Admiral Beez
Major
That was your sole takeaway from my post? Then I wholly retract those earlier statements, if you're interested to know where I stand on MBTs, see above.
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That was your sole takeaway from my post? Then I wholly retract those earlier statements, if you're interested to know where I stand on MBTs, see above.Uh, yeah, you are. 2 weeks into the war (and every week thereafter) you have been:
I'm disappointed that that was your sole takeaway from my post.
Then I wholly retract those earlier statements, if you're interested to know where I stand on MBTs, see above.
This reference to Finland's "Winter War" with the Soviet Union brought back memories of 1956-1957 when my family lived in an American housing area on Platenstrasse in Frankfurt. Our next door neighbors were from Finland, the Paasonen family, and I went to high school with the son, Henry. I encourage everyone to look up "Operation Stella Polaris". At the time, my dad told me that Mr Paasonen had been someone important and that he worked in the I G Farben building where he also worked. I did not know of Stella Polaris at that time, only finding out about it a few years ago but we knew there was something strange- their windows were always covered and they did not go out much. Now I know why.
No, it's not all I take away from it. Overall you are a great contributor. You have sparked great conversations, especially in this thread. I thank you for that.
I think we all just have to realize that there are some things beyond anyone's control and there are forces that just mean some things are not possible (at least at this point in the game).
(I've yet to see any military leader anywhere who says "I have all the forces I need to accomplish my mission"; they ALWAYS want more).
This video does not do justice to the Hawk. The Hawk missile system is impressive in many ways, even if it's old. The launcher's & radar antenna's slew rate is REALLY fast as you might expect from its being designed to knock down high-speed low-flying planes. When I arrived at the Ordnance Guided Missile School in the spring of 1961, I was initially assigned to a new Hawk battalion. Just before I got there a repairman had needed to do something in the base of a launcher and opened a cover in it. Unfortunately, he had just switched on the system when he put his head in to look. When the tubes in the servo motor driver warmed up, the launcher slewed around at a terrific rate of speed. It was fatal.
No, but I personally have heard a political leader tell a military leader they will do with what they have…
Sounds like Britain taking stock at what's left to send to retake the Falklands.That's the other certainty in military force generation...politicians saying that resources aren't available (having previously made cuts because it was deemed that said forces weren't necessary).
This video does not do justice to the Hawk. The Hawk missile system is impressive in many ways, even if it's old. The launcher's & radar antenna's slew rate is REALLY fast as you might expect from its being designed to knock down high-speed low-flying planes. When I arrived at the Ordnance Guided Missile School in the spring of 1961, I was initially assigned to a new Hawk battalion. Just before I got there a repairman had needed to do something in the base of a launcher and opened a cover in it. Unfortunately, he had just switched on the system when he put his head in to look. When the tubes in the servo motor driver warmed up, the launcher slewed around at a terrific rate of speed. It was fatal.
"LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - A senior Russian foreign ministry official said that commercial satellites from the United States and its allies could become legitimate targets for Russia if they were involved in the war in Ukraine."
Russia warns West: We can target your commercial satellites
A senior Russian foreign ministry official said that commercial satellites from the United States and its allies could become legitimate targets for Russia if they were involved in the war in Ukraine.www.reuters.com
Iranian drones to Star Wars.