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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:08:45 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Lieh-tzu]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMmb6ZXWAAAMv1d?format=png&name=900x900
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMmcauuXAAAr7Cs?format=png&name=small Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMmb6ZXWAAAMv1d?format=png&name=900x900
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMmcauuXAAAr7Cs?format=png&name=small Economist article in archive (no paywall) https://archive.is/em18H On top of this, an already delicate process of mobilising the population to fight has been hamstrung by political infighting and indecision in Kyiv. Conscription largely stalled in winter after Mr Zelensky fired the heads of the military draft offices. It took months for parliament to agree to a new law to extend the draft to 25-to-27-year-olds and oblige military-age males to register on a new database.  The general says the largest unknown factor of the war is Europe. If Ukraine’s neighbours do not find a way of further increasing defence production to help Ukraine, they too will eventually find themselves in Russia’s crosshairs, he argues. He plays down Article 5 of NATO’s collective-defence charter and even NATO’s troop presence in states bordering Ukraine, which he says may mean little when put to the test. “The Russians will take the Baltics in seven days,” he argues, somewhat implausibly. “NATO’s reaction time is ten days.” |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:10:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GoldenMead: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/482001/IMG_0765_png-3203976.JPG CF shut down their operations in FL. I wonder if they found out that they could buy it cheaper than their cost to produce. Others are still producing here |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:12:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:22:40 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Saltwater-Hillbilly]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ArmyInfantryVet: I thought political discourse in NEWS threads was supposed to be automatic warning? You Orange man (Thread w/o Politics) As an Infantry Vet, you are most likely familiar with the acronym DIME (except from Joint Doctrine Note 1-18 "Strategy" dated 25 April 2018) "The Instruments of National Power The ‘DIME’ acronym (diplomatic, informational, military, and economic) has been used for many years to describe the instruments of national power. (Break) Evaluating Strategy The preeminent metric for judging a strategy’s success is whether it achieves the desired political aim at an acceptable cost." Unfortunately (especially for the Ukrainians), Russia is has defaulted to it's "Great Patriotic War" programing and has turned an ill-advised "quick" invasion into an existential war for their perceived survival. Unfortunately for the Ruskies, this has become self-fulfilling because of the amount of resources they have thrown a Ukraine to date. Since the Russians seem to be determined to fight to the death instead of cutting their their losses when they could still walk away with something and instead are "all in". At this point Trump's potential actions/reactions as they relate to Ukraine are fixin' to become a factor. Global Economics may also become a major factor. Having said that, analysis of potential Trump CoA's may be useful; "Orange Man Good" or "Orange Man Bad" with no analysis is not helpful. Ukraine is in possession of information that could potentially destabilize a lot of Western leadership. We can probably safely bet that Russia has similar "kompromat" information on a lot of western leadership. It WILL get out eventually as one side or the other sees it to their advantage. European, US, and Russian Geopolitics is central to this war; so it will be almost impossible to assess Russian and Ukrainian actions without reading the tea leaves of the US election, since both the Russians and the Ukes are fixated on it and are already adjusting their strategies to influence it, since neither one believes the war will end before January 20th. 
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:54:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:56:31 PM EDT
[Last Edit: CarmelBytheSea]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: An interesting twist. Not unexpected, just interesting. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMl9gkYW4AAV2lU?format=jpg&name=medium I'm an Iranian woman and have lived under the Islamic Republic for 20,5 years. I moved to Germany because I thought the values I considered important would be respected in "free" Western countries. People cannot even imagine how triggering it is for us to see the unholy unity of islamists and radical leftists. This is the very phenomena that changed the history of my country for the worse. I am beyond disgusted and disturbed. To the women standing behind literal terrorists and islamists saying prayers at universities: You don't even know what you're getting yourself into. None of you have read the "Al Nisa" surah, where it is clearly stated that men literally own you and have the right to hit you if you refuse to have sex with them: "Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband's) absence what Allah would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them Means (of annoyance): For Allah is Most High, great (above you all)." What you are standing up for today is anything but being "woke" and progressive. You should have the right to protest and stand up for causes that are important to you. But fighting Jewish students, attacking them, not understanding the fact that the hostages have to be brought back home and no peace can exist before that happens is outright wrong. People who truly advocate about and fight for human rights are NOT selective with the causes they care about. Caring about human rights is one thing, standing up behind Islamists, waving Hezbollah and Hamas flags and saying slogans that are against Jews and outright radical are not it. #BringThemHome #universityprotests
Recently 3 North Korean women have a similar talk in Texas, I’d have to dig up the video from last month https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2024/04/30/3-north-korean-refugees-share-stories-of-terror-perseverance-in-us-tour-that-stops-at-smu/?outputType=amp  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:59:18 PM EDT
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You can say that again. Now the Houthis are saying they're going to keep attacking ships until Israel is destroyed. From today's ISW Backgrounder Link The Houthi supreme leader emphasized that the Houthis would continue their attacks against Israel and its interests until the destruction of the Israeli state. His remarks demonstrate that the Houthis will remain a serious threat to international shipping even in the event of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Houthi supreme leader Abdulmalik al Houthi gave a speech on May 2 reaffirming his grand strategic objective of destroying Israel and describing the key role that he sees the Houthis having in achieving this goal. Abdulmalik stated that a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip would only mean the “completion of this round of escalation” and that the long-term conflict against Israel would continue. Abdulmalik added that the Houthis will continue to support the Palestinian militias fighting Israel until “the end of [Israeli] control over Palestine and the cleansing” of Israeli people from Israeli territory. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:01:11 PM EDT
