Thank you jm
Cold War eara would be the proper term.
Gas mask would have been world war1 I think.
It's funny you should mention this. We always hear of people scoffing at Russian "Soviet Era" weapons. Isn't the B-52 a "Soviet Era" aircraft? The F-16, F-111, the Harrier Jet? The A-10, the M-16......the GAS-MASK?
The think is that Russia is finding it harder and harder to keep light artillery at the front. If a single Rissian tank attacked a couple squads ,(12-16 troops) it probably safe to say they would probably have a couple of LAWs rockets. Now those LAWs would be very effective against a Russian tank ( I think we can accept that). They might even have a Javelin which would definitely stop the Russian tank in tracks.
The Russian RPG will only glance off any upgraded T72/90's and Bradley's are fairly immune. The Russian ATM are two man operated and have to be guided onto the target not fire and forget systems.
Therefore the UA may be gambling at times that the Russian have no ATM's available at squad/ platoon level which is not the case with the UA
And yet the so close courage ones are rolling back on their pledges the UK offered tanks to force the Germans to act the same with the US ,
So why are the US not giving aircraft of their own,the dutch own 24 F16s ,they won't be handing over a large part of their own airforce to the Ukrainans,
Jets are expensive to replace let alone giving them away and could well be downed in a week
I seem to recall a time, quite recently in fact, when no one would send a modern western tank, and then the UK did, and then others suddenly found the courage they had been lacking.
When the same evil that is being visited on Ukrainian civilians is being suffered by Russian civilians, then I'll have sympathy for them too! No problem. When Russian infrastructure is destroyed in the middle of winter, same as Ukraine's was. When the Russian hospitals are not able to function, when Russian women and men are being raped and murdered, same as Ukraine's, when Russian children are being mass kidnapped. Yes, believe me, I will have the same sympathy for them as I do for Ukrainians. But until then, sorry, all of my sympathy is reserved for those who deserve it, the Ukrainians.
They still need an export licence.
It is up to the Dutch if they want to donate F16's, it's a sovereign decision.... They just need an export license.
It's not a case of the US deciding to force the Dutch to hand over their planes.
He even mentions broad support in the US as that's where the export licence decision is.
I'm not sure how you can't grasp it after all this time, especially with all the pressure on Germany WRT leopards. Are you just taking quotes out if context to find the latest baddie, the Dutch this time?
So how come no American F16s ,F15s,F18s,A10s been sent to Ukraine,oh the dutch might be able to send a few
Lol 😂😂😂
More and more cracks showing
US Ambassador to the OSCE Michael Carpenter said that he expects broad support in the US for a possible decision by the Netherlands to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine , he said in an interview with Delfi .
Asked whether the White House was ready to allow the Netherlands to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, the ambassador said: “We have long held the view that what our allies supply is their business. And we support the countless (defense) contributions that our allies contributed for Ukraine”.
Carpenter called it correct to discuss the transfer of more modern weapons to Ukraine compared to last year, when Kiev was mainly handed over Soviet-made equipment.
“And so I expect there will be broad support in the United States from our allies who will continue to step up their contributions,” Carpenter said.
Any sovereign country, including NATO members, can provide Ukraine with combat aircraft and conduct pilot training for them, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said at a briefing on Feb. 10.
“These are all sovereign decisions,” said Kirby. “If a NATO nation or even a non-NATO nation wants to provide capabilities like fighter aircraft to Ukraine, that’s certainly their decision to make.”
You didn't correct me, US officials have made it pretty clear the decision is up to the countries that have the F-16s. Kirby did not correct or refute the original statement by Carpenter, he re-affirmed it.
In other conflicts you would euphemistically call this "collateral damage", would you not? If the Russians deliberately targeted these sites then they should be held accountable. But it's no secret that the Ukrainians have been positioning command centres and gun batteries in civilian residential areas and schools. Some on here have even said "what do you expect them to do, place them in a wide open field where they are sitting ducks?"
They have gained more than they lost,
Unlike the orcs who can't replace their 60% losses
Stop with the lies.
Also in tactical wargaming you're not dealing with crippling allied air superiority, severe lack of fuel, increasingly poorly trained crews, and general lack of supporting units that really crippled Germany's ability to engage effectively against Allied forces in Western Europe.
In isolation the Tiger was a very formidable tank, but German armour in general after 1943 or so was operating under horrendously one-sided conditions.
They both are having difficulty. Russia lost half or more of their tanks, Ukraine has lost enough as to be very reliant on the promise of western MBTs.
Western MBTs would not be such a big deal had Ukraine not lost enough equipment of their own either. Contrary to either side's propaganda, it is a bloody war of attrition on both sides. Big losses all round
I give more of a sh!t about Ukrainian civilians than you and your ilk do. And I care more about Ukrainian civilians or any civilians than you do. You certainly don't care one whit about Russian civilians since some of your fellow travellers called for the nuking of Russian cities and banning Russians from travelling simply because they are Russian. Some want Russians abroad all put under surveillance or made to publicly denounce the Putin government or be booted out of the country.
What's any of that got to do with Russians murdering and raping their way into Ukraine?
I think they're mistaking a spat last year between the Republicans and Biden ver the US not having proper accountability checks in place to monitor 20 billion (at the time?) of weapons sent, and have taken it up as Ukraine actually having lost the lot. The onus is on the US to track their aid, it shouldn't fall on the receiver in the middle of a war.
But according to one supposedly respectable person on here, it's Ukraine that is having the difficulty.
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Was it a high school boondoggle ???
"Difficulty Ukraine is having"
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There is only one side in difficulty here, and it certainly isn't Ukraine.
In Darfur, Sudan, I drove an elderly Dacia. The engine and gearbox worked in that it always started and drove. The brakes were ok ( once you got used to them, ditto the steering) the suspensions had given up the ghost a long time ago, so the ride was a bit bouncy, but you got used to that. The windows once you got them open, you might find it difficult to close them again, and its not funny when the very hot desert wind blows very hot sand into the car. I doubt very much if it had to go for an NCT, it would pass, most likely they would stick it straight in the crusher. But you know something, that car never let me down, either in the desert or around town. You need different solutions for different circumstances.
Sources for Zelensky sacking his entire administration, that 30% of aid that was sent is "gone", that 20 billion isn't accounted for.
These sources better not be the Russian disinfo I suspect it is.
Also, your mask is now fully off.
They have 18 lepoard 2 tanks but they are only leased from Rheinmetall and schlotz blocked them from being bought by the dutch to then give to the Ukrainans
What crackpot website did you read those claims
I meant the other connotation of promise - an expectation of favourable future circumstance. 'she showed great promise.'
Couldn't resist it. Sorry.
The guy provides analysis to the US Govt, so to be given some credit. Not Joe Rogan obviously, Peter Zeihan. Why it's important to listen to the guest and not the host, but sometimes it's best to avoid both depending on the episode.
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