Popular Post pat Posted March 5, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 Hey look I'm an aggregator now too! reo, Come on Titans, tgo, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pat Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 22 minutes ago, pat said: I'm here to help @tgo In case @oldschool is missing the joke... reo, and tgo 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 9 Nines Posted March 5, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 This Twitter thread is interesting: Russian term for roads this time of year, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasputitsa Some in that thread posted reports that no Russian forces with gravel, sand etc. that would be needed in that part of the world for tank deployment have been seen. It makes me think Putin might have not been serious about this invasion. Maybe it is just bait to get NATO involved at the expense of his troops and equipment. Come on Titans, reo, ChemEngr79, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pat Posted March 5, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 ChemEngr79, Starkiller, begooode, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NashvilleNinja Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 2 hours ago, TF_Titan said: Russia's economy is only slightly larger than the state of Florida. The bottom line is there's no way for them to build one of the largest militaries in the world without cutting some corners somewhere. My guess is those corners cut included training and testing. Prior to WWII the U.S. designed some new fancy torpedoes, but never tested them because they were in a depression and torpedoes are expensive to build. They didn't want to "waste" them by destroying them in tests. It wasn't until they started using them in real combat that found out they didn't work. We may be seeing something similar with some of the Russian equipment. Makes me wonder just how credible that story about those underwater nukes is. Then again, maybe that's where most of Florida's money went. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 2 hours ago, 9 Nines said: I just checked on this. It is mind boggling as far as thinking Russia is on par. The US has 2600+ operational 5th generation stealth fighters. Russia has none (maybe a few prototypes), and only has 125 4th generation, SU34s. Part of the problem w/ Russia iirc isn't really their tech advancement. it's that they have a shit ton of them. Even if our missile defense system has 100% success rate (it doesn't), if they shoot 500 missiles at us, we have issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 3 hours ago, TF_Titan said: Russia's economy is only slightly larger than the state of Florida. The bottom line is there's no way for them to build one of the largest militaries in the world without cutting some corners somewhere. My guess is those corners cut included training and testing. Prior to WWII the U.S. designed some new fancy torpedoes, but never tested them because they were in a depression and torpedoes are expensive to build. They didn't want to "waste" them by destroying them in tests. It wasn't until they started using them in real combat that found out they didn't work. We may be seeing something similar with some of the Russian equipment. This is actually why CFD and other types of testing are so critical. 1 AIM9 costs $1M. So an AIM9 test that includes 3 shots, is at least $3M right there. One of the biggest advantages the US has over other countries is our testing infrastructure. pat 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemEngr79 Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 3 hours ago, 9 Nines said: Looks like a perfect target for a Molotov cocktail. "Block heater" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 (edited) I am starting to think that the average Call of Duty player has more experience than these Russian troops. Edited March 6, 2022 by 9 Nines tgo, ChesterCopperpot1, oldschool, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 2 hours ago, 9 Nines said: So if NATO committed to a no fly zone, Russia would have to abandon the area or risk losing all if its air force inventory. You're not wrong. It's why Putin has already pulled the nuke card. On one hand he wants NATO involved b/c then he can spin it better to Russian citizens so they don't revolt but on the other hand, he knows he'd get kicked around. He's in a tough spot of his own making. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 So apparently Ukraine is allowing Russian soldiers to be released if their mothers come and pick them up in the Ukraine…lol that’s OG. ChesterCopperpot1, titanruss, and NashvilleNinja 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Here's an example of what happens when US troops square off against Russians unrestrained. tl;dr; Russia gets routed I think what we are seeing is what Russia can do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 I swear…the Republicans are legit concerns to national security and that of our allies. Congress was told directly to not post any information on social media during a zoom call with Zelinsky. So, of course two Republicans do the opposite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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