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ISW assessment for May 2nd.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-2-2024 |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:21:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By michigan66: You can say that again. Now the Houthis are saying they're going to keep attacking ships until Israel is destroyed. From today's ISW Backgrounder Link Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By michigan66: Originally Posted By Prime:
You can say that again. Now the Houthis are saying they're going to keep attacking ships until Israel is destroyed. From today's ISW Backgrounder Link The Houthi supreme leader emphasized that the Houthis would continue their attacks against Israel and its interests until the destruction of the Israeli state. His remarks demonstrate that the Houthis will remain a serious threat to international shipping even in the event of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Houthi supreme leader Abdulmalik al Houthi gave a speech on May 2 reaffirming his grand strategic objective of destroying Israel and describing the key role that he sees the Houthis having in achieving this goal. Abdulmalik stated that a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip would only mean the “completion of this round of escalation” and that the long-term conflict against Israel would continue. Abdulmalik added that the Houthis will continue to support the Palestinian militias fighting Israel until “the end of [Israeli] control over Palestine and the cleansing” of Israeli people from Israeli territory. Somewhere, the ghost of Thomas Jefferson is furious! |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:40:46 PM EDT
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I get the distinct impression that we're losing in the Red Sea. We're intercepting most of their spitballs by flinging gold bars at them that we will struggle to replace while doing little or no damage in return. What Is Going On With Shipping says traffic volume is down 50% and most of those who transit are shouting to everybody that they are certified Jew free, and usually also that they are doing business with China. WIGOWS says even some kind of US military cargo turned back the other day.
The Houthis, Iranians, and Chinese are accomplishing most of their goals at negligible cost and we are achieving very few of ours at high cost, while our ammo situation deteriorates. I don't detect a plan B cooking in the Biden administration. The protests have the Biden crew even more vapor locked than usual. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 11:15:07 PM EDT
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mal_means_bad: I get the distinct impression that we're losing in the Red Sea. We're intercepting most of their spitballs by flinging gold bars at them that we will struggle to replace while doing little or no damage in return. What Is Going On With Shipping says traffic volume is down 50% and most of those who transit are shouting to everybody that they are certified Jew free, and usually also that they are doing business with China. WIGOWS says even some kind of US military cargo turned back the other day. The Houthis, Iranians, and Chinese are accomplishing most of their goals at negligible cost and we are achieving very few of ours at high cost, while our ammo situation deteriorates. I don't detect a plan B cooking in the Biden administration. The protests have the Biden crew even more vapor locked than usual. Plan B is going out for ice cream and never coming back. Egypt was in the hurt locker before the Houthi attacks and is in worse shape now. The only thing that keeps them afloat is $30 billion the UAE gave them to develop land along the Red Sea. Egypt in chaos plays right into Iran's plans. All the countries they fear and hate--Saudi, UAE, Israel, and the US busy dealing with Egypt means fewer resources available yo mess with Iran. |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 12:08:20 AM EDT
[Last Edit: CarmelBytheSea]
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Posted: 5/3/2024 12:22:08 AM EDT
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicle of a special military operation
for May 1-2, 2024   Russian troops launched missile attacks on logistics infrastructure facilities and the headquarters of the operational command “South” in Odessa, as well as air defense systems and MLRS in the Kharkov region. The enemy, in turn, carried out another drone raid on Russian energy system facilities in the Kursk and Oryol regions. In the Bakhmut direction, on the approaches to Chasov Yar, active clashes continue in the Novy microdistrict, as well as in the Stupki-Golubovskie-2 forest reserve, where Russian troops are advancing in the direction of the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal. On the northern front of the Avdeevsky direction, Russian troops are clearing Keramik and Novokalinovo and have begun assault operations on the outskirts of Arkhangelsk, where the enemy is still unable to stabilize the front line. To the south, the Russian Armed Forces advanced a kilometer in the direction of Sokol from Solovyevo. In the Vremyevsky direction, Russian troops, after several weeks of air and artillery strikes, went on the offensive in the Urozhaynoye area and gained a foothold on the southern outskirts of the village. Taking into account the geographical location, control over the taken positions in the future will make it possible to align the front along the Urozhaynoye - Novodonetskoye line. https://t.me/rybar/59717 #Summary for the morning of May 3, 2024 ▪️The situation in the Kherson direction remains unchanged. Krynki and the area near the Antonovsky Bridge remain points of tension; there are counter actions by both sides on the islands in the floodplain of the river. Dnieper. The enemy uses drones to strike and destroy communication towers. In the Cossack Camps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a civilian vehicle was fired upon, one person was killed, and one civilian was wounded by shrapnel. There are forest fires in the Golopristansky district due to enemy strikes. ▪️On the Zaporozhye front, there were oncoming battles in Rabotino. North-west of Verbovoy, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, after a massive artillery barrage, tried to move forward with two assault groups and take our positions, but in a shooting battle they were scattered and put to flight. Many night FPV drones and enemy UAV bombers