buffnut453
Captain
Rather depends how many were actually killed or were wounded so badly that they're unable to fight again. There's plenty of reporting about Russia pushing wounded men back into the fight.
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You'd think so. If 400,000 US casualties were reported in 2024 there would be calls for the president's head. But we're not seeing any protests in Russia whatsoever. Sure, the regime keeps a lock down on dissent, until it can't.That's got to be untenable -- that's an annual casualty rate of over 400,000.
Yeah, they almost needed to put a cache of alcohol in the bunker that only became accessible after the launch. The crews could then sit back and have a nice drink before the end.While it seemed there was always an intention on both sides to make missile sites as hardened as possible: I do remember an interview from a person who served on Titan II's (1980-1984) who specifically said that they never had any expectation of living much more than a half hour after turning those keys.
I'd imagine
I'm hoping the first we know is after they have had their first successful missions.WHERE'S THE DANGED F-16s!
Truthfully, I haven't carried a smartphone on me in months, and my flip-phone seems barely a smart-phone.Russian military faces potential smartphone ban
The Russian State Duma lower house has proposed new amendments that would classify the carrying of electronic gadgets by military personnel in the combat zone in Ukraine as a "gross disciplinary offense." The Defense Committee of the State Duma has backed these amendments, which, if passed...defence-blog.com
I am constantly surprised that neither side doesn't use more smoke. Its quick, low tech, cheap and may well confuse the drone operator in the last stage of the attack.The Luckiest Artillery Gunners In The Ukrainian Army May Have Survived Six Russian Attacks
The AS-90 crew did the right thing—and hunkered down.www.forbes.com
You'd think so. If 400,000 US casualties were reported in 2024 there would be calls for the president's head. But we're not seeing any protests in Russia whatsoever. Sure, the regime keeps a lock down on dissent, until it can't.
Rather depends how many were actually killed or were wounded so badly that they're unable to fight again. There's plenty of reporting about Russia pushing wounded men back into the fight.
I am constantly surprised that neither side doesn't use more smoke. Its quick, low tech, cheap and may well confuse the drone operator in the last stage of the attack.
Not necessarily, many modern smokes are designed to obscure on the IR spectrum too.Wouldn't IR detectors be a cheap and easy counter?