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  1. Well if fighting in Ukraine wasn't a rude enough wake up call , Russia can try its hand against a NATO country and see how badly that ends for them
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  2. Stalking was much easier till the thermal imaging became inexpensive
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  3. And yet people are confused why Israel is showing no mercy
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  4. Term limits on Congress now because this nonsense needs to stop
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  5. They dont trust the rebels with those weapons is the point
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  6. shows how dangerous urban combat is
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  7. Bradley said I aint going out like a punk
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  8. Ukraine picking apart the S-400 is hilarious
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  9. Thats not anti-aircraft, Thats multiple rocket launcher artillery firing unguided missiles If Ukraine had modern precision multiple rocket launcher artillery, their attacks would be far more effective
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  10. So much for Russia's claim as superpower
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  11. Why object when nations clearly need protection.
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  12. Smart move Putin blame your generals for your mistakes
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  13. Hey Hamas started it Dont complain now about the Israeli response you provoked
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  14. If you mean losses as in losing 5 command generals nearly 200 aircraft close to 1500 vehicles types and thousands of personnel all within month against a under unequipped adversary Heavy no Decimated yes
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  15. The political fall out for Ecuador is going to massive
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  16. And so it begins
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  17. Can't imagine why Ukranian forces would ever blow up a bridge Almost like they are pissed off about something
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  18. Striking back is too little too late, Ukraine has reaped massive dividends from the Moskva loss both operationally and publically
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  19. How hilarous that Nancy Pelosi had more balls than the last two Speakers of the house
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  20. In Soviet Russia the trial would have been held, found guilty and sentence carried out on the side of the street with a PSM
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  21. Watching this battle for the speaker of the house is both hilarious as well truly disappointing to see elected officials act like a bunch of pre school children But at same time , the country gets to see the true colors of the Republican party The Democrats remained united the entire time while the Republican party was a literally shit show
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  22. Easy Hamas attack Funny how Hamas is trying to make morale claims after what they just did
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  23. That ship has long since sailed Erdogan
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  24. Ukraine giving Russia a taste of its own medicine
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  25. There is no doubt that USAF started working on the B-21 right after the B-2 was completed Commonly that how it goes, they keep rolling from program to program so when the contract becomes official they are already ahead of the game
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  26. The images confirm what was suspected The one missile struck the bridge killing the captain and other officers while the second damaged some of the Moskva P-1000s missiles Without the captain or senior officers to direct damage control, the damaged P-1000s cooked off and fatal damaged the ship
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  27. Now if the DOJ can follow through with the orange jumpsuit for Trump, that would be great
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  28. Ukraine thanks Russian forces for their effort
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  29. The fact that Russia sent S-70 and Su-57 with their limited numbers into Ukraine shows that the Russian air force is in worse shape than previously thought and starting to get desperate.The official story was it was test flight gone wrong but why Russia do a test flight 365 miles from Ukraine There was something nearby that they were trying to destroy with the S-70 for propaganda but it ended badly for them
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  30. Losing naval supremacy to country with no navy How embarrassing is that
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  31. A true MAGA day when legal system finally does what its supposed to do long over due
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  32. Ukraine starts using JDAMs and Russian losses sky rocket Coincidence? Nope
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  33. Hamas is going to regret messing with Israel
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  34. if the US and west would drop restricts, Ukraine could take the fight to Moscow
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  35. What people dont get is that by providing Ukraine with their old equipment they dont have to spend money on demilitarization programs for taking old weapons out of service Instead , they send it to Ukraine and that money for demilitarization program goes to newer weapons and program its a win win
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  36. The CM-32 takes advantage of the fact that China's ability to land hand heavy armor is very limited so medium to light armor they can land can be easily dealt with a 105mm gun
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  37. Urban combat is literally the worst possible situation as the enemy can come from any direction Israel should seriously consider MQ-9 with Hellfire RDX and other low collateral damage weapons for fighting in this situation
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  38. FYI, if you hear the drone is over head, stay your ass still If you start moving and the drone attacks ,thats generally the cue to get up and run like hell, not stick around letting to drone take pot shoots at you
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  39. And people are confused why the US spends millions ensuring the president's aircraft and pilots are the best A well trained pilot would have advised the president to wait rather than take the risk
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  40. The problem there is that Russia tried to jam starlink but couldnt due to the size of Ukraine Gaza on the other hand is only 150 square miles Jamming area that size is relatively easy even for Israel to do
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  41. Well Zelensky, Russia was never playing on negotiating with you. Their plan was to cross you out and negotiate with their successor
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  42. Its not a direct hit sadly but still incredibly stupid. They were obviously under attack but why in the name of insanity would you make it easier for the enemy attacking you by gathering your forces in one spot ?
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  43. At some point, officers need to realize that when lives are stake, they need to act faster
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  44. Considering that 3 ATACMS shredded 2 Russian bases ,its not late
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  45. ATACMS making its presence known
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  46. The republican party's dysfunction is so hilarious Can't till if its insanity or desperation
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  47. If she cant handle it, then give it someone else who is willing work the through issues not ,cop out
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  48. Fog and mountain-1, Chopper -0
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  49. The Houthis were attacking ships in international waters Nuff said
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  50. This shows why Ukrainian forces needs modern systems like Pzh-2000, Archer, CAESAR and M109s That system is one giant target. If they are screwed Russian forces counter fire
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  51. The warship Moskva has not sunk it has simply been reclassified as a new type of submarine and is on a special underwater mission
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  52. Crimea is turning into Ukraine's personal punching bag
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  53. Nothing like 50,000 volts to make your reconsider your life choices
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  54. Ukraine preparing to make moves with the F-16
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  55. Well lets see The Ukraine forces has enough ATGMs to where armor is basically useless as well is targeting the supply lines. They also posses an equally high amount of MANPADs which has nixed all airborne assaults and resupply attempts Commanding officers are dropping like flies The invasion was executed poorly Low morale and frostbite are the least of their problems
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  56. Hence why Assad left, no support from his allies so he ran for the hills
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  57. What Ukarine has shown is that armor without protection and support is basically useless The US military has heavily invested in protection and support to make sure that its armor doesn't get shredded as easily as Russia tanks
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  58. At what point are you going realize that Israel simply doesnt care any more
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  59. They are laying the framework down for something big
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  60. While the F-16 is the better plane, the JAS-39 is better for the Philippines budget but most importantly, given the Philippines proximity to China, the JAS-39 has better survival-ability as its made for austere operations
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  61. They need at least 100 units
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  62. Russia calls its regroup, the rest of the world calls its a retreat
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  63. Well what did he expect He's not in the UK and rarely visits so of course his pals are flocking to William
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  64. So much for the S-300 hype
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  65. While Ukraine forces are destroying Russian strategic targets wholesale
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  66. Massive failure by Secret service and the law enforcement
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  67. Russia looking sadder and sadder every day
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  68. This was definitely an Excalibur round
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  69. Compared to the T-90, the T-62 armor is wafter thin AT-4, M72 and Carl Gustav would easily penetrate its armor Hell even round from anti-material rifles would be lethal to it Even if they beefed it up with ERA, it still wouldnt last
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  70.  @somedudeonline-i3t  Lay off the potato their ivan China likes to say DF-21 and DF-26 but fail mention that CVNs can easily operate outside their range and still strike China and its ship When you fire DF-21 and DF-26s at CVN, long range works for the US because in order for missiles to stay on target, require constant updating By jamming their communication, its harder for China to control missile and even harder for it to stay on target DFs are over 30,000lbs in weight. Thats 15 tons of material per missile, can only use them sparely As for Russia Ukraine has already shown enough about the Knzhal that no one is worried about it and has even fewer assets able to use ZIrcons As for the US the US has several defenses options in work but the most substantial is testing F-18s as missile carriers with SM-6s An air launch SM-6s would give the US a massive advantage in countering missiles using aircraft
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  71.  @davidjones-wt2qq  Hit nothing yet the base is clearing burning and the S-400 has been confirmed destroyed thats a lot for nothing
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  72. From a practical stand point the switching from the Taipan saves a lot of money The UH-60 is used by RAN and AR so thats savings The UH-60 uses the same engine as the AH-64. The GE700 used on the NH-90 but its not the standard engine There is a lot of practical benefits to switching to the UH-60
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  73. He lasted longer than expected after the coup but we all knew this was coming
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  74. The AG has him dead to rights and he knows it From Nov to Jan, instead of transitioning out of the WH, he spent it trying to over turn the results Instead giving the NARA records so they could sort them property of the government, public and exclusive to president He decided instead that he was going to tell them what they could get Even when they subpoenaed the records, he still didnt comply fully At no point in this process ,he never did what he was supposed to do He can't claim that records being there was a mistake during his transition out of office He can't claim that he complied with records request as the NARA paper trail shows otherwise He can't claim that records were declassified as there is no paper trail so all he can do at this point is cry wolf
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  75. PAC-3, SM2,SM-3 SM-6 and now THAAD all of the US missile defenses are getting in some work
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  76. Funny How Russian forces downed a fighter from an air force they claimed that they neutralized
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  77. While only symbolic, the DOJ nevertheless should find a way to prosecute Trump for his actions that day
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  78. Going to Iran and North Korea for weapons How the mighty Russia has fallen
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  79. The fact they have managed to gain this much momentum is impressive
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  80. This just highlights how dangerous boarding on the high seas can be ,its rare but happens. They were supposed be wearing vest that auto inflate when they hit the water as well light markers. A lot sadly went wrong here
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  81. And the hits just keep coming
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  82. The F-117 proved the concept of stealth can work and also proved the limitations of stealth
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  83. Open source has listed Russia as long over 151 pieces of air defense equipment in Ukraine so far, so this is confirmation that Ukrainian attacks against Russian defenses are starting to leave a mark and not a good way for Russia
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  84. privileged life and why people hate the legal system Anyone else would have been in jail long ago
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  85. Of course they are surrendering They don't wanna die for one man's ego
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  86. And that matters because ? Russia has been targeting the US, NATO and UK since the cold war so this declaration is literally moot Secondly the US, NATO and UK are not Ukraine , You launch against them and they can and will respond in kind
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  87. They are loving the fact that system can strike precisely against targets over 40 miles away which they have used to great effect
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  88. The world is waiting to see the so called consequences
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  89. Its completely possible If they had detected the missiles and warned units along its path and given that cruises missiles travel at sub sonic speeds ,its tricky but doable
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  90. Its not disturbing, its him playing his game. He knew that public hates the health care system and is playing on that hate. That hate will likely cause millions to wanna flock to his aid As long as they deny bail, he wouldt be able to out
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  91. If Ukraine is this effective with so little, Russian forces would get curb stomped by the US in a conventional war
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  92. Maybe if Russia took its behind home, they wouldnt have to worry about such attacks
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  93. The problem for Russia is that ATACMS can be launched from the HIMARS which unlike the M270 is highly mobile I fully expect Ukraine to sprint 4 HIMARS in to Russia at different points and launch quick salvos , the pull out quickly
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  94.  @EpicThe112  That would be incorrect The T-14 like all tanks is still very much vulnerable to top attack weapons The Switchblade 600 travels too high for APS to detect till its too late The Javelin maxes out at 500 ft which the T-14 while Switchblade 600 can maxes out 15,000 ft The operator can literally drop it down on vertically on the target
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  95. If the UK still has stocks os MILAN missiles that would be a great start
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  96. Waste of tax payer money
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  97. Its not smuggling when its for a good cause
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  98. Ukraine was running drying on western ammo ,now that they have been resuppled its game on
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  99. ATACMS approves this message
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  100. Apparently they never heard of laws of war and the Geneva convention
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  101. Setback after setback The smart play would be withdraw completely and save yourself further embarrassment, however Russia seems to be a glutton for punishment
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  102. Why is Ukraine suddenly making all these silly mistakes for
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  103. And achieved absolutely nothing but embrassment
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  104. No, Ukraine is showing the superiority of the Apache to Russian gunships 3 simple facts First, the Apache is designed to carry the longbow radar. The longbow allows to the Apache to search for target with minimal exposure The KA-52 has to fully unmask completely to search for targets as its radar is mounted in the nose This allows the enemy to spot them easier One Apache can act as sensors while others as shooters. Secondly The Hellfire missile thanks to constant operations has undergone several upgrades The newer models be can launched while the Apache is still in concealed position again minimal exposure when engaging targets The videos of KA-52s and others have all been running and gunning with unguided weapons. Apache is designed to strike precisionly Note that when the KA-52 started using LMUR and striking more precisely, their effectiveness went up Lastly, the Apache has advance datalinks that allow the view real time video from UAV as well as the ability to control them UAVs can push ahead and look for potential threats ahead of the Apaches Also remember that Apache has the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) plus 6 other options for precision kits for its 70mm rockets Those kits allow the Apache to engage more targets precisely and preserve the Hellfire for high value targets The only things that the Apache need for future combat is EOTS/IR/Longbow combination in the mast so the Apache passive view targets as EW is advancing to where the enemy may be able to detect its radar emission and longer range and speed
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  105. When is Russia going to realize this will only end badly for them.
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  106.  @davidjones-wt2qq  Crimea has airfields that put other parts of Ukraine in reach Crimea has naval bases which make it easier to for Russian ships to resupply vs having to travel back to Novossiysk if Crimea is out of the picture its massive strategic loss for Russia
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  107. That would be incorrect The FBI and DOJ had to present their case to the a judge who agreed that they had probable cause
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  108. Its painfully obvious even to him, that Russian forces can't will this conflict if it stays conventional This action is literally an act of desperation
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  109. It doesnt matter Biden is fully cooperating while Trump fought tooth and nail there is no comparison
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  110. At what point are people going to realize Israel isnt caring anymore
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  111. Its not called the Reaper for nothing
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  112. Fan boys with with copium in 3.2..1
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  113. They do realize that in order break Europe's need for Russian oil, they have to set up new companies. Secondly these new companies means more jobs for the public contrary to popular belief, renewable energy is not at the point where it can replace fossil fuels. Progress has been made but we are still way ,way off from that happening
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  114. Israel couldnt have asked for a better outcome
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  115. Sending 90 ships is publicity stunt not a show of force and only asking for for trouble
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  116. Lay off the potato juice there vlad
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  117. The Russian Cruiser Moskva will now be accompanied by the Russia frigate Admiral Makarov on its special underwater mission The Panzerhaubitze 2000 and CAESAR will change things but they really need the Swedish Archer system its literally the fast gun in the west No surprising the actions of unprofessional army like the Russia
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  118. Ok now, when B-52s and B-1s pull up, the Houthi cant say they were no warned
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  119. Considering that Finland uses F-18s which can carry a wide variety of weapons Unlike Ukraine, Finland can punch Russia's light out very easily
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  120. After 5 months of trying , Russian forces still can't counter the HIMARS pitiful
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  121. There is no doubt that Iran supported Hamas so there is no doubt that Israeli will stop indirectly attacking Iran and go at them head on
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  122.  @MrVioletpandora  YAWN
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  123. So much for Putin's annex
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  124. Yemen started this mess by attacking ships regarding a conflict thats none of their business
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  125. Cowards on the run
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  126. And just imagine how much worst it would be if Ukraine had full tier capabilities
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  127. The irony of using their own weapons against them
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  128. Its called being used as cannon fodder
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  129. Don't think about it ,just send them. The capabilities of the F-16 would be a massive boost for the Ukrainian forces and the last nail in the coffin for Russian forces The F-16 can be equipped with any western weapon with easy which means Ukraine wouldnt be limited to just US weapons
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  130. Ah yes, the beginning of the end for Russina
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  131. Houtis only digging themselves digger into a hole
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  132. Interesting offer but that can be a doubled sword if they are not careful
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  133. The political fall out for Ecuador is going to massive
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  134. Its actually touching to see all the FLOTUS show up in support
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  135. Yeah its called Russian equipment doesnt live up to the hype
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  136. Its not if, its when Russia gave safe haven to Assad so they are not exactly going to get a warm response from the newly formed government and will be likely told to leave
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  137. Flexible no larger and far more realistic budget yes
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  138. He has no choice at this point Russia's credibility is in toilet The US fought two conflict in two countries simultaneously and gained control within weeks 5-6 weeks while having to travel over 7000 miles Ukraine border's Russia yet in 4 months, they have barely acheived anything
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  139. So Iraq thought the US was just going to sit back and wait for round 2 MQ-9s and Hellfire missiles are going back in business
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  140. I applaud Biden recognizing he was no longer fit for the job but he still should made that decision sooner and now Harris and Democrats will a have uphill battle
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  141. Someone is not getting their potato and vodka ration for that slip up
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  142. FPV drones are not the game changer that people think An Apache or Cobra would have been 1 missile on target with better than 90 percent chance of complete target destruction I applaud Ukraine for their creatively but they need proper weapons
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  143. Ukraine still getting some use out of its old soviet crap
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  144. Hamas attacked Israel and their supplier of weapons is Iran. Israel's problem in Gaza Again Iran. Israel simply got tired of it They could have waited for the IRGC to be in the open but strike near the embassy was guaranteed to draw Iran from a shadows into an open conflict A conflict that allows Israel to strike Iran directly and effectively cut of them supplying Israel's enemies in the Gaza as well permanent deal with Iran Iran was simply too stupid not to realize this was the end game The only question now is how messy will it get
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  145. You mean goodbye Russia While Ukaine may not be able to strike Russia effectively but NATO has no problems striking Russia effectively
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  146. Just remember Hamas picked this fight
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  147. Ukraine with 6 ATACMS crippled Russia's KA-52 fleet KA-52s losses has soared to nearly 60 losses thats closing on half their operational fleet And Ukraine did that with just 6 ATACMS Now imagine what they could do with a few hundred ATACMS
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  148. He might want say away fro windows for a while
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  149. Ukraine starting to get a hang of things with the Abrams Now if they work in concert with Bradley , they would be more effective
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  150. Its not the end, they are being shipped back to Boeing and remanufactured in AH-64E models
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  151. Its not unsustainable if you change tactics Instead of being defensive, be offensive and deal with the problem at the source The drones are coming from Yemen so TLAM, and Storm Shadows need to be paying Yemen a visit
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  152. Thats not surprising Ukraine principle problem is lack of firepower Their air force is extremely limited on what they can do and besides ATACMS, their only weapons is artillery They have no way of inflicting heavy damage on Russian forces on constant basis so its war of attrition on the ground which Ukraine wont win unless something changes massively Hence why the F-16 will be so important for the Ukrainian air force as it gives Ukrainian capabilities they never had before and a degree of parity with the Russian air force
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  153. Its T-72 , so even with all of Russia's upgrades, it does not take much to destroy.
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  154. This wreaks of rich privilege Anyone else that failed to make bond would have been behind bars or had their asset seized Yet Trump gets neither so much for the legal system being fair and equal
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  155. Simple While Ukraine only has a few Su-24 that can use Storm Shadows, they have 60 plus western MLRS that can use ATACMS which allows Ukraine to strike Russian forces far more effectively Since the US is giving missiles with BLU-97/B Combined Effects Bomb payload. That means each missile can cover a large area That means whole positions can be struck at once
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  156. That would be a lie, He didnt endorses the move, he trying to get credit for something he had nothing to do with
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  157. Russia's good times are official over
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  158. Countries know a lemon when they see it
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  159. Typical Russian incompetence
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  160. if ECOWAS does make a move, it will be interesting to see how it plays out As far as Africa goes, very very few countries have modern militaries and even fewer has air forces
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  161. Shocker Swiss is neutral however that still works out for other countries
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  162. Complements of ATACMS
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  163. Ukraine having Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-T is why you dont see the Su-57 trying its luck The Patriot already embarrassed the Kinzhal Russia sending its Su-57 against the Patriot and it getting smoked in the process would be a massive humiliation For them, its not worth the risk especially when so far Su-57s are operational
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  164.  Truth Be Told  Lay off the propaganda buddy lets recap Russia's flagship was KOed The Su-30,34/35, Mi-28, KA-52 represent the latest in Russian technology yet losses have been exceptionally high for those aircraft The T-90M, T-80BVM and T-72B3 again representing the latest in Russian technology Like the Russian aircraft, they have suffered exceptionally high losses While Russian forces are showing off captured weapons cache with a few missiles and claiming to destroy few pieces Ukrainian forces have been sending various captured Russian tech to the West The most recent was the RTU-518 jamming pod and R-73/74 recovered from a downed Su-30. A captured T-90M Panstir S1, Krasukha EWS and so forth The amount of tech that Ukraine forces has sent to the West has massively undermined the Russian military capabilities Yes in 7 months of war, the best Russian could not completely defeat Ukraine forces just stage a sham vote let that sink If you think Ukraine is going to simply let that go you are in for surprise As for being supported by NATO you idiots don't realize that NATO is literally holding back LOL
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  165. What did Russia expect was going to happen Ukraine has been defensive since Nov of last year Now that they are resupplied, they are taking it right to Russias teeth
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  166. Thats faster then expected but they need ATACMS
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  167. And what exactly is NK going to do about it Nada
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  168. Ramaswamy is not even a contender in the election
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  169. The fact that it happened was gift enough The fact even now, hes still ranting about again gift
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  170. How are cluster bombs banned when neither Russia nor Ukraine signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) ?
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  171.  @KNByam  They just lost a massive amount of international trust
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  172. 430 miles is impressive but only matters if the Drone is carrying 500lbs warhead or better The Storm Shadow's warhead is designed for hard-target penetration Biden needs to gift Ukraine a few hundreds JASSM-A and JASSM-B which would truly much Russia quake with fear The JASSM-B is circa 2004 so the USAF could give Ukraine it early first production models which retain 570 mile range carrying 1000lbs warhead Paired with the F-16, Ukraine could hold any number of Russian targets at risk including Moscow
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  173. Ukraine right now is rich with MANPADS which are helicopters worst nightmare The video of the Mi-24 getting wrecked by MANPADs shows how dangerous things are for helicopters are in Ukraine
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  174. 321 ways to bring the pain to Russian forces
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  175. GD didnt bribe that UK MoD Eighty percent of the vehicle manufacture will be completed in the UK, with 70% of the supply chain companies UK-based] The Ajax family project supports 400 jobs at General Dynamics UK's two facilities at Merthyr Tydfil and Oakdale in South Wales, and an estimated further 4,000 jobs in the British supply chain The UK always tries to with the option with local job potential
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  176. Israel is literally done talking
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  177.  @dannyjanssens8985  And you point ? 7 months ago, it was the mighty Russian bear vs the Ukrainian underdog Russia tried to go for the first round KO but failed miserably its round 8 now The mighty Russian bear has 2 black eyes, 3 broken ribs and a severely deflated ego. The Ukrainian underdog despite all odds is pushing the Russian bear into a corner and making a punching bag out of him , leaving Russia's only option is to take cheap shot Russia can take its cheap shot but fact that Ukrainian forces lasted 8 rounds and your only out was to a cheap shot completes Russia's embarrassment
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  178. So it begins
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  179. It will be interesting to see how she handles the cartels and other crime issues plaguing Mexico
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  180. The HIMARS is very much not outdated Goal is increasing payload and target profiles The HIMARS only carries 1 ATACMS and M270 2 The PrSM increases it to 2 on the HIMARS and 4 on M270 A newer launch could in theory carry 6 missiles HIMARS and 12 in the M270 Secondly the ATACMS can't attack moving targets The PrSM can strike moving targets and its planned for to able to attack ships at sea
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  181. Russia can keep coping
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  182. With the S-400 in Crimea out of action, Ukraine is wasting no time As for the Abrams, It never made any sense buying new tanks for Ukraine when the Army has so many in excess stock Its benefits the Army more for Ukraine to get the older ones from its stock which in turn allows them to replace them with newer Sep V3 variants
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  183. Mocks what exactly Russia so called unstoppable missiles have been stopped
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  184. Hell thats perfect accuracy for Russia missiles
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  185. Thats how things are influenced You see a comment with 1000 likes . it will float to the top of the page as a top comment You see a item with 700 positive reviews , it will float to the top a best seller in the store Its pretty easy to spot because they all use a generic script so they quickly get their numbers up Companies are trying their best to create more ways to deter or stop account scamming but most situations there is little they can do when some have a small army of people working for them
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  186. The Houthis are messing with shipping lanes but worst with countries pockets Their grave error is thinking that countries will go after Israel Nope They are coming after the Houthis and worst the Houthi hilariously dont realize how much worst things for them are going to get if they dont knock it off
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  187. At this point, Shoigu may as well leave before Putin sees him as threat
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  188. Considering that the Court of Appeals rule literally shredded Judge Cannon's decision, I dont see the SC giving him the time of day
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  189. So yet another piece of hyped up Russian equipment failing miserably in Ukraine
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  190. Its was bound to happen during this war however odd choice of a weapon
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  191. All the more reason the US need to step up support
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  192. Given that Ukraine has Storm Shadows now, they are betting heavily on them to knock key targets during this offensive
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  193. I understand what means by taking the War to Russia but thats only possible if Ukraine has right means to do so
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  194. Thats not surprising that there some disagree but ultimately you have realize that 5.56mm has gone as far as it could go
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  195. Funny how the Russian air force has a no fly zone yet the Ukraine landscape is littered mainly with the wreckage of aircraft from the Russia air force
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  196. Another reason why the Javelin so much better
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  197.  Truth Be Told  Its been 7 months and what have they accomplished nothing Ukraine forces are pressing the attack
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  198. Lil kimmy , dont be dumb , you launch on guam and NK will be glass 30 minutes later
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  199. Considering that its vote under gun point
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  200. Simple Corrupt judge
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  201. He made history 6 times and counting LMAO Cue Ace Ventura LOOOOOOOSEERRRR!!!!!
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  202. For starters, Arab defenses cant detect F-35s. Secondly the route Israel will use is through northern Syria and Iraq The distance from the med to Iran's border is only 600 miles. Israel will take a page out of the US playbook Either have tankers fly under the guise of a commercial flight or land C-130s in remote area of Syria or Iraq and set up FARP site for the F-35Is Both Syria and Iraq lack radar coverage in those areas In any event, Israel is going after Tehran just to make a point
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  203. Yeah pretty sure they are going to be disappointed Contrary to popular belief Ukraine doesnt need the F-16 to go blow for blow with the Russian air force They need the F-16s ability to use virtually any western country weapons for air to ground targets Russia is using jamming to disrupt JDAMs but the F-16 can use laser guided bombs which are immune to jamming Since Ukraine destroyed 2 A-50 as well attacked several S-300 and S-400 sites Russia's ability to maintain A2/D2 over Ukraine has been severely compromised
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  204.  @raphael3620  Cope harder India's national auditor (Comptroller and Auditor General of India ) has criticized India's purchase of Russian aircraft as they have underperforming That lack of performance is why the India navy is now buying Rafales to replace its MIG-29Ks
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  205.  @Timberwolf-nl6fr  Again false Russia has been upgrading Syrian defenses yet the Israeli is still performing strikes. There both S-300 and S-400 as other modernzied system in Syria which have been unable to deter the Israeli air force
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  206. About time they reached this step
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  207. All the more reason why the US needs to gift Ukraine Harpoons and JASSM-As when Ukraine's F-16 become operational
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  208. if Houthis havent gotten the point by now, they may wanna realize that US is only just warming up
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  209. France better send adequate support with them
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  210. The ATACMS can do far than that As its compatible with both HIMARS and M270 which combined Ukraine has 60 of ATACMS combined with Storm Shadow would bring Russian forces to a screeching halt over night
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  211. Simple Ukrainian forces have moved their advanced defenses to the front. That combined with Russian forces trying to capitalize Ukraine's ammo shortage and are flying more sorties its no wonder Ukraine is having a field day downing Russian assets
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  212.  @Patson20  I wouldnt say that The USMC has made some smart calls recently as well no so smart ones but they are getting there The F-35B needs an cruise missiles with 300 mile and 500lbs warhead that can be carried internally The ACV needs 105mm heavy guns variant The Corps needs to adopt the Spike NLOS for the Cobra as well as Tomcar 8 pack launcher that can be carried internally by the CH-53K Lastly, they need to sit down with the Army and agree on either the Archer or RCH 155s as Ukraine has shown that Towed arty is too vulnerable now
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  213. One quick point Them capturing a few Javelins is just water in the bucket The US supplied Ukraine forces with fully expecting at some point some missiles would be captures The Lockheed and Raytheon are currently working on FGM-148G which is new completely new system The Ukraine forces were likely give block 0 Javelin so Russia forces capturing them is moot
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  214. Ukraine is getting CBUs and DPCIMs Now the party is really going to get started
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  215. Its more of stupidity by the KA-52 by hovering in place The enemy has a crap ton of missiles to shoot at you and you are hovering in place like a deer in the headlights
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  216. Training is great but the West needs to give Ukraine long range precision strike capability if they want this training to matter. Ukraine without modernized missiles and aircraft is only delaying the inevitable.
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  217. One of the more disappointing times when justice is not served
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  218. The war will likely be lost but as far Putin being ousted thats a stretch
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  219. The problem is that Russia continuously downplays western weapons only for it to come back and haunt them The HIMARS is doing more damage that they expected and thats with medium range missiles The additional of the 190 mile range MGM-140 would be massive nightmare for Russian forces as it would allow Ukraine to ability to strike on much higher level
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  220. The simple fact is that he knew Russia wasnt kidding when they said now or never
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  221. A NASAMS carries 40-50lbs warhead, no way is punching a hole in building that big
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  222. So much for Russia's help
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  223. As long as F-16s come AGM-84F, KEDP-350, Storm Shadow, Maverick PAVEWAY with AIM-7, AIM-9 and AIM-120C-5 They will highly effective
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  224. Doesnt matter Missiles and drones can malfunction what's Iran's going to say if one goes down in Jordan populated area
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  225. The ball is Iran's court
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  226. Once they get an advanced air defense system this conflict will change
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  227. Israel would still level Iran
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  228. The problem is lack of consequences You spend all this time and money to get them out and they just leave scot free Instead of evicting them and letting walk away Arrest and charge them and fine them all the damage they have caused and I guarantee this nonsense would stop instantly if the squatters were being forced to pay
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  229. Most bizarre ruling of the century
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  230. If the West gave Ukraine ATACMS as well other long range precision missiles and F-16 Ukrainian forces would be able to fight evenly with Russian forces head on
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  231. Thats easy poor decision making First China or Russia would have easily sold Iran newer helicopters but Iran leaves for propaganda and them flying 50 year helo made in the US in their eyes is slap in the face to the US but who's laughing now But most importantly, the pilot should have spoke up and advised the president to wait for the weather to improve or suggest a different safer route But as speaking up would have been a death sentence, they took the risk and here we are
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  232. Its good job but at end of the day, it highlights Ukraine's need for air launched anti-ship missiles like Harpoon or KEPD-350
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  233. Of course Russian would try something like its desperation
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  234. 3 years just to destroy one unit sad
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  235. Remember according to Russian propaganda Everything is under control in Zaporizhzhia despite the fact Ukrainian forces are kicking Russian forces asses
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  236. If the UK still has Rapier missiles , that would be very nice headache for the Russia air force
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  237. Yep Apparently the free body bag promo is not working out
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  238. A few tanks when Ukrainian forces started the new year by wiping out over 400 Russian soliders
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  239. What irony that Ukraine is beating Russia so badly that Russia has to break out nukes
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  240. Hes going for a new record
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  241. Ukraine problem is that they need counter-UAS Ideally more than what they currently have The Gepard is ideal but they have 38 when need closer to 150 units The Avenger is perfect but they need at least 300 units What Ukraine need is Counter-UAS teams of 6 units 4 Avengers with 2 Gepards The Gepard act as spotter with their radar and the Avengers the shooter The Secondly problem is that Ukraine needs aerial surveillance Ground radars are fine but aerial surveillance is better at tracking drones
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  242. Lay off the copium their ivan The ATACMS operating act was shredding a Russian base as well nearly 20 helos including a number of the KA-52 whereas the Iskander has done very little
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  243. Leaks dont help when info is decades old
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  244. So its no surprise that Laser weapons are cropping this fast after seeing whats happening in Ukraine
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  245. Javelin is just hot cakes right now
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  246. When the US stops playing nice and starts going rolling thunder with B-52s and B-1s, just remember, you were warned
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  247. Thats why pics in combat zone and social media don't mix
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  248. History is what the Gaza is right now
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  249. Its completely feasible Break out a low yield 1-5kt warhead and the fallout from the blast will be minimal The other option is a take page out of the US arsenal and make BLU-82 Daisy cutters or GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) Daisy cutters and MOAB leave no fallout, just big ass craters
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  250. @bobloblaw2958 Lets point out the obvious Neither the US nor Ukraine nor Russia for that matter signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) treaty So how exactly are you going bring charges against a country that never agreed to sign said treaty
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  251. Sure blame the US because Iran decided to fly around in 50 year poorly maintained helicopter when they could easily brought newer ones from China or Russia
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  252. Syria is just another shit show
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  253. All more reason the West needs to expedite Ukraine's resupply as well expedite the F-16s introduction
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  254. Interesting development While the F-18 is not ideal but its air to ground capabilities would be invaluable to Ukraine
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  255. how about zero restriction
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  256. Its a moot point the drones are not close enough for the CIWS to engage so missiles are the only option
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  257.  @jimbo7854  With more a lot more than Russia has and far more accurate
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  258. The F-35 is better than the rest, however you dont settle for better , you keep improving to extend that advantage further
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  259. Fog and Mountain-1, Chopper-0
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  260. Obstacle breaching is always tricky and costly
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  261. Iran's so called capabilites would last one day at best in a open conflict
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  262. a huge upgrade for Germany
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  263. A true cowboy it would have more hilarious if he hogged tied him
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  264. So Iran didnt learn its lesson the first time apparently
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  265. The guy is clearly trying to play on people's disgust for UHC
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  266. They line their pockets and thats about it
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  267. Well they are in a active war zone so its fair game
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  268. Its called ATACMS
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  269. Cost does not matter The fact that Russia's latest tech is failing in Ukraine is priceless
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  270. Exactly, stop holding things back
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  271. Instead of talk Follow through or give Ukraine the Taurus
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  272. Russia's losses with the KA-52 and Mi-28 are due to tactics and weapons Every video of the Apache we see is it striking precisely 9/10 of ten times from stand off range With Ka-52 and Mi-28s its been running and gunning with 30mm cannons and unguided rockets Basically making themselves easy targets for MANPADs
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  273.  @Taskandpurpose  France in reality can perform a limited scope strike and bring things to screech halt in Ukraine The Rafale lacks similar capability to the AGM-88 but a dozen Rafales carrying Storm Shadows can simultaneously strike key targets and E-2 guiding Rafales with Meteors can take the tables on Russian aircraft I can see Ukraine exposing the Rafale's short comings and France buying weapons from the US to make up for it
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  274. Not really North Korea despite all its blustering , wouldnt but last a few days. South Korea has some key weapons that would blunt NK forces First SK has the Spike NLOS mounted on Sand Cats. That are many ways to hurt NK with that. Additionally they also have ATACMS But most important and nightmarish is the F-15E North Korea prizes itself on number and F-15E can easily thin those numbers out
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  275.  @maxmagnus777  The issue here is that Russia APS as well as made lofty claims about its tanks "During a reported test conducted by the Russian military in 1999 the T-90 was exposed to a variety of RPG, ATGM and APFSDS munitions. When equipped with Kontakt-5 ERA the T-90 could not be penetrated by any of the APFSDS or ATGM used during the trial" Yet Russia armor is getting smashed with ease
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  276. If the US was attacking EA-18G would be suppressing while F-16CJ with HARMs knocks out the Panstir S-1 and Tunguska with 4 F-15Es loaded with 28 GBU-53s or 15 GBU-38s for the initial attack with 4 A-10s for the secondary attack with F-22s in top cover All in All The US would end that convoy in under a hour or less
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  277. Yeah the current events in Ukraine does not aspire any confidence with Russia's capabilites
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  278. Well I applaud the ingenuity of what you are doing A block of C-4 or SEMTEX would be far more effective You can drop it from higher altitudes but most importantly its hundreds of times more destructive Dropping 40mm shell requires pin point precision for max effect a block of C-4 or SEMTEX not so much
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  279.  @josiptumapa  6 generals in 25 days of combat The US lost 3 generals in combat across 50 years
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  280. More hot air from Iran
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  281. Interesting development
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  282. so whose colonial ?
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  283. Terrorist working with Terrorist hilarious
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  284. Easier to admit a malfunction than admit Ukraine outsmarted Russia again
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  285. The question on everyone's mind is why was security so laxed. It seems like the French police apparently underestimated his value Its also clear this was an inside job The French got a lot to work on after this is over
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  286. Piss poor leadership
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  287. Clusters munitions do far more shoot than regular rounds
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  288.  @Timberwolf-nl6fr  That would false The Israeli airforce has been making extensive use of its F-35I
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  289. 3 years and only 1 destroyed thats a heck of a flex for the HIMARS
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  290. LMAO its hilarous how they found all these nobodys that no one has ever heard off
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  291. If Georgia is worried, then smart thing to do would be start beefing their defenses Start ordering Swedish made Archer systems and Germany Pzh-2000. Israeli made SPYDERs for air defense As well see who has F-16s they are will to part with
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  292. Fun fact they hit empty building
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  293. Wagner does not make anyone nervous Wagner went up against the US once and found themselves on the business end of AC-130 I doubt they wanna repeat that experience
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  294. they left with Assad
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  295.  @trumpforever6706  Actually you are both trolls, LOL First 1600 tanks a year is impossible for one very simple reason Russia's only company for making tanks is Uralvagonzavod and their ouput can barely make T-90 and T-14 as it currently stands
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  296. Russia's use of EW is due Ukraine limited ability to use AGM-88s One F-16s start flying , Russia EW sites will start disappearing
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  297. Oh the embarrassment continues Stuck in Syria with no where to go
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  298. Just imagine what happens when Ukraine gets resupplied
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  299. By all means, Russia keep showing the West how your EW works
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  300. Better question what Iran thinks will happen after this
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  301. Well interesting to see how this plays out
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  302. Yeah no Ukraine ground forces have been attacking S-300 and S-400 sites. They steadily being removed from the equation The Tor range is only 8 miles while the BuK M-3 range is 43 miles The AGM-88 range is 50 miles plus. Since Ukraine is getting the F-16, they can use the newer AGM-88C and D models So no kiddo F-16s will be Russia's worst nightmare
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  303. The LMUR missile gives Russian forces capabilities that the US has had with the Apache and Cobra for decades
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  304. Yeah, the copy and paste plane from Temu can never match the F-35
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  305.  @pizann350  Ukraine forces should hold off till they have Harpoons Once they have Harpoons Use the smaller Switchblade units to attack the ships radar and defensive equipment once thats neutralized, follow up with a Harpoon to the water line Switchblade 600s can used against smaller ships or FACs but for larger ships, they need the Harpoon or a few Israeli IAI Harpy. The Harpy 70bs warhead is far more damaged and keyholing 3 to the stern would knock out a ships engines
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  306. It was strategic strategically hilarious In the US, all the generals have a measure of combat experience or a wealth of knowledge In Russian, the general are literally politically appointees with virtually no experience Sergei Shoigu, the highest ranking Russian has zero combat experience the commanders under him either very little or flew desk most of their careers They are running because they literally have no combat commanders If you look at Russian military command combat experience they have virtually none
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  307. The simply fact is it wont end well for China
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  308. The ‘Gepard went from scrap to rockstar in Ukarine
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  309. Thats right This is way
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  310. Lets get something straight, the US is by no means worried about Iran giving Russia is RC planes
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  311. That highlights why older bridges need to be replaced not repaired. Someone probably said its cheaper to repair it and this is what happens when you play it cheap with your infrastructure
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  312. Supposed to be colonel yet shows up in pants and boots out of regulation with nothing on her head ?? Did no one not explain anything to her ?
