Comments by "verdebusterAP" (@verdebusterAP) on "DW News" channel.

  1. They need to do direct draws and expedite units to Ukraine Aspide exists in the hundreds, that's quick and easy solution
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  2.  @MSDGroup-ez6zk  No such thing there
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  3. Putin is running out of cannon fodder
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  4. Pretty sure Ukraine is only getting started
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  5.  @Sin3xtreme  Oh look Ukraine is letting Storm Shadow fly in Russia now
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  6.  @Sin3xtreme  Ukraine is letting missiles fly
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  7.  @Sin3xtreme  Yet Putin is crying
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  8. Exactly
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  9.  @carpenter3069  Being resusable is very much not a require Being survivable is
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  10. @Bessie Hillum That would be false There are 770 F-35s built and reviews have been anything but negative The Royal Norwegian Air Force in 2019 Norwegian air chief Brig. Gen. Tonje Skinnarland said in an exclusive interview with Defense News on Thursday. “That said, our experience operating the F-35 on slippery airfields is that it’s more safe and easier than with the F-16s,” she added. “With the stability of the [F-35] aircraft, it’s easier to take off and land on slippery airfields. … It’s performing extremely well. The performance of the aircraft — in general and in Norwegian conditions specifically — is more than expected. It’s an incredible capability. It performs extremely well in cold weather and the sensor capability and fusion is remarkable also when it comes to our challenging environment with the geography, topography and distance,” she said Israel has been flying all over the middle east wreaking havoc with its F-35i UK deployed its carrier with mix F-35s Non US customers have been very satifisted with their F-35s
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  11. Yet Ukraine used 6 missiles and wiped out 2 Russian bases causing the massive equipment lossses
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  12. The US position on ATACMS makes no sense The go to weapons for the US is TLAM. B-52 , B-2s and F-15E Even if conflict broke out, ATACMS is at the bottom of the list if North Korea invaded South Korea, the ATACMS would give the US military ready fire capability The ATACMS carries 950 BLU-97Bs whereas the TLAM only carries 166 but the TLAM has vastly superiority range , targeting systems and can fired from ships and sub In addition to the PrSm. Both the USMC and Army TLAM capable launchers Its make more sense to give Ukraine 300-500 ATACMS variants while speeding the USMC and Army procurement of TLAMs and associated launders Fear of escalation is what Russia has been counting on from the start The West needs to stop that and give Ukraine what they need to end this conflict quickly Ukraine has 3 Patriot system, they need at 50 to form integrated air defence system (IADS) The promised F-16s needs to come with JASSM-As, AGM-65, PAVEWAYs, CBU-87s and Harpoons Additionally they need to equipped with the CART so MIG-29s can act as tankers to greatly extend their range The F-16s with Harpoon and JASSM will take the the Russian navy completely out of the picture while ATACMS knocks out Russian bases in Crimea The lost of both is more than enough to force Russian to rethink its choices
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  13. Just a guess Lack of leadership
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  14. caution is out the window
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  15. The West provided Ukraine with intel and possbily EW support , hence Russia's demand that the US and NATO stop supplying Ukraine which means the West definitely had a helping hand. Ukraine forces use TB2s as decoys. Since they didnt shoot down by CIWS or SHORAD aboard the ship, it sounds like some EW was definitely present preventing them from gaining a lock on the drones as well detecting the Neptune launch. On the Russia side The Slava class P-1000 are angled down so that in case of fire, the missiles can be ejected as the system designed for cold launch. Apparently, the Captain was killed so its suggested that bridge was hit as well as the 3rd row of the P-1000 With no one to eject the missiles or direct damage control, its likely that ship became too badly damage to save Now without the Moskva and its S-300F, the remaining frigates defensive weapons are all short range missiles mention for self defense This is means that Russia shipping in the area is officically screwed and they can no longer bring in supplies via ship That is major and very much needed strategic victory for the Ukraine because they have now cut Russia off from the sea
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  16. No, its called using it wisely Russia's biggest headache for Ukraine forces is their jammers. The F-16s with AGM-88s can accurately target Russian jammers No jamming coverage , GPS munitions rain down Storm Shadow/SCALP strike are hindered by Panstr S1, Tor and Tunguska SHORAD Again the F-16 can accurately target these with AGM-88s. So instead of 3 out 10 missiles hitting their targets. All 10 hit The only systems on the ground that out range the AGM-88 is the BukM-3, S-300 and S-400 While destroying jammers gives GPS munitions back their accuracy, the F-16 can use laser guided bombs The US doesnt have anything like FAB-3000s glide bombs but 2000lbs laser guided bombs will be equally as terrifying to Russia forces if Ukraine grounds forces get laser designator luike AN-PAQ-1 F-16s can launch and leave while grounds keep the target painted So yes if Ukraine uses them wisely, they will have a massive impact
