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The_Franz posted:
It's an armored car so the weight of the body (and maybe frame as well) was higher than the bolts holding the body on frame were specced for.
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gay picnic defence posted:I wonder if it crossed the minds of the people saying this is a good move by Russia that allows it to concentrate forces elsewhere, that it also allows Ukraine to concentrate their likely already superior numbers elsewhere too? No because of course Russia will just cross the Dnipr again over the bridge and... oh
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The EU flag was a nice touch. I really hope EU countries put pressure on their leaders to admit Ukraine in to the EU without requiring all the hoops they would have to jump through. It is after all a country that's been through hell and when it gets back from there it'll need help rebuilding and all of Europe needs to chip in.
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Nov 11, 2022 16:18
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spankmeister posted:Many would agree, but Ukraine is so loving massive that the EU itself needs to be reformed before they can join. Then reform it.
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KitConstantine posted:I'd advise any hiding soldiers to take the offer Wouldn't dressing in civilian clothes make them liable for non-POW status? Sounds like a risky move. EorayMel posted:I hope Russia is so incompetent/strained on resources that the soldiers couldn't and didn't booby trap the city before making a "wise and strategic" retreat Boobytrapping a village is one thing, but Kherson is a big city. That would be just an insane amount of work.
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Butterfly Valley posted:Tell me you're an American who has no idea how the EU works without telling me you're American Tell me you're Balkan who has no idea how war can change a union in to a federation.
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Nov 11, 2022 21:07
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mobby_6kl posted:Yeah while it would've been better go get more loot / pows in the process, this is really the next best thing. Imagine russia abandoning Crimea without a fight and being like "well that doesn't count" lol. A full withdrawal means the army was defeated and was unable to fight any longer. That's still a full victory for Ukraine even if they didn't get 20 000 POWs.
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Nov 12, 2022 21:08
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Vengarr posted:Germany did have a moment in WW1 where they sent untrained conscripts directly to the front. Is this what is depicted in All Quiet on the Western Front?
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Nov 12, 2022 21:11
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KitConstantine posted:No reason to think Ukraine will slow down too much over the winter Yeah, the rain and cold are an issue for soldiers in the field and while Ukrainian soldiers will have to endure in trenches as well, it's the Russians who get the pressure put on them if they are forced to live in a wet trench for long periods. Ukrainians have better rotation. Equipment really plays a big part here too. You can quickly end up with a situation where freezing weather on top of rain or wet snow ends up killing everyone who is left outside.
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Borscht posted:The Russians could keep losing men at this rate for 100 years and still not have as many die as died in WWII. The first half of the 20th century is simply a different world all together. Soviet union in 1939 had a bigger population and way better demographics so effect _is_ different.
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KitConstantine posted:Oh and nearly forgot this very good video I wonder if the scam here is the classic one where the photo on the website makes it look a lot bigger than it really is?
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CommissarMega posted:Also, for all their faults, the Soviets really were trying to defend their homeland from fascists. You know, like the Ukrainians are doing. Yes, indeed! the popes toes posted:Bringing Ukraine closer to the table for their traitorous invasion of Russia S300s again. I wonder if they just have a ton of these in storage and now that the Syrian missile factory for Iranian drones got hosed up they can't buy more of those from Iran? At what point does air defense start suffering from the use of AA missiles for this useless shitfest?
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Nov 15, 2022 18:23
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Yeah, przewodów isn't really _that_ close to the border so goddamn loving Russia, is this really what you want? Really really?
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Criss-cross posted:True enough, but anyone calling themselves "OSINT specialist" doesn't seem trustworthy at all. All they need is 8bux to remedy that! Ok, so the tail section shown in a picture, assuming it's even from the location, does seem to suggest a bonafide cruise missile. Cruise missiles can go off course and are being shot in the area. At this point I'm completely open to the idea of Russia (or someone in Russia) shooting missiles at Poland just to get a reaction. I mean, they hosed up those gas pipes, didn't they? E: Wow, RT is off da railz on this one, wtffff
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With accidents, the range of reactions really depends on how much of Russia's poo poo Poland wants to gently caress up. If it's determined to be on purpose, poo poo will get hosed up. However, lobbing just one missile isn't really much of a hit so sounds like an accident and now Poland gets to decide what it's going to do.
