The Iron Rose posted:Correct me if I’m wrong but I recall that during the Islamic revolution there were a number of f14s that Iran either owned or had paid for that we obviously did not return to them. I can’t quite find the search terms to verify this though. 80 delivered. Edit: yeah I can't find poo poo about cancelled or embargoed aircraft. Smiling Jack fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Jan 9, 2020 |
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MRC48B posted:Zero days, as they say. nice
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Kafouille posted:Shilkas were supposed to directly accompany the tanks, they really don't have the range to setup and stand off. Yeah, the Shilka / Gepard / Sgt York  were supposed to be accompanying armored units. They didn't have very long range for AD units, being gun based.
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tangy yet delightful posted:Fair point. Edit: never mind. Forget you read that.
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It would be a better PR move for Iran to admit that one of their junior officers hosed up, blame the Great Satan for raising tensions in the region, mention the USS Vincennes shootdown, and then make the point that unlike the imperialist capitalist running dogs Iran accepts full responsibility, and really, isn't Iran acting so much nicer than Cheeto Mussolini? Would probably score them a lot of PR points.
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Mortabis posted:It's always better PR to admit fault when everyone already knows you did it, but somehow people and organizations still don't do it. A mystery for the ages. Possibly related to an internal power struggle /politics (just guessing) or just an entrenched "deny everything" mentality. We live in a post truth world anyway.
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So, today while re-reading Dispatches and doing some wiki research on missing photojournalists, I learned that a Vietnam Veteran was killed in Afghanistan back in 2006, at the age of 52. https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-sgt-1st-class-john-t-stone/1657655 An impressive life.
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How did the USS Stark track the attacking aircraft but miss the Exocet launches? First warning they had was when a lookout called it in. The more I read about the US Navy surface warfare capabilities (aforementioned shooting a Turk ship with a sea sparrow, USS Stark, USS Vincennes, ramming incidents) has me convinced it's a goddamn dumpster fire and nothing works.
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Raenir Salazar posted:At your job do they tell you/suggest something like, "Don't say where you work except to close family/friends, especially not to tinder dates or on social media." How strictly do you abide by this? Me, pretty strictly. You'd be amazed at the amount of dumb poo poo people put on social media / say in elevators / etc. I once had to call up a detective and tell him I knew all about his wiretap, and so does Brooklyn Defender Services because a legal aid couldn't keep his trap shut in an elevator. I can only imagine what these dumbasses say in bars. Edit: I highly doubt a public defender from an unrelated case tipped anyone off, most of them take ethics very seriously but you can't be too careful. Smiling Jack fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Jan 11, 2020 |
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Maybe there were just 4746 other Edmond Rostand fans who registered first. Edit: i for one, have absolutely no idea why I picked this username. No clue. Means nothing of significance.
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shame on an IGA posted:I know exactly why I chose my username. I was mad at a supermarket. Username checks out. Only places I ever saw a IGA were in Montauk.
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Nebakenezzer posted:One got stuck in Montreal last year when the St. Lawrence iced up. Condo owners complained about the INTOLERABLE RACKET* it made running at idle. Habitat 67 are the most cold war condos
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