of the “Baba Yaga” type continue to represent one of the main methods of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to strike our positions and mine the area. ▪️In the Vremevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces storm Urozhaynoye, gaining a foothold in the southern part of the village. Enemy resources report 13 attacks by our units per day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to recapture occupied positions. Aviation of the Russian Army strikes at the enemy’s near rear, disrupting the rotation of enemy units and the approach of reinforcements. ▪️In the Pokrovsky direction (west of Avdeevka), the Russian Army continues to build on its success from the Ocheretinsky ledge. Part of the village is occupied. Arkhangelskoye, there are reports of the flight of some units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the village. In battles, the Russian Armed Forces level the front line with flank attacks, which indicates the growing professionalism of our commanders in tactical-level battles in this direction. Attack operations are underway in the direction of Novoaleksandrovka. ▪️In the direction to Chasov Yar, the Russian Armed Forces are destroying enemy equipment and positions with air and artillery strikes. Deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine Skibitsky said that “the fall of the Yar Hours is a matter of time.” Videos are being circulated from the city showing the deplorable state of enemy personnel. ▪️A high pace of hostilities continues in Kislovka in the Kupyansky direction and east of Ternov in Krasnolimansky. ▪️In the Belgorod region yesterday, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 8 enemy aircraft-type UAVs were shot down during the day. The village of Novostroevka-Vtoraya, Grayvoronsky urban district, was attacked by a drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. ▪️In the Kursk region, the village of Gordeevka of the Korenevsky district, the villages of Guevo and Gornal of the Sudzhansky district, the village of Elizavetovka, the Zarya farm, the villages of Krasnooktyabrsky and Novy Put of the Glushkovsky district, the village of Iskra of the Khomutovsky district are located. Enemy drones were neutralized by electronic warfare equipment near the village. Begoshcha, Rylsky district, the villages of Vnezapnoye and the village of Gordeevka, Korenevsky district, the village of Gornal, Sudzhansky district, the village of Dronovka and the village of Novy Put, Glushkovsky district. An explosive device was dropped from an Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV in Tyotkino. ▪️An enemy UAV was also shot down over Crimea last night. The summary was compiled by: Two majors https://t.me/dva_majors/41461 |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 12:29:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: (Thread w/o Politics) As an Infantry Vet, you are most likely familiar with the acronym DIME (except from Joint Doctrine Note 1-18 "Strategy" dated 25 April 2018) "The Instruments of National Power The ‘DIME’ acronym (diplomatic, informational, military, and economic) has been used for many years to describe the instruments of national power. (Break) Evaluating Strategy The preeminent metric for judging a strategy’s success is whether it achieves the desired political aim at an acceptable cost." Unfortunately (especially for the Ukrainians), Russia is has defaulted to it's "Great Patriotic War" programing and has turned an ill-advised "quick" invasion into an existential war for their perceived survival. Unfortunately for the Ruskies, this has become self-fulfilling because of the amount of resources they have thrown a Ukraine to date. Since the Russians seem to be determined to fight to the death instead of cutting their their losses when they could still walk away with something and instead are "all in". At this point Trump's potential actions/reactions as they relate to Ukraine are fixin' to become a factor. Global Economics may also become a major factor. Having said that, analysis of potential Trump CoA's may be useful; "Orange Man Good" or "Orange Man Bad" with no analysis is not helpful. Ukraine is in possession of information that could potentially destabilize a lot of Western leadership. We can probably safely bet that Russia has similar "kompromat" information on a lot of western leadership. It WILL get out eventually as one side or the other sees it to their advantage. European, US, and Russian Geopolitics is central to this war; so it will be almost impossible to assess Russian and Ukrainian actions without reading the tea leaves of the US election, since both the Russians and the Ukes are fixated on it and are already adjusting their strategies to influence it, since neither one believes the war will end before January 20th. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: Originally Posted By ArmyInfantryVet: I thought political discourse in NEWS threads was supposed to be automatic warning? You Orange man (Thread w/o Politics) As an Infantry Vet, you are most likely familiar with the acronym DIME (except from Joint Doctrine Note 1-18 "Strategy" dated 25 April 2018) "The Instruments of National Power The ‘DIME’ acronym (diplomatic, informational, military, and economic) has been used for many years to describe the instruments of national power. (Break) Evaluating Strategy The preeminent metric for judging a strategy’s success is whether it achieves the desired political aim at an acceptable cost." Unfortunately (especially for the Ukrainians), Russia is has defaulted to it's "Great Patriotic War" programing and has turned an ill-advised "quick" invasion into an existential war for their perceived survival. Unfortunately for the Ruskies, this has become self-fulfilling because of the amount of resources they have thrown a Ukraine to date. Since the Russians seem to be determined to fight to the death instead of cutting their their losses when they could still walk away with something and instead are "all in". At this point Trump's potential actions/reactions as they relate to Ukraine are fixin' to become a factor. Global Economics may also become a major factor. Having said that, analysis of potential Trump CoA's may be useful; "Orange Man Good" or "Orange Man Bad" with no analysis is not helpful. Ukraine is in possession of information that could potentially destabilize a lot of Western leadership. We can probably safely bet that Russia has similar "kompromat" information on a lot of western leadership. It WILL get out eventually as one side or the other sees it to their advantage. European, US, and Russian Geopolitics is central to this war; so it will be almost impossible to assess Russian and Ukrainian actions without reading the tea leaves of the US election, since both the Russians and the Ukes are fixated on it and are already adjusting their strategies to influence it, since neither one believes the war will end before January 20th. I 100% agree. |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 12:47:49 AM EDT
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The malcontents of the Russian 205th Motorized.
