GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The Germans' offensive was launched almost a month and a half late and they assumed a quick victory before winter.
They only time they hoped for frozen ground, was to help their retreat...
"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (5 Viewers)
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They only time they hoped for frozen ground, was to help their retreat...
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How about 1812, and yet a different cast of characters?wow...tell me if this doesn't sound like a headline from the 1940's but with different players...
Ukraine Cold Snap Set To Freeze Russian Convoy, Could See Soldiers Quit
Glen Grant, from the Baltic Security Foundation, told Newsweek the cold weather will demoralize Russian troops stuck outside the Ukrainian capital and add to the logistical problems they already face.www.newsweek.com
Thumpalumpacus
Major
No. As I noted above, it's infuriating, the bureaucratese being practiced by our American government, to the point of allowing the Pentagon to dictate foreign policy.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
It was my misunderstanding. I knew the spent fuel still had residual heat. I had thought they were still hot enough to generate an explosion absent cooling water pumped over them. This is apparently not the case; the spent fuel rods do indeed have residual heat, but the waters over them are sufficient.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
It just absolutely blows my mind, I wish we had more leaders like Zelenskyy.
I cannot fathom leaders being this corwardly.
I cannot fathom leaders being this corwardly.
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Nah...we're too suave and sophisticated to elect an actor and TV personality to be our president.
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
It seems to me, that what's going on, is plausible deniability.
Putin's war is not going his way and he is going to try to use anything as justification for expanding/intensifying the situation.
So the governments are going to deny directly sending any aircraft to Ukraine even though they (Ukraine) *may* end up with some from "somewhere".
I hope that's what happens. The whole situation just seems wacky. If you are secretly trying to move planes into the country, just do it. You have deniability. Now, after all these press releases, it actually makes it harder to deny, and it's assumed you are lying. At least our position could have been, "Migs? What Migs? We know nothing of Migs. We build Lockheeds. Are there any Lockheeds in Ukraine?
Yes. The Ukrainian logistics organisation has been training for this. Those tanks being towed by farmers tractors were a warm up for the main event.
Yes, you may also construe this as being not only an attempt at humour but a serious possibility.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Well hard to make anything of this since WE (the US) been covertly operating MiG-29s in the US since the 1980s. There are even civilians operating them (I know a few)
Although this "plan" got a lot of press I think there is more to this - it might be a cover for some other equipment that might find it's way to Ukraine
Admiral Beez
Major
This is all a very sad end for the Mikoyan brand of fighters. Brother on brother with the same types. I wonder if the Mikoyan PAK program will go anywhere or if this is the end of the MiG.
My brother took photos of the 2008 Moscow Victory Day Parade (the first in 17 years?). He said it was a mild affair until the nukes arrived - then the crowd went beserk with wild excitement, thunderous yelling and cheering. So loud you "couldn't hear ya self think."
What's this one?
What's this one?
buffnut453
Captain
It's a Topol-M, the replacement for the SS-25 as Russia's land-based mobile strategic deterrent.
CORRECTION...actually that's the older SS-25. It's been replaced by the Topol-M.
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at6
1st Sergeant
Putin may be starting to think that he will lose and so wants to kill as many innocent people as possible before withdrawal.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
He was planning on just fighting the Ukraine military.
He had no idea that the grand army of the Farmers would enter the fight and steal all his equipment...
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Speaking of which...
hawkeye2an
Staff Sergeant
Digbys
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
As I was typing "Digby" I was afraid to be wrong again so rather than double check, I played it safe.
Escuadrilla Azul
Tech Sergeant
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Perhaps we should send the ukrainians more John Deere and less MiG so they can steal russian equipment faster.
