 14, 2023 00:23
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XYZAB posted:Seeing that exploded ordnance view makes me wonder why they couldn't also mount a sidewinder to the tip of the vertical stabilizer just like they do at the tip of each wing. that is a done thing iirc
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Jul 14, 2023 00:37
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Zippy the Bummer posted:that is a done thing iirc no it what I've never seen it done if it is. store separation seems like a nightmare, how could you prevent it from impacting the airframe? it has to go up first, it (*e: seems like it) would be a totally different launch system 2e: wait poo poo that's the joke isn't it. Vaginaface posted:How long will 150 rounds last one system? I've seen intercepts with 10-15 rounds so I would say 10ish shot down. I've also seen them fire 3-5 round bursts so maybe they've got hot-poo poo operators who are more efficient than that tiaz fucked around with this message at 00:57 on Jul 14, 2023 |
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Jul 14, 2023 00:52
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The_Franz posted:Žižek espousing a similar opinion seems to have broken a lot of brains too. I read that as Žižek stating Bernie is a neocon and I did a double-take.
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zone fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Jul 14, 2023 |
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