The first changes in key positions have begun. You understand that Comrade Ivanov was not arrested because he stole. A kind of preparation of a springboard for the start of an offensive. New people must bring new goals. Instead of the old ones. We are confidently moving towards victory. More replacements will follow soon. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1248 Attacks on refineries significantly reduce activity. If the sufficiency of fuel supply is still ensured by reserves, then in the future there will be an acute shortage of fuel. And now the question will be: to cut at the expense of the economy or war? The war will slowly and inevitably fade away. Chemical plants will follow the refineries. Aleksinsky for example. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1249 May 9 has nothing to do with the fall of the Crimean Bridge. At least two more important events will happen, and it will definitely not be in May. But.. Crimean Bridge yes.. We won’t save it. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1250 I would not be so happy about the next liberation of insignificant settlements on the map. Looking objectively, you can easily see that advances occur over short distances as for the offensive in that period of time. And from a military point of view, our resources are being depleted. First of all, in technology. And we understand this. But politics and ratings, the authorities overshadowed the mind. The enemy’s defense is holding, we are squeezing out every 500 meters with thousands of lives and dozens of tanks. This is exhaustion with an already visible end. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1252 Official data from 30.04 RF Ministry of Defense 📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: ........, 15888 tanks...... Statistics on the number of tanks in the ranks of the spacecraft in 1941. Designation VO - internal districts - equipment undergoing repair and restoration, YES - active army - equipment directly involved in hostilities. 12333 tanks and self-propelled guns according to the book: The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. 20670 tanks and self-propelled guns, taking into account YES and VO: Campaigns and strategic operations in numbers. Volume II. - M.: United editorial office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, 2010. 21,700 tanks and self-propelled guns (Active Army) according to the book: Armored forces of the Soviet Army in the battles for the Motherland. Military historical essay. Part 2. P. 743. 1965 35,400 tanks and self-propelled guns (Total: active army and military units). Data from the book: The Great Patriotic War without the classification of secrecy. Book of losses. G. F. Krivosheev, V. M. Andronnikov, P. D. Burikov, V. V. Gurkin. M.: Veche, 2009. P. 339, 342 Major General L.G. Ivashov (VIZH No. 11'89) gives the figure 23,457 tanks, of which 30% are combat-ready. The publication of the General Staff “The classification has been removed...” (M., 1993) determines their number at 22,600 units. The length of the Soviet-German front exceeded 6 thousand km, and the total size of the territory covered by military operations in 1941–1945. amounted to about 3 million sq. km. In 1941, the Wehrmacht army was 8 million 300 thousand against 5 million 700 thousand spacecraft. During the heyday of the tank wars, during the period of 1943 and the Battle of Kursk, the Red Army had 8.1 thousand tanks and self-propelled guns for an army of almost 10 million, experiencing a constant shortage. ... Destroyed!! 15888 tanks in two years... Almost 8 thousand a year. Exactly this amount was in the active Red Army in 1943 along the entire length of the front. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1254 Several units from the Kherson direction will be redeployed to other sectors of the front. Most likely the Kupyansk direction. We expect the enemy to intensify actions along the entire left bank. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1255 |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 1:37:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: Somewhere, the ghost of Thomas Jefferson is furious! Lol right. |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 1:40:57 AM EDT
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A big thanks to @SGL_Shooter !!!
I received your care package of socks, med supplies, foot powder, and a Ukrainian flag.  Attached FileThe guys are already grabbing what they need, and we will get this flag signed and sent back to you. Thank you so much! |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 1:49:02 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/3/2024 2:30:45 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Prime]
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More contextual video of the javelined tank from yesterday.
The epic destruction of a Russian tank near the village of Urozhaine, Donetsk region Video from soldiers of the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade
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Posted: 5/3/2024 3:01:16 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/3/2024 3:17:13 AM EDT
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 ❗️The katsaps have a new destructive weapon "Dragon" - Welt In recent weeks, a prototype of the new TOS-3 flamethrower system has appeared for the first time. Each Dragon launcher is capable of launching missiles with thermobaric warheads of high destructive power. TOS-3 is a breakthrough weapon that even bunkers and city blocks cannot withstand. The publication writes that one volley can turn several blocks of the city "into ruins." The new missile launcher can fire missiles at a distance of up to 15 km, and therefore (unlike TOS-1 and TOS-2) cannot be successfully attacked by Ukrainian FPVs https://t.me/Tsaplienko/53040 |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 3:34:42 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/3/2024 3:57:55 AM EDT
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⚡️ Over the past night, attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation were stopped.
