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I agree with the general tone of that piece but "Russian forces are not just better armed, but also more fleet-footed. Thanks to improvements in readiness, Russia could probably get 100,000 troops, complete with heavy armour, to a European hotspot within 30 days. NATO might struggle to muster half the number, of lighter forces, in that time. Around 5,000 of Russia’s airborne troops are said to be on two hours’ notice. Soldiers are kept on their toes with huge exercises. The latest, Kavkaz (Caucacus) 2020, involved 80,000 personnel and concluded on September 26th. “Russia has traded mass for tempo,” concludes Lt-General Jim Hockenhull, Britain’s chief of defence intelligence." edit - upon discussion with our local Russia guy, it seems my knowledge about this is out of date. It probably doesn't include a LOT of the heavy stuff, but still enough of it to be a serious pain in the rear end. bewbies fucked around with this message at 15:33 on Nov 3, 2020 |
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“Russia’s ultimate aim is to create a “reconnaissance-strike complex”—originally a Soviet idea—in which data from vehicles on the ground, drones in the air, satellites in space and radio signals emitted by enemy units are collected, processed and fed to the weapons in real time. “ The Soviets invented this, did they?
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Where does the idea that Soviet and later Pact armies were so rigid compared to nato armies come from? Soviet mechanized units were led by majors, as I gather they had a lot of operational latitude.
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Nebakenezzer posted:Alright, this is a warning shot https://picryl.com/topics/gordon+phillips Gordon Phillips painted some COOL STUFF. Exceptionally cold war. https://picryl.com/media/artwork-pluto-artist-gordon-phillips-us-air-force-art-collection-e9fd33?zoom=true
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wiegieman posted:Where does the idea that Soviet and later Pact armies were so rigid compared to nato armies come from? From most to least likely in my opinion (which is, as noted many many times, of little value): 1. You impute to your enemy what you fear about yourself. 2. (P.racist) narratives about the semi-Asiatic Soviet hordes imposed by the remnants of the incomplete denazification of the West German military elite. 3. The fairly dismal performance of WP-trained/organized Arab armies in the middle east.
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wiegieman posted:Where does the idea that Soviet and later Pact armies were so rigid compared to nato armies come from? On a tactical level they were more reliant on set formations and discouraged low-level initiative. This is not to say that NATO/the US never used formations and let PFCs run the show, but on the level of squads and platoons they were less flexible. ("Mechanized units" - are you referring to companies? Battalions?) Schadenboner posted:3. The fairly dismal performance of WP-trained/organized Arab armies in the middle east. The Soviet performance in Afghanistan also wasn't exactly a showcase of small unit initiative.
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Cessna posted:On a tactical level they were more reliant on set formations and discouraged low-level initiative. Strong recommend on the Lions Led By Donkeys series on that little fiasco, by-the-by.
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Schadenboner posted:3. The fairly dismal performance of WP-trained/organized Arab armies in the middle east. You could sub out WP for NATO and still have that be true.
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TCD posted:You could sub out WP for NATO and still have that be true. There are degrees there, though. The Soviets suffered about 150% more casualties than NATO while spending 2/3 as long in the country. It was quite bad for them.
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Phanatic posted:“Russia’s ultimate aim is to create a “reconnaissance-strike complex”—originally a Soviet idea—in which data from vehicles on the ground, drones in the air, satellites in space and radio signals emitted by enemy units are collected, processed and fed to the weapons in real time. “ Lol was about to say
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wiegieman posted:Where does the idea that Soviet and later Pact armies were so rigid compared to nato armies come from? https://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm100-2-1.pdf
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Canadian Mil wants in the propaganda/marketing game
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But if PAfOs do that, who will watch the jar with a bee in it?
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:This was a good rabbit hole. A-11: 
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Nebakenezzer posted:A-11: An exact copy of my KSP light payload SSTO 
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With the death of Sean Connary, have this thing Mr. Sutton wrote on the Typhoon class submarine.
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Nebakenezzer posted:With the death of Sean Connary This loving year.
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Learning that Sean Connery apparently gave multiple interviews on how beating women was okay was extremely uncool
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aphid_licker posted:Learning that Sean Connery apparently gave multiple interviews on how beating women was okay was extremely uncool Yeah, like... on the list of poo poo things of 2020 learning thatn an old rich woman-beater died of very old age is just... well, ok, time moves on.
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*Sadly puts Highlander/Zardoz cross-over spec script back on shelf.