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  313. The warship Moskva has not sunk it has simply been reclassified as a new type of submarine and is on a special underwater mission
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  314. Iran has never tracked F-35s
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  315. Israel should be look at gun based C-RAMs systems to bolster Iron dome. Iron dome uses missiles which take time to build C-RAMs that are gun based have shorter range but supply them with ammo is much easier
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  316. Decided against it You mean decided they wanted to live Sure keep giving Israel reasons to not hold back
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  317. So every time the USN makes a scheduled moves Houthi claim they scared the USN Funny how quiet they were when B-2s were overhead
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  318. At this point , it doesnt matter. Israel is going to end Hamas once and for all
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  319.  @mikemckinnis3877  Indiscriminately bombing is what Russia does the US uses precision
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  320. Russian propaganda First Ukraine has no need for the Tu-22M3. Secondly where would they hide it, third what possible intel value would it be the Ukraine The only aircraft that Ukraine would honestly what and would be of any value , tactically, strategically as well propaganda value would Su-35s or Su-30SM with the Khibiny or KA-52s with LMUR As their capture would check all 3 boxes
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  321. Short is now The Patriot was already slated to be replaced by the Israeli made systems iran's attack showed that Israeli made systems were in fact ready for prime time so they are moving forward with their replacement Ideally, the smart play would for Raytheon to go Israel and do some quick maintenance and had them over to Ukraine
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  322.  @Gigachadhaha1234  Ideally all Israel has to do place jammers at key points and connect this to power grids and thats that for starlink
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  323. @Andrew y lets put things in context NO First the AIM-120 has been successively upgraded since its introduction in 1991 but most importantly its been proven in combat across several conflicts with 16 confirmed kills PL-15 entered service in 2017 and has done nothing that demonstrates any sort of superiority It puts of specs but zero combat experience Test firing against targets in control test does not equal performance in combat condition Secondly as for as ability against stealth again a massive over statement
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  324. Its not a waste its as bound to happen
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  325.  @GegeDxD  And then you woke up Russia just lost a 300 million sub and several high ranking officers in recent strikes The US is providing ATACMS which unlike the few Su-24 that Ukraine has ATACMS can be fired from 60 plus western MLRS Ukraine has allow Ukraine to strike massively against Russian forces
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  326. They can dig in, makes it easier for Ukrainian forces
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  327. Ukraine needs both as Sabos are ineffective against BMPs and IFV
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  328. Well no one is believing their heavily edited propaganda videos thats for sure
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  329. At this point, no one is the least bit surprised
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  330. Considering that the USAF just used its B-2s to strike the Houthis undeground sites, I would say things are changing very quickly for Hamas and Hezbollah
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  331. Keep kidding yourself
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  332. er, the Houthis started threaten shipping lanes and were warned to knock it off and now they are paying the price
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  333. I understand his frustration but the fact of the matter is what he is asking is not an easy thing If the West goes for a direct confrontation with against a lunatic with a nuclear arsenal, things can very easily spiral out of control
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  334. Look Kevin, GIVE UP, this isn't try , try and try again This knowing when to cut your losses You ain't getting the job
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  335. Uncle HIMARS starting the year off with bang Funny, I thought Russian claimed to destroy like 100 HIMARs before? LOL
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  336. He can take comfort that he made it in the history books
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  337. At this point Trump should be barred from running and holding any office
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  338. What do you expect if they get downed , there is little chance of rescue so yes they are scared
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  339. Not such a good idea but yes the West does need to ramp up air defense equipment for Ukraine
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  340. True but then we would have WW3
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  341. Actually it was 1 mil off
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  342. Hamas wanted a fight and they are getting it
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  343. 55 tons for AFV/IFV way too much they need to keep between 20-30 tons C-17s can carry one 70 Abrams or two 30 ton Bradleys or three 18 ton Stykers At 55 tons, you would be depending more on C-5s for air borne lifting than C-17s and considering the USAF only has 52 C-5s vs 200 plus C-17 thats seems like digging yourself into a hole 30 to 40 tons is far better range
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  344. Fortunately for the Army, the Marine Corps will be there to do all the heavy lifting
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  345. if the Su-57 is sign of Russia's capability then their 6th will be that much funnier The PAK FA/ Su-57 has been a giant nothing burger The US developed the technology, then built to prototype and push production Russia built the prototype, pushed production and then developed the technology The problem for Russia is that the technology they were trying to develop took longer than they expected So long that program went from credible to a joke over time
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  346.  @CheekyMenace  No the F-117 was a lot of lessons for the USAF The F-117 was designed for maximum stealth so it lacked a lot EW and ECM the F-22 and F-35s has It also highlighted the USAF/USN shortcomings with SEAD Serbian defense survived because the AGM-88 at the time could only home on actively transmitting radar The newer models of the AGM-88 can home even if the target is cold. Additionally it can track moving targets as well target items beside the radar The EA-18G has datalink so it can transmit target info to closer assets. Thanks to better targeting pods technology, those assets can engage targets up close and at long range Both stealth and SEAD has advanced a lot from the F-117s lessons
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  347. If the West speeds up delivery of air defense equipment as well uses PMCs to operate/slash train Ukrainian forces Ukraine could get an integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running in no time
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  348. The answer They aren't The picture is of Slava class cruiser which carries just 16 P-1000s for Anti-ship with the remaining missiles for self defense The US Ticonderoga-class cruiser has 122 VLS for 122 missiles for AAW, BMD, ASW, ASuW, and Land attack. More to point, weapons like the ESSM can quad packed in one VLS cell. The Ticos also have space for 8 container launched missiles which can Harpoon or LRASM. The newer models of Harpoon and the newer LRASM can attack both ships and land targets. While the P-1000 is powerful missile, it cant be used for anything beyond anti shipping The SM2 can attack both ships and aircraft, the SM-6 is designed for AAW, BMD, ASuW, and Land attack. and the TLAM can attack both ships and land targets In the end US ships have flexibility whereas Russia ships are one trick ponies
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  349.  @dannyjanssens8985  Wrong on all counts The KA-52 and Mi-28 represent the latest gunships for the Russian military yet both have downed with amazing regularity The Su-30 and Su-34 again represent the latest Russian aircraft again both have downed with amazing regularity Even a Su-35 has been lost The Moskava wasn't paramilitary or mercenaries The burnt out hulks of Russian armor again not mercenaries and paramilitary Russian forces are flaunting captured Western ATGM while the Ukraine has sent the West an RTU-518 jamming pod and R-73/74 plus Panstir S-1 T-90s, plus several pieces of electronic warfare systems please continue on how Russia has started Attacks in Crimea, them relocation their Black Sea Fleet Russia's saving grace is that West has been aiding by measured response rule
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  350. Ukrainian forces are loving the precision and mobility of the HIMARS
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  351. its not a direct hit sadly but still incredibly stupid. They were obviously under attack but why in the name of insanity would you make it easier for the enemy attacking you by gathering your forces in one spot
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  352. Russia's gains are going to be naught once Ukraine gets up speed with its Western tech
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  353.  Biljana Cvjetinovic  Ukraine has been hype vs reality and the reality for Russia has shown Russian to be completely lacking The hype During a reported test conducted by the Russian military in 1999 the T-90 was exposed to a variety of RPG, ATGM and APFSDS munitions. When equipped with Kontakt-5 ERA the T-90 could not be penetrated by any of the APFSDS or ATGM used during the trial The reality Javelins, and NLAW have been shredding Russia armor at whole sale prices despite those tanks have Kontak-5 and Relikt ERA The hype The Defense System President-S, also referred to as BKO, is a fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft protection system designed to defeat incoming infrared-guided missiles by laser and radiofrequency/electronic jamming of the missile's seeker. President-S is intended to defeat primarily man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) such as the Russian Igla and the United States Stinger shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles. KRET and Ekran tested this system firing Igla missiles at a President-S equipped Mi-8 helicopter fixed up on a special rig. During the tests, several missiles were fired from a distance of 1,000 meters with no missile reaching its target due to the highly effective jamming The reality Everything from Ka-52s to Su-34 have been shot down by Stingers. Russian aircraft losses are continuing to mount The hype Russia forces control the situation the reality Within 4 weeks of war, Russia has several high ranking officers including 5 generals and one captain Everything from armor to aircraft to personnel is being shredded in Ukraine and that Russia fighting against a poorly armed opponent after 4 weeks
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  354. Russian can strike Ukrainian forces all they want at this point The damage to Russia's standing as superpower has already been done Loss of so many senior officials, their flagship as well massive personnel and equipment losses in the span of 2 months
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  355. How exactly is it war crime when Hamas continues to hid in the civilian population as well as use human shields
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  356. Doesnt matter The US which is Israel's supporter already labeled Hamas as terror group
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  357.  @askohelminen8511  its more than that The F-18 can use Mavericks, HARM, JSOW , SLAM-ER and Harpoon Unlike Ukraine, the Finnish air force can respond in various ways against targets in air , ground and sea
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  358.  @dean8542  So many ways to make of you here First the weapon that F-18 use for BVR is the AIM-120. Secondly unlike the R-77, the AIM-120 has over 12 confirmed kills since the late 90s Side note about the R-77, India is replacing it with the locally made Astra and Israeli made Derby because of its poor performance in the 2019 Skirmish The Finish air force has the AGM-158s which allows to the strike land targets 230-600 miles away. They can literally attack well out of range of Russian Aerospace Forces ability to intercept but most importantly, Finland uses the F-18 why is this important, Because if conflict did break out, Finland can easy by resupplied with F-18s from the US The USN sent 500 F-18 to the boneyard and the USMC currently fly 273 In Ukraine, Russia forces don't have deal with BVR threats as the Ukrainian air force has no BVR Against , Finland, they would face major BVR threats
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  359.  @tobberino  The multiple rounds simultaneous impact (MRSI) is common place to western arty The Archer strength is the fact that the can set fire 3 rounds and move in 75 seconds MRSI, doesnt matter when you have precision rounds which allows you to on fire multiple targets
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  360. Well armor is good, its not what is needed. Ukraine needs long range cruise missiles so they can attack Russian forces on the strategic level HIMARS and 155mm can only do so much, they need 150-200 mile system able to carry at 500lbs warhead so they can inflict serious damage to Russian forces accurately
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  361. Considering that it would compromise on going investigation, thats all that needs to be said Now once they have completed the investigation, it can be released but not before
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  362. There is no comparison Biden is fully cooperating while Trump fought tooth and nail Even after subpoenas were handed down, Trump still fought tooth and nail
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  363. No Israel showed that they can easily penetrate Iran airspace with ease
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  364. Russia will be worn out by ATACMS and depleted by F-16s The US need to do Ukraine a solid and send the newest model of the air launch Harpoons as well as few JASSM-As with the F-16s Like the ATACMS, the JASSM-A is are older model and would allow the USAF replace with newer models The UK could also do Ukraine solid and wire the F-16s for Meteors would allow Ukraine to hold Russian A-50s at risk More to point, the F-16 MIL-STD allows to be adapted with EU, French and Israeli weapons which opens the door for a lot of headaches for Russia
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  365. They certainly try and the US will respond 1000 times in kind
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  366. I mean if Yemen wants to see what rolling thunder looks like sure
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  367.  @zartic4life  Wrong The US gave ATACMS with the BLU-97 payload not the single 500b warhead The BLU-97 is submunition payload able to cover hundreds of yards per missile By some figures as much as 1000 yards No it didnt take 6 to 9 missiles
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  368. They rejected the MIG-35 as well
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  369. Ok, then, when the US takes of the gloves off, remember they were warned
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  370. Here's though Instead of flying around in US made helicopter from the 70s you cant get parts for why do you buy a Russian or even Chinese made helo Secondly why didnt pilot speak up and advise the president that it would be safer to wait for the weather to improve instead of taking the chance fog+ mountains is dangerous combo
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  371. Its a masterful stroke because showed how poorly managed the Russian military is Ukraine was able to penetrate deep into Russian without meeting any resistance Yet another fail from the Russian military
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  372. Syrian couldnt stop a wet paper bag let alone the IDF Yemen better step in and deal with the Houthis before the West decided to deal with the problem at the source
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  373. They tried and Patriot counter like boss
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  374.  @JamesBond-bj7wc  Funny how Russia claims to shot down the missiles but the bases still get shredded
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  375. Pretty much After Wagner's chief death Shoigu is on notice win or else
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  376. Playing with nukes only ends badly for both sides
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  377. Iran will do none of the above. Israel has shown they can easily penetrate Iranian air space and strike This time around, Israel wont be holding back
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  378. That is a massive flex and insult to injury of its proven to be true. Ukraine hitting Russia's best fighter on the ground but worst able to strike nearly 400 miles into Russia thats a troubling though for Russia if its confirmed to be true
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  379.  @Timberwolf-nl6fr  There are 2 S-400 in Syria S-400 unit was activated at the Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia Governorate second S-400 unit was activated 13 km northwest of Masyaf, Hama Governorate. As stated before Russia has been updating Syria defense with newer models of its SAMs but again not doing anything
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  380. Because the Abrams isnt poorly designed Here's the rub, Russia's T-90s on down have the autoloader and ammo inside the turrent Hence when they get hit, the turrets go into orbit The Abrams ammo is located in armored boxes so even if the ammo is hit, the explosive force is directed through blow panels on the top and away from the crew Drones strikes are damaging but not as bad
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  381. I applaud Biden recognizing he was no longer fit for the job but he still should made that decision sooner and now Harris and Democrats will have uphill battle
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  382. You knew Putin was never going to let him live
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  383. And yet how many are carried 31 ARRWs can be carried by a B-1B Neither Russia or China has anything like that
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  384. He's laughing now but when TLAMs start dropping, he will get quiet real quick
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  385. Lay off the potato juice there ivan Claas ceo statement has nothing to do with Russia or Ukraine its simple survival for his company 78 percent of Claas revenue from sources outside of the Germany They are number 7 in the world for agricultural machinery manufacturing companies but most importantly they have billion dollar investment with Russia. Pulling out of Russia would cost their company a fortune He's doing nothing but trying to keep his company afloat
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  386. So Iran is just to going to continue giving Israel and the US valuable intel on their missile capabilities. The fact that Israel for the second time has show they can easily penetrate Iran's air space isnt hint enough for Iran that they are no match for Israel
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  387.  @That_dawg420  The Israel Hamas conflict is literally none of their business
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  388. You realize that unlike Iran, Israel has very modern and advanced air force and naval assets whereas Iran has old and obsolete equipment
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  389. What you heard is that political fall out for Ecuador is going to massive for breaching international law Countries may start breaking off all ties with them as well pull business out of that country if they cant respect the sovereignty of embassy's under international law
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  390. Funny how Putin can't find anyone to be his cannon fodder
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  391. All the more reason why Ukraine needs an integrated air defence system (IADS)
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  392. Israel's strike against Iran would be salt on the proverbial wound and Iran doesnt wants no part of a conflict with the US While Israel's ability to drop steel is limited , the USAF has over 130 combined strategic bombers and thats not counting the assets they can use with the Rapid Dragon system They can cripple Iran in one strike
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  393. The Russian retreat
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  394. Thats a very bad day
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  395. Thatrs just high dollar items Ukraine has already received immediate aid
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  396. So now that Ukraine is being resupplied, Russia good days are over and desperation is hitting now but so will ATACMS
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  397. Interesting Likely means max range ATACMS
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  398. Interesting decision but Poland does realize that their forces will be in active combat and will need protection from Russian attacks If they are set on, I would advise doing a lot purchases Israel made SPYDER , Germany Gepard and counter UAS weapons
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  399. Short answer is no Traditional helicopters will be still be around for long time jet engines replaced propellers but props are still very much in use because they still have advantages over jet engines Traditional helicopters still have a number of advantages over tilt rotors hence why they are not going anywhere
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  400. The key for Ukrainian forces is if the US supplies them with TOW-2B which is the top attack variant of the TOW If they get the TOW-2B, it will be bad day for any Russian armor going to toe to toe with Bradley
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  401.  @Birdylockso  More like highly unlikely Carriers are moving targets In order to hit a moving target, its seeker has to lock on which is first vulnerability Jamming the missile itself In order to counter, the missile has data link which allows China to put the missile on the right target which again goes back to jamming communication so its datalink can't be used In order to counter, China equips the missile with Digital Scene Matching Area Correlator (DSMAC) which has picture of CVN and missile seeker looks for the CVN The CVN uses smoke generators to conceal itself On the US side The USN is testing SM-6s carried by F-18s F-18s carrying a pair SM-6s would be able intercept hypersonic long before they reach the fleet
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  402. Submarines remain the carriers and surface ships one true problem but we are starting to see the first generation of hard kill torpedo defenses Hitting a torpedo with another torpedo is the easy part. The problem is that sensors are not accurate enough yet to distinguish between ocean and torpedo Active sonar can easily do so but keep ing active sonar on is like ringing the dinner bell says come and get it. So the trick is passive system able to distinguish between ocean and torpedo so active sonar use limited to targeting similar to aircraft. Only used when they need to lock on Newer torpedo likes subs are getting quieter but it can be done
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  403. Russia doesnt want to try its luck
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  404. Given their enemies are supplied with ATGMs, you need something like the Namer that well armored and to take a beating Plus sharing parts with the Merkava makes it very cost effective to operate
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  405. Not exactly correct. The TB2 is highly mobile system. The command truck is mobile and the drone it self can be carried on trailer Realistically, all you need is 3 trucks to support it. the command truck, one carry fuel and parts and one carry weapons and additional equipment Now truth be told, its mobililty comes at the cost of payload but tactics can work around that
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  406. Keep with Trump's theme of appointing unqualified people
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  407.  @JiTiAr35  And it shows that both Soviet Russia and the current federation claims of parity with the US and China were false
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  408. Its not really a true contest The AI was flying an F-16 the problem with that is the F-16 was built to carry a pilot so there are limits Imagine if it was flying a purpose built aircraft built specifically for an AI Human rated aircraft can pull a 12 G plus in emergency AI built aircraft would be able to sustain 12 G plus in normal operations
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  409. Even with Russia moving its ammunition and logistics hubs out of range, there are still many other material targets for the HIMARS Command posts, communication sites, airfields, parked vehicles ,EW equipment and S-series systems
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  410. The simple way to deal with that is simply UNREP outside the DF-21 range. The DF-21 range is little over 1000 miles so the CVN just needs to stay at 1200 miles problem solved. The USN just needs get the CMV-22 with VARS and the MQ-25 operational so it can extend its carrier planes range
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  411. For starters, The VT-5 is light tank. It only weight 33 tons, that half the weight of a MBT. Secondly its uses 105mm gun Its not designed to for direct action, its designed to be support
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  412. Training to be cannon fodder
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  413. Russia desperately trying to show that they are not completely inept
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  414. So much for Russia's vaunted EW and air defense capabilities
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  415. Sorry Ivan , not potato for you modernized MiG29 can't fully use western weapons while F-16s are fully capable with US, EU, French and Israeli weapons The F-16 can use the AGM-84F Harpoon which strike ships from over 150 miles away while MIG-29 ??? The F-16 can use the AIM-9, ASRAAM, MICA and Python-5 while the MIG-29 ?? The F-16 can use the AIM-120 or Meteor whereas MIG-29 once again Also the F-16 can fully use AGM-65, AGM-88s, JDAM and PAVEWAYs while modernized MiG29 can't The Storm Shadow can easily intergrated to the F-16s The F-16 would be a coffin nail for Russian forces
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  416. They are firing on training range there is no secondary explosion , no ammunition , no fuel burning ? they are shooting at static targets on a training range
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  417. its underway and not going well for Russian forces
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  418. Right and after 6 months where exactly is Russia ?
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  419. By all means give Israel an excuse
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  420. The unqualified person is calling the president plan illegal Hell her serving as Education Secretary was illegal
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  421.  @CrispyOkra  Regardless of the clip its lost has been confirmed
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  422. Wrong The AASM can be guided via IR homing or SALH which are both immune to EW jamming So use AASM against EW jamming sites which in turns allows GPS aided munitions to regain their accuracy its a smart idea
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  423. its not puzzling its what happens when the enemy has a shit ton of manpads to shoot at you
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  424. Israel gets warning all the time, there is no reason to raise the flag every time they get a warning. Iran provided Hamas with support is how they were able to attack without warning At this point, Israel needs to expend the scope of its counter attacks
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  425. Unless those MIG-29s come with BVR missiles and long range air to ground missile, they are just a waste of time
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  426. Its not masterstroke, its simple self preservation With ukrainian forces are striking with greater accuracy than before and Russian's best equipment either in Western hands or destroyed Staying is no longer a viable option but he still needs face-saving outcome for Ukraine His missile strikes have had the effect of the West considering even more advance air defense systems for Ukraine which is bad for Russian His strategic retreats are the only option right now
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  427. Well thats why the US has the SM-3 for
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  428. Its hard joke
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  429. No, this is why you dont go alone but most importantly you dont let IFVs with high rate of fire auto cannons get in range The 25mm wont penetrate the armor but it will destroy everything external like the commander and gunner sights The fact that T-90s didnt slew on either vehicle so the T-90s had lost its ability to sight in and since the turret was being peppered by 25mm Neither the gunner or commander could exit to engage visually The turret spinning out of control showed that the sustained fire did eventually hit a virtual part
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  430. Russia couldnt stand against NATO on its best day Cope harder
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  431. Putin is living in his fantasy world .
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  432. The losses are acceptable given the scale of the engagment
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  433. Ukraine is continuing to push forward and thats all the matters
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  434. Right because they are doing so well after 21 have been blown out of the sky
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  435.  @mikeluy  Yes look at the Ukraine and whereas is Russia at Going nowhere fast
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  436. While Ukraine's russian aircraft had to be modded for JDAMs and AGM-88s, the F-16 can use them without mod More the point, the F-16 can fully use western weapons like JDAM, PAVEWAY, MAVERICK,, HARPOON, CBU-87s , AGM-88s but most importantly, it can use AIM-9s, 7s and 120s PAVEWAYs and MAVERICks are immune to jamming HARPOON allows for Ukrainie's air force to engage Russian ships at sea but most important is that AIM-7s, AIM-9s and AIM-120s will allow Ukraine to actual in air to air combat with modern weapons and radar
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  437. Yes the superpower getting man handled by Ukraine
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  438. Simple Ukraine is wining but there is still things that they cant do They can't strike the Black Sea Fleet ships and bases effectively but F-16s equipped with AGM-84F would allow to Ukraine to neutralize the Black Sea Fleet bases and ships The subs are diesel and if the supply ships and fuel storage is destroyed, those subs are useless The MIG-29 and Su-27 can't fully use JDAM and AGM-88s but F-16s would give Ukraine the ability to use the max capabilities
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  439. LOL The irony of Wagner trying a coup
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  440. Right, After Ukraine put 1000 Russian turrets in orbit
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  441. The video shows nothing
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  442. I understand his frustration but he has to realize the enormity of getting F-16s and its not going to happen overnight Pilots have to be trained to fly , then trained on weapons. Crews have to trained for maintenance and weapons Ground forces have to trained on how call in CAS as well using laser designator for guided precision weapons Logistic and supplies lines have to be established Lastly bases that F-16 will operate from need defenses from missiles, aircraft and loitering munitions Its a big job Honestly, Ukraine should be tabling the possibility of establishing a PMC for pilots who qualified on the F-16 but are no longer in active military service They get all the benefits at fraction of the time
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  443. Pretty sure Israel is done talking
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  444. Russia's humiliation is hilarious
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  445. Notice that the US went from contract to All-Up-Round (AUR) in just 3 years and developed a weapon vastly superior to both China and Russia in such a short amount of time
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  446. Despite Iran's claims they dont have advanced tech nor common sense it would have been sensible for them to travel in group of helicopters for mutual support vice just one helo which they needed plus 8 hours to find
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  447. Houthis are biting off more than they can chew if they start attacking ships at sea Many of those countries can respond with force So the Houthi may wanna rethink this choice
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  448. Russia knows the writing is on the wall Ukraine has the max range ATACMS as well as new stock of missiles to use Russia had designs on Kyiv as Ukraine forces were running dry on western ammo Now that they resupplied , especially with long range ATACMS , Ukraine can inflict serious damage Russia's desperation is that Ukraine has enough to survive till the first batch of F-16s arrive and once they start flying it will hit the wall for Russian forces Once Ukraine has fully squadron, it will be game over Ukraine needs the F-16s ability to fully use the AGM-88 to counter Russian EW sites. The F-16 can drop 500lbs, 1000lbs and 2000lb laser guided bombs which are immune to jamming They can also use CBU-87 and CBU-97 There no need to try and go toe to toe with Su-35 air to air combat is not what Ukraine needs from the F-16
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  449. Kinda hard when Ukraine is dropping steel
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  450. How sad Russia cant evacuate its forces
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  451. Embarrassed that Ukraine was able to hit to strike a base in Crimea which is supposed to be secure Or worried that this is sign of things to come
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  452. So much for integrity of the case
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  453. Defunding the police is the dumbest idea ever. You want to hang out the whole department out to dry because of the actions of a few. 90 percent of law enforcement does what they are supposed yet you blame the department for the 10 percent that does not do what they are supposed. morons
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  454.  @AyOuB.God-soldier  The Javelin costs more but you also get more with the Javelin The Javelin has multi-purpose warhead (MPWH) which can be used in any model A through F. The MPWH has both anti-material and anti-personnel capability in one missile whereas the Kornet needs multiple missiles to engage various targets. So if you have Kornet with HEAT loaded but are suddenly faced with personnel You either need to unload and load Thermobaric or Blast Fragmentation or have another launcher loaded Thermobaric or Blast Fragmentation Whereas the Javelin can simply engage the threat without having to change missiles Second the Javelin has soft launch capability which allows to be fired from enclosed spaces , The Kornet can't be fired from an enclosed space They can literally open up window and shoot. As the missile is soft launch, its harder for the enemy to track it launch position but most importantly, the Javelin is fire and forget. An ATGM can immediately displace whereas the Kornet has to remain stationary So those 29 missiles in the end can't do much
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  455. They want the F-22 as test bed for NGAD tech
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  456.  @luigimrlgaming9484  The B-52 continued service is due to massive cancellations with the B-1 and B-2 The B-1 original was supposed to be 240 planes, the B-1B ended up with only 100 The B-2 was supposed to be 165 planes , ended up with only 21 The USAF between 1954 and 1963 received 742 B-52s Because the B-1 and B-2 were never deployed in significant numbers The USAF had to successively upgrade the G and H to maintain a credible bomber force The B-52 low speed, hefty payload and long range has proven to be incredibly flexible for modern warfare Ironically, the B-1 is great for time sensitive missions, the B-2 against advanced defenses or mission whereas stealth is needed The B-52 is good for pretty much everything else The mix of the 3 have been very useful but still expensive
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  457. Its simple First ,Ukraine is taking the fight to them. Second, Russia is less likely to use the full force of its weapons on its own soil. The third and most important road to Moscow is Kursk, Oryol , Tula How much of a flex would it be for Ukraine to lay siege on Moscow While Moscow would easily defend against it, the fact that Ukraine was able to penetrate their territory to deeply and reach Moscow would be a massive propaganda victory for Ukraine and massive humanization for Putin
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  458. If Army was smarter, this could have been wheeled and weighed considerably less The Stryker MGS was a good idea but poorly executed Instead of scrapping the MGS, they should have looked at the Japanese Type 16 MCV only weights 26 tons ,105mm with 40 rounds Very easy to adopt the design
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  459.  @fredslipknot9  Not likely thermal scans across varies wavelenghts so a clock would have protect against that
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  460.  @deanwood1338  The Burke has 90 cells on flight I and 96 on Flight IIs on up Additional the Burke can quad pack ESSMs 4 missiles in one VLS cell But like I said, they should stop firing Asters and SM-2s and start lobbing TLAMs in to Yemen
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  461. Going to rock Russian forces world
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  462. Be careful at this point Ukraine and not get careless
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  463. Drones, MANPADS and ATGMs are having a greater effect that Russia forces had anticipated What the Ukraines need is drones with higher payload similar to US drones
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  464. Its simple You are sending inexperience troops against combat hardened Ukraine forces It only ends badly for Russia
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  465.  @capitalism420  MANPADS can only engage targets within their limited range of 3 to 5 miles NATO aircraft with Meteors and AIM-120s can engage targets over 100 miles away
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  466. The title is misleading. The US has no real need for long-range AIMs. What he doesn't understand is distance and tactics How many countries can fly fighters directly to the US ? Just one and thats Russia and thats simply the distance between Russia and Alaska Beyond that no one has the ability to do so. That why the US has no active SAM sites. Russia can send bombers but they are easy to spot . Russia and China have a need to long range AIMs because they are landlocked with several countries who they don't really get along with and other countries that are not that far away so their need for longer range system is out of shear necessity. The EU distance to Russia again is necessity why they need long range AIMs Next is tactics. While the China's PL-15/21 and Russia R-33/37 are operational. they can be defeated with simple tactics One of China's problems is that lack tankers. The few Xian H-6 that they are extremely limited in range capability. While the J-20 range is over 1000 miles,China lacks the tankers to keep at 1000 mile orbits. J-10/11s can orbit but one they are not stealthy and two they require external tanks Even using buddy stores system, its still problematic. So even if they did fire, whats stopping the US from having EA-18Gs laying jamming screen. The USN plans is to employ EA-18Gs in trios which means extremely difficult for the enemy forces to counter because of the shear volume of jamming that 3 aircraft can create. The punch with line Russia is basically the same. distance and tactics can easily defeat the R-33 and R-37
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  467. Simple what you don't see is the green screen hiding the KGB political commissar pointing a gun at the guy's head
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  468.  @JB-xj4rn  And how long did take Russia to admit the loss of the Moskva
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  469.  @fkisr  HIMARS has made its presence known and Russian propaganda is desperate to down play its effectiveness
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  470. They should work an arrangement where training is done much closer to Ukraine so they can return faster
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  471. Tank turrets flying aircraft dropping At what point does Russia realize this won't end well for them
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  472.  @riparianlife97701  That myth was busted for sure
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  473. It will give Ukrainian forces the ability to go head to head with Russian armor in any engagement as well possibly break through Russian lines if Ukrainian forces adopt western armor tactics
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  474. Sure you can NOT!!!
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  475. Russia can't do jack to any of them While Ukraine does not have air force,navy or strategic weapons to fight Russia head on, all those have all of the above and substantially more modern than Russia
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  476. Tell you one thing, Scrap metal business in Ukraine is A- boomin
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  477.  @SlasherCat-oe4nd  No There are was an S-400 in Crimea till Ukraine destroyed The is also one in Syria
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  478. And that is sad reality of the situation Their infrastructure is going to need a helluva alot of work when the dust settles
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  479. Israel has shown once again they can penetrate Iran's airspace with ease That message is clear
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  480.  @OregonCrow  Losing that's past tense The Moskva lost was massive strategic victory for Ukraine and lost for Russia Moskva's S-300F and P-1000 gave Russia literally control of the Black Sea both air and sea The S-300F effectively negated any possible air attack from Ukrainian air force Its lost means that Russia's remaining major combatant naval strength is now at risk from air attack from the Ukrainian air force The remaining Frigate air defense capabilites can't stop an air assault hence Russia decision to move them far out to sea
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  481. HIMARS has made its presence known and Russian propaganda is desperate to down play its effectiveness
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  482. Ukraine can lose and Russia would still be majorly humiliated so your point ? In 4 months , how much as Ukraine cost Russia its flagship, several high ranking officers and massive losses in personnel and equipment More to the point, its been 4 months and Russia is still very much bogged down in Eastern Ukraine
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  483. Considering the flexibility and design of the ARRW Its not inching, its massively overtaking China nor Russia
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  484.  @ozeight4278  Yet they attacked on oct 7
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  485. The problem with Iran's INS only missile is that they can easily land in someone else's back yard Secondly Israel has Patriot and David's Sling for defense Lastly, while Israel may struggle with targeting HAMAS in GAZA, Israel would have plenty of targets with Iran Namely Tehran would be at the top of the list
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  486. His motives wont matter , the fact that he's trying to make high moral claims for his actions is why the prosecution will be able to get the judge to deny bail if I was him, I would be wary while inside. He killed a man with a lot money and influence and is likely to have an "accident" while waiting for trial
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  487. Propaganda much there is no scenario where Israel would let Hamas exist so they could literally do Oct 7 all over again
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  488.  @ZETA14.88  Wrong kiddo the Abrams stores the ammo in external to the crew Unlike Russian tanks Western tanks turrets dont fly
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  489. Lay off the potato juice there Medvedev True before the start of Ukraine, NATO ability to defend itself against Russian attack in face of constant budget cuts Europeans forces military was questionable However thanks to Putin's attack on Ukraine, European forces have armed themselves to the teeth Russia's saving grace in Ukraine is that Ukraine lacks a modern air force. A fact that Europeans militaries have taken notice of
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  490. He does have a point, NATO needs to makes things clear
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  491. While it would be a headache, its nothing that Israel can't handle
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  492. No , Russia's worst nightmare The Ukrainian air force has had limited effect due to limited capabilities of their aircraft While Ukraine's russian aircraft had to be modded for JDAMs and AGM-88s, the F-16 can use them without mod More the point, the F-16 can fully use western weapons like JDAM, PAVEWAY, MAVERICK,, HARPOON, CBU-87s , AGM-88s but most importantly, it can use AIM-9s, 7s and 120s Ukraine has limited simple of russian weapons for its aircraft while the F-16s can draw substantially from western countries
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  493. This was bound to happen with hypersonic weapon proliferation however Russia's problem is the S-400s consistent failure in Ukraine has made this possible Western forces believed the S-400 to be a super system but its turned to be a super dud
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  494. Reacting to someone actually doing the job hilarious
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  495. exactly they have to pony up 800 due to his and others misinformation
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  496. The problem is they are still giving him the Former president pass
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  497. Love the way Trump's house of cards is coming down.
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  498.  @JD-yw7to  They can't even agree on a speaker
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  499. who are these morons??seriously this is not the 70s or 80s where aircraft development from start to finish was done in 7 yearsthe biggest factor that people miss is fighter development is long process The Eurofighter took 17 years from its first flight to get to service and that plane is still not complete The Rafale  took 15 years and it still has problemsRussia's PAK FA technically dates back to 80s as PAK FA came out of 3 attempts to make s planeSukhoi was selected in 2002, its 2016, 14 years later and they still only have just 5 planesChina started its J-20 program in 2002 and they are just in LRIP right nowcan plane be a swiss army knife yes moronsthey did it with F-4 and F-18
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  500.  @ProdiGamesPG  Hamas bright idea was picking a fight with a country with top tier military and virtually no restraint
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  501. The most powerful man in the world does not ride a bus
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  502. Except you are from the US
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  503. The IDF can beat HAMAS as soon as the US opens up the keys to armory for Israel
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  504.  @vob8509  Ukraine has no air force but NATO does and can launch strikes from over 600 miles away Ukraine has no navy but NATO does and carry launch strike from over 1000 miles away The amount of ways that NATO can punch Russia's ticket in open conflict is endless ,
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  505. That military group got smoked by AC-130 once before
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  506. Flip that switch Putin and see how badly it ends for Russia
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  507. The UK's carriers are not designed for the type of warfare in Red Sea There is a high degree of anti air, missile and ballistic missile combat in the Red Sea right now USN CVN carries have E-2D and EA-18G for AWACS/Early warning and Electronic warfare for that type of warfare The UK carrier do not anything like that
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  508. And you point? States have the right to self rule when means they are responsible for resolving problems on their own
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  509.  @Alcatraz-UK  Yup Ukraine has both models now. The ATACMS can carry submunitions of a single 500lbs warhead For the Kerch bridge, 6 ATACMS with the 500bls warhead will be enough to take it out Ukraine has been successfully destroying air defense equipment in recent months so the Kerch bridge has no protection so its only matter of time now
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  510. So much for the mighty Russian bear
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  511. Shame on you that poor man doesnt even have a shred of dignity left
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  512. Because its ironic In Vietnam, the US military suffered heavy losses due the Russian SAM How ironic Ukraine is doing the exact thing to Russia
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  513. Oh thats hilarous coming from Russia
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  514.  @RevShifty  Russia always says US equipment yet if they had US capabilities, Ukraine would have been over years ago The MQ-9 can orbit 10 hours carrying a load 8 AGM-114s or two 500lbs bomb The US would have had wall of MQ-9s doing hunter killer missions against Ukrainian artillery and missile launchers but most important is that US would have stealth assets actively hunting defenses and other key targets Yet despite Russias claims nada
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  515.  @Stephen-bq4nq  Taking ground and taking heavy losses doesnt add up The simple fact is that as so called so power., resupplying their forces should be a simple task Russia should have numerous bases and FARP behind their forces but instead nada
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  516. And the point is what?