Air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region and one UAV was destroyed over the territory of the Crimean Peninsula. 🔹 Russian Ministry of Defense https://t.me/mod_russia/38198 |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 4:47:36 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/3/2024 7:20:43 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Prime]
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Occupation Governor
 Kyiv terrorists dealt another blow to a five-story residential building in Tokmak. According to preliminary data, there may be people under the rubble. Rescuers are working on the spot. https://t.me/BalitskyEV/3121 💥💥💥 Byak-smyak! Meet Tokmak! Katsapnia, did you like it? Can we help with anything else? https://t.me/gnilayachereha/15648 |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 7:28:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMovUdIXMAAGSyo?format=jpg&name=medium ❗️The katsaps have a new destructive weapon "Dragon" - Welt In recent weeks, a prototype of the new TOS-3 flamethrower system has appeared for the first time. Each Dragon launcher is capable of launching missiles with thermobaric warheads of high destructive power. TOS-3 is a breakthrough weapon that even bunkers and city blocks cannot withstand. The publication writes that one volley can turn several blocks of the city "into ruins." The new missile launcher can fire missiles at a distance of up to 15 km, and therefore (unlike TOS-1 and TOS-2) cannot be successfully attacked by Ukrainian FPVs https://t.me/Tsaplienko/53040 About the only way they know hiw to take a town/city. |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 7:44:13 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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Radar was operating at some point while the drone watched.
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Posted: 5/3/2024 7:47:16 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/3/2024 7:51:56 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/3/2024 7:54:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/3/2024 7:59:01 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/3/2024 8:01:08 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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from Slovakia, where it was leased. Presumably, it is this battery that the government plans to hand over to Maloney. |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 8:02:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/3/2024 8:23:44 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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This could be an accident, but I would have suspicions given the circumstances.
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Posted: 5/3/2024 8:33:14 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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https://www.twz.com/air/israel-is-shooting-down-a-lot-of-its-own-drones
Deconfliction is a big job. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are knocking down a substantial number of their own drones in the course of operations, a U.S. Marine Corps officer has disclosed. This underscores serious challenges that air defense forces in the U.S. military also face in telling friendly and hostile drones apart as uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), as well as loitering munitions, become ever more ubiquitous even in operations involving very small units. Marine Lt. Col. Michael Pruden, head of the Marine Air Command and Control Integration Branch of the Air Combat Element Division within the service's Combat Development and Integration Command (CD&I), provided details about the IDF's experiences to The War Zone and other attendees during a talk at the annual Modern Day Marine exposition yesterday. The Marine Corps is separately in the process of significantly expanding its air and missile defense forces and their capabilities, with a particular eye toward growing drone threats, as you can read more about here. "Something interesting that comes from Israel, 40 percent, 40 percent [this figure was repeated for emphasis], of the UASs ... knocked out" by Israel are instances of "friendly fire," Pruden said. Pruden did not contextualize this figure, such as where those shootdowns occurred or over what timeframe. He did imply that this data has come from recent Israeli operations, especially in the Gaza Strip, following the terrorist attacks on the southern end of the country last year. Hamas used drones in its initial attacks on October 7, 2023, and various Iranian-backed militant groups across the Middle East, as well as Iran itself, have since launched drone attacks on Israel. "As Israel's engaging in Gaza, and they're on their front line, they see a small UAS, what are they going to do if it's not identified immediately?" Pruden also said. "They're going to shoot it down." Pruden added that this is the default course of action because the time between when a drone might be detected and when it could execute an attack of some kind is often measured in "seconds." Israel had faced myriad drone threats long before October 2023. The IDF has acknowledged accidental shootdowns of friendly drones in the past, as well. That being said, the IDF has arguably the most advanced integrated air defense system on the planet. So the fact that this is a huge issue for them, doesn't bode well for other militaries. Regardless, Pruden's remarks yesterday make clear that rapidly discriminating between friendly and hostile UASs is a major issue for the IDF. It is also one that the Marine Corps and the rest of the U.S. military will increasingly have to contend with. Just in February, the German Navy's Sachsen class frigate FGS Hessen almost shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone flying over the Red Sea in a case of mistaken identity, underscoring the complexities that present in future operations, including ones involving foreign coalition partners. In his talk, the Marine officer laid out a core problem as his service sees it: "How am I putting a small UAS in the sky, thousands of these things, and not telling anybody about it, especially your ground-based air defense and counter-UAS [elements]?" The Marine Corps, as well as other branches of the U.S. military, are increasingly fielding smaller UASs to even very small units. The Marines are also pushing to field man-portable loitering munitions, also commonly referred to as kamikaze drones, along with launchers for these weapons on ground vehicles and uncrewed surface vessels. U.S. Marine LAV-M with Hero 120 drones.  