"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (2 Viewers)

[Thumpalumpacus]

The General shouldn't be to hard to hit for even a rookie sniper.

67 years old and almost 300 lbs ... this guy is overdue for a widowmaker anyways.

 

[SaparotRob]

Is a widowmaker a cocktail made with Vodka? He might need a drink after standing.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Is a widowmaker a cocktail made with Vodka? He might need a drink after standing.

It's a Cardiac Special.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Beauty, eh?

I do wish the media would stop publicly announcing when NATO troops are inside Ukraine.

 

[SaparotRob]

I appreciate Ukraine being rather tight lipped. However, it does sometimes seem to galvanize the West a bit. Others in the alliance are doing their part as it were. Keeping the war (or Special Military Oopsie) in short attention spanned minds. I do, however, agree with you.

 

[at6]

Uh oh, they are now pulling out the fat.... err big gun.

Obese retired Russian general sent to Ukraine as Putin runs low on commanders

General Pavel weighs 20 stone and is now aged 67 but has been put in charge of troops in eastern Ukraine because Vladimir Putin is running low on senior commanders

www.mirror.co.uk

Don't shoot it. Sh!t splatters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Admiral Beez]

I appreciate Ukraine being rather tight lipped. However, it does sometimes seem to galvanize the West a bit.

Just us civilian muppets. The others in the Alliance don't rely on the media for partner updates.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Just us civilian muppets. The others in the Alliance don't rely on the media for partner updates.

I'd be willing to bet Ukraine shares much more info with NATO than they do with the media; and the latter is probably curated fairly closely. We in the peanut gallery can only lob charges of "propaganda!" and complain, if we're so inclined.

 

[GrauGeist]

There is a great deal going on behind the curtain that we don't hear about.

Having "NATO troops" in Ukraine has been going on for years, it's nothing new.

They aren't killing Russians, they are teaching Ukrainians how to do that.

 

[ThomasP]

 

[vikingBerserker]

I swear, its the only country we've ever invaded and got pushed back, several times!

 

[Admiral Beez]

I swear, its the only country we've ever invaded and got pushed back, several times!

The forts Britain built in Canada around the time of the US Civil War are the most impressive. Clearly Britain was concerned.

I'm a longtime fan of historic British forts and fortifications, and often seek them out in my travels. Below is my list thus far.....

 

[Snautzer01]

Cant open the dl i am afraid.

 

[special ed]

I remember when Canadian forces had a permanent presence in Germany. The days of the cold war were an interesting time to live in the Fatherland.

A lil blast from the past…

Here is yours truly as a kid standing next to an East German soldier standing guard in East Berlin. I hope everyone has a good laugh.

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Who's image on your shirt?

 

[special ed]

Looks like the russians are doing their best to derail the 'special operation':

boomerang missile

While it likely didn't hit the troops who fired it, it shows the general quality of the gear they are using.

Could the residual heat from multiple missile launches have caused the missile to return home?

 

[SaparotRob]

The forts Britain built in Canada around the time of the US Civil War are the most impressive. Clearly Britain was concerned.

I'm a longtime fan of historic British forts and fortifications, and often seek them out in my travels. Below is my list thus far.....

I've seen the Quebec Citadel. Very impressive.

 

[buffnut453]

Maybe we need a thread for photos of forts and fortifications? It would be fun to see some of the places people have visited.

 

[GrauGeist]

Maybe we need a thread for photos of forts and fortifications? It would be fun to see some of the places people have visited.

Didn't we have a thread about that, recently?

 

[Mike Williams]

The forts Britain built in Canada around the time of the US Civil War are the most impressive. Clearly Britain was concerned.

I'm a longtime fan of historic British forts and fortifications, and often seek them out in my travels. Below is my list thus far.....

A bit tangential but I found the Revolutionary War era, British built Fort George in Castine, Maine very fascinating. Google Maps

Fort George (Castine, Maine) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Admiral Beez]

A bit tangential but I found the Revolutionary War era, British built Fort George in Castine, Maine very fascinating. Google Maps

Fort George (Castine, Maine) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That fort is the location for Bernard Cornwell's (of Sharpe fame, and others) book, the Fort. I thoroughly enjoyed it The Fort (novel) - Wikipedia