kage69
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Agreed.
Makes me wonder what they are using for explosives and casing. I know a lot are 3D printed, but the guys using them will drop whatever the hell they can get their hands on I bet. I'm seeing a lot of orcs walk away when they're right next to the explosion though. Wounding is better then killing when the aim is too delay and impede the enemy, sure, but maybe the typical Russian regard for injured comrades mitigates that a bit? Some of these videos make me think the frag effect isn't as pronounced as with real grenades or mortar rounds.
If only the Netherlands were to suddenly locate an old cache of those gnarly little mini grenades they used to make, the V40s. You don't get as much compB or mass as an M67, but if you're inside of 5m from det point - you're fucked. I can see small drones carrying them in pairs (BumperNuts for Yuri!), making sure every target gets at least a double tap. Give some to American volunteers with baseball experience; et voila, poor mans Mk19 haha.
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no. It would just be more expensive to access space, that is all.
The near earth satellites like starlink that skim the upper atmosphere while periodically burning fuel are very resistant to that sort of thing.
K1052
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The Europeans have similarly warned the Chinese multiple times now. Xi isn't seeing any daylight between nations in the west on this which should give him a lot of pause.
zinfamous
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How is this garbage not in Leavenworth right now due to his funding and aid in treason against the United States? I just don't fucking get it. I just don't understand the tolerance for specifically unambiguous and freely-admitted crimes against the country that he took an oath to defend. Fuck this Orc.
zinfamous
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Actually, it was Ukraine that used a ceasefire in the past to resupply, not Russia.
Former German Chancellor Merkel admits the Minsk agreement was merely to buy time for Ukraine’s arms build-up
Merkel’s recent interview with <em>Die Zeit</em> confirms the view of the WSWS that NATO has wanted war from the start but needed time for its military preparations.www.wsws.org
Nice try at projecting though…
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nope. you're lying again.
kage69
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We warned Putin, many times, and he didn't listen. And look where it got Russia.
I was hoping Xi's ears worked better if for no other reason he isn't done building the military he wants, that and China would do a lot worse under the same sanctions. The problem is his agenda is built at home on confrontation with the West, using our system to build what they want to replace it with. Xi wants to do this, plus take Taiwan, before they don't have enough young people to do it. Letting Russia go this alone increases the odds of neither country getting to end their last century on their own terms. If the Russian Fed falls apart there likely won't be any Russian military or political support for helping with Taiwan.
Personally I still think China is going to do it. Just remains to be seen how, and how much. If Russia isn't ready for the end of mud season Ukraine will out maneuver and out shoot them, with the strategy of Russian attrition resoundingly rebuked with superior firepower and morale. China will try to prevent this, to at least pressure the conflict into a stalemate.
Doesn't matter though. Either Ukraine wins, or America goes to war for real when Russia comes back soon on NATO members.
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Puffnstuff
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Remember what happened to the ISS when Russia destroyed a satellite and scattered the aftermath across LEO?
cytg111
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kage69
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Forever? No, debris eventually falls out of orbit and burns up. But certain zones would be turned into complete shitshows for years were satellites to start blowing up all over the place. Russia should remind itself of Wagner's use of Chinese sat intel, maybe recall that we can take out satellites from boats.
That guy lol. His argument about Minsk is absurd. Ukraine signed on to get a reprieve so they could build their strength and then never implemented it as a trick!
It’s so stupid I can barely type the words.
NTMBK
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Jaskalas
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Belarus says it has 1.5 million potential soldiers outside armed forces
Guess who wants us to know they have fresh meat ready to place on the table?
I don't know why they want us to know that...
Paranoia seems to be a hallmark of these regimes. (Not that we did much better after 9-11)
Guess who wants us to know they have fresh meat ready to place on the table?
I don't know why they want us to know that...
Paranoia seems to be a hallmark of these regimes. (Not that we did much better after 9-11)
Was Iraq a 'homeland' defense war? How about Syria? How about Libya? Or Somalia? Why did we stay in Afghanistan 10 years after OBL was killed? What exactly have these countries done to us? 'Homeland defense war' sounds like a slogan created by warharks @ the Pentagon. Am I talking to Lindsey Graham here? If you want to go ahead and fall for that 'to protect America, you must invade countries first' CIA propaganda, that's fine. Although I do find it interesting other countries are able to protect their homeland without launching invasions/coups/sanctions/destabilization/psyops like our country does.
Besides, the point I was trying to make was we lost a 20 year war against illiterate goat herders, but somehow we're supposed to win a war against Russia + China? You're delusional if you think that. If China steps in and provides help, its game over.
Indus
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Game over man! game over for China and you!
China that hasn't been able to be able to take Taiwan for 70+ years is somehow magically going to destroy Ukraine and NATO and the US and Japan and Korea and Taiwan and Philippines and Australia and India??
You really sound like an idiot devoid of logic throwing shit at the wall and hoping something sticks!
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hal2kilo
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You must not be aware of the addiction to just in time delivery now demanded by all intelligent capitalist enterprises.
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A recent article about artillery production said the military is looking for longer term contacts to ensure a consistent pipeline of products. I imagine the same will be true for other munitions as well
Russia is currently losing a war against what amounts to a NATO JV team armed with outdated versions of our weapons.
A conventional war between Russia and the US would have been over long ago with the Russian army entirely six feet underground.
cytg111
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Bitch knows what is coming. The fall and breakup of Russia. All by his own doing.
www.theguardian.com
Vladimir Putin accuses west of seeking to ‘dismember’ Russia
Russian leader’s comments on state TV channel follow first anniversary of invasion of Ukraine
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Assuming it stayed conventional, yes. You're looking at anywhere from several days (with some advance warning) to maybe a month without any prior warning.
Agree. It’s weird that after this pathetic performance @Young Grasshopper thinks the US military has anything to fear from Russia conventionally.
Frankly, the biggest flaw in the US military as it relates to Russia is we vastly overestimated their military. It turns out to be a joke.
China hasn’t been able to take Taiwan in70 years? Remind me again how many times China invaded Taiwan, only to be pushed back by Taiwan? Oh yeah, 0 times. Let’s not make stuff up bud.
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If they hadn't considered the price too high, they'd have already invaded and taken Taiwan. They haven't felt able to, so, yeah, "China hasn’t been able to take Taiwan in 70 years."
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