Tiers of larger drones, including armed and cargo-carrying types, will also be in the mix. For the Marine Corps, uncrewed logistics platforms, in the air and at sea, are seen as a critical component of how service will sustain forces during future expeditionary and distributed operations. That planning is heavily centered on a potential island-hopping campaign scenario in the Pacific as part of a large-scale conflict with China. Altogether, for the Marines, in particular, it is not hard to imagine future operations where the skies are full of hundreds, if not thousands of drones and loitering munitions all zooming about in different directions and performing a host of different tasks. Discriminating between friend and foe could be particularly problematic when it comes to smaller UASs that cannot necessarily carry specialized systems to broadcast their identity securely that traditional military aircraft use to avoid friendly fire incidents. "How do I tell someone I'm just chucking something in the sky ... how am I actually doing that without having an IFF [Identification Friend or Foe] interrogator on the system, without taking away time on station capability from that UAS?" Lt. Col. Pruden said. And if it's too small ... I need to be able to put these things up there, but how am I telling ... [people] that I'm putting something in the sky?" "How am I pushing out when it goes off track and it's supposed to be on a self-route that's notifying someone that hey, do not shoot me down?" Pruden added, speaking about issues specifically related to future cargo UAS operations. "If I shoot down something that is friendly in a forward contested logistical environment, I just took away capability from the rest of the [force]." The rest of the U.S. military is facing the same kinds of future drone discrimination concerns, as well. "We're very excited obviously by current operations associated with MQ-4, MQ-9, and in the future MQ-25," Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro told members of the House Armed Services Committee at a hearing yesterday. "We are very much planning the integration of MQ-25, for example, with the integrated air missile defense systems so that we can recognize that the MQ-25 is operating out there ... while we're actually protecting the entire carrier strike group." Pruden described a desired end state where he could simply look at a tablet screen or video feed and have it simply say "here comes a small UAS, that is ours." "That's what we're looking at, and that's hard to do," he noted. At the same time, Israel shooting down significant numbers of friendly drones in the course operations makes clear that discrimination issues present real problems now that will be critical for armed forces around the world, including the U.S. Marine Corps, to address. |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 8:46:13 AM EDT
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The U.S. Marine Corps is transforming an unspecified U.S. Air Force missile into a weapon that will give its AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters the ability to strike moving targets on land and at sea 150 nautical miles away. This is exponentially further than the Vipers can reach with their existing air-to-surface munition options. The service has started flight testing this weapon, dubbed the Long Range Attack Missile (LRAM), and plans to conduct the first live-fire launch in Fiscal Year 2025. Marine Col. Eric Ropella, head of Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) Expeditionary and Maritime Aviation-Advanced Development Team (XMA-ADT), shared new details about the secretive LRAM effort with The War Zone and other attendees at the annual Modern Day Marine exposition earlier today. The Marine Corps resides within the Department of the Navy and NAVAIR serves as the central manager for aviation and other related programs both services. "So take everything that you know about an AH-1 and [the] ordnance that it can throw off of it, and exceed that range by a lot, and you will get LRAM," Ropella said by way of introduction. "So, we're excited about that... we've flown with it, you know, attached to an [A]H-1 and the live fire testing will happen in [the] next fiscal year," he continued. "So, super excited to do that. I know a lot of H-1 test pilots that are fighting to be the one that gets to pull the trigger on that first test." Specific details about the LRAM's capabilities are limited, but the Marine Crops has said in the past that it will have a maximum range of at least 150 nautical miles (just over 170 miles or nearly 278 kilometers) and will be capable of engaging moving land and sea targets. The air-to-ground missiles currently available to Marine AH-1Zs are the AGM-114 Hellfire and AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), which have stated maximum ranges of just over 6 and 4 nautical miles (seven and five miles or just over 11 and 8 kilometers), respectively. JAGM manufacturer Lockheed Martin has been developing an extended-range version of that missile that has roughly twice the range of the baseline design, or around eight nautical miles (10 miles or 16 kilometers). Marine AH-1Zs can also fire AIM-9M Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and they are set to get much more capable AIM-9Xs in the future. The AIM-9X has a roughly 17-nautical-mile (20 miles or just over 32 kilometers) stated maximum range — although most practical engagements would be significantly shorter than that — which still doesn't come close to what the Marines are looking at with LRAM. "There is some linkage with the Air Force," Col. Ropella said when asked for more details about the design at Modern Day Marine. "We're taking one of their missiles and were adapting it for use on a rotary wing aircraft." The Marine officer was responding to a question about whether the Marine missile had any connection to the Navy's Multi-Mission Affordable Capacity Effector (MACE) project or the Air Force's Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) effort. Both MACE and ERAM are exploring compact cruise missiles, but with an eye toward designs with even more range than LRAM is expected to have. You can read more about those two projects here. When asked to name the Air Force missile in question, Ropella declined to say. There are no immediately obvious candidates in that service's inventory that align with LRAM's projected range and other capabilities as they are currently known. One possibility could be that LRAM will be based on the Air Force's in-development Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW). Details about SiAW's range, or that of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) from which it is derived, have not been publicly released to date. SiAW has been described as a more multi-purpose strike weapon based on the AARGM-ER, which is primarily intended to be used to knock out enemy air defense radars. AARGM-ER, which is a Navy-managed system, does have a secondary capability general strike capability, as well. The Air Force missile that is serving as the basis for LRAM could also be one that is still in the classified realm or that has otherwise not been disclosed. Lockheed Martin unveiled a previously unknown hypersonic missile called Mako, which company's entry into the SiAW competition, just last month. There is also the potential for LRAM to emerge as something that may not be a missile in a