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  517. Putin wont end it so Ukraine will have to do it for him
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  518. Not that big of a deal there guys The MQ-9s obsolescence has been know for a while All this does reinforce the USAF need to buy the newer and stealthy MQ-20 as the MQ-9s are no long survivable
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  519. Uncle HIMAR delivering new year's gifts
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  520. Well now one crisis down , On to the next one of establishing a functionally government
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  521.  @larsrons7937  Yes and no Most European and Africa countries ban the use of cluster munitions but the US , China , Russia and a few others still reserve the right to use to them The problem is Russia's indiscriminate use of them
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  522. Cant imagine why oh right, all their weapons in ukraine are falling miserably
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  523. Ok morons ,between now and Dec 14 what exactly is going to change ? Nothing
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  524. You know if you had term limits on Congress and provision that stated they dont get paid when government shuts down nor can they leave or recess , this mess would stop happening
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  525. The B-21 does not sacrifice anything You forgetting what weapons have greatly advanced which reduces the need for bombers to carry massive payloads Air launched cruise missiles have gotten lighter and longer range The AGM-86C weighed 3150lbs carrying 1200lbs warhead 700 miles The AGM-158 weighs 2250 carrying 1000lbs warhead 600 miles Other weapons have also gotten lighter as well
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  526. Tawian has number of MIM-72 Chaparrals with AIM-9s and Avengers with Stingers for countering an aerial invasion The CM-32 with 105mm takes advantage of the fact that China has extremely limited resources for landing heavy armor by air What China armor can deliver by air is easily dealt with by 105mm. Even if the paratroopers are armed with ATGMs, without armor or air support, they wont last long Tawain can simply box them in and pound them with arty Tawian has a lot highly mobile air defense just for denying China an air assault
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  527. The Namer is an excellent transport but at 60 plus tonnes, thats hard to move around the battlefield
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  528. Thats incorrect Russia has plenty of resources to continue fighting. Russia's problem is it epic failures or rather its consistent failures with its leadership. It shows that it does not matter how much you have, you can't manage it correctly, you are just wasting time ,money and resources In the US, 9 out 10 times, most of the generals in key positions have a wealth of experience and have seen actual combat In Russia, 9 out 10 times, most of the generals in key positions have zero experience and either flew a desk of other career or are political appointee's Sergei Shoigu, the highest ranking official never served a day in the military When you look at Shoigu and other senior officers ,they have little to no experience hence consistent failures with its leadership in Ukraine
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  529. The best option for the UK is either the Pzh-2000 or Archer
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  530. Tanks usefulness depends on various factors but mainly who is doing the fighting Against countries with significant air power and precision munitions, they are basically useless Against countries without significant air power and precision munitions, they still have some use The US for example has endless ways to shred armor, the most lethal method is tank plinking. Tank plinking coined in 91 was them dropping 500lbs GBU-12s on Iraqi armor That is still very much surefire way of killing armor. The GBU-53 and Spike NLOS are the latest additions to the US arsenal for killing armor Like the GBU-12 both weapons can easily kill armor Ukraine lacks significant air power but does have a number of precision munitions that are making things difficult for Russian forces Tactically , Ukrainian forces are winning but strategically, they are still losing. They haven't completely shut down Russia's armor down yet They have been able to chip away as Russia's supply lines to cause problems but they lack the capability to decimate it If the UK provides Harpoons with land attack capability and the Ukraine forces employ combined arms with their use They can completely shut down Russia's armor. Unlike the MAM and Javelin, the Harpoon's 488lbs warhead is literally like dropping a 500lbs GBU-12 which allows it to destroy far more targets per missile. Used correctly, they can start wiping out Russia bases with 8 to 10 Harpoon missiles per base
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  531. That would be incorrect Here a few examples When Mutual assured destruction was coined in 1962, none of today's technology existed Today the USN has sea based missile defense able to intercept ballistic missiles as well as numerous land based defenses Russia's defenses rely mainly on the hyped up S-400 and S-500 with no sea based defenses So defensively , the US has better capabilites, and thats not counting the addition NATO defense systems Russia's new RSM-56 SLBM has been tested 31 times since 2004 with 11 failures The US Trident SLBM has tested 177 times since 1989 with 10 failures Conventionally speaking Russia's performance against poorly equipped Ukraine has been underwhelming. In Syria, Russia was boosting the effectiveness of the SVP-24 , PGMs and OLS series In Ukraine, all 3 have been woefully inadequate The new term for Russia is woefully inadequate
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  532. 10 Switchblade 600s They need at least 100
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  533. You can't fight without proper supply Ultimately Russia is getting off lucky as Ukraine doesnt have the capabilty to smoke that entire convoy
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  534. Russia's problem has been arrogance and Ukraine how shown why that is costing them Russia's claim was that its weapons are just as good as the US but at 1/4 the cost Buoyed by their performance in Syria, they failed to upgrade their conventional forces and its costing them in Ukraine The US dropping a fortunate of the MQs and that has paid major dividends because the MQ-1 and 9 equipped missiles and bombs have been very effective with dealing with threats If the Russian air force had MQs with missile able to carry Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS), Ukraine would not be as successful as they are Even now with Irainian drones, the West has already supplied Ukraine with ample C-UAS weapons to make those drones moot The RC-135 Rivet joint, EC-130 and EA-18G have ability to detect, identify and geolocate signals throughout the electromagnetic spectrum. They can locate any target by emission and forward it to the E-8 JSTARS who in turn forwards it to strike assets for time sensitive strikes The Russian airforce ??? Their EW equipment is all ground based which so far has basically useless Russia over lack of investment in their air force shows Its 2022 and the only aircraft with targeting pod is the Su-57 ?? Virtually all US strike aircraft can use PAVEWAY ,JDAMs and SDBs whereas only a handful of Russian aircraft can use the KABs and those cant use KAB, use the SVP-24? The same with missiles, most all US strike aircraft can use LRASM, Harpoon and JASSM/ER whereas only handful of Russian aircraft can use certain KHs Russia's shortcomings are painful evident at this point
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  535. Aviation losses alone will easy break 5 billion The Moskva alone was 750 mil lost So Russia will be spending no less than 30 billion recoup its losses
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  536. St patty day's Always a fun time
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  537. Cope harder buddy
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  538.  @ReySchultz121  Even if they managed to capture the country, they still have years of insurgency to look forward to
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  539. Long range precision missiles is what Ukrainian forces need
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  540. These purported videos from the Russian MoD are so hilarious They make all these outlandish claims with no proof
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  541.  @jaydon707  Sorry sunshine but they have photos from the crash site that clearly show the aircraft was from the Russian air force
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  542.  @brianedward6417  Yeah it called fragmentation for a reason
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  543. oh wow, Russia destroyed a Ukrainian ship from country that had no real navy to begin with stop the press lol
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  544. So another dressed up video from Russian mod shocker Funny how those vehicles are not moving after the first attack Even funnier how there is no secondary explosion , no ammunition , no fuel burning ? Almost like they are shooting at static targets on a training range Ukraine-nope Russian training range yep
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  545. leave his ass there
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  546. ​ @ramsses5175  US withdrew The whole point of the US invasion was hunting Al-Qaeda and Bin Laden Last time I checked, they accomplished both In 20 years US causalities were barely 3500 while the Taliban was well into 20,000 Secondly How did it end for Russia lets they withdrew , In 9 years over 14,000 causalities Geneva Accords (1988)
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  547.  @alifauziyan1157  In 20 years, the worst damage inflicted by the Talbian was in 2012 for lost of 6 planes 6 months Ukraine cost 1 750 mil warship There is literally no comparsion
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  548. thank you I am glad someone else noticed that those gloves and her obviously dont mix
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  549. Good job but they need up to their game and go after major assets like airfields, arty and air defense equipment
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  550. Russian tank turrets spending more time in the air than the Russian air force
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  551. They didnt' entertain him in 2020, they are not going to now
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  552. Considering that it would compromise on going investigation, No
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  553. Its called on going investigation,
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  554. concerned about what, they hit US soil and get turned into a sheet of glass 30 minutes later by the US counter attack
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  555. The president has already made the disaster declaration so they are getting federal help
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  556. Lets says 9 times a charm LOL
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  557. Yeah there is word for that its called desperation Russia is running out of options
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  558. Most will not come back
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  559. The F-16 is capable of using AASMs
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  560. lets see The F-16 can fully use the AGM-88 in all modes and ranges Ground forces can strike against S-300 and S-400 sites The F-16 can use AGM-88s against SHORADs allow Su-24 with SCALP/Storm Shadows to fire on targets unchallenged
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  561. US missile defense is handed by Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and that agency has repeatedly stated that US has defenses against these threats, What HT is twisting is the part where MDA has stated its limited by various factors The current SPY-1 radar about ships range is very limited and the SM-6 range is only 150 miles To address these issues The MDA has Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor satellites, known as HBTSS in space. The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) on the ground and SPY-6 being fitted to newer ships The SM-6 and SM-3 are being upgrade The USN has Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) and the Army, the future air-defense interceptor programs in work for next gen weapons But realistically , if Russia or Iran were to try, it wouldnt end well for both
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  562. Russia is destroying US armor while Ukraine is wiping whole S-400 sites, Russian ships and other strategic assets Russian priorities are hilarious
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  563. After going 0 and 7 again the Patriot, its no surprise
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  564. its an interesting buy but the problem there is that these ships are only 2500 tons at most while the Chinese coast guard operates ships as large 10,000 tons its kinda hard to stand your ground when the people who are fighting massively outweigh you in every department
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  565. With what hot air
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  566.  @bencahill3547  Ukraine is smart practicing force dispersal which has made hard for the Iskander to strike on the other side of the coin, the number of bases Russia has on the front lines are all targets for ATACMS Russia's problem is that Iskander is range is only 300 miles and unlike the HIMARS and M270 The Iskander isnt that mobile
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  567. ​ @fnusecurity5112  Missile with expanding rod warhead are helicopters worst nightmare as they are design to literally break the helicopters blades But the biggest factor is that Ukraine forces has shit ton of MANPADs to use
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  568.  @mikegama4981  if Russia was the super power that they claimed to be, they would have focused their forces in Western Ukraine and established a clear line between the West and Ukraine that would have effectively cut Ukraine off from the West With Ukraine cut off from the West, the conflict would ended by mid March but instead, they went to eastern Ukraine to the separatist regions where they have a power based Now they are going to lose it all Reluctance to supply Ukraine with advance tech fades every time Russia causes major collateral damage
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  569. All the more reason why Israel need to keep pushing forward and yes I agree with with minister I would be pissed too at 6am having to deal with protesters
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  570. Which honestly makes no sense Russia is fair game, there should be no restrictions on the MLRS attacking Russian targets in Russia Strategically speaking, if MLRS are destroying Russian equipment before it reaches Ukraine, thats massive strategic win for the Ukraine as it making it harder for Russian forces to reinfore their forces in Ukraine
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  571. Russia forces are stuck
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  572. No The Serbian forces had to go through considerable effort to get that kill whereas Ukraine forces are just doing point and shoot They fired over 800 missiles at NATO aircraft across 78 days and only bagged 5 planes Russia has lost over 30 in less than month and the Ukraine forces main weapon is MANPADS
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  573. Well At this point the US should take the gloves off
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  574. If Russia wants to give Iran tech, the US should drop its restrictions on Israel in response
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  575. And it will only get worse for the Russian navy
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  576.  @andrewmorgan5950  It not a war of "attrition as Ukraine lacks the ability to strike Russian forces effectively but once ATACMS and F-16s enter the picture that will change Ukraine targets are the GPS and communication jammers which will allow GPS munitions accuracy to return The 4 Frigates of the Black Sea Fleet , Bases and airfields in Crimea and separatist regions as well as the Kerch Bridge Eliminating those targets will effective bring Russian operations in Ukraine to grinding halt
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  577.  @vp6087  Thats why you dont left IFVs with high rate of fire autocannons get this close
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  578. At this point, it doesnt matter The commander survived but the damage is done to his base
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  579. From a practical stand point the switching from the Taipan saves a lot of money The UH-60 is used by RAN and AR so thats savings The UH-60 uses the same engine as the AH-64. The GE700 used on the NH-90 but its not the standard engine The US is closer than the EU, so getting service is much faster There is a lot of practical benefits to switching to the UH-60 Now whats odd is that Taipan was locally made in AU so odd that they didnt or couldn't fix its issues
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  580.  @chrisrobert5252  Ukraine is the perfect place for it to be proven
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  581. Better question what happens to Yemen when B-52s and B-1s carrying 70,000lbs of bombs pulls up
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  582. If Russia and NK wants to go down that road, then they would have no issue with the West sending defense contractors similarly equipped as Wagner was to Ukraine
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  583. Yet they can't explain what happened in Cirmea
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  584.  @golp4143  He's the copy and paste master of HT He's get one potato every time he copies and paste the same crap over and over
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  585. The US a long time ago realized that a conventionally power supercarrier was not economically feasible so the PLAN will learn the hard way But most hilariously, China built a carrier however has few to little planes to equip it
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  586. Right now, the biggest things that Ukraine has seen so far is one that they lack effective means for obstacle breaching. As a result, they have lost several pieces of armor because they are getting caught trying to cross minfields.Two, they lack both SHORAD and Counter UAS. The KA-52 and MI-28 can attack out of MANPAD range and they very little Counter-UAS to countering drones and loitering munitions. These critical areas show Ukraine they shouldnt their best assets till they can fix that While it is bad news for the counter offensive is still good news for Ukraine forces because it shows their problems are easily fixed
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  587. Its interesting concept but the amount of missiles that USAF will have buy to support it rises a lot of questions
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  588. Here's a new flash 90 percent of crashes are pilot error and considering that Moonfish only had a year's worth of training, it not blaming , its simple facts When the US went to Iraq, only pilots with a certain amount of flight hours and years flying were selected By US standards, Moonfish was still very much a rookie pilot
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  589. Thats why pics in combat zone and social media don't mix
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  590. Its amazing how Russia downplayed western weapons yet now they are frantically haunting them
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  591. And wouldnt have happened if Russia had invaded
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  592. It is a miracle weapon The F-16 with AGM-84F can lay waste the Black Sea Fleet which is massive strategic gain for Ukraine
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  593. The Russian side is a guy reading propaganda script with a political commissar off screen pointing a gun at his head
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  594. Shes enjoying every moment of it
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  595. No Shes still his best bet at disrupting congress
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  596.  @aaronsung1989  They were situational allies with the West
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  597. The UK won't get involved but Iran at the same time will target the US and her allies.
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  598.  @stephengross4704  The clowns who mention Vietnam are simply desperate They only argument is conflict decades ago
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  599.  @mokhan8146  Nice try but the US point was going after Bid Laden, once ,he was dealt with ,staying become moot As far as lost, the US withdrew They were not forced out This situation is far worst for Yemen as they are attacking ships international waters in major shipping lane They are messing with the pockets of many countries and thats going to cost them dearly
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  600. The Kursk was lost because poor maintenance , and variety of other factors The Moskva was equipped with 6 CIWS, SHORAD and EW that should have easily countered any such attack Secondly according Russia, they angle missiles and use cold launch system so that if there a major fire, they can eject the missiles into sea Yet nothing worked as it should
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  601. More Russian propaganda
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  602. @elisheba3200 What is exactly is Russia going to against Poland While Ukraine lacks a modern air force, Poland has modern air force with 48 F-16s at their disposal. More the point, Poland F-16 are equipped with JASSM A and ER models The ER model strike targets up 600 miles away.They also carry anti-missiles as well Additional Polish army is equipped with ATACMS Just those two areas will be more than what Russia handle Poland for damn sure will make Russia rethink its life choices very quickly
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  603. They could do that but the UK is NATO and acting them would trigger an NATO attack there ding dong Secondly, the UK unlike Ukraine has top tier military and can punch back instantly UK subs are equipped with TLAMs Unlike the Ukraine ,the UK can punch both with conventional and nuclear weapons Last the UK gets the bulk of it weapons from uncle sam but by all means flip that switch and see what happens
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  604.  @patb5266  and hundreds T-72B3 destroyed ,hundred of T-80s destroyed and nearly 70 T-90s destroyed but all means celebrate Ukraine losing a fraction of the L2 they have
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  605. Nice propaganda if anything, Ukraine has shown that Russia has been heavily over estimated
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  606. The red sea is major international trade route Specifically the Suez canal shortens the distance ship have to travel to access the Arabian and Indian ocean The alternative is traveling around Africa which adds weeks to travel.
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  607. Sorry kiddo but they didnt hit an IRIS-T SLM They hit something but not IRIS-T SLM The system is 3 pieces Launcher ,radar and command truck , all mounted on highly mobile trucks When not in use, they easily hidden forest areas Notice the video shows no secondary explosion despite claiming to hit a launcher
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  608. Funny last month the calm was half now its 20 percent The math is not adding up
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  609. What is this .military coups in no name countries thats dont matter ?
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  610. Nope
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  611. You realize that Ukraine already captured two of these aleady
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  612. Wrong on all counts First the T-62 armor compared to the T-90 is wafer thin Its thin enough that anti material rifles would easily penetrate The T-72 without ERA armor has 380mm of armor while the T-80 and T-90 armor is about 600mm without ERA The T-62 is 200mm on down Like the T-72, the T-62 wasnt designed with ERA in mind, as such its has very shitty ERA application Second the 115mm gun has considerably shorter range than 125mm and vastly inferior ammunition In Urban combat, weapons like the AT-4, M72 and other disposable once shot weapons well and Carl Gustav would easily penetrate its armor The T-62 stores additional ammo on left side ,space behind the turret In urban combat, its easy to pop up and put missile into that area as the hull has less than 100mm of armor They have 115mm gun ,while Ukraine troops have NLAWs and JAVELIN and as well whole variety of anti-tank hardware
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  613.  @badbad-cat  Its very simple The T-62 built in the 60s when thinking that the only way to kill a tank is with another tank it 2022 and weapons have changed substantially where 1 solider 1 missile can kill a tank in one shot The T-90 has layers of defenses as it was built for modern warfare while the T-62 is relic and woefully ill equipped for modern combat India learned that lesson They tried to send MIG-21 against F-16 and the MIG-21 despite its upgrades still got its ass handed to it
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  614. Considering that Russia borders Ukraine yet after 18 months they have gotten nowhere in Ukraine
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  615. Cope harder
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  616. Wrong Ukraine isnt just any piece of equipment F-16s request an extensive training and support so its natural for the US to make that everything is correct before proceeding
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  617. Interesting to see how France handles the situation Here's tip from Uncle Sam 105mm works best on Wagner forces I
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  618. You mean only gets better for Ukraine and worst for Russia
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  619. Striking a few positions does not change the fact that Ukraine is holding its own against Russian forces
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  620. Go right ahead and see what happens
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  621. And where was the police when this was going down
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  622. There is no issue other than US congress not doing their damn job There is no agreement over the budget as well a jackass holding up promotions over non sense
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  623. Amazing how Russian forces are crying now that shoe is other foot
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  624. At the end of the day, what exactly is Putin going to do about it
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  625. Hes only salty because his country is not getting in on the action. US, Germany, Sweden ,France and other major arms countries are reaping dividends from this conflict his country is not
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  626. Would be funner if they replace the sign with one that said vacant
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  627. about time
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  628. Lets see its been over 18 months and he failed to return property that belongs to the government
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  629. Yeah, at this point no one is taking he seriously any more
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  630.  @riv5438  The DOD declared him AWOL July 20 in 5 days, that upgrades to Desertion There is no face value here he's just digging that hole that much deeper
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  631. That stupid part is all he had to go is get the plane Now hes' officially boned now if he had came back without saying anything ,he would have been looking at 5-10 years jail at most Now thats its confirmed that hes' cooperating with NK, The US military will consider that "Aiding the enemy, Espionage and Sedition charges which carry major weight
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  632.  @yarbobyarbob8990  His my way attitude has finally caught up to him
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  633. They elect a potato
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  634. Exactly that clown has only gotten worst
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  635. Oh how the Russian bear is failing miserably
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  636.  @brianmatthews4323  How about no Russia would never use nukes on its own soil their genius
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  637. The US laughs in SM-6 and if they extend attacks to the Indian ocean, then all bets will be off and West response would be massive
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  638. It wont be for long
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  639. Not exactly The PrSM deliveries started back in Dec of 2023 so the US Army and USMC have no issue with giving up their ATACMS as the PrSM is being delivered
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  640.  @lavictoireestanous  Not hear say multiple channels are reporting the same
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  641. Right cause there is nothing wrong with Ukraine getting updated info precise enemy locations and movements Here's a hint, with the newer ATACMS, Ukraine can strike targets nearly 200 miles away So yes Russia is very scared of drone that can survey thousands of miles in a single day
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  642. The Erieye will be a massive benefit but Ukraine needs to be very careful with its use
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  643. The fact is that Ukraine lost armor because the mine clearing vehicles they had couldnt clear minefields fast enough
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  644. Armor is not Russia's biggest problem Their problem is ATACMS With the US military receiving the newer PrSm , they have dropped all opposition to Ukraine getting their ATACMS stocks Ukraine wisely is using ATACMS to lay waste to Russian air defenses and paving the way for the F-16
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  645. Exactly, it was wearing the T-90s ass out with 25mm
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  646.  @marcopalazzo9349  The critical assets that US provided to the UK which was key in them retaking the Falklands was 2 million gallons of fuel and access to US SATCOM The UK had no assets able to deliver the fuel needed to support their operations, the US diverting a supertanker allows them to refuel both ships and aircraft allowing the UK to conduct sustained operations without having to worry about fuel. Access to US SATCOM allowed the UK to better coordinate with their assets in the area allow the UK to have a much more effective battle plan Because they communicate were able their subs in real time, it allowed the HMS Conqueror to sink General Belgrano which in turn caused the Argentine Navy port their carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo. That allowed the UK have to complete naval supremacy Without those two assets UK would have never retook the Falklands
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  647.  @Birdylockso  The Asia times seriously In 2016 SM-6 Dual I missiles launched from USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) against a “complex, medium-range ballistic missile target” at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Kauai, Hawaii. As far back as 2015, the USN has been testing the SM-6 against complex threats Second The SM-6 missile uses an explosive warhead to defeat ballistic missile threats, differing from other missile defense interceptors, such as the Standard Missile-3, which use non-explosive hit-to-kill technology” read the MDA statement. The SM-6 carries 140lbs warhead so it doesnt need to be hit to kill it just need to get close enough
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  648.  @tainechen1634  The whole point of Taiwan getting hardened bunkers and highly mobile assets is for that exactly reason Secondly their strikes doesnt change the fact that one solider with MANPAD can easily bring done Y-20
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  649.  @angelmario7085  Again goes back to the lofty claims Russia claims that its EW can neutralize UAV, yet its not happening Russia claims that its upgraded Pansitr , Tor, and Tunguska can deal with UAV, again not happeniing Mobile gun systems like the Tunguska should be able to down UAV with its 30mm cannons but again not happening?
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  650.  @midgetman4206  That would be false about the F-35 interchangeability. The original goal was close to 80 percent , however its closer to 30-50 percent. Engines, radar, cockpit and sensors are the same, the major differences is the air frame The problem with the F-35 program is the A and C. The F-35B was always to going to be different from the rest. The problem is that F-35A and F-35C ended up being too far apart The only difference between the A and C should have been landing gear , strength air frame for carrier operations and folding wings Instead they specialized the F-35C too much The F-35A has more in common with the F-35B than the F-35C The common sense thing would be roll the FARA and FLRAA into one program and take a few pages from fixed wing aircraft Targeting pod allow aircraft to guide precision munitions but can also function as ISR The solution for rolling the FARA and FLRAA into would be removable equipment or fixed equipment an EO/IR/AESA That can function for both attack and ISR Instead of having two aircraft you have one, that you can equip with ISR equipment as needed or configured for strike missions
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  651. The winner will be the first one that puts an EO/IR/AESA mast on their aircraft Just as the longbow does sneak and peak with the radar, the EO/IR/AESA mast would allow to do the same without RF emissions modern vehicles are being equipped with SAL and RWR which allow them to detect laser and radar targeting An EO/IR capability in the mast allows it passive track without giving away its position till it fires It also allow to coordinate attacks with Apaches As Apaches are using the longer range SPIKE NLOS The FARA could attack as spotter, providing battle damage assessment or terminal guidance If the Army adds in the right capability like EO/IR/AESA it will pay major dividends in the long run for them
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  652. The F-16 has decades of experience that prove its an effective weapon
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  653. The crazy thing is Ukraine with limited resources and weapons is punching Russia supposed superpower lights out
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  654. Simple , Experienced drone operators like the ones shown here can pilot small drones with incredible speed and precision through difficult terrain For ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), they can quickly gather info before the enemy can respond The same goes for precision strike ,they maneuver the drone in a manner that makes it harder to detect before it too late But the fact still remains that drones can be dealt with the right preparation and weapons
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  655. You are correct , it protected crew but the video also shows the deadly accurate fire from the Bradley kept T-90 pinned down The shot placement shows that Bradley was precisely targeting the T-90s commander and gunner sights The impacts from the 25mm HEI likely destroyed or blinded the T-90s sight and since the Bradley was pouring it on, the commander couldnt exit to visually engage the Bradley And eventunally, the tank had to be abandoned
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  656. The smart play honestly would be trading Patriot systems Countries that have IRIS-T , NASAMS, Aspide, The US should trade or provide them with Patriots in exchange , they give those units to Ukraine as their forces as already familiar with them, its speeds things up and Ukraine would able to get integrated air defence system (IADS) up considerably faster
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  657. It will not Russian navy only has a handful of ships and subs in the Black Sea Secondly, they can't carry that many missiles If anything, Russia is opening the door for Ukraine to finally get long range precision missiles from the West
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  658.  @meme4one  You have understand context Most SHORAD systems range between 10-31 miles The Spike NLOS latest variant range is 31 miles That means that Spike can easily target Tunguska, Panstir , Buk and Tor systems without ever getting range Remember that Spike has small launchers that can be carried by Helo Imagine special forces carry Spikes NLOS and simultaneously attacking the enemy key target
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  659. Abrams isnt as effective as ATACMS
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  660.  @HansCoche  Going to 3rd world countries for weapons is hilarous
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  661. If the West would simply give Ukraine long range precision cruise missiles, this conflict would be over very quickly
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  662. Gearing up for yet another embarrassment
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  663. That would be incorrect The US Army run of FIM-92C was 20,000 missiles as well massive stocks of FIM-92E and thats just them The key benefit of the Shahed drone is that its slow moving and very easy to target even with first gen MANPADS Ukraine using up obsolete FIM-92 stocks and other older MANPADs saves money For one, thats savings in demilitarization costs how much do you think it cost to demilitarize a stinger Warhead and rocket motor has destroyed, electronics removed and then the remaining metal may or may not be recycled Sending gear to Ukraine is very sustainable
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  664.  @canihazburgers @ Compare to US ships , UK are relatively weak. For starters, the US takes carrier defense very seriously. US CVN and LHD/A are layered with RIM-7s, RIM-116s , RIM-162 and CIWS. The UK carriers only have CIWS and thats it. They are completely reliant on the type 45 for protection. The benefit of CATOBAR is that CVNs can launch heavier planes. This allows CVNS to operate planes like the E-2 for AWACS whereas the UK uses the Merlin crownest. The E-2 large size allows it to pack a far more advanced sensor suite than the Merlin. Now the F-35B has huge advances on CATOBAR but in the end still lags behind in payload. The Type-45 destroyers are advanced floating sam sites. The claim was made that Sea viper is more advanced than US AEGIS. The problem is that they are apples and oranges. The US aegis is designed for full spectrum combat, air,land, sea, underwater and space whereas Sea Viper is strictly anti air. The Aegis can engage targets on land with TLAM, subs with ASROC, aircraft with SM2/3 ,pace targets with SM-3s and ships with Harpoons. The newly minted Cooperative Engagement Capability allows both ship and planes to act as spotter and shooter. The Type 45 use the Aster missile which tops at 120km. The US SM-6 is rated excess of 240km. side note , the SM-6 is anti air, ship, land and ballistic all rolled into one missile.
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  665. Simple, The JDAM has far more flexibility than the Kinzhal and can be used against more targets Russian stand-off weapons are now having to contend with the growing number of western air defense equipment that Ukraine is getting Airfields are operating more and more as they now have protection Gepards and Avengers are providing point defense while IRIS_T, NASAMS and, HAWK provide short to med defense RIM-7s are another layer of defenses in the works As long as Western Ukraine remains untouched, Russia isnt winning this
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  666. Finally Some one with some sense
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  667. The UK is reconsidering that The Type-45s performed as designed in the red sea however the US Burkes and Ticos were engaging ballistic missiles with SM-6 and SM-3s The Type-45s have sensors but not the weapons due to limitations of the Sylver VLS. They are upgrading to ABM capability but again the Type-45 VLS only carries 48 shots, the US burkes carry 90-96 missiles while Ticos carry 122 So the UK problem is the limited ammo on the Type-45 Now the smart pay for the UK would be working with MBDA to software connect land based Aster-30 BMD to the UKs Land ceptor so the UK would only have to buy the missiles and launchers and they can fold that purchase in with the RN purchase of Aster-30 but thats just the smart thing
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  668. In conflict with those countries, its quality over quantity. As far as British tanks facing off against Chinese or North Korea Armour Not likely however with Iran and Russia is very likely Iran tanks are a joke and Russia made the T-14 so expensive that they can barely procure it in large numbers so they have to rely on their stocks of T-90/80s/72s for frontline action.
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  669. Completely different designs The Typhoon, Borei , Ohio and Delta are SSBNs whereas the Oscars were built around the massive P-700s The Astutes are SSNs. Different design requirements
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  670. It was going to happen sooner or later the only question is how messy things will get
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  671.  @Sumaya_iran  Iran wouldnt last a week against Israel in all out war
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  672. Ukraine has NASAMS, SAMPT and PAC-3s lets call that 3 reason why Su-57s are not flying Not because they can target Su-57s but the fact they transmit data in real time So the West would get a real time profile hence why the Su-57s is grouded
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  673. @33moneyball Wrong on all counts The most advanced bomb the US has is the GBU-53 which is SAL/MMW/IR/GPS/DL whereas Russia ? The JDAM and PAVEWAYs are dual guidance whereas Russia ?? The Apache can fire Hellfire without having to unmask whereas the KA-52 has to unmask to use the Vikhr or Ataka More to point, the Apache has fire and forget capability whereas Russia ?? The newest destroyer in the USN is the DDG-125 launched June 2021. Russia last destroyer was Admiral Chabanenko built in 1999 The list of how far Russia is behind is miles long
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  674. The Status-6 does not change anything. The US like Russia operates the nuclear triad. The Status-6 is only a threat to the USN bases. From the days of SAC (strategic air command) Bombers and missiles are placed in positions deep within the US to prevent such weapons from performing decapitation strikes on the US strategic capability Secondly even if it hits to USN bases, USN keeps at least 10 Ohio class SSBNs on active strategic deterrent patrol which is 200 missiles at sea plus 400 Land based ICBMs and the USAF bomber force. The Status-6 is serious threat to the UK and France. France's Triomphant SSBN are 90 percent of its nuclear capability whereas the UK"s Vanguard is the UK entire nuclear capability.
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  675.  @cameronspence4977  technologically Not even close. Russia still lacks targeting pods and AESA radar. US has it widespead use whereas Russia use is extremely limited Russia still relies heavily on large missiles whereas the US uses lightweight weapons US bombers from the start were designed to use just about anything whereas Russia bombers are upgraded as before they were nothing but giant missile carriers China lacks bombers, tankers and few other capabilties
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  676. There is no doubt they get tech and rebuild however considering they their newest aircraft such as the KA-52, Mi-28 and Su-30/34/35 and losses on the ground It effectively kills their export market Russia touted that its tech which cost 1/4 of the US was just as good and some case even better , they claimed that their weapons performance in Syria showed that yet in Ukraine, that notion has been completely shattered I seriously expect Russia to selling weapons are deeply discounted prices Most likely to North Korea, Iran, Libya ,Syria. Basically anyone that they know will piss off the West just to spit them China may take some tech just out of pity for them But the mighty Russia bear has been reduce to a shadow of itself in Ukraine
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  677.  @Jguthro  Carriers are nuclear powered but their planes are not. They still have to take on fuel for their planes which requires them to be along side a tanker Thats one of the benefits of nuclear carriers The space that use to hold fuel for the carrier becomes additional storage space which allows the carrier to stay on station longer.
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  678. HIMARS has made its presence known and Russian propaganda is desperate to down play its effectiveness
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  679. Enumerateevaluate?? "Older jets generate so much more turning force, if you will, that they are much better at maneuvering and conserving fuel. This makes the F-35 relatively worse at things like dog fighting, air interdiction, and bombing" ??? what is this nonsense ,seriously ???? look The F-18 E/F and F-16 F-18s combat radius is 449 and the F-16s without CFTs is 340 the F-35A combat radius is 613 miles it has 160 mile plus range on older gen fighters secondly, older jets have to carry their weapons and extra fuel on the wings which degrades their performance F-35s can perform their missions clean research the what clean means for planes lastly ?? The F-117s stealth is 70s based technology. The F-35s is more advanced as its uses better materials
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  680. Kinda of sorta The KA-52 primary precision weapon is the Vikhr which can engage targets up 7 mils away which is well outside MANPAD range ,however the Vikhr problem is that its like arrow it can' only travel in straight trajectory as it laser beam control system is rear mounted. Pro the system is immune to countermeasure Con, it can't alter its trajectory The Hellfire missile travels in arc allowing it to literally drop on targets but most importantly, the Hellfire can fired without the helicopter breaking cover whereas the KA-52 has to break cover to use its precision missiles. Because of Ukraine's terrain and forest, its hard for KA-52 to get shots in with Vikhr missiles The KA-52 another problem is that it lacks advance sensors and weapons like the AH-64 Now as Ukraine is getting closer and closer to having an functional Integrated air defence system (IADS) with western systems The range is going from SHORAD 3 to 5 miles to medium range 15 miles plus which means Russia aircraft will no longer have free reign
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  681.  @just4visit  13 out 15 missiles stopped but only took 1 to completely destroy the ship Same claim as before Russian HQ,attack, Russian claims to intercept a lot missiles yet their HQ still got level Russian naval yard attack, again claims to intercept a lot missiles yet two ships destroyed Doesnt matter how many missile you intercept if the enemy still achieves their goal Thats 3 missiles destroyed
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  682. There is no amount of protection that would stopped 95,000 ton ship from tearing into that bridge The problem with the Dali story is that ships are supposed to have redundant and emergency systems that should have kicked in and the crew should been trying either maneuver the vessel or kill its forward momentum
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  683. Its will be an great test of the concept in real world situation but at the end of the day .Ukraine still needs aircraft
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  684. Russia does realize that even if they capture the country They still have to fight insurgent forces equipped with ATGMs, Recoilless rifles , MANPADs , RPG systems and large caliber anti-material rifles that will make the US experience in Iraq and Afghanistan look like pre-K.
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  685.  @xion1305  Its more than that they are highly mobile, unlike 155mm systems, the HIMARS can emplace, fire and displace under two minutes Striking from 40 miles away, Russian counter battery fire can't reach them The Ukrainian forces love that it takes under 10 minutes to reload vs 20 mins for GRAD and 40 for the SMERCH But most important is the rockets, unlike the soviet era junk the HIMARS has a plentiful western supply line
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  686. Good , now Germany stop with feet dragging and do the same supply Ukraine with tanks
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  687.  @lukekor  Like I said thats just one area The US LGM-30 Minuteman like the Trident has been tested reliably for even longer. Russia on the other hand , as you stated created the Sarmat Again by comparison, the US has 1 ICBM type in service for over 40 years while Russia apparently needs 7 ICBM types Same with SLBM, 1 type for the US while Russia needs 3 apparently The fact that Russia is consistently making more nuclear says a lot about their fate in their missiles
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  688.  @lukekor  Lets put that to test The US has test fired the Trident 2 177 times since 1989 whereas Russia has test fires its RSM-56 31 times since 2004 both missiles have 10 failures The US has over 30 years of reliability with its Trident 2 wheres Russia's RSM-56 has a fraction of that and thats just one area
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  689. @The Sandwiches Beyond a Nuclear Shoot out, there is little Russia or China can against the US in conventional war.
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  690. My Name Is Daniel  Whereas the US has largest defense network capable of knocking down anything Russia or China puts up
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  691. Good job but are a few pro tips First while standing allows you to quickly leave, its greatly reduces your accuracy. The video shows a lot movement. Sit up desk or table and clear both sides you can quickly roll left or right if spotted. Secondly while modern tech has advanced optics on, dont rely on them this much. MK1 eyeball is still your best piece of equipment Lastly, team work makes dream work Working in a team makes it harder for the enemy to figure out how many people are actually attacking
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  692. they are just propaganda videos notice there are no secondary explosions and you can't see what they are shooting at
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  693. As long the F-16s are provided with targeting pods ,stand off anti-ship missiles as AIM-120C-5s and AIM-9s, They will make a serious impact They need every piece of that hard ware to make difference
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  694. The key point is that US never signed that covention
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  695. That is absolutely idiotic. Ukrainian forces have survived this long by not engaging in large scale battles and sticking to hit and run attacks Ukrainian forces don't have assets to protect armor. If the UK wants to send equipment, light weight advanced weapons that vehicle mounted or man portable heavy armor is requires too many moving parts and time which Ukraine does not have. Raiper missiles would be a huge help to Ukraine forces
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  696. The ball is in Iran's court
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  697. Ah yes, the desperate Russian propaganda that shows absolutely nothing
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  698.  @cuentaprincipal3225  What did the US leave in Afghan honesty what ? not a damn thing For years, the US dealt with the fact that the Afghan military was penetrated by the Taliban hence why the Afghan military got second hand equipment You can't name one piece of state of the art tech that US Please by all means, name state of the art tech that Afghan got ?
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  699. Its good tactic but destroying airfields, air defense equipment and artillery is far better tactics
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  700.  @deankelz29  if I had to bet, He fired an R-73/74 which only has 16lbs warhead hence why the wing was only blown off and it was still in one piece An R-77s has 50lbs warhead and that would have completely shredded that drone however its look the aircraft wasnt carrying any R-77s
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  701. Nope its open war at this point
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  702.  @ramsses5175  After 6 months pathetic
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  703.  @alanquiniones3990  Going door to door is costly The US used drones to great effect to deal with problem in Iraq and Afghan
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  704. Simple answer they are not They just like to act like they are He's next in line for the throne and she's just the side piece Is being next in line for UK throne a big deal Maybe at the height of British empire hundreds of years ago but today throne is literally a place holder
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  705.  @carlosberrio2206  That would be incorrect The reason why the Ukrainan air force has been on bench most of the conflict is because they lack capabilities First they longest range BVR missile is the R-27. They likely have the 50 mile range variant. The Russian air force R-77s and R-37 massively outrange the R-27 They can't engage the Russia air force in BVR as they would lose that fight. Additional their onboard radars on the Su-27 and MIG-29 have poor resolution So air to air combat is no go Secondly They lack long range precision missiles for land attack and anti ship so they are unable to attack Russian shipping or land attack their only weapons is unguided bombs and rockets
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  706.  @inteallsviktigt  30 is waste of time when you do the job with 1 round The point of Excalibuer, Bonus Smart 155 is doing the job with as little rounds as needed That many rounds are only needed when you are dropping Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) rounds
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  707. I completely disagree with that. Targets inside Russia should be fair game. If Ukraine forces are striking Russian equipment before it can be used against them, thats massive strategic win for them. as they are making it harder for Russia to reinforce their forces in Ukraine
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  708. You can see the clear difference between the US and Russia technology A US MQ-9 would have put a missile in every target or dropped a 500lbs bomb The title claims high precision but the impact says otherwise
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  709. Pretty sums up the conflict
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  710.  @PBMS123  The explosion is consistent with 155mm round air bursting. If it was will demolition, the explosion would be different type and more like a mushroom
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  711. It just hilarious you know that Ukraine has a number of precision rounds from the West, yet you wanna stay in static position ?
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  712. Its very possible if the missile failed to get up to hypersonic speed. There was a case Kinzhal failing after to launch Now if Ukrainian forces did have systems positioned in the right place, its possible for PAC-3 to shoot down The myth about hypersonic weapons is their speed, the speed dont mean they cant be intercepted, it means that you have less time to do Example Kinzhal launched from 300 miles away gives defenses 1 min 49 second to react A subsonic cruise missile covers that distance in 35 mins. its not impossible, hypersonics just means you have very little time to work with modern fire control systems (FCS) can generate firing solutions in 10-15 seconds So again, its not impossible
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  713. About damn time
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  714. 7 months ago, it was the mighty Russian bear vs the underdog Ukraine Russia tried to go for the first round KO but failed miserably its round 8 now The mighty Russian bear has 2 black eyes, 3 broken ribs and a severely deflated ego. The Ukrainian underdog despite all odds is pushing the Russian bear into a corner and making a punching bag out of him , leaving Russia's only option is to take cheap shot Russia can take its cheap shot but fact that Ukrainian forces lasted 8 rounds and your only out was to a cheap shot completes Russia's embarrassment
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  715. Sorry sunshine but not your decision
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  716.  @BeltandBraces  Its called facts and thats just the short version of it Israel has at least one sub on that other side of the Suez that can sortie to the Arabian sea to strike targets in Iran But like I said, they want to make a of point of striking Tehran
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  717.  @MRrealpolitik  4 months is not decisively
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  718. The SU-75 is painted with the same brush the Su-57, lots of empty promises
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  719. Its called propaganda reporting First, missile defenses are handed by Missile Defense Agency (MDA) The MDA previous director VADM Hill repeatedly stated that the US missile defense against hypersonic weapons lies with the SM-6 The USN has 90 plus ships able to use the SM-6 The current MDA director Gen Collins stated that the US defense will also include the newer Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor satellites, known as HBTSS The HBTSS is designed to increase detection range allowing the SM-6 to engage targets at much longer ranges Both directors have stated that US has defenses against these threats ,however like everything, defenses can be improved on
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  720. The irony is that the carrier doesnt even need to drop bombs The E-2D can be provide surveillance and EA-18G electronic warfare More the point, the EA-18G can triangulate targets location
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  721. Funny how quiet they were when B-2s were overhead
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  722. And hits just keep rolling
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  723. Simple The purported strike is grainy ass video where nothing can be made out second, the strike claims destroy both HIMARS and munitions stored yet we see no secondary explosion consistence with munitions exploding Just a missile striking a building Same with Kremenchuk shopping mall attack Russia made various claims that plant next door had weapons but yet no explosion consistence with munitions exploding was seen
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  724. I applaud Biden recognizing he was no longer fit for the job but he still should made that decision sooner and now Harris and Democrats will have an uphill battle but if they play their cards correctly, they can easily beat trump.
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  725. The fact that Israel penetrated Iran airspace again and Iran didnt know was message enough
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  726. Something its doesnt The Su-35 is no match for the F-16 Iran is getting export knock down Su-35 while Israel has top of the line F-16s
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  727. More North Korea junk
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  728. That is true but factor that people are missing is that one it combat, the US would deploy EA-18Gs to jam radars two F-22s would be hunting Chinese KJs three most importantly the USAF knows the PLAAF lacks tankers so its advantageous to keep things at long range
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  729.  @andilamh2791  Lets see which country lost a flagship to poor knock off copies of their own missiles which country has lost countries tanks to ATGMs they claimed won't do any thing Hell Russia has taken more losses in near 3 months than the US has in 30 plus years across 3 different conflicts
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  730. Iran would still get humiliated
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  731. Yeah and that would be the last thing Russia does
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  732. Simple math The last thing Hamas wants is the US's wrath
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  733. So much for Russia's so called intel capabilties
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  734. If Ukraine got F-16s with AGM-84F AGM-65, GBU-10/12/16 and AIM-120C-5 as well SH-60F with Mk-46 This war would see a seismic shift in a matter days The F-16 alone with AGM-84F would be able to strike both land and sea targets up 170 miles away effectively putting the Black Sea Fleet out of action as well able to strike critical Russian targets
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  735. You realize if the PLA steps, all bets are off and the West will stop with the measured response
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  736. Jamming isnt possible if the its completely autonomous Secondly positioning due to GPS jamming is bring back INS, TERCOM and DSMAC technology which are immune to jamming
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  737. While Ukraine cost Russia a 300 mil A-50
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  738. Like they are doing so well after 21 have been lost so far
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  739. Go collect your rubles their ivan
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  740.  @chriseasterbrook9228  Thats not much on the scale of things
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  741.  @germanher7528  and your point ?
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  742. You dont have to , its called digging up the garden The F-15EX can carry up eight 2000lbs bombs The first 1 bomb creates a crater ,while 2 and 3 are laser guided thanks the laser guidance, the bombs will all strike the same spot repeatedly Then you drop a pair of GBU-27s Then F-15EX drops GBU-72 and good night Iran's gamble was that mountainous terrains would make it hard for bunker buster to reach Thats true for 1st gen GBU-28s but newer models like the GBU-72 are far more effective Secondly as for getting multiple tries Iran's air force and air defenses would be shredded long before
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  743. Most definitely, that and piss poor design ship
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  744. What did that tractor ever do to you Russia
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  745. 12 for now but 50 later on can change things
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  746.  @MockinGlobes  Hence why HEAT rounds are better against AFV / IFV With SABO, the gunner has to precisely aim at where they think will disable the AFV/IFV or where they think the crew is whereas aiming an HEAT round is much easier Then also consider that if you do mobility kill the AFV/IFV, it still may have enough back up power to a missile off The rationale for the AMP/XM1147 One round able to to replace HEAT, MPAT, CAN and OR rounds I would still keep the HEAT but definitely replace the MPAT, CAN and OR with AMP
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  747.  @cowboyx9380  Sorry your time on Call of Duty doesnt count Sabots are not high high velocity needle Actually personnel who served would refer it as kinetic energy penetrator or KE round Lastly the term Cavalry does not solely refer to armor Cavalry covers a massive umbrella from aviation to to national guard units just one of those things
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  748.  @cowboyx9380  Are you an !#@! The SABO works by fragmentation When the round hits heavy armor ,its starts to fracture Once it penetrates through, it hits the other side of the tank and creates fragmentation where the superheated pieces of the SABO shred everything inside BMPs armor is no where as thick as a tank hence why HEAT rounds are used
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  749. Destroying a fuel depot that could aid your forces You can definitely see the inexperience of the Russia forces showing
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  750. Then break out the riot police as no one is above the law No one
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  751. About time NASA got back into the game
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  752. Don't feed the troll
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  753. If Putin does use nukes out of desperation The world still has to respond with force
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  754. He made history 6 times and counting LMAO Cue Ace Ventura LOOOOOOOSEERRRR!!!!!