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Telsa Cola posted:The real answer is that there is a million differences and similarities, and that its probably a fluid thing that doesn't fit into a neat box. Alright, time to cool off H.R.Giger. 
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Karma Comedian posted:Well folks, winter is here I'm fairly certain I saw someone on youtube or instagram make a "tent" just like this with several rolls of cling film. Tbf, these are probably okay as far as living in the woods goes. Since it takes a while to do all the wrapping and assuming you'd be actually gaining ground, it's not really something that has any military significance.
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StoryTime posted:55M€ is a fairly big ticket for the FDF. That and the secrecy makes me guess that we're sending Patria AMVs. I've seen one of these up close for.... reasons. It's p.cool. It has fancy double layered armor and you can mount a giant mortar on the roof that can do all kinds of weird fire missions like drop a bunch of mortars in one spot that all explode at the same time. Also it's really fast.
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Mr. Merdle posted:I need a doctrine-design matrix for the missile/rocket debate Anything long and cylindrical can be a rocket -> a penis is a rocket
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Phlegmish posted:Interesting choice from the Ukrainians to launch an operation on the Kilburn Spit. At first glance this move doesn't seem very tactically advantageous, but I suppose it does give them control over the mouth of the Dnipro, as the ISW says. Plus, it allows them to attack Russian positions from the side instead of having to cross the river under fire. Let's see how the operation goes. Some WW2 general said that rivers aren't as good a defense as they're made up to be, because even though it's hard to attack over a river, it's even harder to defend along an entire river since rivers are long.
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Ups_rail posted:regarding the washing machines Soviet Union had communal laundromats that would wash everyone's clothes. There's a funny anecdote about a laundry that scrapped it's machines and got new ones. This was recorded and noticed in the 5 year plan and so every year after that they would have to come up with a laundromat's worth of scrap metal, which they then had to do in addition to washing everyone's clothes.
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Power Khan posted:Playing with the thought of what to do when there's suddenly no more water and electricity. The biggest problems are heating, cooking and water. If you just own some water jugs, you can use those and almost any governmant (probably not Russian) can start offering water from tankers after a few days unless you're right on the front lines of a war. Cooking is harder, but you could use camping gear and make do for quite a while. Heating is the hard part. Most apartments have minisplits or district heating and those will be out of commission right away. If apartment buildings had fireplaces, you could burn wood to stay warm, but they rarely do. A kerosene heater might work, but those are risky to use and need good ventilation.
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So did Putin really fall and poo poo himself?
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Crab Dad posted:How in the world did that lorry go into gear after being on fire like that for so long? Was thinking about this and it was probably in gear. In a really low one. And the fire shortcircuited the starter motor and that's what's making it go forward.
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OSU_Matthew posted:Good words and: Exactly, and China came around real fast when they realized the path they were going down with regards to Taiwan was probably not the one they actually want to take. CommissarMega posted:How long is the average drone's battery life and speed? Because 400km is almost 250 miles, and that might take a while to travel for a drone, but I don't know much about them. In one of the videos you hear a jet engine sound so going to say it's a traditional cruise missile. I hope they poo poo the gently caress out of Russian airbases now.
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Vampire Panties posted:
My neighbor is about his age and is taking tons of cortisone for his many afflictions and his face is puffy and red just like this. Power Khan posted:That dumb poo poo is approaching the "find out" part This total POS
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Power Khan posted:https://twitter.com/ItsBorys/status/1600862791350374400?t=HTfZRiBzapu9ErYLldi4Bg&s=19 Well if that doesn't justify my murderous rage against these two corporate fuckers, I don't what would. He should do this irl.