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Nebakenezzer posted:With the death of Sean Connary, have this thing Mr. Sutton wrote on the Typhoon class submarine. I just want to point out this so nobody else misses it. That link quotes Brezhnev as saying "There is always good and evil in the world. I am the epitome of good." I found the transcript referenced and it's a great loving read. https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v16/d73 Brezhnev has a little toy artillery piece that fires blanks and he loads it and keeps loving with it but can't get it to fire. quote:Brezhnev throughout his remarks and the translation had been manipulating the artillery piece. Kissinger: I have never been shot at by the General Secretary. Brezhnev trains the gun at Sonnenfeldt. Gromyko: You should train it at your own Foreign Minister and not frighten the Americans. Brezhnev inserts a shell into the gun and pulls the lanyard. Nothing happens. Brezhnev: I have to ask Sadat for spares. Kissinger: He probably has them in the wrong guns.
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Phanatic posted:I just want to point out this so nobody else misses it. That link quotes Brezhnev as saying "There is always good and evil in the world. I am the epitome of good." I found the transcript referenced and it's a great loving read. this reads like a piece of historical fiction absolutely wild that this is real
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quote:to Sonnenfeldt: you should stop taking notes. Kissinger: This is only for President Ford and I assure you it will not leave the White House. Brezhnev: That is impossible in the United States. 
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Yeah I love that
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The NYPost/Daily Mail are reporting that Putin is planning to step down soon because he has Parkinsons, Russian state media of course denies it. Usually I'd discount Murdoch rags but they'd probably know about this. Have y'all heard anything?
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zoux posted:The NYPost/Daily Mail are reporting that Putin is planning to step down soon because he has Parkinsons, Russian state media of course denies it. Usually I'd discount Murdoch rags but they'd probably know about this. Have y'all heard anything? That would shed an interesting light on this story: quote:Moscow (CNN)Russian lawmakers submitted a draft bill that could grant former presidents lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution beyond their terms of office, state-run news agency TASS reported Thursday.
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zoux posted:The NYPost/Daily Mail are reporting that Putin is planning to step down soon because he has Parkinsons, Russian state media of course denies it. Usually I'd discount Murdoch rags but they'd probably know about this. Have y'all heard anything? Source of the article is apparently the Sun, which is if anything even less credible than the Daily Mail.
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That immunity extension bill also allows Putin to run again, so it could mean something or it could be nothing. It's the Mail though so better to ignore that poo poo.
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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He's had some unexplained disappearances that could conceivably be health related, and he's not young. That said, it's mostly rumor.
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So, in theory, he could strangle someone post office and be immune? Maybe he’s mad about a losing investment in Donny and is planning something?
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it's the New York Post, the same organization that ran a hunter by the story so full of obvious holes that the information security community and Bellingcat have been basically pointing and laughing at them for the last 3 weeks.
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Potato Salad posted:it's the New York Post, the same organization that ran a hunter by the story so full of obvious holes that the information security community and Bellingcat have been basically pointing and laughing at them for the last 3 weeks. 
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PittTheElder posted:That immunity extension bill also allows Putin to run again, so it could mean something or it could be nothing. It's a ploy to get some dissidents to self-identify because they feel safe enough. Then he miraculously cures himself, "wins" another election, and those people mysteriously and coincidentally die.
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standard.deviant posted:That was hilarious on pretty much every level, though. Everything from the impossibly low prices on offer to the legally blind Trump supporter swearing that Hunter Biden gave him the laptops... I couldn’t pick Hunter out from a lineup of clothed men.
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A good crab-walk takeoff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1lpoZDjt00
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mlmp08 posted:A good crab-walk takeoff. Traffic Controller: B-52 go home you're drunk. B-52: I'm trying.
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mlmp08 posted:A good crab-walk takeoff. Do TF-33s make that much smoke in cruise, or is it just a takeoff/landing thing?
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hypnophant posted:Do TF-33s make that much smoke in cruise, or is it just a takeoff/landing thing? God I thought you said TB-33 for a sec and I just really miss that plane.
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hypnophant posted:Do TF-33s make that much smoke in cruise, or is it just a takeoff/landing thing? It's a variety of things. The engines are at full throttle on takeoff, but that's not the biggest issue. When a B-52 is at altitude and cruising, yes, it's throttled down, but also in the span of 30 seconds, even if it DID produce exactly as much particulate as during takeoff, that particulate would be spread across 4-5 miles instead of compressed into a takeoff roll. And the camera is staring straight down the "boresight," if you will, of the smoke generation. So the raw amount of smoke is generally pretty similar, but it's far less perceptible when at higher altitude and cruising speed. Still, a flyby of a B-52 with some fighters next to it will show that the B-52 leaves a smoke trail and modern fighters do not.
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