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  755. No this is entertainment Let the country see their true colors
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  756. Yet another ship promoted to submarine
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  757. Cue Ace Ventura LOOOOOOOSEERRRR!!!!! to the whole republican party But Mccarthy will have his name in the history books as 6 time LOOOOOOSSERRR
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  758.  @PatRiarchy-qw6cp  The US and NATO cant risk it in Ukraine as it would likely lead to nuclear exchange but Yemen is free hand
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  759. Funny how Iran with all its supposed advanced tech cant find it
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  760.  @ngwuruchinyerereikechi4389  Who supplies Israels enemies in Gaza
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  761.  @bigjohnmacarthy9493  The simple fact of the matter is that drones dont matter They are useful as tactical weapons but this war wont be won on the tactical level but only the strategic level Ukraine has received the 190 mile max range ATACMS and has over 70 launchers to utilize them but mostly importantly is they now have the variant equipped with the 500lbs warhead The pretty much puts a bullseye on all Russian forces in Ukraine and Crimea HIMARS and M270 are Ukraine's deadliest weapons and the ones that Russia struggles to defeat and defend against The US military has started receiving the initial batches of the newer Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) so there is less resistance from them They are happy to send their older M39 missiles Ukraine will get the newer M48s and M57s eventually as PrSM deliveries continue
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  762. All Putin has to do is take his behind home remember that
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  763. Russia desperation is hilarious
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  764. Ukrainian soldiers dying in Soledar is literally a moot point First it open war and why this causalities are so special ? they are not The fact that Ukrainian forces was able to push in the Donbas is embarrassment enough for Russian forces The fact that Ukrainian forces are taking the fight to Russian forces in Bakhmut again embarrassment Where's the Russian assault on Kyiv Oh right, failed twice
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  765. Russia not prepared for the F-16 and damn sure not for the F-35
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  766. Not a good idea there bro You are asking for a window exit
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  767.  @AmericanTLBN  No they didnt First, there are no signs of counter fire in the video Second if HAMAS was attacking from one direction a building offer multiple avenues of escape Lastly 25 second in the video you can barely see the muzzle of rifle its looks to be a barrel of iwi tavor here's the rub Special forces out of 9/10 times used suppressed weapons That weapon is clealry not suppressed But most importantly is the placement of the shooter Operators dont place themselves in such easy to target positions This video is pure HAMAS propaganda
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  768. A whooping 8 tanks lost while Russia lost close 400 of their newest tanks cope harder there clown
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  769. Missiles and drones can malfunction what's Iran's going to say if one goes down in Jordan populated area
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  770. Why are these amateurs even trying But the real question is how did the SS shooters miss him at that distance
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  771. If any Ukraine, has shown Russia to be greatly over estimated
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  772. It will end when Russia goes home or is forced to go Its going to be the latter
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  773. It will when Russia driven back
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  774. Yeah I would advise Mr Prigozhin that South America is good this time of year. Staying in Europe is asking to be thrown out a window under mysterious but not so mysterious circumstances
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  775.  @radio9730  Shame on you for being so nice The US landed rover on Mars 140 million miles away yet Russian can't put a rover on the moon which is only 239,000 miles I mean the US has doing that since the 60s Percent wise The distance is 0.17 percent of 140 million Just saying dont be nice because its hilarous how massive this failure is
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  776. Abrams and ATACMS the words every Russian fears
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  777. Yeah no Ukraine love their western equipment because unlike Russian equipment, Western equipment emphasizes crew survival
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  778. If Russia was truly fighting NATO, this fight would have been over long ago with Moscow on its knees lets recap a few things Ukraine barely has Storm Shadows while NATO has Storm Shadow, SCALP, KEPD-350 and JASSM Ukraine has no navy to fight the Russian navy while NATO has 18 cruisers to Russia's 4 Lastly, Ukraine has a limited air force while NATO air power massively outnumbers the Russian air force Russia has 11 Su-57s to how many F-35s and F-22s Su-35s vs how many Eurofighter, Rafales, Gripen, F-15s and F-16s
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  779. You do realize Russia has lost over 2800 tanks 100 T-90s to date
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  780. You fan boys are hilarious Iran's drone is useless against NATO Ukraine has very little in terms of counter drone weapons while the NATO has a massive inventory of weapons able to deal with Iran drones NATO has the ability to track the drones from hundreds of miles away as well back launcher
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  781. Then explain how Ukraine put 3 cruise missiles into Black Sea HQ
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  782. Just remember they attacked Israel
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  783. Shock no Laughing at Putin
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  784. So now Iran has openly acknowledged the true purpose of its nuclear program Dont be surpirsed on what happens next Iran
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  785. Ukraine has already captured 3 T-90 1 T-90A and T-90M so this very much for show
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  786. Ukraine has already captured 1 T-90A and 2 T-90M as well destroyed number nearly 40 T-90s so far Plus they have both Hellfire and Brimstone 2 missiles which are far more lethal and have considerably longer range than Javelin I hope he's giving them blindfolds and cigarettes as well
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  787.  @Valkron11  Lay of the propaganda and potato juice HIMARS and Javelin alone has been giving Russian forces nightmares
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  788. Fool around and Find out
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  789. This wont end well for Wagner or Prigozhin
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  790.  @brianwesley28  Has noting to do with France in Africa
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  791. Its not a NATO issue its to see how France can handle the situation Last time Wagner went up against the West They found themselves on the business end of USAF AC-130 So it will be interesting to see what France can do
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  792. Ukraine will simply adapt
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  793. Oh ,wow, 3 years to nail a system that wasnt even operating at max capability One HIMARS doesnt equal that fact Ukraine used it wipe out 18 Russia helicopters
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  794. Its called war ding dong
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  795. @Beebob-xw9xn No While there are cell towers that cover hundreds of miles in the West Iran lacks that coverage According to latest info, it looks like someone finally turned on Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) as they have a location now
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  796.  @antonysimpson5304  No ,Russian definitely takes the cake They damn near leveled a mall in Kremenchuk claiming that the plant next down was storing munitions yet not one secondary explosion consistent with ammunition exploding was seen The majority of their attacks against alleged targets 9 out 10 times result in massive collateral damage against civilian locations with zero military presence or value
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  797. No need to call his bluff Let buy them rafale and set back on laugh when they found out how worthless it is
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  798. See Iran, Western countries have this thing called rights and those rights grant this called freedom of expression you dont have to like it or even agree with it
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  799. LMAO , the comedy from this channel is hilarious
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  800.  @Rhymezny  Israel can neutralize both while Iran cant
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  801. Yeah wait to see how Ukraine responds in kind
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  802. They thought that Israel would negotiate they though wrong
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  803.  @rajibullah9072  Still doesnt change the fact that the US supply ukraine with fresh arms
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  804. So Putin wants to pick a fight that he cant win While Ukaine may not be able to strike Russia effectively but NATO has no problems striking Russia effectively
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  805. The Bradley shugged off the Russian attack
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  806. Its just the Russian bot whining
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  807. They were hiding underground and the USAF showed that they were fully capable of hitting them regardless
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  808.  @charlesyang8146  You dont need resources you simply need presence You honestly think that Russia would have attack Ukraine if it was part of NATO South Korea is backed by the US and North Korea backed by China That simply presence keeps things from escalting
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  809.  @Stephen-lx9nm  When countries and business start moving out , they will care then
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  810. They basically kept him as they needed him for voting their way Once things reached a point where they no longer needed him bye felicia Its bizarre it took the long but byeeee
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  811. Here's a though how about you not do anything at least 8 hours before the ship is supposed to leave
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  812. Its just desperation
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  813. lol
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  814. The big red flop
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  815. Smoking that drone is not worth effort or weapons but as the USN destroyers are getting ODIN and HELIOS laser weapons as well other electronic warfare for counter drones you may see Iran's drones start dropping like flies
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  816. Israel is popping the champagne
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  817. So much for Russia's support
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  818. Thats likely the reason why but the Western defenses that Ukraine has can easily down it
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  819. Makes sense. Train em now so when the tanks arrive, its they hop in and let the good time roll
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  820.  @Stephen-bq4nq  Ukraine is only able to use them sparely due to the limited number of ATACMS missiles The US planning on send JSOWs to Ukraine Unlike the ATACMS, which is limited in number The JSOW stockpile for US is over 25,000 Once Ukraine gets enough aircraft
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  821. ATACMS not likely SCALP , Storm Shadow mostly likely if the US is giving any its a few baseline JASSMs
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  822. Those are rookie numbers Ukraine can do better
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  823. Number don't matter Tactics do Supplying that many forces requires an extensive supply line As shown with when Russia tried to take Kyiv, break the supply line ,break the offensive All Ukraine need to do is use HIMARS, Storm Shadow and Pzh-2000 combined with Gepards and Hawks and they can easily send Russian forces in retreat
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  824. Pretty ATACMS with 500lbs and 190 range are the answer Unlike Storm Shadows Ukraine can drop ATACMS with impunity
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  825. The Hyunmoo-3 series not Hyunmoo-5 is likely what South Korea would give Ukraine
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  826. No exactly FPV drones are successful because Russia lacks the means to effective counter them What Ukraine has shown the Army is that the Stryker SHORAD needs a bit of upgrading
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  827. Completely understandable The US has the largest stockpile of complete batteries and does need to send Ukraine at least 15 more But if Ukraine had better offensive weapons, their need for more Patriots would drop
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  828. Sounds like the Russian commander needs to work on getting his forces outta there
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  829. if the Home on Jam seekers for the JDAM and SDB deliver as promised This offensive will be a massive nightmare for Russian forces
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  830. They need to give Ukraine what need the end this not what they need to survive
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  831. Ukraine is just getting started
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  832. How about no
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  833. Turkey has built a jet, they get credit for that but everything else is complete nonsense
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  834.  @Alex-b8w3g  HIMARS is old crap yet its shredding Russian forces wholesale M2 Bradley is older crap as well yet its considered the MVP All that old crap is kicking the crap outta Russia
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  835. Simple lets see The F-35 has ample engine options while the J-20 and Su-57 has ample engine problems The F-35 is designed for a wide range of missons in stealth and non stealth whereas the Su-57 has rely on non stealth for max potential The J-20 is limited to carry Chinese small diameter bombs and thats all Besides air to air combat, the J-20 lacks multi mission capability
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  836. Why didnt they go with the UH-1Y
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  837. The Bradley stands apart because unlike Ukraine soviet era junk, the Bradley comes with advanced optics for day and night operations Ukraine is loving the fact that their forces can carry out night attacks much more effectively
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  838.  @Станислав-с6п8я  We can safely say thats 100 percent a lie The Bradley's 25mm is very accurate and looking at video, the Bradley opened on the T-90 with High Explosive Incendiary rounds The Commanders and gunners sights are not well armored and very easy for 25mm to destroy so yes once, their sights were knocked out, the T-90 was not able to engage the Bradley and Bradley smartly kept the T-90s pinned with cannon fire The Bradley could have gone for tracks but that would have given the T-90s chance to engage with its main gun The engagement highlights with IFV/AFV need a missile that fire and forget but also be able to fired while moving
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  839. Pretty much Now the question is how messy will it get
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  840. Trump's problem is he literally can't shut up
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  841. Its only going to get worst for Russia
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  842. Its not about range its about armor Body armor has become common place and easy to get for basically anyone 5.56 rounds are ineffective 7.62 is slowly becoming ineffective 50 cal will penetrate any body armor as well light to medium armored vehicles but 50 weapons are extremely heavy 338 is a happy medium because its powerful enough to defeat armor and damage light armor but still light enough to be carried by squad level on down
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  843.  @dianapennepacker6854  The AH-1Z isnt at the Apache's level but it does has the room to grow One key feature of the AH-1Z is that it can use AIM-9s which the Apache can't do Now the confusion is over the USMC wants to test the AH-1Z with AIM-120s and F-35 as sensor/shooter test Which if adopted would give AH-1Z very unique capabilites but its a test not fat yet
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  844. Tactically speaking that doesn't matter Ukraine is what is known as a target rich environment so there is plenty to chose from Russian forward operating bases where personnel and equipment are targets. Dropping a HIMARS missile where personnel sleep it brutal but effective vehicles have to be parked somewhere. Staging areas .convoys Russian bases where KA-52, MI-28 and MI-35s are targets. S-300/400 sites, EW and other air defense assets also targets Even if they pull their logistics back , there is still plenty of material targets to chose from
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  845. Tankers are relatively safe now The newer generations of to air to air missiles seekers are sensitive and accurate enough to target incoming missiles like the R-37, PL-15 and PL-21 When you have F-15EXs with CFTs and 22 AIM-120DFR3/AXE or AIM-260 paired with powerful radar and networked with AWACS The threat to tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR assets is greatly reduce Lockheed has also delivered laser weapon for aircraft With the advent of all that tech Protecting assets is much easier to do and harder for the enemy
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  846. MRAPs have certainly become the mainstay of military protected vehicles
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  847.  @douginorlando6260  How about no
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  848.  @homeonegreen9  Ships are not as important for littoral combat as they were in WW2 The aircraft like the CH-53K and MV-22 can perform resupply from long range. The US military has been looking at the Japanese ShinMaywa US-2 floatplane Resupplying isnt the issue , its defenses from ships, subs and aircraft While the Patriot is capable, its also requires a lot effort to move and set up The USMC needs a defense system able to deal with modern threats but still flexible enough to move quickly
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  849. I say no for field use per say. There is too much that can go wrong with a system like that on the battlefield Secondly, the gunner is now carrying a lot weight in ammo in addition to his equipment The A-Gunner role is more than being a mule for ammo. For personnel defending a base, its perfect because they allow them to bring overwhelming firepower and its easier to deal with problems versus trying to deal with problems in the middle of a fire fight Ultimately the best thing to do is improve ammo carriage for M240 and M249 similiar to what the Russian PKM uses and balance out the platoon with M27s While the M240/M249 are reloading or dealing with stoppages, the M27 can maintain the rate of fire
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  850. its paper tiger for a reason
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  851. The Brahmos doesnt have range or flexibility of the Typhon
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  852.  @marcusgarvey7588  How about no For starters All USN subs carry TLAM cruise missiles, so attack the surface ships does not stop TLAMs from raining down on Iran Secondly Israel would allow USAF bombers to operate from its bases USAF bombers can also operate 3100 miles away at Diego Garica Lastly ,the odds of Iran's missile successfully attack are zero Defensively, the USN ships have mulitple ways of counter Iran's attack
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  853. Drones are not a problem if you are prepared for them What the USMC and Army need to do is buy or build Germany's Rheinmetall BOXER Skyranger 30 air defence system mounted on Stryker and ACV for dealing with drones back with Stingers For larger targets the Humvee with AIM-9X and AIM-120C5 Thats being reactive but the US is proactive What the US would is strike the drones before they can be used Thanks to lessons in Iraq and Afghan plus Ukraine Using EW assets to locate targets is very easy to do
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  854.  @oskrm  Russia's saving grace is that Ukraine did not get JAS-39 If they had Gripen, they could easily decimate that convoy Russia knows the US capabilities and would never leave a convoy open like against the US as it would be eaten alive Russia knows Ukraine's capabilities and knows they lack the ability to destroy completely, the best they can do is peck away at it Ukraine's Su-25 are extremely limited on what they can do The MIG-29s Poland is giving are not optimized for multi role only the MIG-29M and later models Same with the Su-27 again not optimized for multi role
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  855. Thats true but at the end of the day, the shot down was still the greatest gift for the USAF First, F-117 was designed for maximum stealth and lacked MAWS, RWR and ECM. That brought about the development of ow-probability-of-intercept MAWS and RWR for stealth aircraft. Allowing them to have protection that doesnt betray their positions Second, SEAD operations were highly ineffective against mobile units. The AGM-88 at the time could home on actively transmitting targets. F-16CJ had speed and weapons but was limited by HARM targeting system ability to locate targets. EA-6B had weapons and sensors but lacked speed. Their ability to locate and identify targets as well communicate with other assets was another issue The EA-18G solves all those issues and can locate targets far more effectivelly and the newer models of the AGM-88 can home on targets even if they are cold or moving Lastly, Strike aircraft could not locate targets due to forest and weather as well couldnt communicate with the SEAD aircraft. All aircraft have advanced targeting pods,newer radars allowing for true all weather capability and datalinks so communication between aircraft is substantially faster Losing the F-117 ,justified the USAF/USN/USMC spending on key programs
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  856. Ukrainian forces have captured Russian T-90s, 80s and 72s Thats base models to the latest upgraded version All those tanks weapons, armor and sensors have all been compromised. Additionally, Ukrainian forces know all blind shots and weak spots for Russian T-90s, 80s and 72s so its not looking good for Russian armor
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  857. The TB2 has proven itself as potent weapon in the Ukraine conflict due to its light weight and high mobility but that comes at the cost of payload The MQ-9 definitely makes tanks obsolete due to its considerable payload and available weapons
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  858.  @cgilby9925  Your comment asks the major question about Russia's touted EW capability From the understanding, it should be able to jam the drones or geo locate it so aircraft can attack the site but neither is happening
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  859. No, its simple limitations The Swedish Archer Artillery System and German Pzh-2000 are the fastest 155mm systems in use Even with extended range munitions that get their range out 40 miles, At the end of the day, they are limited by range and ability to be in position When artillery is there and in position, its preferred simplly because it only takes minutes With JDAM ,it depends on what assets are available on station Ukraine is showing the limitation of 155mm and mortars and shows why air support so important
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  860. LMAO this is just sad. India and France have been working this deal for years, finally got signed in 2016 ,now 2 years later, this drama.
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  861.  @HanginInSF  Note quite Ukraine has destroyed 2 A-50 and Russia has grounded the rest S-300 and S-400 sites are being active targeted and destroyed Russian ,Tor, Buk, Tunguska and Panstir are outranged by the AGM-88 BUK-M3 maxes out at 43 miles same range of as the AGM-88B, with the F-16 Ukraine can use the longer range AGM-88C Without A-50 or S-300/400 sites Russia limited on countering F-16s Su-35 and MIG-31 can do so but if I was Ukraine I would be using F-16s as bait to lure them in missile traps I wouldnt be surprised if F-16s were seen using MICA , METEOR or DERBY missiles The AIM-120 outsells other BVR as has 16 actual confirmed kills Use in Ukraine would boost competition against the AIM-120
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  862.  Mr. Kim  Example there is no naval weapons that can make a difference in Ukraine Russia foolish did not send any of its SSNs to beef up its Black Sea Fleet A single Yasen class in the Black Sea has more striking power than Black Sea Fleets Frigates combined that goes back to the consistent failures with its leadership.
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  863. Its not happening The Su-35 was touted as this super multi role aircraft yet its been silent all of Ukraine apart from 5 losses
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  864.  @СерхиоБускетс-ф7я  In August 2018, the U.S. Air Force awarded a $480 million contract to Lockheed Martin for the development of an air-launched hypersonic weapon The USAF completed the first All-Up-Round (AUR) test on December 9, 2022. No potato for you Ivan
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  865. Ironically , Ukraine's lack of aircraft is why the S-400 has been idle so far
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  866. Yeah You are forgetting how many have been lost so far which is 18 destroyed and 2 captured Secondly, Ukraine has sent captured models to the US so its likely the US has provided Ukraine with intel about the strengths and weakness about it
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  867. Add carrier and its perfect time to test out the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC)
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  868.  @gamingelke6968  Now thats an interesting deal but Russia ultimately wont do it Russia like everyone else makes deals with people for various Offering safe haven in exchange if they were to go back on their word , it wouldnt look good for their deal making
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  869. It would make more sense if the countries in area would allow western access to closer airfields so strike can be more effective
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  870.  @1chish  Flying from Cyprus to the Yemen is helluva of a trip Having carrier a in the Arabian Sea is considerably shorter It also allows for time sensitive strikes Cyprus can be for large assets like tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft while the carrier sets in the Arabian sea
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  871. Like due to a limited supply but they can refuel their stocks easily by buying JASSMs from the US
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  872. They should be buying LRASMs for their ships and aircraft. MQ-9 STOL with AWACS , SEA Guardian and reaper kits for the QE class MV-22 for the QE The Type-83 should be equipped with the MK-41 VLS so it can use any weapon instead of the useless Sylver VLS Thats just for openers
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  873. Well as the Prince of Wales is out of action with broken shaft The QE is going pulling all the weight for the UK power projection At this point, they may wanna consider a third ship built with CATOBAR EMALS and AAG was not ready when the QE and PoW were being built The USN has matured technology so the risk would be minimal now
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  874. ***** its really the Falklands war why the RAF is opting for STOVL. the capable of planes like the Harrier and F-35B to go from ship to shore with little preparations is huge combat ability
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  875. With this , Russian aircraft and missile will be completely shut down
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  876.  @1chish  You are forgetting that Ford is the first application. The USN C-13 steam cat and MK-7 didn't get their reliability overnight. Those systems date back the 60s EMALS and AAG are still relatively new compared them. Same with everything else. Noting besides weapons was carried over to the Ford Class Every you mention is completely new tech. The QE cost less because does less and has less Ford has to accommodate F-18, F-35, E-2, EA-18G, MH-60 and CMV-22 plus the future MQ-25 and FA/XX Besides the F-35s, and helos, the QE does not have to accommodate much else So we are just going to ignore the Prince of Wales issues ?
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  877. That would be false When has Chinese missiles have actually been proven in combat For starters, the US missiles are upgraded based on US combat experience whereas when have Chinese missiles been proven in combat ? they put up a lot numbers and capabilities however when has it been proven that they actual work ? Very very few Chinese weapons have actually seen action, As for hypersonic weapons China and Russia may have them but in reality, that's about it China boasts DF-21 and DF-26 however can they deploy them world wide on moments notice nope They are regional weapons and that about it Russia can deploy its weapons however it has too few assets to do so Limited number of MIG-31K and Tu-22M3s for the Kinzhals Only ships with 3S14 universal VLS or the two Kirovs can use it. The Yasen is just starting testing however they only have 2 subs So yeah they have them but if you peel that onion back a few layers what can they do with them ? The only thing that US has to do is stay the course with the ARRW and CHGB
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  878.  @Francois_Dupont  The best anti-air system in the world is the SM-series. The Russia S-400 and S-500 are just jokes
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  879.  @cameronspence4977  China has targeting pods and AESA but without tankers, they can't project their aircraft over long distances. China's bomber fleet is the Xian H-6 which basically a massive joke of a bomber. The Xian H-6 like Russian bombers is designed as giant missile carrier China plan was for the Xian H-6 to launch saturation attacks with YJ-12s The YJ-12 range is 250 miles, which means their bombers are going to have close within 230 miles to fire. The Xian-H6 has the range to reach USN ships but PLAAF/PLAN fighters don't have range and would require a couple of trips to a tanker depending on range the USN is at Secondly USN F-18s range is 449 and F-35C range 660 miles however as the USN has tanking capabilties on hand,they can extend the range and operating time of the F-18 and F-35 This means the USN fighters can engage the Xian-H6 before it gets in range The bombers are going to need tankers and fighters support. It also means that stealthy F-35C could possibly attack their tankers. Hence why China has resorted to the DF-series. The USN has excellent defenses against aircraft attack
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  880. How is the Russian air force doing Lets see Ukrainian forces recovered an intact 518 jamming pod and R-73 which will likely go to West Add in the fact that Su-30SM, Su-34 and Su-35 are their most advanced aircraft yet 10 Su-30s have been destroyed, 12 Su-34 and 1 to 3 Su-35 lost to country with an air force a fraction of their size A Russian Kinzhal failed to launch and crashed Lucky for Russian it was still inside their borders Apart from the absolute disaster this special operation has been for the Russian air force its amazing they are sill flying
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  881.  @elmohead  Demolition charges which are planted strategically on various locations is not the same as weapon impacting the ship Demolition crews cut the hull in various strategic locations in addition to strategically placing charges. This allow more water to flow in The damage a missile or torpedo does completely depends on where it hit Example, the HMS Hood take a direct hit to ammunition magazine and was destroyed almost instantly. The ship broke in two and sank The HMS Sheffield took a hit from one Exocet and sank 3 days later whereas the USS Stark took 2 hits and survived
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  882.  @BeatsCraftn  Compared to China and Russia , the US is decades ahead. Example the USN was just delivered DDG-119 Sept 2020, the PLAN completed its Type-055 class Aug 2020. Russia last destroyer was delivered Jan 1999 and its Lider class is ??? Both the USN and PLAN are fielding newly built major surface combatants whereas Russia is just pumping out frigates Apparently you forgot the fact the Russia did a great of its ship building in the Ukraine. Since they parted ways, Russia has had to build new ships yards from scratch so it start producing major surface combatants again As far as the Abrams goes, The US has no need to build a new tank. When the cold war ended, the US got a look at Russia T-72s with Kontkat-5 ERA from former East Germany and tested out the M829A1 which was ineffective. They also got a look at T-80 that UK had gotten their hands on also equipped with Kontkat-5. So they developed the newer M829A2 counter Kontakt-5. Additionally the T-72 and T-80 both used 2A46 125 mm gun which they tested against Abrams armor. In 2003, the US once again got their hands on T-80s. This time 4 T-80UD equipped with the latest Kontakt, Shtora-1 and 125mm ammunition.This lead to the developed of the M829A3. Russia built the T-90 but the US had compromised so much of the T-90s technology already, hence why the T-14 is radically different from the T-90,80 and 72. Why would the US need to build a new tank when they have already compromised the T-90,80 and 72s armor , defensive suites and weapons Thats kinda pointless.
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  883. @ @forfun5238  That depends on the size of target. Cruisers and Destroyers probably but 100,000 ton carrier would shrug it off
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  884.  @forfun5238  ".AWACS even if they detect Sea skimming missiles, it gives just a early warning.....the information provided by awacs can't be used for targeting (or fire control purposes).........the ship has to wait until missile clears radar horizon to intercept" ??? You seriously have no idea what you are talking about AWACS provides the information to airborne units such as the F-14 which vectors in and uses radar and AIM-54 missiles to destroy the threat. When F-14 was retired, the F-18E/F took over the F-14 role. F-18E/F adds newer technology like Link 16, JTIDS and AESA radar which has greater resolution than previous radars. The navy took it a step further and added the Cooperative Engagement Capability. CEC now allows even an AWACS to guide weapons like the AIM-120 and SM-6
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  885. @ @forfun5238  "CIWS can't shoot a supersonic missile." it's turret can't respond to highly maneuvering targets." Seriously dude Incoming missiles still have to commit to a terminal course to maximize the missiles kinetic energy. This allows the missile to penetrate deeper. At the range you stated is when the missile will steady out and CIWS will go to work
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  886. @ @forfun5238  You just cobbled together a bunch of nonsense. There is no such thing as MTA (minimum targetable altitude) as attacking missiles will come various directions and altitudes so defense systems have to be able to cope with anything that the missile does. Secondly, There are these things called proximity fuze which been around since WWII. Example, the RIM-7 sea sparrow warhead gives it kill radius of 8.2 m so even if the missile is skimming at 3.4 m, a proximity fuzed warhead would kill it regardless. ."ECM techniques are less effective against sophisticated antiship missiles with monopulse tracking, frequency and amplitude modulation, home-on-jam, frequency agility/diversity and chaff discrimination all used together in constructing missile" False
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  887. And the West should care because??
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  888.  @dannyjanssens8985  Nothing as Ukraine forces are reclaiming it
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  889. Simple People like to criticize the US for spending millions for presidential aircraft Yet you never hear about an issue like this from the US
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  890.  @JB-xj4rn  False they did their best to try and cover it up
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  891. About bloody time
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  892. Ima SuperPerson actually that would be u out the loop i use current information, not dated facts from years ago like yourself. Anyone that says it does not work , is referring to problems that plane had early on. furthermore has no clue about aircraft development.
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  893. Ima SuperPerson how does the plane not work its been operational since 2015 people are quick to jump on the reports about the F-35 problems never on its success for example everyone claims that the F-16 is better yet the F-16 when it entered service lost over 100 planes with 10 years. Causes included faulty wiring, engine problems etc etc The plane works better than most planes at this stage The teen series paid a heavy price in lives that the F-35 does not pay
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  894.  @ericzhao2286  Ukraine does not need more anti-radiation missiles and kamikaze drone They need weapons able to cross of targets more effectively The MGM-140 ATACMS can strike targets up to 190 miles away with 500lbs warhead and Harpoon Block II can do the same up 150 miles against land and sea targets The M30 rockets only have 200lbs warhead which has it limits and are limited to 50 mile range Ukraine need longer range weapons able to engage targets pass 100 miles Thats Swedish RBS 15 Mk. IV Gungnir, , the newer models of US Harpoons and MGM-140s
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  895. The simple answer was it was hit and badly damaged. The crew tried to contain the damage but bad weather made it impossible so they had no choice but to abandon ship
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  896. Its not extending because there is KGB political commissar point a gun at his head off screen if he goes off script
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  897. Storm Shadow strikes again
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  898. countermeasures don't always work
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  899. If that is a starstreak then very impressive
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  900. Grad missiles are area target weapons. Ukraine is getting Western HIMARS and M270 which can strike precisely up 43 mile away. They don't have enough in service yet
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  901.  @stduserid  Their saving grace was that Ukrainian forces missed Props to Ukrainian forces but they can't waste chances like this Be patient and aim carefully
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  902. Ukraine finally making good gains
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  903. Because the war is not over
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  904. Ukraine does not need quantity They need quality The HIMARS is making its presence known. The only thing that US needs to do is allow Ukraine access the MGM-140 with its 190 mile range as well make Ukraine has at least 50 HIMAR or M270 or combination of both As the Ukrainian navy has the Harpoon coastal defense units, again at least 10 units equipped with Harpoon Block II+ ER which can strike both land and sea targets again up 190 miles away Ukraine needs at least 100 Self-propelled artillery units. Their preference is for the Pzh 2000 but only the M109 exists in the number they need The MGM-140 and Harpoon Block II+ ER combined with special forces attack can be used to attack Russian supply lines and bases You don't need to destroy the material, you need to destroy what they need They need fuel, food, ammunition You take those 3 out and you can' drive any army to a stand still Lastly they need advance air defense equipment thats highly mobile and able to intercept both aircraft and missiles to shut down Russian air and missile attacks The ideal system would be the Israeli made SPYDER for SHORAD , German Marksman anti-aircraft system for point defense and NASAMS with the longer range missiles if Ukraine could get all of this equipment They would literally force a Russian withdrawal
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  905. Yeah thats not happening Russia has failed to get any support
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  906. So let's deconstruct the latest propaganda video from Russian MoD At 15 note that the identifying information has been painted over Most importantly its extreme hard to make out anything No target acquisition or surveillance or even missile launch just an alleged impact If you YT 2 Apaches Engage Taliban Platoon and watch the hit from Buzzer project You clearly see the Apache engaging its targets There is no editing of any sort Yet everything out of Russia is ??? at best
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  907. Sorry but thats not how the world works No country is simply going to roll over and accept invasion
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  908. Call me crazy but why are not calling an aerial drop to put out that fire. It burning like this is bad for hundred different reasons
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  909. Thats why happens when you get careless
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  910. Ah yes, the typical Russian propaganda trying to keep us away from the facts that Patriot missile system so far 9 and 0 against Russian attacks The fact that Ukrainian West defenses are starting to function like integrated air defence system (IADS) now and Russian attacks are getting curbed by western defenses
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  911. Its good way to call Putin's bluff but the better way is beefing Ukraine capabilities with longer range weapons
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  912. Yes and no Yes drones have changed things but tanks are no less relevant Ukraine has been attacking successively with drones but going through them whole sale Russia's problem is there are no enough Panstir S1 and Tunguska to provide cover and EW has limited coverage Western counties are taking notes and you will see a lot more light vehicles armed with EW and airburst rounds
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  913. Shush how dare you use common sense
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  914.  @JuniorJuni070  Pay for what exactly You don't seem to understand the game here Defense contractors are crying tears of joy thanks to Russian The Javelin and HIMARS have achieved near legendary status thanks to Russia The Flakpanzer Gepard went from scrap to rockstar over night Several western 155mm systems also rockstar Militaries are giving Ukraine stuff because it works out for them Ukraine gets their own stuff, they save millions they dont have spend money to de-militarization old equipment Instead , its more money for them to buy newer equipment while Ukraine gets the hand me downs The US giving Ukraine its old PAC-2 GEM/GEMT/GEM+ makes room for them buy newer PAC-3 MSEs
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  915.  @kw8757  if the blast didnt kill him out right, the fragmentation likely caused him to bleed out
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  916. They can stop with the manoeuvres and deploy to Ukraine for the real thing
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  917. Drills in Slovakia, thats conveniently near by
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  918.  @Robert-xy4xi  Because 3 Abrams doesnt compare to T-90 getting gangbanged by two Bradleys or the fact that Bradley to date have massively outperformed Russian armor And lastly, the fact that unlike Russia tanks, Abrams turret doesnt fly into orbit when its hit
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  919. facts
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  920. Thats bright Russia destroy something that could aid your forces SMH
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  921.  @tajikboy2477  Sorry clown but the Saudi's position and Ukraine are two very different things Saudi was surprise attack whereas Ukraine to date has shot down over 40 drones using both EW and missles/guns
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  922. Good job guys, L2 getting ready to kick some russian ass
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  923. Duh, he takes his orders from Putin
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  924. Step right up and get your lights punched out by Ukraine
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  925. When Ukraine forces start using NATO precision rounds, Russia will be really in the hurt locker
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  926. The likely case is that the US has in fact given Israel its most advanced bunker buster, the GBU-72 so now Hamas is running as this strike shows clearly that their underground are easy targets
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  927. Points for ingenuity but those missiles are spray and pray not precise They would be working on ways to they can strike precisely at long ranges so they are not wasting ammo
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  928.  @michaelfaraday8391  Ukraine did and they did confirm it
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  929. Ukraine is called contested airspace The A-10 cant operate in contested airspace
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  930. KA-BOOM
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  931. The Appeals judges in the Mar a lago case are leaning on throwing out the special master all together which is a substantially bigger L than this
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  932.  @deepfried13  No exception even if its a former president the integrity of the case must be protected What people don't understand is that they brought this before a judge and made their case Considering that it was a former president, there is no doubt that judge likely set the bar high before granting it
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  933. @Samuel Weir Lets see The hype KA-52 is better than Apache the reality KA-52 has demonstrated its ability to end up in fields in pieces or abandoned ? The hype During a reported test conducted by the Russian military in 1999 the T-90 was exposed to a variety of RPG, ATGM and APFSDS munitions. When equipped with Kontakt-5 ERA the T-90 could not be penetrated by any of the APFSDS or ATGM used during the trial The reality Russian armor shredded at whole sales pieces by Javelins and NLAWs Apparently Shtora and Kontakt-5/Relikt ERA are not working in addition to the cope cages they have wielded on the tanks The hype Panstir S-1, Tunguska, Tor and Buk as well Russia electronic warfare systems can counter UAVs The reality cheap ass turkish drones has smashed all those systems at least once Russia's hype has gotten a seriously reality check
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  934.  @Subhamremady  So the Ukrainian president concealing his position is lie ? Last time we checked , Russian forces were still gunning for him so why would he act like a Russia general and stick his head out for the whole world Russia army to see ?
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  935. Exactly, Biden should expedite Ukraine getting JASSMs and AGM-84s that would really give Putin a stroke
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  936. If its confirmed, thats wrap for Russia
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  937.  @havanasyndrome3024  Simple, the Kinzhal has been used enough times in Ukraine for defenses to gain a picture on it Russia has continuously targeted Kyiv with it Secondly plasma stealth claims remain unproven
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  938. its sham when its down under gun point
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  939. Just give it up and accept your loss You making compromise with the quote "hard right lunatic wont end well
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  940. Well Mr Pelosi This is a fine time for you to exercise your 2nd amendment rights
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  941. This is non stop comedy
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  942. Russian forces crumbling like bleu cheese
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  943. Simple Trump shuts up or spends time behind bars for contempt
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  944. No it keep it going let the country see how dysfunctional the republican party truly is
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  945. What a crock of shit He's being called on to answer for the charges and what ever direction they go is not the UKs business
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  946.  @User42214  Its not hard to convince Israel has made a lot of tech for the US Litening targeting pods used by USN, USMC and USAF is from Israel Israel allowed the US to trial its Python-5 during the AIM-9Xs development Trophy, Iron Dome and Spike all from Israel and adopted by the US
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  947. Yet still neither Russia or China can find buyers for their so called 5th gen aircraft
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  948.  @aarizbaten7957  oh sunshine these strikes are the US way of saying knock it off or else
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  949. @@BL28873 That would be incorrect Israel can very much deal with Hamas once and for all if the US hands over the keys to armory The RQ-4 can give Israel complete surveillance over Gaza in real time The MQ-9 with Hellfire can orbit 24/7 There video of Hamas moving freely because Israel can't actively target them A few RQ-4s and MQ-9s woud change Hamas ability to move freely Also remember that US has a number of weapons for urban combat that Israel can use
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  950. Harris can easily beat Trump As long as the Dems are united not fractured the Republican party But most importantly, she has to chose the right running mate and not go for gimmicks A lot of people want her to chose a woman so it will be historic ticket but also a gimmick She needs to keep it down to Earth and realistic
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  951.  @walterbrownstone8017  Again false 30mm SHORADs are highly mobile units that can fire on the move Again no one can deploy that many drones fairy tale not fact
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  952.  @walterbrownstone8017  Compared to the US, this drone and Chinese drones are literally jokes
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  953.  @nebiyuterefe3637  The situation on the ground is changing and not in good way for Russia
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  954. Honestly, I dont know why Ukraine is looking for former F-16s pilots to fly as mercenaries Call me crazy but you offer 300K plus contracts You would get the pilots with skills they need
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  955.  @Shilka242  Simple The Flying FAB was able to use be used as Ukraine defenses were running dry on missiles Now that they have been resupplied Ukrainian defenses can destroy Russian aircraft before they can launch
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  956. Yeah lay off the shrooms buddy Ukraine downed two A-50s as well has been attacking S-300 and S-400 sites The lost of both has degraded Russia's capabilitie Ukraine doesnt need to fight the Russian air force head on They need the F-16s air to ground capabilties
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  957.  @raphael3620  Wrong The US had the Pershing I/II which were both hypersonic. Now both Russia and US agreed to INF and stopped developing such weapons China was not part of the INF and developed the DF which Russia in turn developed its own and the US formally withdrew from the INF and started development again
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  958. Yeah no How and where would they get their supplies from The US has bases in Asia and Europe all over whereas Russia and China has neither operating that far requires considerable supply lines which neither Russia and China has
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  959. Russian propaganda is so hilarious Germany has already stated they wont supply Ukraine with Taurus missiles so why would they plan an attack ???
