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HonorableTB posted:(horrifyingly detailed demonstration of why people should not take nuclear weapons lightly) Thank you for this post, like a lot of things in this thread it was terrifying yet informative.
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Sep 12, 2023 12:02
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Dwesa posted:On the subject of people wishing to die - they probably fly Russian airlines.  except Sochi dog
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Sep 12, 2023 12:14
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Putin: "Hundreds of destroyed tanks, thousands of destroyed vehicles! Thousands of denazified xenomorphs bred in secret US biolabs! Trillions of demilitarized deathsquitos!" Russian propaganda: footage of the same damaged tank/vehicle for the 50th time Something doesn't add up here. 
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Sep 12, 2023 12:17
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Dwesa posted:Putin: "Hundreds of destroyed tanks, thousands of destroyed vehicles! Thousands of denazified xenomorphs bred in secret US biolabs! Trillions of demilitarized deathsquitos!" You know what they say; if you have seen one, you have seen them all! 
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Sep 12, 2023 12:18
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Tarquinn posted:You know what they say; if you have seen one, you have seen them all! That's for sure
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Sep 12, 2023 12:21
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if you abandon your own tank it is a ukrainian tank if you destroy abandoned tank it is a ukrainian tank kill
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Sep 12, 2023 12:26
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https://twitter.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271
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Sep 12, 2023 12:34
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Malick23 posted:The issue with nukes is that they need to be constantly refreshed with nuclear material. Tritium has a half-life of about 12 years and you need that to build anything bigger than a WW2 bomb. This is assuming that a trigger with a longer half-life hasn't been discovered. I'd be rather interested to know if gaseous Tritium was actually the limiting factor here; in gas form it may be used to provide a boost to yield, but given the mechanism of action for a Teller-Ulam type weapon then I'd imagine you could drive a basic thermonuclear reaction simply by including lithium (or some compound of it at least) in the weapon design and allowing the neutron flux of the primary to breed sufficient Tritium at detonation time.
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Sep 12, 2023 12:36
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Alan Smithee posted:
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Sep 12, 2023 12:39
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Sep 12, 2023 12:40
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Sorry I couldn't help myself. 
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Sep 12, 2023 13:04
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ZogrimAteMyHamster posted:Sorry I couldn't help myself. MASTERSTROKE
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Sep 12, 2023 13:06
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Oh yes oh my oh wow
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Sep 12, 2023 13:09
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Fishbricks are bourgeois now.
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Sep 12, 2023 13:09
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Quoting Megadeth lyrics at the family and then just handing them potatoes.
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Sep 12, 2023 13:12
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"The commander ceremoniously presented the family of the fallen Russian soldier with the rest of his platoon-mates."
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Sep 12, 2023 13:12
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ZogrimAteMyHamster posted:Sorry I couldn't help myself. 
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Sep 12, 2023 13:14
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Dwesa posted:On the subject of people wishing to die - they probably fly Russian airlines. I have recently learned that in the past ten years Russian airlines deliberately headhunted most military pilots straight from pilot schools. Military pilot doing bombing runs in Syria would get 100 000 rubles monthly salary (1,5k usd on prewar rates, barely above median federal salary, now are certainly higher because even cannon fodder mobiks get 200k+, but too late) while civilian pilots are paid 500k monthly. Various SEA airlines also have been offering competetive rates. Thats also the reason why Russian airforce has not managed to secure air superiority in Ukraine.
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Sep 12, 2023 13:16
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ZogrimAteMyHamster posted:Sorry I couldn't help myself. lol
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Sep 12, 2023 13:19
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And I thought I am catastrophically bad at picking last minute gifts from the gas station because I forgot to get one earlier.
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Sep 12, 2023 13:27
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ZogrimAteMyHamster posted:Sorry I couldn't help myself. 
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Sep 12, 2023 13:28
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Dwesa posted:On the subject of people wishing to die - they probably fly Russian airlines. Ngl, landing a dysfunctional 320 in a field and not have it broken up is not an easy feat if it wasn't all so pethatic I'd say they pulled a sully with this one
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Sep 12, 2023 13:30
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Off camera - "We take back bag of potatoes now. Need for next family photo op." Van just cruising and making stops throughout the neighborhood like a UPS truck.
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Sep 12, 2023 13:34
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Mikojan posted:Ngl, landing a dysfunctional 320 in a field and not have it broken up is not an easy feat No poo poo, doesn't "complete failure of hydraulic systems" on an A320 mean they landed with engine power and elevator trim tabs as the only controls? That is absolutely amazing work from the aircrew.
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Sep 12, 2023 13:35
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it was covered in tires for a smoother landing
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Sep 12, 2023 13:38
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HonorableTB posted:I am a literal expert in nuclear warfare and the things I had to learn in order to become one was enough to crack ping this entire thread 50 times over. As bad as people think nuclear war would be, even in the most generous limited exchange, it would be so much worse it's almost impossible to describe using written word. For gently caress's sake we had to invent a new unit of measurement in order to be able to account for the amount of dead in ANY nuclear war scenario I would have thought you just sweep up the ashes and measure it in bushels.