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  17.  @dfui.  The Taurus can be if they intergrate to the F-16
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  18. How about no Tailban managed 20 years by hiding not by fighting With Iran Israel has unlimited targets to chose from Also realize that from to Med to Iran's border is 600 miles Israel will be flying through Syria and Iraq to strike Tehran
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  19. The Abrams is not the right tank for Ukraine It boils down to time The only tanks in Europe are the modernized M1A2 SEP which the US can't provide The older M1A1 are in the US X amount of days moving them from storage to the ship yards, another day or 2 for loading 11 days crossing the pod. Then unload and back to rail from UK to Poland at least between 6 to 8 weeks nominally just to get the M1 to Ukraine hands plus the additional time for training 3 months total There are thousands of older model Leopard 2A4 in the EU that could be in Ukraine in as little as 7 days Ukraine forces could be operational within a month with Leopard 2A4 The Leopard 2A4 is literally the tank that is needed All need US need to do is supply both M830A1 HEAT rounds as well older M829A2 SABOs as the L44 can use it The M830 and M829A2 are being phased so that saves them money with demilitarization and disposal
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  20. Israel will pay Iran back with interest
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  21. No point Ukraine has over 70 launchers able to use the ATACMS while only small and very limited number of aircraft able to the Storm Shadow The Taurus wouldnt help One thing that would help Ukraine is Germany's Tornado ECR Preferably the Tornado ADV but IDS or ECR would massive help to Ukraine
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  22.  @cyber_habanero  they have tanks but crews still need to be trained
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  23. Not really with the US providing max range ATACMS, Ukraine can do a lot of damage Tactically speaking, Ukraine should continue attacking S-300 and S-400s but more importantly , they should be working with the West to find a more effective mean of dealing with Russian EW sites Russian EW isnt a problem for the West as they have several airborne assets able to locate EW sites and transmit their launch for air or missile strikes if Ukraine had an airborne asset able to ELINT , SIGINT and COMINT They would locate Russian sites faster. Without EW, GPS aided munitions regain their accuracy and things for Russian forces get considerably worst
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  24. I cant imagine why
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  25. Give them the MEADs as well
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  26. They need to do an direct draw and expedite 30 units
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  27.  @thischannelisbackon5679  The Israeli made Spyder is exactly what Ukraine needs right now
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  28. There are too few Gripens to matter to Ukraine while there are thousands of the F-16s
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  29.  @delta_glider4362  They dont need 10000 fplanes there chlld
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  30. IKR
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  31. The key here is that B-1, B-2 and B-52 were all built with specialized technology for each bomber The B-21 uses commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) from existing programs which greatly reduces its development cost B-1, B-2 and B-52 required a lot upgrades through out their lives for various weapons while the B-21 starts off fully compatible with all existing USAF weapons B-1, B-2 and B-52 all use unique engines while the B-21 borrows the F-35 F-135 engine B-1 and B-52 radars are variants from F-16s and F-18s while the B-2 has its own unique radar The B-21 again borrows from the F-35 APG-81 by borrowing from modern programs, they don't spend as much Now if they spent the time and money using all unique tech, its likely the cost would be closer to the B-2
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  32.  @toddl3328  Iran can fire off missiles but guess what Countries in the region will shoot them down because they dont want them accidentally coming down in their territory Israel will strike Tehran directly crossing through Syria and Iraq
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  33.  @Tamarlane389  They didnt ask for help
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  34.  @wirasanjaya4517  The UK and US have been their since Houtis starting attacking shipping
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  35.  @Tamarlane389  Israel has to demand nothing Iran fired off hundreds of drones and missiles so what would have been their excuse if some malfunction and crashed in some else's country in populated area
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  36. its called mutual assured destruction not deterrence Putin is willing to take the risk simply because Trump is a weakling and will do whatever he wants once he is on office
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  37. Russia is looking for a way into Ukraine that doesnt allow the West to respond with military force. They know pound for pound, they are not equipped to fight NATO over Ukraine if they try to force the issue. Invading a sovereign nation will not sit well with the west
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