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  960. They are not dealing with the problem at the source
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  961. The F-35 like the B-2 is major escalation for the US. The fact that US is starting to commit its advance assets is a major problem for the Houthi While the B-2 is simply bomber, the F-35C has numerous capabilities that should make the Houthi very nervous The Houthis brag about the MQ-9s which are easy to spot however the F-35C is stealth and can easily evade their radars but most importantly the F-35 has various sensors for locating targets. Its EW suite can easily locate Houthi sites and if loaded with GBU-39 or GBU-53, it can stand off engage them from over 40 miles away or pass the target info to other assets to engage that either other aircraft or to ships to launch TLAMs. There is a lot that F-35C can do
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  962. Israel needs to bolster its defenses till Hamas can be dealt with
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  963. Russia is doing its best to advance before Ukrainian forces are fully resupplied but it matters not Ukraine making good use of its new supply of ATACMS
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  964. American veteran not likely Just as CTF-151 is keep Somalia pirates in port, the US presence is needed to do the same The red sea is major shipping route and Houthis are threatening it, They attacked Israel and are threatening shipping lanes, saying they will stop of if the West restraints Israeli counter attack That will never happen but if they continue with the attacks, Yemen will find itself glowing in the dark from cruise missile strike
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  965. Here's a news flash The USAF is replacing the Reaper so care little about losing a few All they are doing justifying USAF for the Reaper's replacement
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  966. Sure they did Thats how Qasem Soleimani got a fully functioning hellfire missile
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  967. The recent losses of the MQ-9 is literally justifying the need for the USAF to replace the MQ-9 with the stealthy MQ-20 or develop a newer drone
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  968. Yet that didnt stop the US from shredding Qasem Soleimani with a reaper
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  969. Taurus meh ATACMS most definitely Ukraine has few aircraft to use the Taurus but the 60 plus combined of M270s and HIMARS can use the ATACMS That allows Ukraine to strike massively with ATACMS The US reluctance to send ATACMS makes zero sense The last time the US used ATACMS was in 2003 When the US goes into combat, its uncle TLAM doing the heavy lifting Both the USMC and Army are buying PrSm and TLAMs so give em to Ukraine
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  970. No The Brahmos is massively overweight at 5000lbs vs 1200lbs on the Rampage Loading the Brahmos you need heavy specialized gear The Rampage is lighter and can use the same gear most bombs The Rampage is good for all targets The Brahmos not so much
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  971.  @ark-mark1  There is a video of Mi-24 getting smoked by a MANPAD the fact of the matter is flying that low to ground and the fact that Ukraine is covered by forest with an enemy with a shit ton of MANPADs Its only going to get worse
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  972. All the more reason to stop with the kid gloves and get serious
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  973.  @mikemckinnis3877  The US lost nothing Within 5 weeks, they had both countries Russia borders Ukraine and 4 months later, they barely have 20 percent of the country The fact is that Russia tried to say that their weapons which they spent a fraction of the cost on are as good as the US and that's proven false all across the board
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  974.  @mikegama4981  If Russia was the super power that they claimed to be that wouldnt matter
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  975.  @justicethedoggo3648  This is modern warfare
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  976. They are doing more damage than Putin drones How embarrassing is it that Russia claims its Panstr S1, Tunguska and Krasukha EWS can protect their forces from drones yet Drones have smashed every one of those systems
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  977. It is time to take the reins off and let Ukraine strike back
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  978. Why does everyone assume that USAF will deploy the F-35 by themselves? If the USAF has to engage the S-400 , the F-35 will not be first option SEAD falls EC-130s, F-16CJ, EA-18s with either F-15E or F-18E with cruise missile The F-35 is not currently weaponized for SEAD missions yet as it doesnt have the AGM-88G or JSM intergated yet Even if they were weaponized for SEAD They would still have EC-130s and EA-18G jamming the S-400 radar
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  979.  @altair_204  20 helicopter confirmed lost cope harder
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  980. Yet the ATACMS wasted two airfields cost Russian over 20 helicopters and a Storm Shadows wrecked Russian Black Sea HQ as well as submarine Secondly the destruction by both has forced Russian forces to relocate Russian defenses are trying to compensate but as before, Ukraine will find a way around Russian defenses
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  981. Simple they dont have the assets to bolster their defenses Ukraine has destroyed quite a bit of Russian defenses
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  982.  @airrodgers1242  It has no such name Wanna take a stab at how many Marines lost their lives in the CH-46 that MV-22 replaced The V-22 since 1991, 56 people were killed in accidents across 32 years The CH-46 between 1991 to 2015, that total is over 80 Wanna guess 1961 to 2015 losses for the CH-46
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  983. Yeah, going to get shredded like everything else
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  984. Mayhem Nice ring to it The need for expedited reconnaissance in modern warfare has been overdue
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  985. If the HAL Tejas is representative of India's capability, then ya'll to buy someone elses
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  986. The Bavar 373 is in for one helluva rude awakening
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  987.  @mrfizz9119  cope harder
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  988. Thats not correct. With Ukraine's situation , They simply need to apply the correct tactics to ensure the HIMARS survival First, the units are designed to be rugged , they dont need maintenance 24/7 , To operate, they need fuel , missiles and coordinates as well shelters Very ease to stage fuel and missiles in forested areas where Russia forces can't get clear shot at them Ideally, the best way for Ukraine to do it set them up in missile traps for Russian forces
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  989. And all the US has to do is allow Israel access to its long range precision strike weapons and thats that for Iran
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  990. Obstacle breaching is always tricky and costly Ukraine's problem is that is lack of air support Normally while ground forces are breaching obstacles , air support is pushing ahead of them attacking enemy forces so ground forces dont get caught in arty strikes
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  991. Forcing Russian out of Sevatopol is both a tactical and strategic victory for Ukraine Sevastopol give the Russian navy the ability to easily blockade Ukraine ports.More the point, Corvettes could easily do that task from that base Without that base, blockading Ukraine is that much harder The situation is deteriorating but ATACMS and F-16s will solve Ukraine's problems once and for all
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  992.  @briant5685  Wrong The patriot in Ukraine is doing exactly its designed to do
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  993. The fact that the the Russian army can approach Kyiv again is gain The fact air defenses are steadying intercepting more and more Russian attacks is again gain The fact Russian forces struggling to push Ukrainian forces back is again gain We don't expect Ukraine to massive break through with their current level but ATACMS on the table and F-16s in the pipeline that will change The Black Sea Fleet has operated with impunity because Ukraine lacks the ability to effectively engage them The F-16 can carry the Harpoon which 500lbs warhead against the a 4000 ton Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate likely be fatal
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  994.  @davidparsons2391  Which is what I dont understand if he was considered a possible high level figure, why so little security
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  995.  @TheArtofWarChina  The USAF has 3 bombers that they can send globally on a drop of hat whereas China bombers can barely leave the SCS The USAF light medium and heavy lift capability whereas China barely has light and medium The USAF has close to 400 aerial tankers whereas China close to a dozen The USN has 70 SSN to PLAN 5 need I continue
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  996.  @mcc9102  How about wrong the E-3 has been successively upgraded including low rcs detction
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  997.  @joshimuddin5454  That would be false any radar can be jammed
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  998. Well duh Hellfire RDX strikes tend to have that effect As for the mentally unstable airman. Exactly that mentally unstable
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  999.  @andilamh2791  RAND says a lot things and 10 for 10 they are wrong You said yourself Russia's passive Radars and EW can easily pick up the air defence systems radio emissions. The US can do same with the EA-18G , EC-130 and RC-135 They can easily track the Iskander by their emissions both passive and active
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  1000. Interesting to see how this plays out
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  1001. Simple If Trump wins, another 4 year shit show If Harris wins, things continue as is
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  1002. Nice try but no one is buying your BS that you wanted to fight
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  1003. From a practical stand point the switching from the Taipan saves a lot of money The UH-60 is used by RAN and AR so thats savings The UH-60 uses the same engine as the AH-64. The GE700 used on the NH-90 but its not the standard engine There is a lot of practical benefits to switching to the UH-60
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  1004. The fact that Zelensky can freely travel between the West and Ukraine shows how absolutely garbage Russian intelligence is
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  1005. No, the F-16 with munitions is all they need
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  1006. They are running low because they dont have the means to stop attacks more effectively if Ukraine's integrated air defence system (IADS) were more up to date and spread out more efficiently , these attacks wouldnt be a problem any more
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  1007. Doesnt matter now Israel will respond and unlike the April 19 attack, they wont pull any punches or hold back
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  1008.  Secular_Democratic_IRAN  Hate to break you but no a single scratch on any F-35s Also remember that Israel during the 60s and 70s were infamous for destroying enemy air forces ground So their hangars are reinforced for that reason
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  1009.  @Random_s_t_u_ff  Lets the USAF has 3 strategic bomber able to travel direct from the US to Yemen carrying between 40.000lbs to 75,000lbs of bombs whereas the Houthis ?? The USN has carrier battlegroup in the red sea and they just pounded Yemen with 80 TLAMs whereas Houthis The simple fact of the matter is that Houthis are attacking ships in the red sea and messing with countries pockets , when you mess with countries pockets like this this is what happens If the US decides to get serious and full court press Yemen, Yemen will burn point blank
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  1010.  @mrjerzheel  And look what 3 missiles did
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  1011.  @nandotorres4461  sure thats why we approaching 2 years in Ukraine and Russia has gone nowhere
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  1012. Long live Iran and its hot air statements
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  1013.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  Wrong the NASAMS carries 40-50lbs warhead, no way that damage was from a NASAMS
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  1014. Pakistan getting FC-31 does not mean India needs F-35s What it means is that India needs to invest or considering buying more western aircraft
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  1015. Not really, The JASSM-series is the longest range system that USAF has. JASSM-A 230, JASSM-B 600 and JASSM-D 1200 The only problem with JASSM-D is that is significantly heavier than the others
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  1016.  @behindenemylines.3103  Yup Western tanks are built with crew survival in mind Damage even catastrophic , the crew has high chance of surviving Russian tanks are built for numbers only and come apart like paper when hit and crew have high chance of dying Ukrainian tanks are based of Russian designed but still inherit their weakness
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  1017. You have to look at it from terms of capability They have no air launched ant-ship missiles yet so their only option is try and catch ships in port when they are stationary Ukraine has few Su-24 able to use SCALP and Storm Shadows with the S-400 in Crimea out of action, Ukraine is smartly pounding Crimea while it can Now if Ukraine had the 40 plus F-16s as well as AGM-84F with its 170s mile range, they could absolutely go after the Black Sea Fleet at sea As for the remaining subs, Ukraine need to destroy fuel storage as well fuel tankers and basically starve them
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  1018.  @johnwi-l_l-iamsf3763  Says the 21 confirmed pictures
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  1019.  @misha791  No they are not The Philippines has severe budget constraints right now and Sweden's offer is much more affordable than the US
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  1020.  @vidivici0075  Budget
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  1021. Neither More than likely it was a lost of situational awareness due to spatial disorientation As he was engaging missiles, he likely misjudged his altitude and tried to stay with the plane instead of ejecting
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  1022.  @愛を込めてロシアから  Russia is getting its ass handed to it
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  1023. Oh the sweet sound of desperation from Wagner
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  1024. If Russia fought the US in conventional war, it would literally be over in 3 days. The US military greatest strength its commonality of weapons The JASSM and LRASM can carried by USAF F-15E , F-16s B1 B-2 and B-52s ,USN and USMC F-18s Just those two weapons alone are more enough to defeat Russian forces
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  1025. The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) already several programs in work and the USN already with SM-6 Block II and GPI if any they need to look at the S-300 and S-400 getting picked apart in Ukraine and take cues on how to better defend SAM sites from various threats
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  1026.  @kwonekstrom2138  Now that the INF is longer a factor, the US is free to develop conventional ballistic missiles which will give the US military tactical flexibility to hold high-value, time-sensitive targets at risk. The US did develop a lot subsonic but effective weapons times have changes and weapons need to be faster and have greater range
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  1027. When has the Gripen seen actual combat ?
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  1028. Israel is not caring at this point
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  1029. Coming up with something like this a day late and a dollar short at this point in the war
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  1030.  @williamzk9083  They dont need Block 70s , Block 52 is more than enough People keep saying Su-35 but Russia's inventory is only 151 planes Maybe 20 at most are in combat The odds of them making a Su-35 is very very low
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  1031. Wrong F-16 would most definitely change the tide Keys points Ukraine lacks the ability to effectively attack the Black Sea Fleet The F-16 equipped with Harpoons would allow Ukraine to attack the Black Sea Fleet far more effectively than drones Ukraine can only use JDAMs at fraction of their capability while the F-16 can use them at max More the point ,the F-16 are equipped with targeting pods for laser guided munitions which can easily destroy GPS and communication of jammers While the Su-24 required extenisve modding, the F-16 is already compatible with all NATO weapons Storm Shadow as well KEDP-350 can be added to the F-16 in a matter of days Lastly Ukraine has very limited number of old and very much obsolete R-73 and R-27s The F-16 on the other has access to the larger stockpile of AIM-7, AIM-9, AIM-120, Python 5 and ASRAAM Effectively making it easier for Ukraine to carry out counter air against Russian aircraft There are several ways the F-16 will be nightmarish for Russia
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  1032. Wrong Ukraine has very limited number of old and very much obsolete R-73 and R-27s which has limited their ability to carry out counter air against Russian aircraft The F-16 on the other has access to the larger stockpile of AIM-7, AIM-9, AIM-120, Python 5 and ASRAAM The MiG-29s and Su-27 have old and very outdated radar,. MAWS,RWR and EW suites whereas the F-16 has very modern and up to date tech Effectively making it easier for Ukraine to carry out counter air against Russian aircraft
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  1033. China has no lift assets like the CH-53 or CH-47 Their plan to develop a Mi-26 variant called AVIC Advanced Heavy Lifter isnt going anyhere Their Z-20 is based off the S-70 So they figured they could do the same with CH-47 China knows that taking Taiwan requires them to be able to assets quickly Yian -Y-20 and Shaanxi Y-9 cant be safely used but heavy lift helo from carrier can fly NAP of the earth and easily evade defenses
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  1034. The video is technically correct but also technically wrong This is high volume missile attacks which the Aegis ballistic missile defense system (Aegis BMD) and Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) are designed for The Red Sea is the most intense combat the USN has done in a while but not since WWII
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  1035. Thats literally a moot point when the US has the capability to strike those missiles before they can be used Secondly, both Russia and China has publicly acknowledge that USN SM-3 is capable of boost phase interception The odds of Iran so called missile reaching is virtually nil and thats not counting the other layers of defenses and offensive weapons that US has at sea
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  1036.  @realpolitik01  Not assumption fact Israel has access the AGM-88 which can destroy those mobile systems More point, Israel has number of weapons able to destroy those launchers beforehand
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  1037. Russia's boasting is getting hard reality check in Ukraine
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  1038. The simple answer it doesnt as far as Ukraine is concerned ,however Russian forces its desperately needed moral victory
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  1039. Not baffling, destroying every but actual military targets is what they do
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  1040. This was your basic fertilizer bomb. They used ANFO The reason why the guards didnt detect it was because it was likely disguised as grain , sugar or salt. When grain is shipped ,its generally in large bags So very easy to mix it with grain to hide it from detection Since ANFO is described as a non-ideal high explosive, as its explosive velocity is far from the thermodynamic ideal due to its porosity and the phase separation of its two components. In others words, its not good for demolition however.all they needed to set it off was two 1lbs bricks of C4 or SEMTEX Hiding 2 blocks like that is incredibly easy I would wager truck's radio and antenna were replaced to act as wireless rely for the bomb. Originally I though cell phone considering it went off at as train was passing, they needed command detonation system so they could be precise
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  1041.  @attilamarics3374  Copium is strong with this one Hostomel airport did happen and its exactly why Russia failed miserably The plan was simple, capture the airport, land Il-76s full of reinforcements and armor and blitzkrieg Kyiv If it had worked, Kyiv would fallen quickly and Russia would easily gained control of Ukraine However didnt work The critical factor is that Ukraine heeded the US warnings and did garrison additional forces which allowed Ukraine to effectively deny usage of the airport combined with the presence of mobile air defense and MANPADS, Russia's attack had to shift from capture to asset denial
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  1042. Yeah, no one buying that party line, Ukraine forces drove them out
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  1043. Russia forces pulled out because Ukraine forces has gotten longer and better range weapons
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  1044.  @cowboyx9380  Again you claim cavalry however cavalry is not solely armor its covers a wide range of things their water boy
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  1045.  @aa-ron6718  The AMP isnt quite ready but given that USMC divested all their tanks and Army adsorbed all of USMC assets and ammo its most likely they have a massive surplus of 120mm rounds so Ukraine will likely get HEAT, plus a few others
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  1046.  @FerDzone205  Yes the drone destroyed the Abrams but compared to Russian tanks, the Abrams and other western tanks are in one piece not with their turrets in orbit
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  1047. They are losing tactically but winning strategically
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  1048. @David Moore The Russian MoD has been releasing videos of their forces carrying out strikes in ukraine and they have been nothing more than heavily edited propaganda videos The US has released videos of AH-64 and MQ-9 where you can clearly see what is going The Russian MoD just pieces of videos blended together Example Russia releases dramatic cockpit video of helicopter attack on Ukrainian air defence positions In the video you see the KA-52 having to make an emergency landing and being abandoned after it was supposed hit Russia's propaganda dept made one slight error When the pilot exits and looks back, you can clearly see the paint scheme of the aircraft which does not match the aircraft show in the video Through out the video, as the pilots out the video, you can see the paint scheme reflected in the mirrors
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  1049. Lay off the propaganda
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  1050. A politician being held accountable say it aint so
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  1051. The moral of this story is dont try to do the court's job The prosecution should put everything on table so the court could make the decision but took matters into their own hands and gave the defense an easy way out
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  1052. its called a time and place for everything. If he wants to run off at the mouth, he can do so in front of the judge, As he's in police custody, there is law or requirement for them to stop and allow him to speak
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  1053.  @DiGreatDestroyer  Thats by no means wasteful Sending a mission to get them would show that in a pinch , they have the ability to do so
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  1054.  @ProdiGamesPG  The US showed restraint whereas Israel is not
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  1055. Ukrainian tanks are no match for Russian T-72/80/90 one on one however Leopard 2, Abrams and Challenger 2 can more than hold their own against T-72/80/90 one on one
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  1056. Time to pay the piper
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  1057.  @jiminhart  Thats to be expected Lords still have preference of foreign vistors
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  1058. Considering that the US stated the Ukraine would be getting the max range ATACMS , yeah Russia's good times are over
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  1059.  @mokhan8146  U forget they had Afghan on its knees within a matter of days
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  1060. The F-16s was always the choice simply due its numbers sourcing 100 F-16s out 4000 is easy
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  1061. They stepped up their attacks because if Ukraine gets integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running with Western equipment , things will go from bad to worst for Russian forces over night
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  1062. Its simple Russian claimed destruction because it looked like the missile struck, however the US revealed that damage was minimal
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  1063. They decided to FAFO and now the TLAM and bombs are dropping
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  1064. If Russians' dont want to fight, then tell Putin to withdraw from Ukraine that simple
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  1065. Easier way to end this war
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  1066. And yet Hamas is confused why Israel is dedicated to their destruction
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  1067.  NoShirtCarlosDetroit  No it doesnt
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  1068. Once again propaganda he made no admission
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  1069.  @milosobrenovic1241  Sweden would punch Russia's lights out point blank Russia's saving grace in Ukraine is that the Ukrainian air force is very limited on what it can Sweden doesnt have the problem
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  1070. And just think All the ends as uncle ATACMS has arrived
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  1071. Well , the Houthi cant say they were not warned when TLAM start dropping
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  1072. What exactly is Russia going to do nothing
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  1073. No because the video literally shows nothing We see T-72 shooting at something and thats it Unlike the video where a T-90 is clearly getting its ass handed to it by 2 Bradeys
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  1074. That was dumb luck not capabilities
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  1075. Its not that they can't stay operational ,its because Russia's aircraft have performed like shit in Ukraine and they are looking else where The cost effective measure would be MIG-35s but again Russian aircraft performance has been very much underwhelming
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  1076.  @tonyxyxable  Wrong Russia's order for Su-35 is 151 planes and they have lost 4 so far in Ukraine The Su-57 is still in limited service and only a hand ful Su-27SM3 and MIG-29SMT/P are in service Russia's hypersonic weapons far have been a nothing burger against Ukraine so far Last Poland has Patriots as well other advance western tech So no Poland is nothing like Ukraine
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  1077. Thats all fun and games still reality sits up
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  1078. Russia is more than welcome to try but remember the UK isnt Ukraine Unlike Ukranie, the Royal navy thats more than capable of going toe to toe with the Russian navy both on the surface and underwater Unlike Ukraine ,the Royal Air force is more than capable of matching the Russian air force in the air Unlike Ukraine, the UK has an fully modern integrated air defence system (IADS) able to counter Russian missiles Mostly importantly, like Russia, the UK has SSBNs Lastly the UK can call their Uncle Sam and get access to basically anything they
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  1079.  @anushkasekkingstad1300  He can flip that switch but the UK can punch back The Su-35 and MIG-31 may scare Ukraine forces but the UKs Eurofighter's is more than willing to punch their lights out
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  1080.  @PerceivedREALITY999  News flash clown The Patriot battery uses 5 radar sets, they hit one LMAO
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  1081.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Lay off the potato juice their ivan
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  1082. You are forgetting that F-16 can launch and leave using cruise missiles before Russian jet even get in range
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  1083. Yeah No one is afraid of any Russian retaliation at this point
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  1084.  @vob8509  Again lay off the potato juice what been sent is not a fraction of NATO's capabilities
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  1085. Lay off the potato juice their ivan
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  1086. Houthis can keep sending boats, missiles and drones and eventually, the US will stop defending and start attacking the problem at its source
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  1087. When the West stops playing nice and Tomahawks start flying Remember Houthis You messed around and now you are finding out the hard way
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  1088. Yeah no Israel would never do anything to endanger its relations with the US
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  1089. There is plenty that Uncle can give to Ukraine For starters 100 ATACMS which can allow Ukrainian forces to strike Sevastopol Ukraine doesnt have an integrated air defence system (IADS) yet but 50 Patriot missiles batteries would change that over night Ukraine lacks Counter-Drone weapons , 200 Avenger air defense units would change that Ukraine lacks air launched anti ship weapons, 100 AGM-84F fitted to Su-27 would make the Black Sea Fleet very nervous Lastly Ukraine lacks a SHORAD able to counter KA-52s attacks The Avenger is was modded previously able to launch AIM-9s 100 Avenger modded to carried AIM-9s and paired with longer range radar would solve that issue
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  1090. Sure by all means flip that switch Iran and how badly it ends for you
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  1091. Irans little RC jokes won't make any difference
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  1092. Here's a news flash the Reaper is 20 plus years old
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  1093. oh how Russia tone changes when they get a black eye
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  1094. France is ordering in order keep its production open The Rafale is competing against the F-18 in India right now The Indian navy is looking for replacement for the MIG-29K Boeing showed that F-18 can function off STOBAR carriers as did Dassault with the Rafale The original MRCA for the Indian Air force ended up only being 36 planes instead of 126 So the MRCA 2.0 is for the remaining 108 The Rafale is the favorite because it would simplify things and won't require much to bring into service but the Indian military purchase of the C-17, C-130J, CH-47, AH-64, MH-60 and P-8 from the US changes that abacus They have gotten a taste of US equipment and want more Unlike Russian and French equipment, US equipment heavily teched out which has given India a lot of access to high level tech they never had before So there is that
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  1095. Thats what makes this post hilarious She's a literal nutcase There are 7 Committee on Armed Services and she sits on none of them More to point, she was removed from the few that she sat on and none had anything to do with the military
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  1096. Russia destroyed 10 mil tank while Ukraine destroyed 800 S-400 so your point is
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  1097.  @gilbertknight6617  No NATO officer made any such admission
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  1098. Poland has nothing to fear from Russia Russia aint that stupid
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  1099. Sorry HT but Russia didnt strike an IRIS-T SLM The IRIS-T SLM system is completely vehicle mounted They struck something but not an air defense unit
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  1100.  @heinzgrilberger722  Lets look at facts shall Russian flag ship is currently a coral reef at the bottom of the sea Their latest equipment which they billed as high tech is getting the shit kicked out of it KA-52s losses are in 30s and rising , Su-34 losses are in 20s Su-30SM and Mi-28 also performing badly The T-90 which they claimed was the best protected tank in the world has been shredded over 100 times as well as capture and sent to the West The bonuses for the West Russia has been forced to reveal its GPS jamming tech Pro, it has reduced GPS aided weapon accuracy, Con, the West now knows exactly how it forces Russia's nervousness around MQ-9s and RQ-4 is because they have the sensor payloads able to locate Russian jammers The over hyped Kinzhal got busted by the Patriot missile system The revelation that the Ukraine may get PAC-3 MSE is subtle way of saving that the US wants to continue to test the Patriot capabilities against Russian missiles As the Patriot is network-centric, the US is getting data from Russian attacks in real time But please continune with Russian propaganda lol
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  1101.  @saysumn7369  Apparently you can't read or do math The ARRW design speed is Mach 20 They never stated how fast it went just faster than Mach 5 Secondly clown 5 times faster Mach 25 which again is not 5 5 times faster than Mach 20 trying reading sometime
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  1102. LOL the irony
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  1103. Yeah this isnt the 60s buddy Heres fun fact Cuba is 90s miles from the US and the MGM-140s that Ukraine is asking for range 190 miles US can literally pound every square inch of Cuba without launching a single aircraft
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  1104. And Iran is crying about it
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  1105. Iran isnt that dumb
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  1106. Israel is giving zero fucks right now Hamas has beaten off more than it chew and Israel will now stop at nothing for Hamas destruction regardless of the cost
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  1107. The US did not sign that agreement and agreed to not supply Ukraine with them intentional however the situation has changed and they need to get over it and realize that cluster munitions are needed for Ukraine to survive this conflict
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  1108. Hamas is mistaking if they think Israel is going negotiate Israel has declared war , all bets are off Hamas is torturing the hostages but expects the war to negotiate with them Death is the only thing Hamas will get from the Israel
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  1109. LOL Russia destroyed 2 mil dollar M777 while Ukraine destroyed 300 mil dollar Kilo class submarine
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  1110. Ukraine forces are only worried because they dont have enough equipment for an integrated air defence system (IADS) ,however as the West increases their supply of air defense equipment, this drones will become very moot very quickly
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  1111. lay off the copium and propaganda buddy
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  1112. Gulag about to get some new inmates
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  1113.  @SentientOak  We are 18 months in Ukraine by means explain if western weapons are quote dismal Why Russia for the last 18 months has been unable to end this conflict Simple Western weapons are beating Russian forces sensles and its only getting worst for Russia Case in point The claim that the US back tracking on Abrams is pure desperation Why Because the US has agreed to supply Ukraine with DU rounds Lastly the US is replacing the Abrams with the Decisive Lethality Platform (DLP) so why would worry about a few tanks in Ukraine
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  1114. How about zero Remember Russia downplays Western weapons
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  1115. Iran is standing up to no one just the illusion of doing so
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  1116.  @569-m5p  Ukraine has been recently equipped with both Hellfire and Brimstone 2 missiles which are far more lethal and have considerably longer range than Javelin At point, Putin may as well hand out blindfolds, cigarettes and extra vodka as well to his tankers
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  1117.  @GTfour01  Right lets recap Russia claimed Ukraine would fall in 3 days yet here we are 10 months later Russia claimed western weapons would make no different yet again 10 months Your copium is hilarous
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  1118.  @danielm5551  I suggest you read oryx open source which visual confirmation of destroyed T-90s
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  1119. Ukraine has already captured 1 T-90A and 2 T-90M as well destroyed number nearly 40 T-90s so far Plus they now have both Hellfire and Brimstone 2 missiles which are far more lethal and have considerably longer range than Javelin I hope he's giving them blindfolds and cigarettes as well
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  1120. How about no The F-16 has been in service since the 70s, Ukraine taking losing wont affect its reputation one bit but it kicking Russian forces asses will be a black eye
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  1121. Houthis about learn why its called FAFO
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  1122. Saudi Arabia didnt have to help US, UK, Israel, France and Jordan were more than enough Hell the US has been ecstatic about Iran's attack because the USN were able to use the SM-6, SM-3 and AEGIS along the US Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense [IAMD] Battle Command System (IBCS) with Patriot missiles with support from France and UK So no one really needed the Saudi's help as US CENTCOM had planning for this
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  1123. Except the loss of a Skyguard is moot First the system was state of the art in the 90s, its very much outdated but still capable to a degree Ukraine problem is that they lack Counter-UAS weapons as well integrated air defence system (IADS) As long as they lack both, attacks like this will go on unchecked
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  1124. The fact that HAMAS parades around captured soldiers beaten and bloodied is all the world needs to know about this terrorist group and why Israel should show no restraint
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  1125.  @markmite8596  You have to understanding the Russian fan boys Ukraine has switch from asymmetric to traditional warfare and is trying to fight Russian forces head on which is not going well The fanboys are cheering but they fail to see the cost KA-52 and Mi-28 having success because MANPADs lack the range which translate in more SHORAD for Ukraine While Ukraine can improvise, The Humvee does have rail mod for launching AIM-9 and AIM-120 as well RIM-7 That combo would end Ukraine SHORAD woes Ukraine armor couldnt cross minefields effective and had no counter-UAS defenses The US dropping the dime to get Ukraine up 60 additional Gepard which brings up 125 Units What they dont get is every failure is working out for Ukraine and more bad news for Russia Word now is that US hammering out the details with ATACMS Russia will be shitting kittens when ATACMS arrives
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  1126. So Hamas is once again biting off more than it can chew When Israel responds in kind, dont cry about it
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  1127. Ukraine forces have captured Panstir S1s and sent a few units to the West while "Putin's troops brandish what exactly ? Ukraine forces have sent key parts from capture or disabled Russian tanks to the West"Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have sent key parts from downed Russian aircraft to the US while "Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have captured some of Russia's newest equipment while Russian forces is brandishing what again ?
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  1128. Its hilarious because they are flaunting anti tank while Ukraine flaunting captured tanks, air defense equipment and EW equipment
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  1129.  @antonysimpson5304  Russian propaganda is always quick to flaunt whatever it captures
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  1130.  @allansmith3837  That would be Russia no one is afraid of
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  1131. Yeah Good luck with that
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  1132. What exactly can Russia do for Niger Absolutely nothing
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  1133. Not in the slightest if the RSAF wants to waste money Go right ahead
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  1134. Ahh Yes, Russia's bs claims
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  1135. How about no Its called lessons learned ding dong k
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  1136. I mean if it does become a broader shooting war, Houthi and Hamas still wont last The US favorite weapons for dealing with terrorist is TLAM ,MQ-9s and JDAM Worst , even if they hide in urban areas, MQ-9s new favorite weapon is the Salami slicer aka Hellfire RDX While the US military is limited on what it can do with Ukraine Houthi and Hamas are not so lucky
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  1137. A Vivek Ramaswamy, a wanna be politician trying to clown a world leader , now thats comedy
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  1138. By all means Putin flip that switch and see how fast Russia gets its ass handed it
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  1139. Hamas literally has no choice now
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  1140. Empty threat from Russia
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  1141.  @stevemendoza3447  Here's a new flash While Ukraine doesnt have integrated air defence system (IADS) NATO countries do While Ukraine air force lacks capabilities NATO has tier capabilities Lastly remember , In open a war, Ukraine would no issue allow NATO aircraft to strike from Ukrainian territory Refresh my memory how far is Kyiv from Moscow
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  1142.  @onionblue2918  that would be Hamas propaganda
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  1143. Why would Ukraine negotiate when Russia has already lost this conflict
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  1144. Keep up the copium
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  1145. How about no jackass Japan has stocks of older PAC-2s and PAC-3s Most of the US inventory is newer MSE and PD8-8 So very smartly, the US is looking countries with older stocks and buying them while discounting them on replacement cost for newer models
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  1146. How irony that HT is giving the F-35 credit
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  1147.  @radio9730  3 days. you are being too generous With handful of Su-57s, even fewer A-50s and S-400 is basically useless at this point NATO wouldnt be in Moscow but Moscow would saying uncle after the 1st strike
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  1148. They could try and get this ass handed to them again Russia couldnt take Kyiv when it had very little weapons and now Kyiv is heavily fortified with western defense tech Worst, the US is giving Ukraine DPICM munitions You wanna imagine what DPICM munitions will do to Russian convoys
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  1149. what a joke
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  1150. Lay off the potato juice there ivan
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  1151. Ukraine has shot down over 30 Orlan-10 Far from being a problem
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  1152. It is a victory, Russian forces have been pushed back as Ukraine pushes forward
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  1153. The ball is in Iran court and the best thing for Iran is backing down because they wont win this fight
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  1154. Mostly likely Once the house passed the resolution ,they were in the air heading to EU Once Biden signed, in the air towards Ukraine
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  1155. Its called a start, 18 are good for now ,but as more and more crews get trained, Germany can increase the amount. There are 200 tanks in storage or inactive in Europe The Rheinmetall is working as fast as they can to refurbish tanks for Ukraine
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  1156. @billyponsonby Apparently they gave Ukraine the export variant of the Storm Shadow which has half the range The Taurus range would open the door for deeper strikes
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  1157. Its more than that Ukraine has been the trifecta for the US First , Russia has been forced used a lot of its EW capabilities which is huge bonus Second, Ukraine has been steadily shipping capture assets back to the US Lastly, weapons sales and development are through the roof The US couldnt have asked for a better deal
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  1158. Desperation much Russia
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  1159. How about this Menendez will step down the Republicans make George Santos resign
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  1160. So lemme get this straight The one that is accused of inciting insurrection and whole list of another charges thinks it matter than the DA was knocking boots with someone else?
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  1161.  @nordnord8141  Nah, the Super Hornet was the most logical choice, this was about politics The Gripen just has too many hurdles to get it in service with Canada. Boeing and Lockheed both have maintenance, training and supply already in place from existing contracts so their bids wouldnt take that long to bring into service which is savings because thats less they have to spend on maintaining the CF-18 fleet SAAB has to built everything up from scratch which more money up front but also more jobs. The problem is there is thats more money also to the already maxed out CF-18s to keep them flying The F-35 and F-18 both use 95 percent of the weapons in the RCAF. The only weapon they are not cleared with is the CRV-7 The JAS-39 is only 50 percent so thats the additional cost of weapons integration The CF-18 uses the SNIPER XR pod while the Gripen is only cleared with the LITENING Those pods are 1 mil each so ? So the RCAF either has to buy new pod or intergrate the SNIPER XR The F-35 already has it own and the F-18E/F has already been cleared with it These are just the practical problems The F-18 wasnt dumped because it didnt meet requirements ass it was dumped because Canada is still sore at Boeing
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  1162. Their complaint was about the F-35 price which was ironic because in the end the F-35 price dropped to 77.9 mil which is lower all the aircraft except the Super Hornet. Everything that they complained about has been made moot. Boeing was surprising but I guess there is still bad blood about the Bombardier drama The Super Hornet was the most logical for savings but I guess its not about that anymore The Gripen just has too up front many hurdles to get it in service with Canada. Lockheed has the maintenance, training and supply already in place so its bid wouldnt take that long which saves money on CF-18 up keep SAAB has to built everything up from scratch which more money up front but also more jobs. The problem is there is thats more money to the already maxed out CF-18s to keep them flying till SAAB delivers The F-35, use 95 percent of the weapons in the RCAF. The only weapons it does not use is the CRV-7 nor 20mm cannon The JAS-39 uses 40 percent in the RCAF. so thats the additional cost of weapons integration The CF-18 uses the SNIPER XR pod while the Gripen is only cleared with the LITENING Those pods are 1 mil each so ? So the RCAF either has to buy new pod or intergrate the SNIPER XR The F-35 already has it own So if Canada did go Gripen, it will be long road before they receive IOC
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  1163. They are waiting for more info
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  1164.  @freddiej2411  Hes frustrated His country is being torn apart and the West seems to be tip toeing
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  1165. As long as Trump' and his lawyer continue to not provide answers the Courts won't get them the time of day
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  1166. This is why you never vote Republican
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  1167. People always complain about the President , they are worried about the wrong thing
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  1168. The West is tip toeing around while his country is being torn apart I understand his frustration but ultimately the West's problem is that they are dealing with lunatic with a nuclear arsenal at this finger tips Putin knows fully well he can't take on NATO in conventional war so he will resort to nuclear weapons as "mean to deter the West from attacking Russia So even if the West tries to use force to expel Russia from Ukraine, and make its clear thats their goal Putin would still use it as excuse to use his nuclear arsenal However the West still needs to up the ante with their support
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  1169.  @spenyspen18  Wrong All he had to do was tell her to leave or he will call the cops The video shows him chasing her with gun The distress in her face shows she was genuinely fearing for her life The narrative from the DA's office was spot on He stated he was afraid she was trying to rob but cant justify why he chased after her with gun if you are fearing for your life , why are chasing someone with in gun instead of locking yourself in your house and calling 911
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  1170. Santos will be the butt of all jokes for the reason of his life if you feel sorry for him read his self help book number 1 seller on the New York times, 20 years and counting
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  1171. The judge copped out Her rationale is the issue with classfied material however that info can be redacted as means to preserve it without revealing In short, she didnt want to put in effort of carefully handing the case and decided to cop out
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  1172. Wrong
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  1173. its the only logic steep the west wont allow permission so make their own
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  1174. True but HIMARS and M270s have been the most effective followed by Storm Shadow and Neptune
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  1175. Dont be open Simply do it
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  1176. They need sky ranger which is more mobile
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  1177. what army
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  1178. MQ-9 hellfire has entered the chat
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  1179. Ukraine lacks the means to protect them so its the common sense thing to do
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  1180. Regardless, its still a black eye for Russia
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  1181. its tricky but possible
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  1182. They should look to bring back MIM-72 Chaparral and M163 VADS for Ukraine Ukraine Front line units need support
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  1183.  @Luke_Skywatcher_  Fog doesnt just appear Does Iran not have the ability to forecast weather
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  1184. ATACMS with 500lbs warheads and 190 mile range begs to differ Unlike the submunition variant, the 500lbs can strike precisely so fuel and munitions storage bye bye Supply bases can be targeted precisely
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  1185.  @aarumugamsithambaram4746  They are called observation satellites for a reason Russia says all missiles were shot down with no damage yet observation satellites pass over and see fresh burnt wreckage, scorch marks and craters showing that base had in fact taking a beating The S-400 was hyped as this super sam that even US took seriously till Ukraine started picking it apart
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  1186.  @thiefsleef6752  We will know soon enough after a few satellite passes but things will heat up from this point on
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  1187. He's simply late with reporting that info was reported over 7 hours ago
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  1188. Buying Japan's older PAC-2s and PAC-3 so they can buying newer PAC-3 MSE makes but Ukraine still need at least 20 complete systems
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  1189. Yeah, it would make things easier of the West supplied Ukraine with ATACMS and other needed weapons ASAP
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  1190. Apache's no Blackhawks most defintely
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  1191. Russia is trying to capatilize and the West needs to help Ukraine stop this cold
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  1192. Cope cope The destruction of one place and other intact doesnt mean anything their genius its called blast radius for a reason
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  1193. And just like that Gepard took all the air out of Iran's drone
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  1194. Ukrainian army been retreating since 1 January and ?? And you point would be you have none The Ukrainian army in terms of combat assets is still using old soviet equipment so they are no in shape to fight Russian forces head on January 2023 , the West collectively pledged enough armor , fighting vehicles and weapons to move Ukrainian army from using old soviet equipment to modernized western equipment So yes Ukrainian forces are back peddling but no for much longer The biggest gain for Ukraine in Jan 2023 was the planned additions, SAMP/T, Patriots and RIM-7s That equipment is moving Ukraine closer and closer to having an integrated air defence system (IADS) with western equipment
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  1195. They are called MANPADS for a reason
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  1196. Get the crews trained and to business hunting Russian forces
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  1197. Interesting But you need AWACS as well as, Airborne ground surveillance aircraft , aerial refueling assets and other C4ISTAR aircraft Additional what weapons are you going to use that very massive and complicated problem
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  1198. They can try but the US already provided max range ATACMS and Ukraine hit Russian forces hard Thats what Russia is truly afraid of While Ukraine can only launch limited strikes with diminishing number of operational Su-24 Ukraine has over 70 western launchers able to use ATACMS Worst, the most recent additions for the 190 mile variant So Russian forces trying to strike depots is them desperately trying to prevent Ukraine from launching a massive simultaneously strike with ATACMS
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  1199. More than likely Ukraine will do so when the US provides them with ATACMS equipped with the 500lbs Unitary warhead and 190 mile range The audio is likely real but its most likely they were talking about hypothetical scenario where if Germany did give Ukraine the Taurus missiles What would be intended targets
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  1200. FAFO
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  1201. Good Now make it 100 percent and call it a day
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  1202. Combat Sent is designed to track EM and RF emission from EWs and radars
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  1203.  @uguarte606  How about no The USN has EA-18Gs in the area, they laid down jamming while the B-2s were striking
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  1204. The USMC and USAF have over 15 years of operation with the V-22 that show the benefits greatly outweigh the risks The deciding factor was aerial refueling The V-22 flies fast enough to be refueled in the air by KC-10, KC-46 and KC-135 which huge deal as it allows the V-22 to self deploy over long distance with very little effort As the V-280 is faster than V-22, it also means that it be refueled in the air by KC-10, KC-46 and KC-135 if equipped with aerial refueling UH-60s have to do complicated C-5 and C-17s breakdowns whereas the V-280 can potentially fly itself to the location, change crews, allow maintenance to do a quick turn and start operations with in 1 to 2 hours vs unloading , reassembling and testing.