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Sep 12, 2023 13:39
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Tuna-Fish posted:No poo poo, doesn't "complete failure of hydraulic systems" on an A320 mean they landed with engine power and elevator trim tabs as the only controls? That is absolutely amazing work from the aircrew. The tweet is probably exgagerating the hydraulic failure, since the slats / flaps are out showing they had at least some hydraulic pressure left on the green hydraulic circuit, which is the most important one A full hydraulic failure is almost exactly like you describe though and it has happened in the past with a safe landing, which is mind blowing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Baghdad_DHL_attempted_shootdown_incident Even then though, landing in a soft field is incredibly dangerous and requires some very good judgement / precise control Mikojan fucked around with this message at 13:56 on Sep 12, 2023 |
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Sep 12, 2023 13:46
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Mikojan posted:Ngl, landing a dysfunctional 320 in a field and not have it broken up is not an easy feat
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Sep 12, 2023 13:48
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 Non western countries are with us! lol and lmao putin you short bald gently caress
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Sep 12, 2023 13:52
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 How come Puccian gas stations are out of petrol when they're supposed to be petrol exporters? 
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Sep 12, 2023 14:18
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zone posted:
Right now they are exporting it all to Ukraine to get blown up by ukrainian drones
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Sep 12, 2023 14:26
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zone posted:
You EXPORT the petrol to other countries, you don't consume it yourself, GAWD!!!!
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Sep 12, 2023 14:34
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It’s called selfless commitment to the global market
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Sep 12, 2023 14:35
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ZogrimAteMyHamster posted:Sorry I couldn't help myself. Doing gods work. 
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Sep 12, 2023 14:38
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Tai posted:
Why would Chinese diplomats travel to Hashenwai when it will be returned to them soon enough?
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Sep 12, 2023 14:45
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fatherboxx posted:I have recently learned that in the past ten years Russian airlines deliberately headhunted most military pilots straight from pilot schools. Military pilot doing bombing runs in Syria would get 100 000 rubles monthly salary (1,5k usd on prewar rates, barely above median federal salary, now are certainly higher because even cannon fodder mobiks get 200k+, but too late) while civilian pilots are paid 500k monthly. Various SEA airlines also have been offering competetive rates. It's doesn't just happen in Russia. Military flying is the cheapest way, in terms of money, to get hours and certifications in many parts of the world. It's usually expensive to the pilots in terms of time, but the .mil->civil aviation pipeline can be very lucrative for a trained pilot. Retention is a motherfucker, especially in countries with an aging population and a shrinking pool of pilot candidates. The Japanese ASDF is a good example of this. The get one enlistment (past schooling) out of something like 2/3 of pilots, then lose them to airlines or transport companies. That kind of thing can seriously erode a whole organization, as fewer pilots rise in rank to be trainers or learn all the admin tasks needed to run a modern airforce. Some of this can be mitigated by contracting out parts of training, coming up with new terms of service regulations, and (shockingly) providing better pay, benefits, and chances for advancement. All of which the JASDF has been trying, while restrained by fairly strict Japanese rules about allowing SDF members to resign.
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Sep 12, 2023 14:49
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Why not offer scholarships like they do here? Get your uni degree in whatever you subject you want paid for and a basic salary while studying and agree to do 4 years once you graduate.
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Sep 12, 2023 15:00
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Tai posted:Why not offer scholarships like they do here? Get your uni degree in whatever you subject you want paid for and a basic salary while studying and agree to do 4 years once you graduate. University is free anyway 
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Sep 12, 2023 15:02
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Some more info on that Ural A320 https://avherald.com/h?article=50e4701a&opt=0quote:
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Sep 12, 2023 15:04
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To add on to my last post: Imagine you already have a well established airforce, plenty of educated and qualified pilot candidates (they have to be officers, after all), and a goverment willing to spend money to keep up capabilities. The weather is frequently lovely where you are located, so you decide to train someplace rather milder in climate, with year 'round flying weather. Luckily, a main supplier of your arms just so happens to be able to provide that service, allowing you to base entire units in their country. Now, you'll have to pay for this privilege, and give back to your host by cross-training, integrating operations, and maybe even hosting them in your country in turn. That is all fantastically expensive and requires a good bit of diplomacy and reliance on what good will you can establish, while being subject to domestic policies and public opinion (which may change quicker than your training pipeline can adapt). You still bleed pilots, becoming ever more reliant on contractors and other outside parties to keep everything going. If that goes on for long enough, there's no one in your own organization who knows how the systems, which you spent rather a lot of treasure and time acquiring, work. Those folks are long gone, and they're not coming back for love or money. Now you have, "black trades", jobs for which there is no way for you to train new people. Back to square one, building everything from scratch with the help of your better trained and equipped allies and whatever contractors you can find. More money, more problems, and you still bleed trained personnel. On, and on, and on...
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