traditional sense. The Marine Corps has been publicly experimenting with longer-range loitering munitions capable of being controlled by personnel riding in UH-1Y Venom armed light utility helicopters, as well as other nodes on the ground, in the air, and at sea. When it comes to targeting, while no details have been released so far about LRAM guidance package, its range will greatly exceed how far the AH-1Z's existing sensors can 'see.' Additional sensors could potentially be added to these helicopters. A small add-on radar system has been tested on the AH-1Z to a limited degree for use in conjunction with the much shorter-range AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire. The Marines have said in the past that LRAM is also expected to be employed in "collaboration with 5th generation aircraft and network-enabled targeting sources." The War Zone has previously explored how similar third-party cueing could work in the context of the potential integration of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) on the AH-1Z. Regardless of what its exact design and how it might be cued, LRAM looks set to be an important way of keeping AH-1Zs relevant in future high-end conflicts by giving them a valuable longer-range strike capability. The AH-1Z's utility, as well as that of the UH-1Y, in a future high-end fight, especially a potential one against China in the Pacific, has been called into question in recent years. “I was a bit frustrated about the conversation they were having about what the next fight looks like. It was about a fight with a peer competitor and the distances we had over water with China and that H-1s were not going to be there," Col. Nathan Marvel, then commander of Marine Aircraft Group 39 (MAG-39) based at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton in California, told The War Zone in an interview last year. "I was like yes they are. Not only are we going to be there but we are going to be right beside the Marines in the field because that's what we do.” Col. Marvel spoke to us to outline a detailed case for the continued relevance of the AH-1Z, as well as the UH-1Y, in a future major fight in the Pacific, which you can find here. He is now the head of the Rapid Capabilities Office and Science and Technology Directorate within the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL). "Coming back to that interoperability, it's multiple pathways and multiple waveforms. I don't think we say kill chains anymore, because it's not a linkage of nodes, It's a linkage of webs," Marvel explained. "We may very well be an enabler where you're pushing data through us via voice and or data and we may very well be the end of that kill web or that kill chain enabler as well. We may tell someone where something is so they can go kill it or we maintain custody or someone may tell us where something is so we can go kill it like we have traditionally done. Interoperability is a huge focus for us." “We are going to be able to carry a Potpourri of weapons. It would not be unheard of to hang some exquisite fixed-wing fighter weapons on the wing-stub of a cobra and bring that to a fight," Marvel also told us last year. "It may be a loitering weapon or maybe an exquisite pod that does only certain things that we're used to seeing on fixed-wing aircraft and bring that to the fight and put that down at the rotor wing level to enable the battlespace commander and the maneuver element commander to do things that they may or may not have thought they could do before. So that's kind of where we are with capabilities buildup."  LRAM, which we now know is based on an Air Force missile, is fully in line with the vision Marvel laid out to us. The weapon looks set to give AH-1Zs, and potentially other platforms, dramatically more reach and enable them to prosecute new categories of targets as part of larger future 'kill webs.' More information about LRAM may now continue to emerge as the Marine Corps gets closer to living firing one of these weapons for the first time in the next year. |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 8:47:59 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/3/2024 9:03:53 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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These are the Felon 1.0 c with a 5.56 mm caliber weapon system and the FelonX, which has the world's smallest Spike missile You had me at Spike missile. https://defence-industry.eu/feloni-aero-introduces-weaponized-drones-to-strengthen-defence-efforts-in-ukraine/ “Our mission at Feloni Aero is to empower nations with cutting-edge defence technologies that ensure safety and security in an ever-evolving geopolitical landscape,” said Todd Dunphy, CEO at Feloni Aero. “With the unwavering support from the United States government through the recent spending bill, we stand ready to contribute to Ukraine’s defence efforts by delivering advanced weaponized UAVs that redefine the paradigm of modern warfare.” Feloni Aero’s weaponized UAVs are designed to address the diverse needs of military operations, offering customizable configurations to suit specific mission requirements. From reconnaissance and surveillance to precision strikes and target acquisition, these drones deliver unparalleled performance and reliability in the field. The company’s counter drone millimeter wave technology represents a revolutionary approach to mitigating the growing threat posed by unauthorized drones in sensitive airspace. Utilizing millimeter wave technology, these systems offer unparalleled precision and effectiveness in detecting, tracking, and neutralizing rogue drones. This advanced technology enables rapid response to potential threats, safeguarding critical infrastructure, public events, and military installations from malicious drone incursions. With its ability to provide real-time situational awareness and proactive countermeasures, the C-UAS technology emerges as a critical asset in the defence against unauthorized drone activity  Mini Spike test footage in the U.S. the missile costs $5,000.  https://chuckhillscgblog.net/2016/05/10/china-lake-spike-the-5000-missile/ We have talked about the need for a small missile to deal with small, fast, highly maneuverable threats, with less chance of collateral damage than is inherent in using guns. We have talked about Hellfire, Brimstone, Griffin, and guided 70mm rockets. Now it appears there is now an even smaller and much cheaper weapon that seems almost ideal for this end of the target spectrum. It has been in development for quite a while, but appears ready for production. Its range and precision appear to be much better than the machine guns we are currently using. