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To be fair, the bit that survived with the name on is possibly the most solid bit of the missile. I believe it's one of the mounting lugs.How coincidental that out of the many surviving fragments, they just happened to find the one small piece that just happened to have the weapon's nickname inscribed on the inside.
Although I wasn't an armourer I was RAF ground crew for 20 years and to me the part looks genuine, for what that's worth.Typically, most western ordnance has MIL-SPEC or comparable (depending on nation) inventory designations stenciled on the piece, not it's associated name.
Ah, I didn't know that. A very good improvement.The ammunition in the Oplot is carried in a blow-out bustle.
The EU is kind of like the US under the Articles of Confederation. In any case, the EU was not intended to be a new country, but an economic and trade system.So is the USA and they are considered a union.
But I thought this thread was about the Ukrain and the war there, not about slanting the EU.
Has any Muslim country had fair and free elections? Maybe Malaysia. After 20+ years in power, if the army and system want Erdogan to win, he will win.One wonders what effects the election in Turkey may have, especially if Erdogan loses.
Unless they were fragged by their own cannon fodder.At least two that were not hiding in bunkers like their glorious leader.
Unless they were fragged by their own cannon fodder.
Having a colonel lead his unit from the front is an admirable trait to encourage subordinates and urge them on to greater achievements. Men will follow a leader that they see as indestructible. The problems come when that leader gets killed...and the myth of indestructibility is exposed. The impact on unit cohesion can be far worse than if the colonel had remained further to the rear to direct the forces.
If the colonel has to perform the job of captains or lieutenants, there is a problem relating to the captains or lieutenants formation.
And providing he is a good one...A colonel leading from the front does not mean he is necessarily doing the job of a captain or a lieutenant. Sometimes the colonel, with his greater experience and wider battlefield responsibilities, may see an opportunity that his subordinates can't see and it's simply more expeditious for the colonel to provide direct control. The captains and lieutenants will still be leading their companies and platoons. There are plenty of examples of senior leaders leading from the front...and it can pay off, providing the leader isn't killed.
And providing he is a good one...
'' There are only two kinds of campaign plans, good and bad. The good almost always fail by unforeseen circumstances that often make the bad succeed. ''And not forgetting the element of luck...which has a big role on any battlefield.