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  1205. Harrier going to strong
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  1206.  @BravoCheesecake  Incorrect "Quote The book said you could put 13 troops in there. I never saw 13 Americans in a Huey," says Harry Kernahan, who flew the UH-1D "Slick", a utility version without weapons pods, in the central highlands of South Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. "It just wouldn’t get off the ground." "I would imagine we often flew those things over max gross weight," he adds Quote Out of necessity, pilots became experts at using unorthodox methods to coax overweight Hueys off the ground, including an odd-to-see technique where a pilot would bounce the helicopter down the runway on its skids until it got enough speed to gain translational lift and climb aloft. "People came up with solutions to a lot of different problems that weren't in the book," Kernahan says As I stated before The UH-1H only had 1100 shp as you stated allowed it hold up to 10 troops sometimes The V-280 10,000- 14,000 shp allows to consistently carry heavy load without any adverse effects as it literally has power to spare secondly , those troops in Vietnam carried very little gear most of time , Again with V-280, they can carry all their gear and again wouldnt affect the V-280 hat in a future conflict in a jungle environment, you would want to land more helicopters in a tighter space- False That's arm charm statement This is modern warfare We are not going to put troops in a jungle when MQ-9 can easily spot and destroy targets The factor you dont understand was boots on the ground was the only way to find enemy back then Today, there a dozens of ways dont' involve boots on ground
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  1207. @BravoCheescake Thats very inaccurate comparison The UH-1H in Vietnam was single engine 1100 shp with max take off weight (MTOW) of 9500lbs which requires a lot aircraft to ferry troops The UH-60 is twin engine with 4000 shp with an MTOW of 22,000lbs The V-280 is also twin engine with 10,000 shp with MTOW of 30,000lbs , the future engine will increase to 14,000 shp At most , you only need 2 V-280 at most as it carry substantially more than the previous aircraft Now SB-1 Defiant may not be dead in the water yet MH-60 stealth modifcation likely won't work on the V-280 but it will with the SB-1 Defiant design so SOCOM and 160th soar may push for a number of SB-1 Defiant for the Special ops role if the SB-1 Defiant can show it can perform aerial refueling
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  1208. The decision factor was the MV-22 In 15 years, the USAF and USMC have demonstrated the invaluable nature of tilt rotors The MV-22 can does not have to rely solely on KC/MC-130 for aerial refueling , it can be refueled by KC 10/46/135 The V-280 flies faster than the MV-22 which means it can also do the same UH-60 requires complex C-5 breakdowns to travel long distance a V-280 would only need a tanker In theory, a KC-46 could carry maintenance and parts while acting as a tanker for the V-280 All maintenance would have to do is do a quick turn, refuel while crew swaps crew and in a little as 1-2 hours ready to work vs unloading , reassembling and testing
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  1209. That would be false First, the USAF air superiority aircraft are the F-15C and F-22A. The USAF has too few F-22s and the F-15C are very old. There is no way to increase the F-22s but they can increase their F-15s number. Secondly the USAF would not like to replace its F-15s with F-35s. First, the F-15C range is over 1000 miles and get be increased with CFTs to over 1300 miles. The F-35 range is just 660 miles. The F-15 can loiter for hours which is ideal for ANG mission. For the ANG mission, the F-35 stealth is not relevant. The F-35 has AESA as the F-15EX. The F-35 has EOTS/IRST , again so does the F-15EX. Advanced data links and comms. Again as does the F-35 The F-35 DAS and Stealth are the only features that F-15EX does not have More to the point, the F-15EX can equipped with Legion, Sniper and Dragon pods without impacting the F-15EX weapons carriage. Now as far as the single and two seater Again you have no glue. While most the F-15Xs can be single seaters, there are several advantages to two seaters First is training. makes training that much easier Secondly in combat, while the single seaters are spread. The 2 seaters with WSO/EW can quarterback the entire operation allowing the single seater pilots to focus on the mission The USN has tailored 3 EA-18Gs working in tandem can track and identify targets at long range. That some concept the F-15EX can use, the pilot is flying while the WSOs/EWs are working to together to identify possible targets without having to rely on AWACS too much. Secondly for the ANG misson. Again two seater are ideal for the long haul missions that ANG does. Not every mission requires two seaters but its also great to have that option in case. As far as bailing out of Boeing lets see Pop quiz Who makes the JDAM, SLAM/Harpoon Super Hornet, Growler, V-22s, CH-47 Boeing has very very long customer list in the defense industry that hasnt changed much Boeing only problem is he 737 MAX. There are no issues with the 777 or lack of orders
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  1210. The F-15 that entered service in 1976 is nothing like the monster thats going enter service shortly The F-15 was analog whereas the F-15EX uses the latest FBW technology thus reducing its weight by several hundred pounds Thanks to that and several other advancements, the F-15EX is whole new monster with a lot of advantages For situations that does not require a 5th of 6th aircraft, it gives the USAF a cost effective option for dealing with situations
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  1211. shadeeee
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  1212. And so it begins
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  1213. 777Outrigger  Trump's comments were just air noise In order for the F-18 to match F-35, it would need the advanced hornet upgrade which adds CFTs, EWPs , improved engines. Further the cost of internal targeting would also have to be considered. The current cost of a base F-18 E/F is 98.3 mil vs F-35A's 101 with engine only the F-35B/C are still 130 plus so really only the F-35C is in danger of being cut
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  1214. Regardless its damn fine work by Ukrainian forces
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  1215.  @vaultsjan  The S-400 missile is range 250 miles and S-300 is 120 its very easy for the F-16 to work Ukraine strike S-400 with modified R-360 hence why they were able to pound Crimea repeatedly last month so rinse and repeat but also remember that while MIG-29s and Su-27 can only the AGM-88 at fraction of its capability, the F-16 can fully use it
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  1216.  @smilingpolitely12345  The F-16s does not to engage the RUAF in the air The F-16s precision strike capability is where it will hurt Russian forces the most The Black Sea Fleet can only be target when in range or in port The F-16 with Harpoon ASM can easily take the Black Sea Fleet completely out of the picture. Now the US can do Ukraine a solid and give them a few JASSM-A as well wire F-16s to for Storm Shadow as well possible use with KEDP-350s Instead of a few Su-24, all the F-16 can use ASM and ALCM No need to dog fight
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  1217. The US is not adopting the 130mm yet as the analysis of the T-90M is ongoing The reason why EU is adopting 130mm is depleted uranium DU is banned in the EU and they only used tungsten alloy rounds which they deemed inadequate again the T-90M and T-14 Tungsten alloy can achieve DU levels of penetration but its as effect not DU. The US has no such ban and uses DU because its qualities DU is naturally self sharpening which means it does not blunt out as badly as tungsten alloy does against composite armor Russian ERA is designed to snap armor-piercing, fin-stabilized, discarding sabot rounds. DU doesn't break as easily as tungsten alloy DU is pyrophoric which means it self ignites and burns at extremely high temps. Even if the round does not penetrate, the burning metal is still problem Thanks to Germany and Ukraine, the US has had Russian ERA enough that they discovered by increasing the mass and diameter of the M829s round it literally smashed through Russian ERA with relative ease hence why the M829 have gotten progressively heavier increasing the mass and diameter with tungsten alloy with 120mm rounds gets penetration but not a killing blow like DU By increasing to 130mm , the tungsten alloy rounds have the mass and speed needed for one hit knock out Another factor to consider is that 120mm rounds like the LAHAT and K-STAM-II can perform top attacks against armor
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  1218. There is no doubt that the TOW did everything they said but truth be told, its been time to replace with more modern system The smart thing would be upgrade the Javelin similar to how Israel did with its Spike missile One missile able to cover a wide range of capabilities from boots on ground to helicopters
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  1219.  @greysheeum  There are no other reasons if the mission doesnt call for it its not used Secondly the Apache's datalink allows for one Apache with long bow to act as the sensor for rest Additional the Apache second mast attachment is the Manned-Unmanned Teaming-Extended (MUMT-X). In others, the mast mount is being test for items other than the longbow radar The last item is EOTS/IR similar to the OH-58 The whole point of the Apache getting various mast options is prove that it can do the job of the OH-58 with little other than swapping out equipment
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  1220.  @chrissmith7669  Incorrect The KA-52s getting smoke because they are placing themselves well in range of the enemy weapons The video showing KA-52 getting smoked by ATGM is again them getting too close
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  1221. The US didnt buy it, that was just for Ukraine While MANPADs are good , Ukraine needs longer range systems
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  1222.  @Studio23Media  The F-15 still uses federated systems while the F-22 uses software defined There things that F-15 can test but lack of software defined makes it harder to test much more complicated tech
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  1223. As for as China and Russia catching up not likely The US has had a lot of experience thanks to Balkans, Middle Easy and Afghan to make the improvements for the B-21 Russia had limited operations and China zero
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  1224.  @Birdylockso  The other issue with DF is that they are over 15 tons in weight, in short massive targets So whats stopping F-18s and F-35s from destroying them The F-35s uses stealth an sensors to locate the launcher as sensor Then sends the data to F-18s which in its role as the shooter launches missiles against it The F-35 can also send data to other assets for targeting the launcher China problem is that putting up planes works for the USAF and USN favor As for Russia's Kinzhal and Zircon Same issue jamming and targeting launching asset The Kinzhal can be launched from over 1000 miles but the USN can easily jam comn between the missile and launching asset The USN needs to make the SM-6 from F-18 a reality
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  1225.  @Stumpy1234  Thats 105mm not 155mm
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  1226.  @kmrtnsn  True the M777 can be carried by air but in potential fight with China, they are a liability A normal set up 2 mins with x amount of time for the mission an 2 min to displaces so nominally between 6-10 minutes The Archer needs 20 seconds to set up. 1-2 minutes for the mission and displace in 20 so nominally 3-4 minutes In Ukraine virtually no Pzh-2000 and Archer have been lost because of their ability to rapidly shoot and scoot Slower SPG have been lost because of their manual loading and time between shoots
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  1227. They are making due with what they have And thats ironic that Ukraine sub par equipment is still doing very well
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  1228.  @Ormusn2o  Not likely
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  1229.  @paghilumdihauy  The Su-57 is 5th gen but by standards its between 4+++ gen and 5th gen The needle for 5th is barely moving Its the same as KAI KF-21 Boramae
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  1230.  @goodlife6277  A Kornet, Krishantema, Konkurs, among others strangely MIA in Ukraine
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  1231.  @goodlife6277  The NAMER has Trophy APS so no kabom
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  1232. How about no ZOV24-2-22 FPV drones are working in Ukraine because both sides are ill equipped to deal with tme There are a few solutions to the FPV issue however one that is gaining traction is upgrading active protection system (APS) with additional launchers with programmable airburst round either low velocity HEDP 40mm rounds or high velocity 30mm AHEAD rounds so adding the new features to the existing assets allow them to test options for counter drones Second, the US wouldnt have Ukraine problems in a conflict Russian forces are caught unaware 90 percent of the time US forces have Joint Battle Command-Platform (PM JBC-P) which is carried by all forces and can be equipped even to HMWVVs For battle management and airborne ground surveillance . the USAF used the E-8 JSTARS giving forces on ground real time info on enemy movement Even though the USAF retired it, the US Army has been allowed to buy a replacement for it While Russia doesnt take SEAD/DEAD seriously The US has EA-18G, F-16CJ, EC-130H ,Rivet Joint and Combat Sent as well as E/A-37 in RD and the bulk of US aircraft can use the AGM-88., ADM-141 and ADM-160s The US has a whole arsenal devoted to destruction of enemy defenses and also thanks to Iraq and Afghn, Electronic warfare sensors are far more precise Lastly, the US wrote the book on drone warfare with the MQ-1 and MQ-9 As the US takes SEAD/DEAD seriously, Ukraine wouldnt have SAMs to target aircraft and the US would have its airborne ground surveillance , AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft opening with impunity
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  1233. Good thinking but not what is needed What Ukraine needs is to make systems similiar the USMC Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) and Long Range Missile (LMSL) A highly mobile launcher carrying a long range missile Like HIMARS but lighter and more mobile Ukraine needs a missile able to strike targets 500 miles plus carrying least 1000lbs warhead
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  1234. its not just bigger ,just better
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  1235.  @amc3463  The aircraft they need is the Swedish JAS-39 it can perform air to air carrying 7 AIM-120s or Meteors For attacking that convoy ,it can carry up to 16 GBU-39s For attacking the S-400, it can use the KEPD-350 Sweden designed it for force dispersal. It can land on road and only needs 6 vehicles with trailers to support it
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  1236. No In conflict, the F-35 with neutralize the enemy radar and communications use GBU-53 and SiAW while the NGAD dealt with fighters and AWACS One flight of F-15EX would carry hypersonic weapons for time sensitive targets SAM sites,, Another would be loaded with JDAMs so once the enemy is robbed of its defense, they would have clear skies to do what they need Example, its easier to just pound a ship in port with a 2000lbs JDAM than expend multi mill dollar LRASM Same with attacking enemy airfield ,2 F-15EX loaded with eight 2000lbs JDAM would be render the enemy runways uses while another pair with sixteen 500lbs JDAM each destroy pretty much everything else and last flight would carry JASSM-ER for striking additional targets That frees up the B-21 for strategic targets Ideally the USAF would have USN EA-18G supporting them keeping the enemy in dark
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  1237.  @CheekyMenace  The B-21 isnt about stealth The B-21 is about functionality B-2 is stealthy but expensive B-1 is fast but drinks fuel B-52 has great versatility but its very old How do you take their best qualities but still make a bomber for modern and future warfare Sure there are some lessons from the F-117s
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  1238. The simple answer is yes Ukrainian forces have captured Russian T-90s, 80s and 72s Thats base models to the latest upgraded version All those tanks weapons, armor and sensors have all been compromised. Additionally, Ukrainian forces know all blind shots and weak spots for Russian T-90s, 80s and 72s Its very easy for the AMX-10 to shred Russian armor as Ukrainian forces know everything about Russian tanks
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  1239. If you look at what the Ukrainian forces had before the West supplied them, they would not have been as successful They had all hand me downs from the USSR days Now they have top tier weapons
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  1240. The political fall out for Ecuador is going to massive for breaching international law Countries may start breaking off all ties with them as well pull business out of that country if they cant respect the sovereignty of embassy's under international law
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  1241. This was a job well done. They didnt rush, they did everything safely and it paid off
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  1242. Countries need to stand on their own for certain things and thats one of them
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  1243. They dont' wanna die for one man's lunacy
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  1244.  @yellowtunes2756  Again wrong When you have true air superiority , you have complete control of the battlespace. In essence, the enemy is unable to act freely That Gulf War is example of true superiority as west had complete control of the battlespace Vietnam again is irrelevant to modern warfare. Secondly wars are not fought with similar levels of equipment as Ukraine has shown. War are fought with advantages The Pzh-2000 were out of action due the high-intensity of Ukraine firing. That problem is simply due to low number of Pzh-2000. Ukraine doesn't have enough western SPA yet Russia's lack of camera's also makes no sense. The US has high resolution optics on everything so commanders can view situations as well confirm target movement and destruction. Incorrect The M777 needs 20 min per mission and range is just 25 miles. It has to set up, communicate/fire ,then break down and leave which normally takes 20 miles The Pzh-2000 needs 6s min per mission. Set up, communicate/fire and displace ,its range 40 miles The HIMARS only needs 3 mins and its range 50 miles. The missile are preloaded while its on the move so all it has to do set up, fire and displace A KA-52 can cover 25 miles in 9 minutes which means it can easily engage M777s Even at max speed, the KA-52 covers 40 miles in 12 minutes , 15 mins for 50 miles By the time a KA-52 gets over head, Pzh-2000 and HIMARS are over 4 miles away. HIMARS as much as 10 miles away This goes back to Russia's lack of air superiority The US maintains air superiority by having aircraft 24/7 patrolling kill boxes The principle benefit is that aircraft can react within minutes. a supersonic Su-35 or MiG-35 can cover 50 miles under 3 minutes but more importantly if they had advanced western targeting pods and Brimstone missiles, they could precisely target and fire while en route without having to get overhead yet factor why Russias's air superiority is farce
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  1245. The SM-6 is designed to do far more than the Aster
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  1246. No, the bottom line is that the T-90 went alone and two Bradleys handed its ass as a result
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  1247. Reload VLS at sea is something that even the US cant do The principal weakness of the Type-45 is its Sylver VLS. While the US MK-41 is designed to be completely universal , the Sylver is limited MICA. Crotale , Aster for air defense Only the A-70 model can carry the MdCN for land attack That limited capability is biting the RN in the ass but apparently, the RN still hasnt learned its lesson by its purchase of the Naval Strike Missile While the Harpoon they used were old, the latest model of Harpoon has much longer range as well land attack capability If the UK was smart .they would have brought the LRASM instead The LRASM can be used on the F-35 and P-8 in addition to RN ships On ships, its VLS capable as well as the same topside launcher as the Harpoon and NSM. The LRASM also has land attack capability as well
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  1248.  @lidlb1tch282  You would be wrong What you are describing as well what 90 percent people get wrong is called modes of engagement When you are behind the missile, thats called tail chase engagement. In that type of engagement, yes you are "chasing after the missile and the missile you launch has to enough speed to overtake the target that is where people confused, not every engagement is tail chase When I am the target and you are shooting at me, that called head engagement The missile is coming at me ,so speed is irrelevant. What I have to do is calculate a point at the incoming missile path to intercept it so if I know in 30 seconds, the incoming missile reach point x, then I will time my interceptor launch so it simultaneously arrives at X Now maneuvering missile claim to be able to avoid interceptors ,however that's why larger warheads with enhanced fragmentation and proximity fuzes are making a come back They don't need to be hit-to-kill, they just detonate close enough so fragmentation shreds the missile or causes enough damage Now if the missile in front and I am shooting at it from the side, same principle applies, I am shooting ahead of the missile not at the missile Speed is needed here but not as important Now the reason why interceptors have higher speeds and range is so they can get off more shoots at longer ranges At close range, you may only a get 1 or 2 shoots at most but at longer range, you get in more shots
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  1249. That's incorrect Here a simple example for you S-400 40N6E missile covers 250 miles in 1 min 21 seconds Modern cruise missiles like JASSM needs at 30 mins to cover that distance Even with an EA-18G jamming, it can't suppress an S-400 for 30 mins The AGM-183 ARRW design speed is Mach 20 It covers that distance in 1 min 7 seconds An EA-18G can easily keep an S-400 suppressed for 1 min allowing to ARRW to reach the S-400 with ease The way Russia and China uses them without any EW support makes interception easier whereas the US will use combined arms when possible
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  1250. Lets look at that what is China actually building? China's newest frigate Type 054A is a mere 4000 tonnes while the Type-31 is 5700 tonnes and Type-26 nearly 7000 tonnes so in just tonnage, the Chinese ship literally closer to the 1960s Type 21 frigate than the newer Type-31 or Type-26 The Type-054A primarily weapons is 8 YJ-83 While the Type 31 frigates will be fitted for but not with the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System, the Type-26 will have a 24 cell MK-41 VLS which gives the UK access to the LRASM, JSM, TLAM MST as well Missile de Croisière Naval (MdCN), so its kinda confusing that you are trumpeting the PLAN ships when they are literally jokes compared to their western counter parts
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  1251.  @maximusvaliant8597  The S-400 has been a none factor
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  1252.  @Maliothemaster  Again its called ejection seats not ejector moron. Secondly, the system is only validated when it actually works and so far it hasnt worked versatile means moron that it can cover a wide range of mission types ding dong and again that has not being proven. The Ka-52 has extremely limited combat experience whereas the Apache has proven its versatility across decades hence why India brought Apaches instead of the Ka-52 The Ka-52 has been offered since the latest 2000s and to date only has one actual buyer The Mi-24 series has no problem finding sales as its proven like the Apache wheresa. The Ka-52 has one order outside of Russia and 30 for Egypt No one is interested in a unproven weapon system like the Ka-52 Upgrade kits allow the 70mm hydra to be used with the same precision as guided ATGM at fraction of the cost moron. kits increases the weapon capacity as high as four times depend on which kit is used. It allows the 70mm be used for most targets and hellfire saved for high value targets Again appealing to countries on budget as they can precision guided weapons much cheaper. As for the Ka-52 having more advanced sensors wrong moron The Apache's longbow system can simultaneously attack 16 targets while the Ka-52 can only attack 4 targets simultaneously. All the Apache has to do is rise the longbow radome to fire whereas the Ka-52 has to completely unmask to fire The longbow hellfire can be fired against targets behind obstacles whereas the Ka-52 Vikhr is line of sight only. The Arrowhead ding dong is the latest upgrade to the tads/pnvs system and it was rolled in 2005 while the Ka-52 was still ??? The Ka-52 only has one sighting system in the nose and nothin else
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  1253. @Mali Sharpe First The Ka-52 has ejections seats not ejectors seats ,secondly at the altitude helicopters operate, the odds of them having time to eject is virtually nil The Ka- has had a few accidents and ejections seats didnt save the crew Secondly the Ka-52 weapon load is exactly why no one is buying it. To arm fully the Apache, you need 30mm rounds, 70mm rockets, 1 ATGM and 1 AIM While the Ka-52 needs requires over 10 types of weapons so if you are on budget like most countries are , the Apache appeals to you in that area The US 70mm hydra has 6 different precision upgrade kits whereas the Ka-52 has zero The AGM-114 has upgraded successively since 1982 as well has decades of combat experience under its belt The Ka-52 9K121 Vikhr has never been used in combat and only been upgraded only just recently so basically the Ka-52 has very little combat experience and mosty unproven weapons. Russia has sent it to Syria but again thats not going rise interest The Apache raised interest during the Gulf war by flying nap of the earth and knocking out sams as well killing armor whole sale Then there is technology. the Apache greatest feature is the Arrrowhead also known as the Target Acquisition and Designation Sights, Pilot Night Vision System (TADS/PNVS) The pilot and gunner each have their own sights which means while the gunner is focused on the target, the pilot can look elsewhere. The KA-52 only has one sight so yeah just saying
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  1254. The J-20 has literally become useless over night As far countering tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft goes, the J-20 is pretty much becoming useless in that regard One of the unique features of the IRIS-T is that seeker is sensitive enough to allow it to be targeted against both air to air and surface to air missiles The Russian R-77 also claims the same performance ,able to down both air to air and surface to air missiles as well precision-guided munitions The AIM-120D FR3 currently adds that ability to target both air to air and surface to air missiles as does the AIM-260 JATM The F-15EX with AMBER can carry up 22 AIM-120s vs the J-20 load of just 4 BVR missiles ,even without AMBER, the F-15EX still carries 8 AIM-120 The J-20's ability to target tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR relies them attacking from outside defending fighters range,however its moot if the defenders can shoot down the missiles In order to protect the missiles, they will need J-16 EW to jam radar, without , those missiles won't get near tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR and they can't risk getting up close The J-16 problem is that the E-3 , E-2D and the E-7 would not have any issues with its jamming. Unlike the Russia, the US heavily invested in aerial jamming with the EA-18G, EC-130 Compass call and the newer EC-37B, AWACS. Training with these assets makes it easier for them to deal with the J-16s jamming as well EA-18G, EC-130 Compass call and the newer EC-37B counter jamming The J-16 last and by far biggest problem is the RC-135 Rivet Joint and Combat Sent which can read the J-16s jamming So J-20's role has been drastically reduce and only getting worst
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  1255. If you factor in mission needs, losses , accidents and maintenance Ukraine would need at least 40 JAS-39 theres barely 300 JAS-39 built Ukraine needs the AGM-88s for hunting SAMs and Jammers, the JAS-39 is not equipped to use the AGM-88s The F-16 can use CBU-87/89/97 cluster munitions. As Sweden is party to Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), they wouldnt be able to integrate those weapons Remember, Ukraine use cluster munitions have inflicted serious damage on Russian forces. 6 ATACMS with cluster payloads wiped out nearly 20 Russian helps As far as industrial capability goes Lockheed can integrate French , Germany, UK Israel and other weapons to the F-16 faster than SAAB can to the JAS-39 For the future Yes absolutely 60-100 JAS-39E/F , however for right now, its the F-16
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  1256.  @alexlanning712  Exactly fools , yes men and crazies
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  1257. its simple not of the units aboard the CVN-78 have transition to F-35C yet
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  1258. The key addition of EMALS and AAG will allow for easier use of UAVs which opens the door for a lot of possibilities The E-2D endurance is limited by fuel and crew which is normally 8 max as is the SH-60 which has even shorter endurance An MQ fitted with surveillance kits for air or maritime endurance is over 18 hours plus The Ford newer reactor has directed energy weapons in mind both Laser and High power microwave weapons There is a lot possibilites for this the class
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  1259. Canada wasted so much time with the CF-18 replacement, they literally don't have the time Australia is shifting away from European made to US made as EU assets have been lacking So neither not happening
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  1260. There were plenty of options but the MOD just decided to take the worst one The best option was the US made LRASM. The LRASM can be used by F-35s and P-8s, additionally there is VLS capability as well top side container launcher models Adding it to the Typhoon wouldnt an issue as the LRASM actually weighs less than the Storm Shadow The LRASM would have given the UK a very capable weapon against all ship types but usable by both the RN and RAF FYI, Lockheed is testing it from HIMARS and if that is success, the trifecta for the UK The NSM is great light weapon for coastal defense but for deep water combat, its useless
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  1261. That would be false The F-35s DAS combined with the AIM-9X allows the pilot to target without having to reorient the aircraft or even move his head The Eurofighter HMD to reorient the aircraft in target The newer models of the AIM-120D has higher off boresight capability The Meteor not so much
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  1262.  Walter Lindinger @ The Austrian shouldnt have had Typhoons in the first place. Their requirements would have been met with a Tornando ADV
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  1263.  @wolfmaster0579  Thats just people who don't know what they are talking about Example The DF-21 is claimed as carrier killer but is far from that In order for it to hit, It needs mid-course and terminal guidance. That is a point for vulnerability as EW jamming can disrupt its communication rendering it useless Same with AWACS killer missiles, again requires mid-course and terminal guidance which if jammed makes the missile useless The missile requires constant updates till its own seeker locks on As long as you can jam before the missiles onboard systems go active, 9 of 10 times, you will survive China's claimed Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) test doesn't change the fact that advance detection systems can be provide warning The US can defend against any hypersonic weapon currently, the problem is making it cost efficient and accurate The Chinese DFs and Russian Avanguard can be intercepted by the SM-3 very easily but the SM-3 runs between 11-25 mil per missile its very expensive solution The cheaper route is upgrading the SM-2 and SM-6 which why you see the SM-2 Medium Range Block IIIC Active which is SM-2 upgraded with SM-6 tech and the SM-6 SM-6 Block IB which is SM-6 upgraded with SM-3 tech Raytheon has the glide phase interceptor program I will bet the farm that it would the Israeli Stunner seeker which they helped developed fitted to an SM body Shooting them down require more advanced sensors Oddly enough, the MQ-9 with both Broad Area Maritime Surveillance kit and STOL would be easiest solution BAMS has 18 hour endurance ,1200 mile range and able to whatever sensors needs which is an AESA radar and at least 2 Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) instead of E-2D crews on 6 hour rotation, you can crew the MQ-9 directly from the ship
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  1264. There are several reasons but the biggest is likely manufacturing In 2012, the UK received its 500th Brimstone while the US placed an order for 24,000 Hellfires The Brimstone is not exporting with great success
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  1265. Short answer they dont like all Russian tech overhyped
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  1266. There is nothing wrong with the KC-46 program The problem is why the USAF not thinking in the long tern The KC-10 should been brought in larger numbers. The USAF should have then purchased KC-767A outright instead of trying to wet lease The continue with the E-10 MC2A and replace all 707s with the newer B-767 air frame
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  1267. Currently no The S-400 uses an AESA which is extremely hard for the legacy ALQ-99s to suppress. With current weapons and technology, they need 7 minutes to able to attack the S-400 radar and command track in order to render the site useless Right now, suppressing the S-400 is very resource intensive for the USN and USAF It requires EA-18G and EC-130s as well ADM-141/160 decoys as well a F-35s with AGM-88s and F-18 with other precision munitions In theory, the enemy has time to counter Now with the future Next Generation Jammer Pods and ARRW They just need 1 min 5 secs with one EA-18G, F-15E and F-18 The EA-18G can fully suppress the S-400 or S-500 radar as the NGJ are designed for AESA systems, the ARRW only needs 1 min 5 seconds to cover 275 miles The F-18 role is simply clean up the remaining equipment with precision missiles As long as the US develops a Mach 10 plus hypersonic weapon to work with the NGJs Russia or Chinese defenses won't matter
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  1268.  @danielk1152  How about no Ukraine borders Russia , Russia didnt have to travel thousands of miles like the US . Go through diplomatic channels to stage their forces Ukraine is literally right next down and Russia cant do anything The list of Russia's tactical blunders in Ukraine is miles long but lets go with the simplest As you stated, Ukraine has been getting a lot western equipment yet Russia has done nothing to stop it What a superpower would have done is land its forces in Western Ukraine and established bases to cut Ukraine off from Poland, Slovakia Romania and Moldova With Ukraine cut off, there would be Abrams,. Bradleys, HIMARS, ATACMS. Storm Shadow F-16s , Advanced air defensed or even artillery , The whole list of weapons giving Russian forces nightmares wouldnt exist Now the US has cleared JSOWs for Ukraine which like ATACMS has single warhead and submunitions payloads and worst, the JASSM is in process Unlike the Storm Shadow, the US has thousands of JASSMs and parting with few hundred wouldnt be issue as Lockheed has ramped out production Russia not a superpower just a super joke
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  1269.  @deadcell1  Vietnam was different time and different reality however remember that US traveled over 8000 miles to Vietnam and 7000 to Middle East Yet Russia who borders Ukraine cant seal the deal after 3 years
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  1270.  @pitmarkovic4545  incorrect The A129 predates the Tigr by nearly a decade. Yes there was initial involvement with other countries but as common with most EU programs, it didnt last long The A129 came first , the Tigr, then WAH-64/MK1 , and lastly T129 The A129 is being replaced by the AW249 Tigr is being upgraded to the MKIII , while Germany and Australia are retiring their Tigr WAH-64 is being replaced by the AH-64E for the UK as well Australia replacement for its Tigrs T129 is being replaced the ATAK-2 and T-629
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  1271. Of course they are not worried They working on the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) with 130mm gun to replace the existing Leopard 2 tanks so whatever Russia captures is literally moot
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  1272. No 88 Leopard 1 32 Leopard 2 a mix of 2A4 and 2A6 14 Challenger 2 31 Abrams Additionally Germany has lifted export restrictions allowing countries with Leopards to send them to Ukraine
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  1273. The whole vehicle will end up flying
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  1274. Russia's bright idea is sending in a vehicle with less armor and protection than tank in a ATGM rich environment ??? So rich being that they can double tap So crew survival is literally zero
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  1275.  @josephbingham1255  Yet Ukraine still struck today
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  1276.  @EpicThe112  Thats incorrect The T-90s top armor lays flat not angled like the side armor so the distance that Javelin has to travel is still relatively short Also remember that unlike the Javelin, the Switchblade 600 can target specific locations, the operator can literally target the commander hatch The explosive force would like kill both gunner and commander, as well cause severe damage As for capturing the T-14, there would be no need Remember , the logic at first was trying to punch through the armor with force till they realized that top attack weapons can destroy armor with considerably less effort The only capabilities that FGM-148G that its in RD would need is similar to France Missile Moyenne Portée and Israeli Spike Both the MMP and Spike have Man In The Loop guidance which allows the operator to target specific locations, Lock after Launch allowing the missile to be fired in the blind longer range as well seekers with Electro-optical and imaging infrared homing Also the remember that Javelin is just for infantry for the US The US main anti tank weapon for ground forces is the TOW. While its has shorter range, its still very effective but still dated Even if newer Russia tanks use Relkit ERA 4s24 Remember the US military coined tank plinking by smoking iraqi tanks with 500lbs laser guided bombs that worked in 91 and sure as hell works in 2022 as GBU-12s cost 22K and can be dropped from 9 miles away
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  1277.  @admiralmallard7500  That would be incorrect The F-35A can be adapted with the drogue . That was part of the pitch for the CF-35 for RCAF But looks like they opted to simply buy the A330 MRTT with the boom and save money instead paying for the F-35A to be modded
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  1278. Russia's current success is only do the fact that Ukraine has exhausted its western ammunition
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  1279. which company makes trucks
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  1280. Its highly unlikely due the RAF penny pinching
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  1281.  @kinfolk565  Right its 10 months later and where is Russia No one where Are they are at's Kyiv doorstep Nope They are kicking in the door at DPR and LDR far from done
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  1282. Whatever the reason With T-90s being captured or destroyed in Ukraine , the T-14 became Russia's only option for a conflict with the West The T-90s armor , weapons and sensors are all useless. Even with possibly another upgrade, it would still be useless against the West Russian forces are boasting capturing Javelin that is literally the last weapon that US would use against tanks Remember the US coined tank plinking by dropping $50K 500lbs laser guided bombs and $ 150K Mavericks against $500,000 tanks Even now, a 500lbs LGB and Maverick will still shred any tank in one hit How demoralizing would be if you saw the tank in front of you getting wrecked by 500lbs LGB It wouldn be wreckage ,just bits and pieces and crater where that tank use to be
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  1283.  @w0mblemania  Well first the Naval F-35 is the F-35C not the F-35B Secondly the F-35C costs more because of low procurement numbers The USN/USMC are only buying a total of 327 F-35C. The F-35A orders excluding the USAF orders over 500 hence why the F-35A cost so much less. .Third, the F-35C is CATOBAR besides the US, only France uses CATOBAR so the market for the F-35C is just USN and USMC. Neither of which has any plans for larger numbers The F-35C for the USMC keeps the USMC in rotation on CVN so they dont need that many aircraft. The backbone of the USMC is the F-35B so if they were going buy more aircraft, it would be the F-35B. The USN plans with the F-35C depends on the FA/XX cost. Lastly, the information from POGO is complete garbage much like the site. The POGO likes to make claim after claim and all of it is complete bullshit
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  1284. The major back to supersonic missiles is the short range and weight compared other missiles. Example the BrahMos weights 5000- 6600lb yet only carries a 440-660lbs warhead with a range of 300 miles. An AGM-158 weight 2250lb, carries 1000lb warhead and range is 300 to 600 miles. The KEPD 350 is the same as the JASSM Supersonic missiles require more fuel than normal. Evem looking at the Kinzhal, you can see massive size and weight. While sub sonic missiles are slower , they are lighter and more can be carried.
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  1285. @ @forfun5238  "dude which radar bands awacs uses?? It's early warning radar......not fire control radar........to hit a target you need precise target information (in azimuth, angle, elevation) " What part of the USN upgraded the E-2 with the Cooperative Engagement Capability allowing to guide missiles like the SM-6 and AIM-120 to targets do you not understand ? Secondly E-2 operate at the outer most of the fleet, even with targets with low RCS, The E-2 can still provide info to get assets in the general area
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  1286. @ @forfun5238  You dont get how the AWACS can Surveillance and FCS in one radar , seriously ??? You are pretty much talking out your ass. Its called Track While Scan nimrod. Modern radar can "allocate" part of radar to targeting while maintaining coverage. Before advances in technology, both FCS and Surveillance had to be separate. Fighters have had this ability since the 60s.
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  1287.  @w0mblemania  In real terms , you have no idea what you are talking about Example the F-35 has its targeting pod built in airframe Targeting pods cost 1 mil plus each and US has SNIPER, LITENING , LANTRIN and ATFLIR in service Since the F-35 pod is internal those systems can be retired thus saving money Secondly The F-35 uses the APG-81 radar There are 7 radars type in service , 8 if you count the F-22 Once again as aircraft are retired money is saved the cost of maintaining 7 types drops down 2 The F-35 maintenance system is digital so aircraft can tell you exactly what is wrong thus reducing maint hours and down real terms ding dong
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  1288.  @I_Art_Laughing  The Teens series wasn't successful overnight it took decades of upgrades to get where they are today.
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  1289.  @gm6545  Thats technically not true The USS America CV-66 Sink-X was a carefully executed test. They did hit the ship with a lot weapons but it was carefully planned and executed which allowed them to get a great amount of data from the experiments. Without careful planning, they would sank the ship on accident and lost valuable data Also remember that the ship did not have any ignition sources aboard no fuel, weapons, aircraft, chemicals The Forrestal, Orkinsy and Enterprise were all severely damaged from fires. So yes, it remained afloat but that by one design and two planning
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  1290.  @Mordalo  Exactly Ukraine has lasted 9 months if the West gives Ukraine key weapons this conflict will go much worst for Russian forces
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  1291.  @Mordalo  Yawn yawn Ukraine can turn this war into major shit storm with 3 simple weapons 155mm and M30 are accurate but not destructive enough, what Ukraine is lacking is simple destructive capabilities Harpoon Block II missiles carry 500lbs warhead and have a range of 150 miles. Why this weapon Simple, the Block II can be launched from 4 pack truck launchers but most importantly can attack both targets on land and sea The Ukrainian air force can also use AGM-84 with 170 mile range against both land and sea target With just newer model , Harpoon, the Ukraine would be able strike targets much more effectively For targets that require extra kick, the Germany made KEPD-350 would be next weapon it carries 1000lbs warhead and can strike up 300 miles away With AGM-84 , attacking the black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol becomes a reality and with the KEPD-350, they can strike rest at Novorossiysk and effective put the Russian navy out of this conflict completely. FYI, those 4 Kilo's are diesel so if the bases are toast and tankers promoted to submarine, they are screwed The last weapons that Ukraine needs is the AIM-120C-5 for its Su-27 and MIG-29 Ukraine air force has no BVR weapons. The addition of the western missiles would allow Ukraine to engage Russian aircraft on equal footing as well destroy other Russian assets like A-50 and IL-78s Ah , yes the famous black market story
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  1292.  @gm6545  Completely false Even with testing, they have to maintain strict EPA guidelines which would prohibit the presence of aircraft even they have been stripped Secondly using bunker busters on carrier again , pointless. as that weapon is not optimized for naval warfare. The GBU-28s is 5000lbs in weight but only carried 630lbs of explosive. The mass of 5000bs is to give enough kinetic enough to punch through and the warhead does the rest. The explosive force is magnified by the bunkers design. It basically drop ice cube in glass water and you get the idea So testing that on CVN is literally pointless as CVNs are only water tight not air tight Ignition sources are stored all over the ship.