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at China Lake has developed a very small missile called “Spike,” and the price is right–a marginal coast for each additional missile of only about $5000. This should not be confused with the Israeli missile family also called Spike. The following from the Wikipedia entry on the system: Spike was designed by the U.S. Navy, with assistance from DRS Technologies, and is proclaimed to be “the world’s smallest guided missile.” Initially made to be carried by U.S. Marines, with three missiles and the launcher able to fit in a standard backpack, it weighs 5.4 lb (2.4 kg), is 25 in (640 mm) long, and 2.25 in (57 mm) in diameter. The warhead weighs about 1 lb (450 gr) and employs the Explosively Formed Projectile (EFP) effect, made to penetrate before detonating. It is powered by a small rocket motor that gives it a range exceeding 2 mi (3.2 km), making it safer and more accurate than rocket propelled grenades (RPGs). The missile is directed to its target by either an electro-optical (EO) or semi-active laser (SAL) seeker; the EO camera is similar to a basic cellphone camera, containing a 1-megapixel video camera that allows the shooter to select the area to engage in a fire-and-forget mode. The EO seeker cannot operate at night, so the SAL would have to be used. A third targeting mode is inertial, meaning the user can “snap and shoot” at a target without needing to lock on out to 200 meters. Both the Spike missile and reusable launcher each cost $5,000 and weigh 10 lb (4.5 kg) loaded, compared to 49 lb (22 kg) for a Javelin missile and fire control unit. It has an unusual development history, being developed in house, quickly, at low cost, in response to a “rapid development capabilities” (RDC) program. Consequently the government now owns the design and can be assembled by contractors with no prior missile manufacturing experience and uses Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) components. It is included in the FY2017 Navy budget along with Griffin and Javalin as program element 3342: “Griffin Missile” intended to develop and deliver Counter-Swarm Small Boat defense capabilities for the Surface Fleet. (It is also interesting to see that this program still anticipates the use of the Griffin missile system (GMS) by the LCS even though the Long Bow Hellfire has already been selected to arm these ships.) The missile is reportedly also effective against UAVs, helicopters, and some general aviation aircraft, so it should offer a degree of defense against attacks using these types of platforms. This could get interesting. |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 9:16:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: This could be an accident, but I would have suspicions given the circumstances.
 They are making parts for the Diehl Defence Group, lots of parts. |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 9:17:34 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/AwCotFC.jpeg They are making parts for the Diehl Defence Group, lots of parts. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: This could be an accident, but I would have suspicions given the circumstances.
https://i.imgur.com/AwCotFC.jpeg They are making parts for the Diehl Defence Group, lots of parts. Thanks for that info, dang. |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 9:27:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Biden forced Russia to invade Ukraine in 2022? In 2014? Georgia in 2008? Chechnya again in 2000? Chechnya in 96? Poland in 81? Afghanistan in 79? Czechoslovakia in 68? Hungary in 56? Finland and Poland in 39? Forced Russia to murder millions in Ukraine in 32? Poland in 21? That's just since 1917, and I'm sure I missed several. Russia was and is the Evil Empire. No man knows the day and the hour, but if the time comes, better to stand with the righteous than piss your pants like a coward. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Originally Posted By stoner63a: This is how you get Gog and Magog. We can blame Armageddon on Biden and the demmunists. Biden forced Russia to invade Ukraine in 2022? In 2014? Georgia in 2008? Chechnya again in 2000? Chechnya in 96? Poland in 81? Afghanistan in 79? Czechoslovakia in 68? Hungary in 56? Finland and Poland in 39? Forced Russia to murder millions in Ukraine in 32? Poland in 21? That's just since 1917, and I'm sure I missed several. Russia was and is the Evil Empire. No man knows the day and the hour, but if the time comes, better to stand with the righteous than piss your pants like a coward. Right on Capta! Love it! |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 9:41:33 AM EDT
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Movie: more than 20 days in Mariupol
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Posted: 5/3/2024 9:42:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CarmelBytheSea: Recently 3 North Korean women have a similar talk in Texas, I’d have to dig up the video from last month https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2024/04/30/3-north-korean-refugees-share-stories-of-terror-perseverance-in-us-tour-that-stops-at-smu/?outputType=amp https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/459941/IMG_3831_jpeg-3204128.JPG I'm surprised that domestic commies dont protest and shut down those "Nork stories from hell" type tours. After all it must be counter productive to the revolution... |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 9:43:40 AM EDT
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 UK commits £3bn a year in Ukraine aid | BBC News |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 9:44:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: I'm surprised that domestic commies dont protest and shut down those "Nork stories from hell" type tours. After all it must be counter productive to the revolution... But that would’ve attacking women of color! |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 9:45:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: Somewhere, the ghost of Thomas Jefferson is furious! Eventually, someone (most likely US) will have to deal with those assholes but only after they have been thoroughly emboldened and strengthened by years of coddling. |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 9:53:44 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 4xGM300m]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Thanks for that info, dang. It's typical for German companies, (offically) non of them are making anything for military because of the politically hyper correct libtards. No civilian company would list Rheinmetall or Diehl Defense as customer or partner. The leftists are compiling and publishing lists with companies who clandistinely working for the defense sector. I read about one instance from a company that made screws for H&K, the libtards even protested for days in front of the entrance. They lost lots of customers, because working with such companies is branded unethical in Germany. Groups like Diehl are having dozens of subcompanies located all over the world, offically strictly separated between civilian and defense, not only to avoid taxes. |
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Posted: 5/3/2024 9:59:27 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 4xGM300m]
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