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WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:Bakhmut is a major Transit hub. It has been promised to Wagner as a way to sponsor Russian nationalism and force projection via pmcs. Based on some of the drone video, it's at the point where all they can do with it after the war is make it in to a memorial park. Oh, shopping mall burning in Moscow, arson suspected: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-12-09/fire-rages-through-shopping-mall-in-moscow-suburbs
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mikerock posted:I saw this earlier today by accident and it's one of the most gruesome videos I've probably ever seen and I couldn't finish watching it. It it the one where they walk around covering dead and injured with the fires still going on?
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Alan Smithee posted:https://twitter.com/francis_scarr/status/1601635260630208512?s=20&t=5gEH-61pNM28C-IZ8t5uHw In prison there's only two genders; those who drop the soap and those who pick it up?
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Vampire Panties posted:
Also, no wonder they right away started building those stupid mega projects.
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What an awesome dude! Power Khan posted:"They are living just like the president" Ukraine is going to need more missiles. Lots more!
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WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:UK thinking of handing Ukraine Cruise missiles that travel 560KM. How exactly is Russia going to escalate? They can't escalate poo poo.
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Vampire Panties posted:What would nuking anything accomplish though? Lets say Poot Poot gets all liquored up on deer blood daquiris and decides to level Kyiv and Zelenskyy in one shot. Even if it worked, and ignoring the international repercussions, Ukraine would still keep fighting. Literally notshing will stop the Ukrainians from fighting, and also literally nothing will stop (at least some) western countries from supporting & arming them. Of course Russia couldn't ignore the international repercussions, and they would be dire., things like 'every Russian sub in existence is sunk within 12 hours' or 'Russia no longer has any military airports', let alone the other economical sanctions and trade embargos. It would be reasonable to expect China and India to literally close their borders/embassies in that scenario. The interview with the Ukrainian General was very interesting. Two excellent points he had: 1. "Ukraine will only fight for as long as it has support from the US. If that is withdrawn, Ukraine can maybe hold the line, that's it." 2. "Russia has already lost. They know they've lost. Now it's just a matter of bringing this to a close without Putin losing his power. That's the only thing they're worried about now."
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Tai posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMset6WUy9k Amaing how awkward that was to watch! Like they just gangpiled on him there.
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The Ethiopia thing sounds like what Spiderman was talking about on Channel 5 News at the Hemmingway look-alike convetion. Yes, those are real words about something that really happened.
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Samovar posted:There has been a very strange but old connection between Ethiopia and Russia, since the former is one of the oldest continuously Christian nations on the planet, but also Orthodox. So for a long time, Russia supported them (if I remember correctly). Well, Spiderman was talking about the Ark of the Covenant being stashed there but hell, could be both.
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Hippie Hedgehog posted:There is an international personnel mine ban treaty. Notably the U.S. is not a member, to my knowledge, and the Trump administration adopted a policy that allows the US to use landmines. Interestingly, modern war strategy seems to de-empasize the importance of personell land mines. Other weapons are much more effective for area denial and pose less of a danger to your own troops.
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StoryTime posted:Antipersonnel mines wreak horrifying damage to civilians both during and long after a war. They're a fundamentally indiscriminate weapon type, and they're very much comparable to truly vile poo poo like chemical weapons. Unlike ABC weapons, they're cheap to make and easy to use. It's possible to use them responsibly, but the applications are endless. As long as there's demand and mass production, they will find their way in the worst hands possible. That's not true. The military even said that even if Finland withdrew from the treaty they wouldn't buy mines since they are not even part of Finland's war strategy and as I mentioned earlier, not effective. Lord Stimperor posted:Could it be that instead she feels herself part of a Russian colonizer class that is lording over the poor natives there? This actually feels intuitively true. A similar dynamic existed in Baltic states and Poland during Russian occupation so would not be surprised if the same was happening in the east. (E: Kasimir Pulaski is p.well known and popular in Poland. Not sure if that's a surprising to people. Probably not.)
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