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  1293.  @wadopotato33  People dont realize this is modern warfare. There are several ways to breach Russia's IAD network https://www.army-technology.com/news/rafael-air-deployable-missile-launcher/ This buggy carries 8 SPIKE NLOS missiles which can be fired from 16 miles away. It can be deployed via MV-22, CH-47 or CH-53 Specials forces can easily be placed to attack a piece of the IAD network and blast a hole in for cruise missiles or aircraft to use Secondly man portable weapons like the Javelin or even anti materiel rifles can be used to disable sites The ADM-160 is an aerial decoy that mimic cruise missiles. F-18s can carry 10. Russia's biggest weakness is the ground forces can penetrate and knock out its IADS
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  1294.  @cameronspence4977  With S-400/500 the US is going to a combination of EA-18Gs and bombers armed with AGM-183s The S-400 maxes out at 250 miles while the S-500 maxes out 310 miles against aircraft. B-52 launching an AGM-183 from 350 miles away is 1 min 23 secs to target so the EA-18G only need to jam their radar for 1 min 10 secs. In order to stop bombers from attacking, aircraft would have to screen at least 1200 miles out which for the PLAAF is beyond their capabilties. The PLAN can use J-15s on carriers but that would expose them to USN attack The US does not need the RQs for dealing with China
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  1295. Funny how the Russian air force is doing that yet the Ukraine landscape is littered mainly with the wreckage of aircraft from the Russia air force
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  1296. The T-14 was supposed to address Russia's suicide pact with its T-90s on down one hit and jack in the box
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  1297.  @cameronspence4977  The US plans to counter the DF with the AGM-183 which is major problem for China In other to protect the DFs from attack, they need levels of protection and have to moved further inland. The further inland they go, the shorter the DF range becomes The lack of tankers means that PLAAF can't stop the USAF from sending bombers to China doorstep
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  1298. They dont have any as advanced as the US makes
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  1299. DU is has denser but also has 2 key features first ,its naturally self sharpening Composite armor can easily blunt tungsten rounds whereas DU being naturally self sharpening means it resist composite armor much easier DU biggest feature is that its pyrophoric. In other words, it self ignites and burns at high temps. So even if it does penetrate, the heat from it burning will still compromise the target armor or worst, if it penetrate deep enough, the heat will force the crew to leave the tank EU does not use DU , and they have to develop a 130mm gun just to penetrate a T-14 armor whereas the US is confident in the M829A4 ability to penetrate a T-14s armor in one shot. Now the 130mm does have the advantage that its larger size makes its HEAT round far more dangerous than its KE round
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  1300. Tanks are still obsolete Even though the Abrams X promises 50% more fuel efficiency, its still a boon on logistics HEMTT M978A4 9,500-liter (2,500 U.S. gal) tanker can only refuel 5 Abrams once. The same tanker can refuel 12 JTLV 4 times or 12 Strykers 3 times If the Army wasnt such a screw up, the Stryker MGS would still be in service. All they needed to was adopt the Japanese Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle design for the MGS Buy the Israeli made LAHAT and Korean made KSTAM-I or IMI's 105 mm Excalibur top-attack munition. The LAHAT ability to penetrate up 800mm armor would allow to deal with any IFV or AFV and the top-attack munition for heavy tanks The JLTV and Stryker can be configured for SHORAD which allows them to deal with drones and loitering munitions as well gunships The 30mm again great up general purpose use as well missile carriers , mortars and other various configurations If tank is disable , the only things that can pull out of danger is another tank or tank recovery vehicle Most recovery vehicles can pull Strykers and JTLV, in short they dont require specialized vehicles JTLV and Stryker can carry jerry cans with additional fuel. an Abrams burns 10 gallons just starting JTLV and Stryker can be deployed easier and in greatly numbers for any situation with ease Tanks not so much Tanks had to good run but it coming to an end Ironcially, the push develop weapons to counter develop so many weapons that requires layers of defense just to survive
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  1301.  @garrettfulks2932  Yeah no The UAF wasnt that large to begin with but most importantly , Russia on day one and to this day still insist that they neutralized the Ukraine air force So the wreckage is 90 percent Russia air force
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  1302. The US advised the Afghan president to consolidate its forces and not stopping to fight the Tablin on a wide front but he didnt listen
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  1303. Failing miserably
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  1304. The TB2 has proven Russia tech is all hype
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  1305.  @AndruComedy  The irony of the situation is that Iran claims to be highly advanced yet it took them 15 hours to find the site
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  1306.  @LyricTenor85  if you have the money to spend ,then your pilots are smart enough to know and say Mr president , based on this weather I would advise we take off when the weather improves
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  1307. Israel is popping the champagne
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  1308. What Ukraine needs and the US is currently working on is Home on Jam seekers for the JDAM and SDBs Once those are fielded, Russian jammers will become useless
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  1309.  @kmo2010  Right Russia claim of HIMARS destruction is grainy video , purported strike with no signs of secondary ignition that's consistent with ammunition blowing up
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  1310.  @JB-xj4rn  Allegedly
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  1311. Ukraine does lack air defense but the problem with this strike was the lack of effectiveness While both ships were damaged to point where they couldnt be replaced, there is still a possibly of salvaging equipment for other vessels Secondly Russian defenses managed to get 7 of 10 missiles Yes the loss of 300m Kilo submarine is massive strategic and tactical gain What Ukraine should have done is torn a page out the US play book Special forces land and attack air defenses with loitering munitions while a second team goes into overwatch and evaluates the missile strikes Timing simultaneously with missile strikes so all 10 missiles strike their targets Su-27s with JDAM-ERs approach and SF directs them either to follow up strikes or to secondary targets So instead of meh attack with a little luck Sevastopol and its assets gets wiped out completely which halves the Russian Black Sea bases
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  1312. Enumerateevaluate  Yeah most older jets don't have what the F-35 has
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  1313. Its good but it does a need CROWS with a 20mm cannon with programmable/airburst rounds for counter drone 50 cal is not going to cut it
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  1314. Ima SuperPerson example Trump takes aim at F-35 without even being briefed by the project director. furthermore ,the program has been reducing cost by 3.7 percent average per year So all trump is doing is trying to put his name and claim he did that
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  1315. Considering that Ukraine has 60 launchers to use ATACMS Russia's problems just got a lot worst
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  1316.  @weasle2904  its STOVL not SVTOL. The Harrier's design prevents it from going supersonic so yes something different was need. The Harrier was good for what it uses for
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  1317. Thats how cooperation works. But if you want get technical, the UK and the US Marines had been working on STOVL long before the JSF. They had identified the Harrier lack of supersonic speed as major hindrance back in the 80s. So both sides had been working the issue for long time
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  1318. Russia didn't pay the cost of upgrading its gunships weapons with better precision capabilities and are paying for dearly The US has used its Hellfire missiles against personnel and other targets several times in Iraq and Afghanistan The Hellfire was upgraded from AGM-114A- Armored vehicles to AGM-114K, M, N, and P for various targets to AGM-114R Hellfire II-All targets allowing Hellfires to be used for any target. The US went a step further with Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) upgrades the 70mm into precision laser guided munition costing only 22K per missile considerably less than the Hellfire Neither the Ka-52, Mi-28 or Mi-24/35 has any sort of weapons upgrades , hence why videos of them spraying and praying are common and them uses precision missiles are very rare The US lost 42 AH-64/AH-1Ws in Iraq from 2003-2010 and 16 AH-64/AH-1W in the 2020 years in Afghan Russia is 35 KA-52/Mi-28/Mi-35 combined in Ukraine so far The key difference is that Iraq and Afghan, The NATO/US made damn sure to cut both countries off from the outside which allowed them to severely limit what weapons enemy forces could get Russia's tactical blunder was leaving Western Ukraine open to the West Without them cutting off supplies , Ukraine has gotten better and better air defense equipment Now they Aspide, NASAMS and IRIS-T which moves them from only having SHORAD defenses with 3 to 5 mile range to medium range defenses able to engage targets over 20 miles away
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  1319. Nope, they are still very much legal but most militaries employ on them actual targets whereas Russia using them where ever
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  1320.  @prizefighter8699  Same as with the with strike on the Rostov-na-Donu The images showed that pressure hull was compromised thus making it a complete loss The images show the port side of the Askold completely destroyed
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  1321. The warship Moskva has not sunk it has simply been reclassified as a new type of submarine and is on a special underwater mission
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  1322. Sorry Ivan but the West does not need to resort to such tactics Putin's retarded decision making has been more than enough help getting Ukraine the help it needs
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  1323. How dare you apply logic to Russian propaganda lol
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  1324. See a few words and fakers crack like glass As for bridge vulnerability The issue with this was not the bridge but the ship and poor decision making of the crew The ship had no back up or emergency power to its propulsion. One the ship lost the power, they should have been trying to turn the ship around The ship veering into the bridge shows the that bow thruster was working but why they veered in that direction again ??? This harbor is shallow not deep The only way that you could protection this bridge from that much mass would have been with massive amount of X-blocs or A-jacks and they would have arranged so the kinetic energy is focus away from the bridge Easier to do when you building a bridge as you add to the design considerations substantially harder when the bridge is decades older and wasnt designed with that in mind
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  1325.  @danielkaufmann15  Its simple facts The bridge was built in 1977. 3 years later there was an accident that mandated newer bridges be built with better protection against ship strikes but there is no amount of protection that would stopped that ship from tearing through that bridge
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  1326. ​ @Ubique2927  Your YT degree is hilarious You are literally none of the above Bridge protections measures are meant to redirect not adsorb Secondly ,the bridge was built in 1977, 3 years before disaster in 1980 that mandated newer bridges be built with multiple levels of protections Lastly clown, in 1970s, the average container ship weighed 26,000 tons Today, they weigh over 90,000 tons That damn near the same mass as an aircraft carrier The ship should turned around a lot sooner
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  1327. Oh wow after 11 months
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  1328. The die hard Russian trolls are out in full denial propaganda mode trying to spin the coup Ukraine and the West couldnt have asked for a better gift
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  1329. its just sham referndum
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  1330.  @shortrandomusername  Thats more than painful
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  1331. Poor cannon fodder
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  1332. Asset denial good job Ukraine
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  1333. It was all fun and games till he get held accountable
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  1334. As a criminal
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  1335. So its okay for them to put people lives at risk but not ok for them to punish for it right
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  1336. If heavy vehicles can't cross it , then its pointless that means that retreating forces would have to abandon their vehicles which again is major victory for Ukraine either way
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  1337.  @John-hu9qg  You do realize that its hilarious that the only thing that you bots and trolls can mention is Donbass and Lunhansk We are in Kherson ,not Donbass and Lunhansk LMAO Right now, despite Russia's alleged claims, Ukraine forces are making head way in Kherson So Russia can have those area for now but make no mistake, those gains in those areas are only temporary The West's reluctance to supply Ukraine with advanced systems fading very quickly Ukraine's wish list of weapons steadily being filled which means bad news for Russia
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  1338.  @B01  Thats a massive overstatement First the Ukraine only has handful of Bayraktars. They started with 6 and currently have between 15-20 secondly the Bayraktar is no MQ-9 it carries just 4 light weight munitions while the MQ-9 models can carry up 16 missiles or 500bs PGMs It limited munitions means it selectively target Now Ukraine forces are hitting targets but not that high If the Bayraktar had the MQ-9 payload, that convoy outside Kyiv would have completely destroyed its not doing bad but not as high as you state
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  1339.  @neilfoster814  US weapons are designed for precision while Russian weapons are designed to be brute force The Apache is vastly superior to the Ka-52 and Mi-28 First it has video link capability with UAVs which allow them see what UAVs Secondly the AGM-114L or Longbow hellfire can be fired on targets not in visual range This goes back to why the Apache was given video link capability with UAV Its allow to the attack from stand off range and still be precise As you see, the KA-52 has no such capability so it has to get up close Their luck was the limited Ukraine capabilites
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  1340. That note Ukraine thats how you clear minefield
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  1341. You see the freaking wave coming but stick around like a deer in the headlights ?
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  1342. Israel strike again
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  1343.  @Nillix1  Actually you can Did the Talbian fight the US head no, nope They have to resort to IED and suicide bombers People dont understand the differences between warfare
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  1344. It's pretty easy to point out Russia's failurism in Ukraine When you see videos of Apaches in action, you see them normally striking with precision. The KA-52 and Mi-28 have been running and gunning with cannons and unguided rockets. The US made the Hellfire into all purpose weapon whereas the KA-52 and Mi-28s are still optimized for anti-armor The Ukraine forces are not attacking with armor that much so ?? The US for Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) developed both the MQ-1 and MQ-9 drones which can stay airborne for hours with a load of weapons Again, Russia lacks a drone capability of doing PCAS like the MQ-1 or MQ-9 The US spent a fortunate developing its conventional capabilities which lead to targeting pods and other advanced conventional weapons Russia halfed assed trying to claim its weapons are as good at half the cost and we know that Russia's conventional capabilities are extremely poor
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  1345. This conflict has shown that the Russia army is woefully unequipped to fight conventionally If the US was in Ukraine They would have MQ-9s carrying out precision strikes The videos of Russian UAV has been heavily edited propaganda and completely underwhelming The Apache has demonstrated its ability to attack targets from stand off range The Ka-52 has demonstrated its ability to constantly end in fields either damaged or in completely destroyed The A-10 has demonstrated its durability Th Su-25 not so much The A-10 has 7 planes in combat through its life The Su-25 has lost 5 planes just in Ukraine
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  1346. They are going to be busy dealing with all that UXO
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  1347. Its fine that will be buff out eventually
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  1348. They are capturing cities and paying a hefty price in the process
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  1349. ok boomer
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  1350. Its being held accountability Sure Congress lies but he took took to a whole another level
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  1351. Yeah how about no All you have done is put target on Cybercab for hackers Secondly, humans dont break down however technology does
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  1352.  @willainerosenau6782  LMAO
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  1353.  @taekwondotime  So you are basically naming countries that dont matter China can't do anything. Since NATO is united , US can easily take China while NATO backs EU forces dealing with Russia To deal with Iran, all the US has to do is give keys to armory to Israel. Israel would love nothing move than having completely access to US weapons since as JASSMs which can be integrated into their F-15s very quickly. JSM can be added to their F-35s. LRASM can be equipped via a topside canister launcher to the ships Israel with the US latest precision weapons would quickly level Iran North Korea relies heavily on China to back to them Unlike the SK, NK has been heavily sanctioned so their capabilities in conventional war are a literally joke Lastly India would never join India wants more US made tech as their Russia equipment has been abyssal When they faced off against Pakistan, the short comings of the Russia tech was clear
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  1354.  @markarmstead9327  The irony with that statement is the even if Ukraine's forces fall Russian forces have the worst possible insurgency to ahead Insurgency forces armed with ATGMs, MANPADs, Loitering munitions as well US made M82 Barret anti-material rifles Insurgency with that much firepower Nightmare doesnt do it justice
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  1355. Good job
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  1356. Planning for the long haul
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  1357.  @briant5685  Ukraine forces with a fraction of the equipment they have now routed Russian forces months ago Now they have precision 155mm systems plus HIMARS and M270 and several other weapons allowing them engage Russia forces at considerably longer ranges Lay off the propaganda buddy Putin change his mind and the West can change their position on supplying Ukraine with long range precision missiles like The MGM-140 and Harpoon block II ER both have 190 mile range
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  1358.  @briant5685  They can come to Kyiv and get routed again
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  1359. At the rate Russia is going with their excessive collateral damage, the West is going start giving Ukraine long range precision weapons without restriction
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  1360.  @JayH22  If Ukrainian forces are doing this much, Russia would get roasted if NATO committed its forces If most Ukraine had fled, then explain why after 4 months , Russia has failed to capture the entire country of people have fled as you claim lay off the propaganda clown
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  1361. @Bot Detector If this was Feb, that would correct but Russia has stayed to point where reluctance to supply Ukraine with advance tech has faded They got the launchers, they just need the MGM-140 Same with the Harpoon, they have the launcher, they just need the Harpoon Block II+ ER They have 83 Western 155mm Self-propelled artillery units, sot they getting close They only have 13 MLRS so stay a ways to go there They have NASAMS and Gepard so 2 of 3 So they are actually not that far off
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  1362. FAFO
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  1363. its well pass failure
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  1364. @NBQM  "the only reason you can inflict heavy casualties on us because you have air superiority." Gaining superiority is the point in combat numb nuts. You gain air superiority, you control the skies, you gain naval superiority , you control the sea. Example an S-400 can destroy targets up to 250 miles away yet an AGM-158 which is carried by bombers and fighters can launched from 300-600 miles away. Without fighters to push them back, planes can attack over and over again because there no one to push them back. Same with the sea. With no ships to challenge them, cruisers and destroyers can easily close to with 70 miles of the coastline and attack. TLAM range is over 800 miles but when the ships are just 70 miles from the coastline, those missile can strike that much deeper. Combat is about getting advantages not playing on a level field. The Gulf war was the clearest example of this. Saddam had the 4th largest army in the world as well tanks and armor in the thousands. A six week campaign of bombing reduced all of that to scrap metal and caused surrender in the thousands
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  1365.  @supercarakita1148  The reality is that Putin is trying to grind them down so he can save face
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  1366.  @garylaurendeau628  The usefullness of tanks depends on user Russia has both APS but isnt using it in Ukraine
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  1367.  @banger2998  Thats the generally idea, they are just propaganda videos notice there are no secondary explosions and you can't see what they are shooting at
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  1368.  @xaiano794  I am guessing he failed science in school
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  1369. So you are confused how 100,000 ton container ship traveling out of control was able to tear through a bridge support span ? seriously
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  1370. So many dead for one man's lunacy Wagner realized that Putin was off his rocker but it was too for them to do anything about
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  1371. We do feel sorry them Russian men and women dying for Putin's lunacy They either at the hands of the political commissars or in combat
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  1372. It needs a newer MAST system
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  1373. LOL Denial
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  1374. Ands just in 2 months
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  1375. Dropping steel Once they get precision NATO system they can drop steel precisely
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  1376. You forgetting that Russia had the Pact countries and other states as buffers (cannon fodder)
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  1377. Bold move going out in the open like that
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  1378. HIMARS showing its effectiveness
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  1379. Shush how dare you use common sense
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  1380.  @ticklingoscillators1852  Yet they continue ?
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  1381. True but he wasnt walking away from that either
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  1382.  @Imfromspacehi  He was fine till he started moving
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  1383. its not cost effective but eventually things will switch from defensive to offensive and drones wont be problem
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  1384. Russia buffled and got called
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  1385. How long does the West plan on tip toeing around this situation?
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  1386. Just like legos They built the sections premade on land and simple go piece by piece the only time consuming part is placing the supports in the water
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  1387. Compared the precision strikes that the western Apache has been seen doing, they are firing randomly Russia lacks the precision capabilites that the West has
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  1388. Not really, The Houthi case of attacking ships in international waters for a conflict that is literally none of their business is why they are being bombed
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  1389. The Bradley continues to humiliate Russian forces
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  1390.  @mrkickback2010  The S-400 was designed for complex fighting not irregular warfare They customized it to the point of useless The US destruction of their systems in Iraq and despite downing F-16 and F-117, the fact that the Serbian forces fired over 800 missiles at NATO aircraft They designed the system to counter US air power and weapons from long range Ukraine has no advance capabilities so the system is basically useless
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  1391. Russia is all about propaganda. Facts don't matter unless its fits into their propaganda. They posted a video of KA-52 was damaged and forced to land after , quote carrying out a successful attack When you look very closely, you can clearly see that its composite video from sources At the end ,when the pilot gets out, again you can clearly see a different paint scheme If Russian forces were completely dominating the situation, you would see far different videos
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  1392. Its just desperation
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  1393. Ukrainian is getting plenty and once crews get trained The West can ante up the numbers
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  1394. Nope send contractors from Blackwater
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  1395. Ah yes, the typical propaganda video where you can't make out a damn thing
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  1396. Its Javelin a in direct fire mode
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  1397. ,the usual Russian propaganda
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  1398. It taken 28 years to get this far Try not to blow yourselves up
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  1399. What to hell did they hit it with?
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  1400.  @larryzigler6812  Why are you announcing you ride the short bus
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  1401. Its actually smart for Russian forces to do that because sadly Ukrainian forces are too laser focused on ammunition dumps They need to destroy airfields, air defense equipment and artillery.
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  1402.  @pilotdrift05  No it was not
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  1403. @dv8322 If he cant step up, then he need to find another job
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  1404.  @AndyDavisTechnicalDiving  How about no The S-70s isnt an ISR UAV like the RQ-180 its unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), like the MQ-20 or X-47B whatever they were doing , something went wrong and they were forced to destroy it but failed to completely do so so win for Ukraine and the West
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  1405. its highly likely that drone had malfunctioned and they were forced to destroy it. As for them locating it, the fact that another aircraft was near by suggesting they were conducting an ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) ops trying to locate targets and something went wrong Now this hints to serious desperation on Russia's side to take such a risk with so few S-70s made however its still a tactical nightmare as there was still plenty intact pieces that are valuable to the west
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  1406.  @ramsses5175  The US literally smoked an Al-Qaeda leader last week with the Salami slicer
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  1407.  @springbloom5940  Ukraine has plenty of tech to deal with these drones
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  1408.  @Zoonjse  All Russia needs to do is go home
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  1409.  @noticing33  Ukraine has shoot down over 40 Russian drones so why would these be any different?
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  1410. That would be false The problem with Ukraine list is not the equipment, but getting it to them The only way is via C-130, C-17 and C-5s Ironically Vogla Dpner got a lot business from the West moving equipment to Iraq and Afghan
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  1411. While Russia forces fighting for cities, Ukrainian forces are fighting on the strategic level
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  1412. You mean first 'first mobilised cannon fodder arrived
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  1413. Putin logic
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  1414. If Biden gives Ukraine JASSMs Putin will have a stroke
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  1415.  @xxxmikeyjock  Sorry but there is literally nothing Putin can do to the West
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  1416. As far as shell based artillery yes Russia so far has been facing Ukraine forces with old ass Soviet systems When Ukraine forces start using NATO 155mm with precision rounds allowing them fire one round per target Russia will seeing seriously losses
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  1417. Ok guys, Pro tip While ATGMs are great Use the right one for the job
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  1418. Either one will do Both variant carry the 1000lbs warhead
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  1419.  @_mysilentblue2227  No destroying their supply lines at from start to finish is the only way Attacking them at the source and, attacking in them in transit ,before they reach Ukraine is for more effective as it forces Russia to use move assets to protect its supply routes which stretches their forces out
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  1420.  @icemanzw  Residents in the area where the targets were show the burning wreckage cope cope
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  1421.  @thewallachianbard6975  True but that can be reason enough for NATO to consider direct action
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  1422.  @matej9961  The only reasons tanks are an issue is because the Russian military sucks ass right now
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  1423.  @imperatorvespasian3125  Because NATO would respond by taking out their power grids in response
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  1424. Oh wow, thats some serious consequences there china
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  1425. And you point You are saying Ukraine is beating Russia so badly they have to resort to nuclear weapons
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  1426. Javelin shredding Russian equipment wholesale
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  1427. Only run he's getting is straight to jail
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  1428. Thats called assessing the threat not flying off the handle
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  1429. Its called an on going investigation, emphasis on "on going" Now once they have completed the investigation, it can be released but not before
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  1430.  @rlswims  Not even the same Considering that it was a former president, there is no doubt that judge likely set the bar high before granting it
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  1431. Its called integrity of the case. There is no reason for it to be shown till the FBI and DOJ have completed their investigation
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  1432. Perfect spot sure, but still an amateur This guys have clearly watched too many hollywood movies
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  1433. There is no comparison The presidential records act required to Trump turn over documents immediately upon the end of his term Yet the National Archives have been fighting with him to return the documents for near 2 years Even after subpoenas were handed down, he still refused to comply with the NA request claiming presidential privilege What is supposed to happen is that National Archives gets the records and sorts them public, government and exclusive to the president The key here is that its National Archives, not Trumps job to sort the records Instead of doing the norms, as usual, Trump just had to do things his way and decided that he only to give what he wanted to gave which is not how it works Hell he tried to get special master to impede the DOJ investigation
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  1434.  @thomasreaves588  Sorry but the facts dont support that India once Russia largest buyer has been on heavy buying spree of US made equipment
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  1435.  @Subhamremady  Then Explain why every video out of the Russia MoD is nothing but cleverly edited propaganda that shows images that you can't make heads or tails of
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  1436.  @basedtrucker  How about no The images from the aftemath of strikes show the shear amount kinetic upon impact is significant
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  1437. When the US was in Afghan, they hid under rocks After the withdrawal, they came out from under the rock they were hiding and though that the US simply forgot about them
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  1438. All Russia's barrage tactics are doing is making a case for the US to bolster Ukraine defenses from 2 batteres to at least 20 systems Secondly, the data that Patriot is gathering about the kinzhal is gold for the US
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  1439. A Patriot battery is spread out across several miles. It prevents the enemy from destroying it with one missile The radar is in location, the command ,control and communication another and launchers spread out Secondly it called momentum and mass Kinzhal's weighs 10,000lbs while Iskander 8,400lbs and Kalbir 5,000lbs The problem there is that PAC-2 GEM-T are proximity fuzed not "hit-to-kill like the PAC-3 So what happened is that missile was intercepted but its momentum and mass allowed to maintain its course and land a glancing blow
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  1440.  @Trooper_Logan_H  Its very simple All or most schools have CCTV systems, They should immediately go to main office and use the cameras to see if they can spot the threat, if they can't spot the threat, then go door to door and secure the school While someone runs the cameras back to see if they can spot the threat There are several things that they can do besides wait for back-up
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  1441. shhh dont let them know you are on to them
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  1442.  @langhamp8912  We likely won't know how many actually survived They are supposed know the cook time of the weapons
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  1443. The AG has him dead to rights and he knows it ,so all he can do is claim that he's being targeted for political reasons From Nov to Jan, instead of transitioning out of the WH, he spent it trying to over turn the results Instead giving the NARA records so they could sort them property of the government, public and exclusive to president He decided instead that he was going to tell them what they could get Even when they subpoenaed , the records, he still didnt comply fully At no point in this process ,he never did what he was supposed to do He can't claim that records being there was a mistake during his transition He can't claim that he complied with records request as the NARA paper trail shows otherwise He can't claim that records were declassified as there is no paper trail So he's desperately trying to find a way out
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  1444. Why didn't Trump comply. Simple From Nov to Jan, instead of transitioning out of the WH, he spent it trying to over turn the results Instead giving the NARA records so they could sort them property of the government, public and exclusive to president He said instead that he was going to decide what is what and what they could get Even when they subpoenaed , the records, he still didnt comply fully Trump did a lot things that he wasn't supposed to do and a lot of exists in those records hence his desperation
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  1445. you are being for real ? The S-300 missiles carries between 220lbs to 330lbs warhead? and missiles veering off course is very common
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  1446. @Aleido Vellerophon 3 people Lets recap Russian attacks Serhiivka missile strike, Russian forces killed 21 civilians in residential building Kremenchuk shopping mall attack again 20 civilians killed need I continue
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  1447. The irony of this the failed red tide claim from the Nov elections
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  1448. Dont worry Santos the law can remove you
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  1449. They are trying to downplay the situation
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  1450. they wanted him for the vote and nothing else
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  1451.  @TheRedRaven_  MOSCOW, April 14. /TASS/. The Moskva missile cruiser sank while being towed amid storm because of hull damage sustained during the detonation of ammunition, Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. but please keep grasping at those straws
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  1452. As soon the senate passes it Russia's good times are over
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  1453. 7 months ago, it was the mighty Russian bear vs the underdog Ukraine Russia tried to go for the first round KO but failed miserably its round 8 now The mighty Russian bear has 2 black eyes, 3 broken ribs and a severely deflated ego. The Ukrainian underdog despite all odds is pushing the Russian bear into a corner and making a punching bag out of him , leaving Russia's only option is to take cheap shot Russia can take its cheap shot but fact that Ukrainian forces lasted 8 rounds and your only out was to a cheap shot completes Russia's embarrassment
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  1454. Its what happens when you rely on propaganda too much
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  1455. crapping his pants he gives his speeches from underground and the USAF just tore up a few sites
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  1456.  @bilalshah8989  You mean the stealth bomber that just showed them that their so called protected underground sites were easy targets for the USAF
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  1457.  @painkillergames1030  Israel has struck Iran so waiting for the aftermath The question is how messy will this get
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  1458.  @painkillergames1030  In modern era, air defenses would get smoked As stated before, the EA-18G resolves the issues that allowed those defenses to survive and the F-35 is equipped with far better weapons than the F-117 Unlike the F-117, the F-35 can engage and shoot back if needed
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  1459.  @User42214  its a lot more than symbiotic but the next few weeks will be interesting to see
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  1460.  @painkillergames1030  How about no The effort for the West just to get Ukraine up and running with the F-16 has been massive Thats months of training for both pilots and maintenance And thats just with 4th gen plane
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  1461.  @caustictoad  They have them but their pilots and maintenance crews are still in training Learning to operate a plane like the F-16 takes a lot of time
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  1462.  @samuelmuthui4699  Here's a new flash Israel has already used that tactic before and Iranian genera Farzad Ismaili, was fired as result
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  1463. ​ @Desert-wolf.28  The USMC and USAF have been practicing austere field operations with MC/KC-130s landing and setting landing strips for F-15, F-16s and F-35s Israel can do the same thing
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  1464. Yet still neither Russia or China can find buyers for their so called 5th gen aircraft
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  1465.  @overlord4404  India's purchase of the S-400 is odd because India supposed to be on this make in India high
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  1466.  @overlord4404  Lets recap China built the J-20 by cutting corners First they deleted the cannon. Neither the J-20 nor FC-31 has a cannon Second the J-20 uses Russia engines as Chinese engines lacked maturity which still is problem this isnt classified info as for the Su-57 Russia boasted about it back in 2007 how it would be dominant by 2020 Most of the links with Russia's boasting have mysteriously gone 404 but the fact that the Su-57E was offered for export 2019 and no one buyer nuff saif
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  1467. They are crap compared the F-35 but they are working on closing that gap just as the US is working on extending it See if the dumbasses in DC didnt axe the F-22, There would likely be an F-22C in testing right now An F-22 upgraded with the best tech from the F-35 and latest technology That would have given the US a massive lead as they would more than F-22s and F-35s However because they did axe the F-22 there are too few F-22s so it falls on the F-35 to maintain that gap till the NGAD is operational
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  1468.  @NAFONATO  Ukraine does need to go after SAMS but leave that to 155mms Russian jamming sites, major supply bases, aircraft bases for KA-52 and Mi-28 and drone bases for starters Bases in Crimea as well as should be the opening act
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  1469. No need to waste an ATACMS on that bridge Once Ukraine gets the ATACMS They should strike massively against Russian targets
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  1470. Curious why France would invest in buying more Rafales than the making sure the FCAS program is successful
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  1471. How is it a clear message when Ukraine has the capability to down the Orion drone
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  1472.  @walterbrownstone8017  No such thing as too many As drones can be dealt with both Hard kill and EW measures As for 2000 fairy tale 2000 drones in this class never happen Even with that many again EW and hard kill measure 2000 drones vs 30mm air burst ammunition
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  1473.  @walterbrownstone8017  Being cheaply produced doesnt change anything There is new generation of weapons being developed to counter drones en masse Doesnt matter if you have 20 drones and the enemy has to ability to simultaneously engage all 20 at the same time
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  1474. Similar to American and other world leading drone technology Not likely Its closer to first generation drone technology then anything
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  1475. As normal Russia with the outlandish claims with zero proof
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  1476. Yet Ukraine has destroyed how much of it
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  1477. Time to stop with the games and get serious West
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  1478.  @nanyanguo1  Wrong China has conduct long distance flights before with its IL-78s and H-6Us tankers The reason why they are trying to make a deal about it is due the fact that its all indigenous aircraft built in China As far the flight August 1st is based Yangcun Air Base in Tianjin From that base to Pakstian northern border is 5000 km alone cope harder
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  1479.  @Miller4866  The weak point of US defenses is basically detection and engagement They can engage and detect but most of the time ,the incoming missiles are in terminal phase which as little to no margin for error The goal of later program like the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor satellites, Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) , Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) and several others is to increase the range of both sensors and weapons Missiles has 4 phases. Launch, Boost, med course and terminal The goal is to able to hit a missile at any phase, not just terminal
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  1480. Ukraine wont try to go head to head
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  1481. The key here is that they were withdrawn very quickly because Russia knows that if Ukrainian forces get wind of their location, they will spare no expense trying to destroy them
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  1482. ​ @jinusrafezadeh2494  How about no You are forgetting a few key pointers First Israel has Patriot missile systems, second, the US has deployed THAADs to Israel before But most importantly what stopping the US from parking an AEGIS equipped cruiser or destroyer off Israel's coast
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  1483.  @sajidhaider6722  The West and Israel can back up their action Iran cant
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  1484. Ukraine's wishlist needs a few changes THAAD, no ,there are not enough but the US has over 1100 Patriots, they would be asking for at least 25 units As for F-18s, No, the F-16s are more numerous As for Apache, no, UH-60 can be configured as the Direct Action Penetrator (DAP) which is removable , you get the best of both Lastly, they should be asking for C-130s and C-23 Sherpa The C-23 can land on small roads which can be used to rapidly resupply frontline forces The C-130 can much needed heavy lifting The US can also do Ukraine a solid and allow to have a few Rapid Dragon with baseline JASSM-As
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  1485. Not feasible Ukraine needs to think smarter Apache's no UH-60, yes F-18s no More F-16s yes THAAD no More Patriots yes The UH-60 can be configured with missiles and also operate as troop carrier You get the best of both worlds with one assets The F-16s is more numerous than the F-18 Same with Patriots The US has over 1100 Patriot sytems but not a lot THAAD units
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  1486. @Paul Tyson Russian forces have not destroyed any HIMARS, thats just copium The M777s needs 6 minutes to set up, another 6 for the fire mission and 6 to displace, so nominally about 20 mins per mission A drone or helicopter traveling at 150 mph will cover 20 miles in 8 min which is why Russian forces have been able to destroy the M777 it requires too much time The PZh-2000 can set up fire on targets 30 miles away and displace in 5 mins - Russian forces need 12 mins to get eyes on The CAESAR time is 7 mins for target 26 miles away- 10 mins for eyes on The HIMARS can set up, fire and displace on targets 50 miles away in 6 mins . Russian forces need 20 mins to get eyes on The Self-propelled artillery like the Pzh-2000, CAESAR and HIMARS are giving Russian forces headaches because they can scoot and shoot before Russian forces can get eyes on them Which is why you see so much pro propaganda claiming,their destruction. being sold to Russian forces and being ineffective Russian forces have no answer to them If Russian forces had true air superiority over Ukraine they would have no problems sending aircraft out of hunt them
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  1487. Simple They blame Israel regardless of facts
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  1488.  @Nanobrker  Not that kinda of network Military tactical networks are completely different The Lancet can only damage not destroy The drone's warhead is only 6.6lbs , which barely anything its damaging but not lethal The Switchblade 600 carries 20lbs warhead and has proven to be very lethal
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  1489. It can be when the right weapons are given
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  1490. Russia's days in Ukraine are numbered what the West needs to do is maxmize the F-16s effectiveness is very simple For long reason precision strike ,They should start intergrating Storm Shadows and KEPD-350s to F-16s Both missiles allow Ukraine to launch and leave and deny Russian defenses a chance to engage them The F-16 is already intergrated with AGM-84 which means strike against the Black Sea Fleet would a reality now The F-16 can fully use the AGM-88 in all modes. The LANTRIN pods can equipped for using laser guided weapons Russia's big deal will be sending Su-35s or MIG-31 at stand off against the F-16 which opens up the door for Ukraine to give them a major black eye F-16s can launch ADM-160s decoys.While they are sorting out what is what, another flight of F-16s can close distance on A-50s If Ukraine lays the trap correctly, they can bag A-50,Su-35s and MiG-31s in one go
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  1491. Its not what they have its what they desperately need Ukraine needs an integrated air defence system (IADS) for counter both Russian aircraft and missiles as well as Counter-UAS for drones They need at least 50 Patriot batteries backed by Gepards, Avengers and Aspide systems As Ukraine has limited aircraft, the ATACMS is the weapon they really need badly Ukraine 60 plus western launchers would allow Ukraine to simultaneously strike Russian forces on a strategic level ATACMS
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  1492. yawn
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  1493. Even if Iran had 24 Su-35s, they are still no match for the Israeli air force India placed an order for Israel missiles after their export Russian R-77 and R-73 performed poorly against the Pakistani air force Israeli's Python-5 is one the best short range AAMs and they working BVR AAM to rival the AIM-120s range
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  1494. You are forgetting the key differences Hezbollah and HAMAS hide whereas a conflict with Iran would be strike traditional conflict that Israel will easily Iran has plenty of targets for Israel to attack
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  1495. Yeah if Iran had brought a newer helicopter with equipped with newer features like TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) and TAWS/EGPWS (terrain avoidance warning system / enhanced ground proximity warning system) instead of flying around in helo from 70s that lacked said features this wouldnt have happen Although I wonder how Iranian pilots would respond to bitching betty warnings since its female voice
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  1496.  @hakimdrammeh6787  Cope cope Israeli bases took very little damage
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  1497. Taurus meh ATACMS most definitely Ukraine has few aircraft to use the Taurus but the 60 plus combined of M270s and HIMARS can use the ATACMS That allows Ukraine to strike massively with ATACMS More to point,Sevastapol can targeted with ATACMS as well bridges That saves Taurus and Storm Shadow for higher value targets
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  1498. Yes ground defenses would have hard time but if they were supposed by a modern AWACS The Brahmos wouldnt be a problem
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  1499.  @metalrain6011  its easier when you realize everyone knows more than yourself Both US Army and USMC have adopted the iron Dome and thats an extremely rare thing for them to do
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  1500. More propaganda What exact does space engineering expert know about missile defense absolutely nothing
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  1501. You are missing key factors The ATACMS can be loaded to HIMARS and M270 in a matter of minutes The Iskander can not ATACMS weighs just 3600lbs while an Iskander weighs over 8400lbs ATACMS doesnt need specialized vehicle for reloading whereas the Iskander does The ATACMS needs no external support while the Iskander requires a whole chain of vehicles ATACMS can be sent target info, the launcher inputs it and fires Whereas the Iskander has to get the info from its command truck Lastly , the ATACMS camouflages itself so enemy cant tell what the HIMARS or M270 is carrying thereas is no mistaking an Iskander launcher, an attacking forces can easily pin point the Iskander
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  1502. The simple fact is that someone is tipping the Houthi's off about the MQ-9 flight path allowing them get in position
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  1503. Interesting dilmena
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  1504. Russia's claim grainy ass video and purported strike their normal bullshit but the key factor is that video shows no secondary explosion that would be consistent ammunition blowing up
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  1505.  @mikemckinnis3877  Just like Russia changing its goalpost every week
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  1506.  @narcick1018  Yet acheived their goal none the less
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  1507. Oh they know exactly what the HIMARS is as Ukrainian forces are punching their lights out with them a US defense official told reporters that Ukraine has been using the system to destroy Russian command posts: “What you see is the Ukrainians are actually systematically selecting targets and then accurately hitting them, thus providing them with a precision method of degrading Russian capability,
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  1508. I wouldnt say exaggerated As the Su-25 is as durable as an A-10 Its highly likely that planes were damaged not destroyed and made it back to base.
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  1509. @lenin soraisham This conflict has become low intensity which the Russia military is ill equipped to fight Right now its hype vs reality and Russian forces so far are all hype Hype During a reported test conducted by the Russian military in 1999 the T-90 was exposed to a variety of RPG, ATGM and APFSDS munitions. When equipped with Kontakt-5 ERA the T-90 could not be penetrated by any of the APFSDS or ATGM used during the trial Reality Despite claims that Russia ERA can protect tanks from ATGM, Russia tankers were still seen welding cope cages on their tanks yet Russia tanks still were shredded by ATGMs See because of budget cuts, they had to steel instead of Stalinium The Hype he Defense System President-S, also referred to as BKO, is a fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft protection system designed to defeat incoming infrared-guided missiles by laser and radiofrequency/electronic jamming of the missile's seeker. President-S is intended to defeat primarily man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) such as the Russian Igla and the United States Stinger shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles. KRET and Ekran tested this system firing Igla missiles at a President-S equipped Mi-8 helicopter fixed up on a special rig. During the tests, several missiles were fired from a distance of 1,000 meters with no missile reaching its target due to the highly effective jamming. Reality The Ukrainian landscape is strewn with the wreckages of everything from Ka-52s to Su-34s Today a Su-25 was shown badly damaged, yesterday the Russia MOD released a video, hours later, the KA-52 in the video was shown tore shreds in a field The day before, Mi-24 was shown getting absolutely destroyed by a MANPAD. Poor crew barely had time to scream shit
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  1510. Its easier for Russia to accept that US provided radar and EW support to Ukraine than admitting that Ukraine literally outsmarted them yet again
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  1511. Not an apt comparison A better comparison would be the US Oliver Hazard Perry class has taken everything from anti-ship missile to mines and demonstrated incredible durability even when the ships weren't crewed, they still withstood severe damage The images confirmed what was suspected The Moskva was struck in bridge as well as damage to a P-1000 battery With Captain and other senior officers out of commission, there was no one to direct the damage control efforts and seemingly controllable situation was allowed to spiral out of control till they need to chose to but to abandon ship Now interestingly , the Russia is sending a salvage team despite the threat of ASM what could Moskva that is so valuable that Russia is taking that kinda of risk The P-1000s are only used on the Slava class and Russia only has 2. Their 500 mile range is still no threat to USN defenses as F-18s can easily attack it before it gets in range NATO ships also have ample defenses The TLAM MST above DDGs and CGs range massively exceeds the P-1000s The S-300F, and OSM-MA are no interest to the the West There is only one think that Russia would take such risk and thats nuclear weapons
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  1512. Russia is parades old equipment while Ukraine is capturing and sending Russia's latest weapons to the West Hilarious
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  1513. How about wrong on all counts Israel was provided support for its nuclear program back in 50s and 60s by the US and France Secondly how did you know what Israel tested Short answer no ones knows because its very easy to test nukes under ground or in the ocean
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  1514.  Chicka Boom Boom  There is no such thing as can't defend moron First North Korea took the quick and easy path by using ICBMs as boost vehicles. FYI, the problem with the ICBM boost method in the case of NK is distance The US and South Korean missile defense system close enough can intercept the missile while its still in boost phase. What good is NK missile if the US and SK can intercept them before reach flight altitude. Thats missile both land and ships that can stop NK missiles So China has again has bitten off more than it can chew China's weapon is violation of the Outer Space Treaty that 111 countries signed in which they agreed not to weaponize space Secondly the US isnt worried as the Mach 18 SM-3 can easily deal with Chinese space garbage
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  1515. In the case of the UK, its the truth. UK ships currently have no weapon capable of stopping hypersonic weapons Land based systems also can't stop hypersonic weapons With Hypersonic weapons you need both the weapons and the ability to stop them The US plenty of weapons to stop them without hypersonic weapons The UK on the other hand has limited options
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  1516. The US isnt worried Russia and China worked on their program for over 15 years The US has only been at 4 so this is far from a setback
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  1517. Its not strange its called operational security Films even ones at night can get hints which can compromise the effectiveness of systems
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  1518.  @adriankemble5870  Scrap metal Ukraine unfortunately for Russia is has a lot of cover and concealment for special forces if things were to pop, The Russia aircraft defense and EW equipment would be prime targets for special force attack The S-400 and S-500 can cover up 310 miles but there is little they can do about boots on the ground There are Loitering Munitions which are too small for the Panstir S1 or Tunguska to stop but carry enough punch to do some damage They can target specific pieces like the command trucks and radar or destroy everything, one munition to radar, command truck and communicaitons without those, the missiles are paper weight Same goes for Krasukha and Murmansk-BN , easy targets for Loitering Munitions Loitering Munitions are light enough to be carried one person Systems like the Israeli Hero carried in launchers like ATGM There are several ways to attack without aircraft
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  1519.  @richvalson  The US is willing to test that theory with EW and cruise missiles
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  1520.  @hengng4414  He doesnt need to hold it The fact that Ukraine penetrated that deeply shows how unprepared Russia is in
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  1521. Russia will never run out missiles yet they cant seem to do anything with the missiles they have
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  1522. Making rounds is not the issue One of the problems that Ukraine has noticed is the time it takes to fully reload the Gepard The Skyranger is easier to reload
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  1523. Incorrect in conventional war, Israel would easily dominate the region
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  1524.  @againstviralmisinformation510  Grow up
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  1525.  @JohnSmith-px3so  Russia can't or rather won't mobilize the full weight of their forces for Ukraine. The West has given Ukraine precision weapons that easily negate numbers The X factor right now is that Ukraine does not have an effective air defense Ukraine needs air defense equipment that Can intercept missiles and aircraft able to simultaneously engage multiple targets highly mobile for shoot and scoot operation AESA radar for high jamming resistance but most important, exist in large enough numbers so Ukraine can be supplied with large number both systems and missiles The Israeli made SPYDER, Norwegian NASAMS, UK Sky Sabre, French VL MICA and Germany's IRIS-T all fit the bill but numbers is is problem There isnt enough system to supply Ukraine on moments notice Its not an idea, its fact In conventional warfare, the US has no equal The US heavily invested in aerial tankers which them to fly both bombers and fighters considerable distance Neither Russia or China can do that. The Mk-41 VLS is the greatest weapon that USN has as it allows ships to be tailored to any mission Land attack, Anti-ship and Anti-aircraft/missile The Moskava had massive offensive capabilites but limited defensive weapons More to point, thats the normal for Russian ships, massive offensive with virtual no defense capabilities China has gotten a clue but still very much behind the US
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  1526. The draw back to the BMPT was its lack of reload for its missiles It has 4 shots and thats its. M2 Bradley carries up 12 missiles The second its piss poor sights I surprised more havent been destroyed Russia's failure to destroy abandoned equipment is handing Ukraine massive trophy and propaganda victories
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  1527. Russian for reasons unknown opted for the BMPT "Terminator" over the VPK-7829 Bumerang The Bumerang uses the newer and more advanced Kornet EM whereas BMPT uses the much older 9M120 Ataka BMPT short comings are becoming painfully clear
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  1528. That would false It depends on who you are buying from Most companies will refurbish used airframes to give them more life Hell F-4s are still flying If airforces like the USAF, RAF or FAF offer their airframe they are generally going to be in top shape A quick refurbishment plan and you get more life For countries just looking for airframes, it makes sense Countries that are generally involved in conflicts, it doesn't make much sense India tried it with MIG-21s and got embarrassed badly Despite all their so called evidence, they couldnt muster up one scrap of the F-16 that they called they shot down
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  1529. That depends on who you are buying from Most companies will refurbish used airframes to give them more left Look at the F-4 Phantom Turkey, South Korea and Greece are still flying F-4Es The last F-4 rolled off the line in 1981 The cream of the crop for used airframes are generally from the US military as they are the most up to date as well has been properly maintained
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  1530. Will Iran respond , possibly but given Israel limited the scope of their attack its will be hard for them to do so for simple fact that Israel has shown again, they are able to penetrate Iran's airspace While all Iran can do is launch missiles and drones
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  1531. Yeah no After 3 years no one believes that
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  1532. Its not about yield , its about accuracy They don't have to completely destroy it but they can inflict damage to render it useless by targeting various sections
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  1533. Ukraine doesnt need troops on the ground but steel on target Rafale using SCALPs could neutralize the Kerch Bridge as well strike targets inside of Ukraine A limited scope strike by France could bring Russian forces in Ukraine to screeching halt
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  1534. You do realize that France isnt Ukraine and can fight Russia on every level including nuclear
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  1535. Amazing how Russia's lie come back to haunt them
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  1536.  @xZakuKai  And that says a lot about Russia. The West has given Ukraine basically downgraded equipment they are wreaking havoc on Russia forces whereas Russia is using mainly its op of the line equipment and getting smoked
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  1537. The fact that Ukraine was able to push into Russia is embarrassment enough
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  1538. Israel's response is fairly easy to guess From the med sea to Iran's border is only 600 miles Both Syria and Iraq lack advanced defenses so the F-35s will use that route Iran will likely expect that and try to crowd that route with everything the got but unfortunately for them Thats what Israel is hoping for Israel's dolphin sub use the Popeye SLCM which has range of 930 miles The IAF will use the F-35s to strike Iran's defenses to clear the way for Popeyes to strike Tehran
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  1539. You are confused how a superpower can freely move country to country
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  1540. how about no
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  1541. No,The likely objective is to knock the Russian navy out of the picture competetely
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  1542. its funny they dont realize the US is still playing nice Once the US calls in B-52s, its game over
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  1543. They warn of severe retaliation They better realize that is just the West warming up and shit going to get very serious when B-52s arrive
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  1544. Biggest joke
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  1545.  @wolfswinkel8906  Israel has no access to long range precision weapons like TLAMs or JASSMs
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  1546.  @Dani2kGaming_GEIR  Yawn
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  1547.  @Dani2kGaming_GEIR  Wrong The US can give Israel JASSM and their F-15I would be ready to use them within a matter of weeks whereas Iran ? Nada The US can give Israel TLAMs and again Israel would be ready to use them with a matter weeks where Iran again nada The simple fact is that the US can give Israel weapons which they can field faster than anything Russia can give Iran
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  1548.  @talkbigdosmall3192  We are over 1000 days into Putin's 3 day special operation
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  1549.  @Igorsov  Here's a hint the satellite hasnt attacked or disabled any US assets so why smoke it unnecessary for them its called common sense
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  1550. I am kinda confused on what exactly the EU thinks they can do To counter the Houthi's attacks, you need ships with both sensors and weapons able to handle air defense from low flying drones to high flying ballistic missiles Thats the US AEGIS with SM/2/3/6 and UK Sea viper with Aster/CAMM The only other ships with the right mix of weapons and sensors is Italy , France, Spain and Norway and thats not a lot of ships Secondly and mostly hilariously The objective of EU states was to establish their mission by Feb. 19 at the latest and make it operational soon afterwards They need a freaking month just to decide Ok, EU get freaking over yourself, Realize that the US gets shit down and augment the exist US/UK No one is saying you have strike Yemen, Uncle Sam got that covered
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  1551.  @joshuapaul2022  Russia does not have several bases in the Black Sea Cope harder
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  1552. How about no Ukraine destroyed several key pieces of equipment and badly damaged assets at Sevastopol Now the Russian navy is running like hell from Sevastopol due the revelation that the US is giving Ukraine ATACMS FYI from Ukraine's shore to the Sevastopol is 150 miles, ATACMS range is 190 miles which means Sevastopol and all support bases are now targets Without Sevastopol, the Russian navy ability to enforce its naval blockade of Ukraine is severely hampered Thats called a strategic win Russia's remaining base is Novoroossiysk 200 miles away from Sevastopol With Crimea defenses in Sevastopol knocked out It too can be attacked The ATACMS can easily disable the Kerch Bridge Once F-16s arrive, its game over Ukraine has had to rely on 155mm and HIMARS for the bulk of its offensive capability with the few strike that Su-24 can do The F-16 will allow Ukraine to take the load off both and massive strike Russian forces with great effect The F-16 can carry up to Harpoon ASM with 120 mile range which combined with F-16s range makes attacking and sinking the Black Sea Fleet a reality More to point, Ukraine can completely take the Russian navy out of the equation that would a massive strategic win
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  1553. Mock drills and the actual combat are not the same
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  1554. And the point would be what exactly You realize that LA is several generations old The newest USN subs are the Block III and Block IV Virginia class All these so called incidents were the USN is losing is just justifying the cost of the Virginia class program as well they having to "buy" new technology The fact of the matter in actual combat, diesel would lose badly First a capable force would target their weakness which is resupply. Can supply ships keep diesels at sea Nope The USN would systematically eliminate the enemy ability to resupply at sea. Fuel storage tanks at naval bases would targets for F-35s or cruise missiles So if the USN laying waste to the diesel subs supply lines, how long can they operate ? Resupplying SSN is food and equipment which can be accomplished with helicopters if needed but Diesels need fuel You target their fuel and they are in trouble Also remember that SSN can outdive Diesel
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  1555. No they dont Staying SSN was the best decision for the USN Diesel tout being quiet but a capable force knows how to exploit their weaknesses
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  1556. Its only going to get worst for Russian forces
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  1557. Worry not likely
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  1558.  @stephen10.  The Rafale is a joke the numbers dont lie its 2021 and only 237 built ? The number of F-15E built since 2001 Beat the Rafale 2002 for 59 F-15K for Republic of Korea Air Force Beat the Rafale again in 2005 for 40 F-15SG Republic of Singapore Air Force 72 for the Qatar 25 more Israel 84 Saudi Without the USAF ordering The F-15E 258 built since 2001
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  1559.  @royaru1710  Shoigu's problems are only begining Once Ukraine gets ATACMS and F-16s start striking Russian targets effectively Then he may wanna rethink his life choices
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  1560.  @swann67000  Well they know better now
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  1561.  @philmckrakin6752  I would start with who knew what and when
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  1562.  @edouardbongard  Which is all moot The question is why so little security if they though he was an international figure YT USMS Otoniel Extradition NYC 4 May 2022 You will see the US Marshalls moving a HVT correctly. unmarked vehicles, heavily armed teams and under the cover of night But most importantly, they all use the same vehicle They always travel in 4 or more Suburbans so potential threats cant ID which is the actual transport as they are all unmarked and all look the same Where the french , 1 van and car easily to figure that out
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  1563.  @asherkosmos4312  So you watched nonsense video Lets recap actually facts The F-15 didn't roll of the production line EX, it rolled off F-15A The F-15A within its first 15 years of service put over 80 planes in the ground The F-16 in the same time put over 200 planes in the ground and like the F-16, it didnt roll out block 72 Both F-15 and F-16 had to go through decades of upgrades to get to their level and hundreds of lives The F-35 is approaching 20 with 8 incidents with only 1 live lost what you call money dumping is called saving lives Secondly you have people making videos with no clue what they are taking out about Money dumping' of the F-35's was for R&D and to fix errors of a new ambitious technology There is a reason why the F-35 has the Integrated Test Force (ITF) consisted of 18 aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base and Naval Air Station Patuxent River. There is a reason why Lockheed Martin CATBird exists The only piece of F-35 hardware that has failed miserably is Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS). It never performed and its being replaced Secondly the F-35 requires 8 mil lines of code. F-22 require 1.5. The Russia Su-57 4 mil This is the second software coded aircraft built Neither F-15EX or F-16 block 72 are fully software coded The F-22 and F-35 fully software coded Again you are listening to people with no idea what they are talking about
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  1564. Which again is problem because ? First F-35s generally operate with radar enhancers to preserve their stealth Secondly the F-35 is flying super computer with an extensive ECM that can read electronic emissions so its odd that China would take that risk knowing that the F-35 could gleam a mountain of information from both the J-20 and KJ-500 The factor that you are forgetting is that isnt a combat scenario KJ-500s would have to deal with F-35s with AIM-120 or the future AIM-260 taking shots at them while F-22s easily take out the J-20 As well as jamming from both sides Intercepting in uncontested situations is not that big of acheivement
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  1565.  @Vincent-xz2bj  Not likely The PLAAF/PLAN lacks the tankers to keep the J-16D airborne for extended periods of time
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  1566. Watch how Putin quiet gets when F-16s arrive
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  1567.  @HingerlAlois  The M109 is not Ukraine needs The Pzh200, and ARCHER are what Ukraine needs If you want to get technical , The ARCHER can stop, shoot fire 3 rounds and move in 75 seconds The Pzh2000 Multiple round simultaneous impact (MRSI) is excellent for suppressing enemy forces If combined both with M777s The Archers can knock enemy defenses with M982 or M1156 while Pzh2000 with Bonus rounds attacks enemy vehicles allows the M777s time to come and set up Ultimately the only problem is that Ukraine lack of advance air defense equipment means they have move very quickly
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  1568.  @hillsane9262  You can't really count Russian electronic warfare because it does not matter Its working in Ukraine because they dont have the means to reliably destroy them The US has EA-18G, EC-130s and RC-135 Rivet Joint for location Russian electronic warfare systems Once located, they communicate via data link the EW position Depending on location, its what asset they send to destroy if the EA-18G is near enough, they cram AGM-88 down its throat if not , Uncle TLAM or JASSM
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  1569. This is why you dont let IFV with high rate of fire and accurate sights get in close The videos highlight the deadly accurate fire of the Bradley Just sat there and tagged the T-90 with impunity
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  1570.  @ArtplusHrApps  Russia reportedly has close to 1900 S-300s, so why pull these then
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  1571. Its curious because Lockheed delivered 300kw system to Army already
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  1572. Lay off the potato juice The S-400 cost nearly 1 billion to make per system Secondly, you are missing the big picture Ukraine knocked out the S-400 site guarding the Black Sea Fleet at Sevastopol First attack destroyed 2 vessels. Second attack, 3 missiles struck Black Sea HQ In the time it takes Russia to replace the S-400, how much damage do you think the ATACMS and Storm Shadow would do ATACMS opening attack with submunition payload cost Russian nearly 20 helos, a large potion were KA-52s Ukraine has shown strategic smarts in targeting vital Russian assets with ATACMS Now realize that F-16 is getting closer to operation and without S-400 or A-50s Su-35s and MIG-31s will have to rely on their radars which will be nothing short of impossible its much easier when A-50 or S-400 guide Su-35 or MIG-31 as it allows them to get in much more favorable firing positions
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  1573.  @diegof8853  And how much of shit show his first term was
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  1574. And Irony is the Houthis actually thing they are doing something They never stopped to consider why the US committing MQ-9s dispute the threat from sams
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  1575.  @manuelmamann5035  The NH-90 has problem with Germany, AU , the Dutch and others The irony of the situation is that AgustaWestland AW101 could solve the problems but it wasnt offered
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  1576.  @hermes6910  Thats the irony The UH-60 has been successively upgrading from UH-60A to UH-60M Whereas the MRH-90 ? The UH-60 aerial refueling kit is available for export customers as well as the External Stores Support System for weapons or fuel The UH-60 is older but has more options than the NH-90
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  1577.  @brexitnow4078  The problem with AU and NH-90 was distance Most of the NH-90 customers in the EU hand little problems with it because they were right there and getting problems fixed was relatively easy AU had to ship the NH-90 and Tigr to EU for work which was massive pain in the ass because they had to be broken down for transport The US also had that issue but with the newer models of the AH-64 and UH-60 they added the USN and RAF folding mechanisms they use for for ship borne storage which makes transport easier and simple The newer UH-60s has options that NH-90 doesnt have if NH-90 really wanted to compete with the black hawk, they need to add the same or better options
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  1578. So Putin can target the chief of wagner but cant stop from Zelensky freely traveling between the West and Ukraine
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  1579. Yak-130 or Su-35 Neither will matter in fight against Israel or the US
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  1580. Russia is dumb as bricks. Zelensky does not have to beg for anything. Industrial military complex in the US and EU are literally doing cartwheels every day this drags because militaries are doing record spending due Russia's attack in Ukraine. Lockheed, Raytheon Boeing , General Dynamics ,SAAB, Rheinmetall and MDBA. are all going ka-ching Lockheed, HIMARS and Javelin Raytheon- Patriot SAAB-NLAW Rheinmetall- PZh-2000 MDBA- Storm Shadow Defense companies are willing sending Ukraine weapons as its win- win win and win for them Even when Russia flaunts captures weapons, its still a win because new models have to be developed
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  1581. And what exactly will Russia do about it Nada
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  1582. The Gripen does not have the F-16 numbers There 300 Gripens built while there are over 4600 F-16s built If you factor in losses, maintenance and other factors 100 F-16s is easy to source as well as replace You can't say the same for the Gripen
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  1583. Thats good but they need more Avengers and Gepards
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  1584. Seems to be making a joke out of Putin
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  1585.  @johnvannisselroy6197  The Russian bot normally rears it head when Russia carries out strikes but fails to do anything
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  1586.  @PerceivedREALITY999  There is nothing wise about copying and pasting their ass
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  1587. All the more reason, the West needs to stop holding back
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  1588. Russia has no equivalent to the Apache The MI-28 and Ka-52 main weapon is the 9K121 Vikhr. 9K121 Vikhr main feature is its rear facing seeker. Just like how the TOW has the wire in rear, the guidance for Vikhr is the same way However like the TOW, the Vikhr requires the aircraft to have clear line of sight to the target The Apache long bow can fire on targets without line of sight and even if there are obstructions in the way Most importantly, the Apache can fire on multiple targets at once. Up to 16 with Hellfires can be attacked simultaneously Its much easier to do with 4 Apaches but one can do it if needed The MI-28 and Ka-52 lack the Apache fire and forget capabilities Secondly is the 70mm hydra Apache has 7 optional precision kits for its 70mm hydra Russia has only just started to develop the Ugroza into an operational kit Russia developed the Hermes-A which gives it 20 km range however the US adopted the Israeli Spike NLOS with 25 km range The Ka-52 lacks the mast mounted sight found on the Apache and MI-28 which means it has to fully unmask to get a clear picture The US upgrading from the hellfire to the dual guided JAGM. The JAGM over time will have similar range to the Spike NLOS but retain the Hellfire-L ability to be fired in salvos The KA-52 has improved but its not on par with Apache
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  1589. And so far ,those weapons have done jack and shit in Ukraine
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  1590. The HARM is superior but Ukraine lacks the capability to fully use it The KH-31 does not change the situation one bit If Ukraine only had its Soviet era air defense equipment, the KH-31 would be a problem ,however as they have newer and more advanced western systens The KH-31 is very much not problem
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  1591. Yes and no Drone are effective no doubt but missiles have heavier hitting payload As for why the Russian 3M-14 and KH-101 are failing you are forgetting that Ukraine has Patriot, NASAMS, IRIS-T and SAMPT Top of the line western defenses designed for countering cruise missiles Russia's saving grace is that Ukraine still lacks integrated air defence system (IADS however the US is working on getting Ukraine more complete batteries. if Ukraine can get enough to make an IADS Russia will have an even harder time attacking
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  1592. Becauses its moot at this point
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  1593. The US Army declared the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) operational back Feb its range over 1700 miles with max speed of 17 Compared as Iran's joke of Mach 13 and 800 miles The US can put LRHW in C-5s and have them on Iran doorstep in matter of hours Whereas Iran's crap missile ?
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  1594.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  Right Ukrainian reporters know the difference between cruise missile and air defense missile cope here NASAMS would either detonate and miss or self destruct They dont simply fall
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  1595. You are talking about guy who just get slapped with 350 mil fine for lying
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  1596. With what The EU problem is that they can never agree
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  1597. Not likely Ukraine had large number of Su-24 and many were inoperable Russia only attacked bases where they were operational In all likelyhood, Ukraine has been working with the west to get those frames back to operational status Secondly the Su-27 is also being modded for carrier so its moot
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  1598. You are forgetting the revelation that US has supplied Ukraine with ADM-160s decoys The existence of these decoys do question Russian's ability to shoot storm shadows
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  1599. Just remember, Hamas started it
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  1600. The offensive has exposed short comings with Ukraine capabilites
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  1601. Its not Ukraine has very little advanced defenses The Oreshnik can be intercepted by the SM-3 or SM-6 Russia's claim is that Oreshnik travels at Mach 11 The USN has been working on upgrading the SM-3 and SM-6s for long range interception of the Chinese DF-21 and DF-26 which travel at Mach 10 so the Oreshnik is not even a threat to the US
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  1602. Just think That was the F-16 Imagine how danger things when AIs are flying purpose aircraft not built with pilot limitations
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  1603. Its not a budget issue, its building issue. The Kuznetsov was built in the Black Sea shipyard and the planned Ulyanovsk was to be built in the same location Black Sea shipyard was located in Ukraine which Russia no longer has Building a ship that size needs specific shipyard able to handle ships that size which Russia doesnt have The Slava class cruisers like the Moskva also built in Ukraine Simple put, Russia doesnt the shipayards needed to build big warships which is why they are building so many frigates and smaller ships When the Shtorm was announced, they were supposed to be spending money on upgrading a shipyard so both the Shtorm and Lider class could be built
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  1604. A new carrier wont solve russia's woes as military force
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  1605. True but the West can remedy that issue
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  1606.  @RecoveringAhole  The loss of the sub one less item they gets in way of doing that
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  1607. Knocking out Kilo class sub is not a minimal gain thats a huge strategic gain for Ukraine The attack on Crimea, destroying S-400s as well the Kilo sub is why Ukraine need to focus on asset denial and destruction of key Russian capability without the S-400 in Crimea, the Ukrainian air force is kicking in the door
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  1608. That kinda makes no sense given that its open fact that North Korean forces in Ukraine
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  1609. There is literally no difference between the Weekend warriors and conscripts
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  1610. Ukraine has been attacking S-300 and S-400 deployed in Crimea and near the border
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  1611. Lay off the Russian propaganda there buddy
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  1612. Yeah Russia and China cut corners The US isnt The LRHW entered service in March 203
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  1613. You are forgetting that unlike Ukraine, the West has ample air defenses
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  1614. The Ukraine forces has better chances using it in INS mode, then have forward observer transmit the target location 20 miles from target so it speeds less time on the GPS
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  1615. if UK decides to provide missiles, the US should switch them out for newer models with land attack capability so Ukraine forces can attack both land and sea targets If they use combined arms like the US does, they can really inflict serious damage For attack land targets, have special forces use switch blade 600s to knock out Buk, Tor ,Panstir S1 or Tunguska that would be defending the base While attacking, they can use target designation units uses to pull coordinates for the Harpoons to use With an airfield, thats missile in the munition storage, another in fuel depot, another in communcations, Depending on how the aircraft are spaced out out 3 missile in precise locations can destroy a number of aircraft Rinse and repeat on Russia bases, As the Harpoon carries a larger warhead , vehicles convoys can be targeted As for attack ships unlike they are in port or supply ships, they shouldnt waste the time warships have ample defenses Ironically what Ukraine needs is MK60 CAPTOR mines or similar lightweight torpedos that small ships can use Just as the US used PT boats in WW2 Ukraine could equip small boats with Mk-46
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  1616.  @愛を込めてロシアから  Several hundred T-90s and T-80s more the point where is the T-14
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  1617. 3 Abrams vs how many T-90, and T-80s losses
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  1618. Notice that Western tanks turrents dont fly in orbit like Russian tanks
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  1619. So Ukraine has lost 3 Abrams while Russia has lost a dozen aircraft in the last 10 days and worst, its combination of Su-34s and Su-35s getting smoked So yes it hilarious that Russia is boasting about 3 tanks when Ukraine has cost them so much more irreplaceable A-50s x2 and IL-22 x3. Lets not forget they put cruise missiles into a Russian sub as well corvette and most importantly cost the Moskva but by all means boasting about how you destroyed 3 tanks its hilarious
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  1620.  @jessehachey2732  Russia's copium is hilarous but only going to get worst once Ukraine gets ATACMS
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  1621. Actually , Russia is actually right this The EP-3E replacement was cancelled and their number is very few so the compensate , the USN developed the AN/APS-149 and AN/APS-154 Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS) which basically allows any P-8 to act as SIGINT/ELINT without the need to for specialized variants of the P-8 Secondly Russia has been operating a lot of its tech so naturally the USAF and USN have been flying round the clock sorties cataloguing electronic signatures as well accessing the effectiveness of Ukrainian strikes The irony is that the US was using MQ-9s however Russian aircraft keep harassing them and trying to force them down
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  1622.  @shafiumohammed1977  There is no solution there genius lets spell out it for you GPS munitions can be jammed because they require satellite signals to stay on target. No signal, no pin point accurary The ATACMS was built at time when the US military did not rely on GPS. As stated in the video, its uses gyros to guide those gyros are immune to outside interference Here's a little history lesson for you. During the Falklands war, Argentina had problem with their german made torpedoes . After conflict it was determined that they had been stored improperly and that improper storage led to the internal gyros losing their calibration Simple put, the tech in ATACMS is very much analog not digital
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  1623. Ukraine has the older models not the newer ones but most importantly, the US military is receiving the newer PrSM and its allies are buying the M57s So Russia's statement is just copium
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  1624.  @shafiumohammed1977  Wrong clown There are 5 variants of ATACMS Ukraine has the 3 older M39s and M48s They wont get the newer M57s and M57E1s for a while The only model in production are M57E1
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  1625. That would be incorrect for dozens of reasons and not even cost effective
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  1626.  @perelfberg7415  :Lets see Yea the Israelis have done some missions but have they been in a near peer air to air encounter? No they have not. So only the older aircraft/platform have done any things worth mentioning with combat experience and that is not relevant for today. you were saying You claimed that Israeli hasnt had near peer air to air encounter. I stated that because they dont have any peers in the Middle East They are the strongest air force in the Middle east by wide margin Like I said the Gripen is unproven platform France got the Rafale action in several conflicts and even managed to use their AASM against aerial target The Eurofighter also has gotten action as well Prospective buyers want to hear real action not traiining Hell if the Ukrainian Air force had gotten the Gripen as tried to back in 2014, we might see it in action
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  1627.  @perelfberg7415  Again false In the past, Israel's enemies received knocked equipment from Russia while the Israelis received top of the line equipment from the US The massive difference in quality was very apparent as Israel completely dominated That hasnt changed, Israel still receives top of the line equipment from the US while its enemies still receive lower quality export You honesty think Syria's knock down MIG-29 has chance against F-15i Name a air force that can match the Israeli's in the middle east There isnt one No one wants unproven platform and thats what the Gripen is
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  1628.  @perelfberg7415  Thats no much on the scale of things
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  1629. The simple fact is no one squeaky clean
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  1630. No, Crimea is not important right now, they need just need out of the picture However once the Ukrainian air force rebuilds with Western JAS-39 or F-16s with weapons Retaking Crimea is very much in the bag The JAS-39 can launch KEPD-350 against ships and land targets up 300 miles away The F-16 can also do the same both can carry a variety of air ground and air to air weapons that would allow the Ukraine air force to decimate Crimean forces with ease Russia's saving grace is that Ukrainian air force has not advanced capabilites to speak of hence why they are so reliant on HIMARS, Pzh-2000 and M270s
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  1631.  @yohanessugiarto8620  The Maverick requires a lot of interfacing The AGM-84, they can simply load coordinates and fire The Maverick seeker require the Pilot/WSO to designate the target AGM-88 works differently hence why they can use it
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  1632. Quote “According to the confirmed information, a strike by ground-based high-precision weapons against a missile/artillery armament depot in one of the workshops of the ArcelorMittal metallurgical plant in the city of Kryvyi Rih destroyed over 70 rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and two multiple rocket launchers,” Konashenkov said LMAO They are so desperate for victory over the HIMARS, they will claim anything
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  1633. Whatever the reason, it won't end well for Russia
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  1634. If he was smart , he wouldn't try and take on the whole world The world tried this once before , sitting back , and ended with WW1 and WW2
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  1635. its called fact clueless one The US left nothing of strategic value in Afghanistan The Syrian air force for example had 12 MIG-29 SMT that were delivered in 2020, The Syrian army had 65 T-90s, a number Panstir S1, Buk, and Tor air defense weapons The Syrian navy had number of Russia, Chinese and Iranian made anti ship missiles The US left nothing like that in Afghanistan
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  1636. How about no The alleged photo that X is floating around claiming to be the Ike is in fact the Russian carrier Kuznetsov Secondly and even more hilarious, the second photo is a digitally altered image pulled from Google image Apparently the propagandist didnt have anyone with military experience on hand to explain how a missile impact works They digitally altered a hole but yet no surrounding damage anywhere
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  1637. They are called combat engineers, they can repair the damage
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  1638. Which literally amounts to nothing
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  1639.  @ravindrababuuppala4049  Its simple All Russia has to do withdraw Russia's entire invasion is based utter and complete lies but expect Ukraine to negotiate under those conditions Its not going to happen Russia will go to table but only to save face after Ukraine has humiliated them further The possibly of the F-16 and F-18 would give Ukraine the means to fight Russia evenly and drive Russia to table just to save face
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  1640. Forget the Kerch Bridge The Russian Army bases and Russian airfields will magically disappear
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  1641. So thats its we are 1000 days into Putin's 3 day special operation
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  1642. All the more reason they need to show they can stand on their own without the US
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  1643.  @noksucowboy  Yet here we are over 17 months later
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  1644. Only months late
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  1645. it would have more hilarious if he hogged tied him
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  1646. Republican party showing its true colors
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  1647. +SeaToby11 how about you get your facts straight, the Rolls Royce has been making reactors for royal navy since 1965
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  1648. Its called putting aside pettiness
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  1649. The US military has been resisting a bit but as newer weapons deliveries are starting they have no issue sending their older stock to Ukraine
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  1650. It just shows that Russia never learns
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  1651. Sorry FR but surrendering is not a deal
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  1652. ​ @justauser6078  They know its S-300 , they tried to establish the sequence of events
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  1653.  @cw6644  Its called common sense If Ukraine wanted a false flag attack they would attack a location providing support to them which in turn would like retaliation from Russia against Poland for helping Ukraine. They would personnel plant missile fragments from Russian missiles recovered in Ukraine on the site to further implicate Russia Thats how you plan a false flag A missile striking farm is in the middle of nowhere is the furthest thing from a false flag The missile recovered are from S-300 again easily explained If it was KH-101, or Kablir not easily explained
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  1654. Your copium is hilarious
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  1655.  @JZ094  its called quality not quantity Ukraine forces does not need to destroy every piece of Russian equipment, they only need to target what Russian forces need as operational force Fuel trucks, munition depot, communication assets, supplies, water and food No operational force can operate without those
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  1656. Even though the US is gave Ukraine the Block 1 ATACMS , they still carry the very lethal BLU-97 payload which as you can see by the video can easy erase whole bases
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  1657. And once again , the stupidity will flow
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  1658. No judge is going buying this nonsense of good faith after 18 months
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  1659. Putin has no choice but to stop with Ukraine This conflict in Ukraine has cost Russia 6 generals, more than the US has lost in 50 years. They have lost close to 200 aircraft from a combination of MANPADs and attacks on the ground They have lost over 1000 pieces of equipment from armor to trucks to EWS They have lost thousands of personnel Thats just Russia fighting a poorly equipped Ukraine Fighting a well equipped adversary would be far more devastating to Russia forces as they would be able to attack Russia on the strategic scale Ukraine fired 2 Tochka missiles at Millerovo Airbase and barely inflicted any damage A well equipped adversary would have completely destroyed that base Russian had 3 landing ships and only on was struck Again a well equipped adversary would have sunk all 3 NATO is exhausting all alternatives trying to avoid a direct conflict but if Putin decides to try his hand against a NATO, they will use force
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  1660. PMCs even ones like Wagner can only do so much
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  1661.  @RUSure-jm9rp  No potato for ivan
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  1662. CNN and their bullshit
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  1663. Thank the Republican party
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  1664. It actually is required however lacks active enforcement While the SCOTUS ruling is welcome, we shouldnt forget about Mar A Lago as the Appeals are leaning towards throwing out the special master all together
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  1665. I trust his word as he clearly understand the situation
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  1666. Russian propaganda at its finest
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  1667. The good news is that is severely cripples Trump ability to pursue legal action, the bad news is that it just flames the conspiracy engine that much more.
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  1668.  @jamesteed9850  Obama's documents were transferred correctly to federal government facility for proper sorting, then sent to Chicago Trump did none of the above
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  1669. Yes every president except orange acted like an adult and committed to follow the transfer of power peacefully but passing since laws are virtually impossible because elections results can be challenged
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  1670. Send them missiles not tanks
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  1671. Happy happy joy joy
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  1672.  @jasoncar1469  And now they are national embarrassment First time 100 years Mccarthy goes down as 6 time loser but can he break the record
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  1673. It would be hilarious Cue Ace Ventura to McCarthy LOOOOOOOSEERRRR!!!!!
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  1674. In order to strike Iran The Israeli air force had to fly through Northern Syria and Iraq In order to achieve maximum surprise, they had to knock any possible means of Iran get notice that IAF was inbound
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  1675. @Mamad Irooni, in conclusion, you are an illiterate fuck lets try this again If the US supported Israel in this strike, then it would be that much easier to execute, however Israel does not have the thumbs up for US support yet
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  1676. True , but the US can ante up its support for Ukraine and cost Russian 10 times that
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  1677. The simple answer SHORAD with airburst munition
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  1678. There is a lot of unpack with its loss because a lot things makes no sense The Slava-class cruiser carries 6 CIWS plus SHORAD defenses and EW suites which should have easily stopped two missiles We don't know how many missiles they fired but the claim is two hit the ship The Slava-class cruiser is 9,000 to 12,000 which again should have been able to shrug off those hits The word is that munitions were hit which again asks many questions The USN because of accidents in and out of combat developed insensitive munitions. More to point, all weapons aboard ships have to insensitive munitions requirements so if the munitions are hit, they don't immediately cook off Now Russian ships claim that their cold launch system makes their ships safe as they can eject munitions in case of a fire which again what happened it likely literally everything failed
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  1679. It makes you wonder about the construction and durability of Russia ships Oliver Hazard Perry class ships which were only 4100 tons were known to be incredibly durable surviving mines and anti ship missiles yet Russia's 9000-12000 cruiser is KOed by two missiles which combined firepower is a little over half of the LRASM ? The LRASM carries a 1000lbs penetrator while the Neptune carries 320lbs warhead ?
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  1680. Doney Hon that makes its even funnier  
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  1681. Gene Dexter the difference is effort versus concrete work The Pre F-35 programs were the ASTOVL, SSF, CALF, MRF, ATA, NATF and AAFAX The difference is that the only program with built flying prototypes was the JSF which was the next program There are many programs that are started that never made pass a certain stages
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  1682. Not exactly All they have to do is collapse a section of bridge and Russia would be denied use of it
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  1683. Combined with recent arms shipment Ukraine should be able to do some major damage
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  1684. He try and find out very quickly that the West aint Ukraine
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  1685. This is why the US needs to loan Israel MQ-9s
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  1686.  @duncansmith7562  True
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  1687.  @sparta-zh7yk  Over 20 years and whats the worst they did to the US literally nothing
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  1688. What has been achieved nothing yet but if Yemen is not getting the hint that US and UK are still playing nice, then the US and UK should stop playing nice
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  1689.  @scrat4379  It sounds like the command staff was killed and there was no left to direct damage control efforts and the ship sank According Russia , the angled of the missiles and cold launch VLS aboard their ships allow them to eject the missiles into sea in cause of a major fire or damage If the command staff was killed, then no one was able to eject the missiles which was the major explosion that crippled the ship
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  1690. Well if the Captain was killed, then that explains a few things
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  1691.  @jamesm875  The problem there is cost but Ideally if they come out the gate and KO the Black sea fleet ships and level Novorossiysk and Sevastopol bases as well all bases in Crimea It would make a Foreign legion much more cost effective Ukraine would be able to focus on separatist regions with minimal effort
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  1692. No need, Supply do like Russia did in the Vietnam and supply Ukraine with ample air defense equipment which would completely shut down Russian attacks The US has 1100 Patriots, They can spare 100. Same with the Avenger, they can spare 100 The Apside and Hawk also exist in large numbers. Israel's SPYDER is another option they need to look at Ukraine can get an integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running faster than training pilots
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  1693. And the point the fact remains that Ukraine still stopped from reaching its intend target the fact remains that Ukraine defenses interception rate is starting to rise from a few missiles here and there to being able to counter whole attacks
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  1694. They were warned and now steel is dropping
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  1695. After 7 months of getting their asses kicked, they have changed their tune
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  1696. Iran asking for trouble
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  1697. The balloon was at 60,000 which is pushing the safety envelope for pilots without pressure suits however the solar panels made it easy for the AIM-9X
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  1698.  NoShirtCarlosDetroit  Says the bot account
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  1699.  @radio9730  The Houthis havent realized how badly they have fucked up by messing with other countries pockets They hilariously believe that their attacks will pressure the West Instead, the West is dropping Paveways IV , JDAMs and TLAMs on the Houthis I'm willing to bet that the USAF is looking at Israel or Cyprus as launch points for B-52s or B-1Bs
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  1700.  @muhammadkhaider1125  What they are doing is messing with the wrong people
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  1701. No one is worried about Russian snapping
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  1702. More wishful thinking from Putin
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  1703. Keep dreaming
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  1704.  @timminh468  And what exactly are you going to do other than get banned of YT for making threats
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  1705. Lay off the potato juice there ivan The Ukraine has been a massive gift horse for the west
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  1706. The propaganda is hilarious
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  1707. And Ukraine has captured how many vehicles so far
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  1708. Ukraine has captured hundreds of vehicles so its hilarous seeing Russian forces acting like they actually did something
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  1709. They can't One of the newer weapons that the UK has is the Astute class submarine The problem for Argentina is that Astute carries the US TLAM which can strike targets up 1000 miles away Secondly unlike previously , the RAF has greatly improved its aerial refueling capabilities which will Typhoons to reach much easiler Lastly The RAF also has C-17s which can use the Rapid Dragon system The US would have no problem providing both Rapid Dragon as well weapons to the UK for use a C-17 can carry 9 cruise missiles So no Argentina would not be able to take those islands
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  1710. Not in their wildest dreams Russia been unable to neutralize Ukrainian assets Worst, Ukraine is getting more and more Gepards and Avengers for counter UAS
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  1711. Doesnt matter Its all on Hamas now
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  1712. FYI the MQ-9 can be equipped with ATAS or AIM-9Xs
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  1713.  @LordEmperorHyperion  Again dumb luck not capabilties
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  1714. No, its best in world if the US was in Ukraine, it would have been over in 2 to 3 months at most lets highlight Russia's short comings in Ukraine HIMARS has been active for nearly 2 years and Russia failed to destroy a single launcher Why Russia relies heavy on ground based electronic warfare, the problem its good for coverage but piss poor for locating targets Russia has very little airborne EW assets Russian aircraft lack advanced target pods found on their western counterparts The KA-52 suffered heavy losses due to fact they could only run and gun The addition of the LMUR has given them precision strike capability similar to the Apache in the early 90s but their losses are still steadily mounting The Apache-E has the long bow radar which allows them to simply raise the radar to get a target lock and fire on targets with minimal to zero exposure The KA-52 has the LMUR but still has to fully unmask to see targets Lastly, Ukraine is getting more and more Advanced western air defense equipment The West successfully created the FrankenSam which pairs Ukraine old Soviet tech with Western Now Ukraine is getting that much closer to having a fully up and running integrated air defence system (IADS) with Western tech An IADS is bad news for Russian forces in hundreds of ways but the biggest being that it will completely eliminate Russian attacks from the air
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  1715. Sure go ahead and see what happens
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  1716. Russia getting the crap kicked out them is the punch line
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  1717.  @chlim6826  Who said war isnt costly ?
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  1718.  @ggelsrinc  its more than air defense, The F-16 is the full package The critical factor that people are missing is that unlike battles on the ground, the F-16 does not need to mix it up in the air against Su-35 or MIG-31 They can launch and leave with anti ship missiles against the Black Sea Fleet as well bases The F-16 can launch and leave without ever presenting a target to Russian fighters or defenses Ukraine doesnt need to fly them daily, just use them for strategic targets Black Sea Fleet, Bases in Crimea and the Kerch bridge for starters
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  1719. Cope harder buddy
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  1720.  @AmericanTLBN  Again wrong clown The video in the description below and opening title, claims they corned special forces As I stated before, it shows nothing at all
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  1721. Lay off propaganda buddy Lockheed, Raytheon , AeroVironment and other US defense companies are making bank. In order to supply Ukraine, all US companies have had to ramp their production back to war time levels which has translated into more and more jobs. Hence why Congress is quiet about because of them have major defense companies in their district
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  1722. Hitting Western tanks is like paying whack a mole their Putin There is always more
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  1723.  @thecatthinks  Thats why they should look at recruiting trained personnel from the West
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  1724.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Denial is not just river LOL Russia had carried how many missile attacks their clown
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  1725. Lets see what can a squadron do USAF squadron size is 24 planes what can 24 F-16s do for Ukraine The Black Sea Fleet has operated with virtual impunity because Ukraine lacks the means to attack them effectively 4x F-16 with 2 Harpoon each would change that. With the loss of the Moskva, the remaing Russian ships defenses max out 31 miles The air launched Harpoon range is 120 miles for base line and 170 miles for the latest model another 4 F-16 with 2x Storm Shadow or KEPD-350 could attack Black Sea bases, specifically target the fuel storage and ports Israel has show how the F-16 with CFT can be modded into electronic warfare platform Such a mod would allow Ukraine to have airborne jammers which would make harder for Russian aircraft to use BVR Kinda hard for KA-52 and Mi-28 to operate from forward operating bases if F-16s are destroying them
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  1726.  @PerceivedREALITY999  its called range dumbass LMAO How will the S-400 matter when the F-16 with Storm Shadows or KEPD-350 can launch against targets 300 miles away while the S-400 missile range is only 250 miles their genius
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  1727. Shows how dangerous mines still are today The video highlights Ukraine need for more effective methods of clearing and crossing minefields
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  1728.  @sgiron86  That would be wrong contrary to Russian fan boy belief there is plenty that the West can still do for Ukraine First the Black Sea Fleet has been able to operate with ease because the Ukrainian air force has no weapons to reach them Harpoon, RBS-15 or even Exocet integrated to MIG-29s or Su-27 would allow the Ukrainian air force to attack effectively Ukraine lacks an integrated air defence system (IADS) for counter drones, missiles and aircraft as well as SHORAD for frontline forces Once again, the West can easily change that
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  1729. Its all out war now
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  1730. Ok sunlight if the US decides to attack Yemen, they wont send special forces There is carrier battle group nearby with TLAMs and Diego Garica nearby as launching base for USAF bombers Additional, Israel would allow the US to launch strikes from the land as well Unlike Russia, the US can strike with deadly precision
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  1731. Russia accusing Ukraine of a war crime Thats hilarious
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  1732. Russia accusing Ukraine of a war crime Thats hilarious
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  1733. Funny how you fail mention that Russia also did not sign that agreement either
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  1734. Even the French are giving Russia the finger
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  1735. Cluster bombs are not outlawed the US is key difference More to point, the Russia, US, China and Israel are still use and produce
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  1736. You mean prepared to catch a bet down from West The West isnt Ukraine Ukraine may not have the capability to trade blows with Russia but the West can fight Russia equally on every level including nuclear
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  1737. And that would matter of wait, doesnt
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  1738. Putin does know what interim means Mokhber only has the reigns if the Supreme ruler allows it and even then its still 50 days and new election
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  1739. It shouldnt take a year as the US is replacing the ATACMS with the PrSM Especially since the M57 are out of production
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  1740. Why would the US be nervous when they sent Wagner packing once before
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  1741. A few trophies doesnt change the fact that Russia's special military operation is massive failure Ukraine sinking Moskva trumps any trophy Russia has
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  1742. Neither the US nor Ukraine nor Russia for that matter signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) treaty
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  1743.  @ViceCoin  Lay off the potato juice there Ivan In 20 years , US personnel losses were barely 4000 while the Talbian was killed at whole sale
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  1744. Yawn just more Russia propaganda
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  1745. You keep forgetting that Russia's saving grace is that Ukraine lacks capabilities which the West is steadily changing
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  1746. Its very simple The USAF has already outlined that its future air power which is the NGAD replacing the F-22. They need to make room for the NGAD so the USAF plan is to shed 33 F-22s as well F-15Cs to free up space for the NGAD. Russia only has 6 operational Su-57s which is no threat. China's J-20s is 50 plus but again no threat as they cut major coroners getting the J-20 operational Its not bizzare, its just simple math
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  1747. Of course he's elated Ukraine has been attacking Russian ships with USV and had limited results The F-16s can carry 2 Harpoon anti-ship missiles and without Moskava is coral reef, the remaining ships have no way of stopping the F-16s from getting in range The few Su-24 Ukraine has had limited success with Storm Shadows Intergrating Storm Shadow as well SCALP EG and Possibly KEDP-350 to the F-16 would be much easier and faster The US inventory of JASSMs unlike ATACMS in the thousands so there a possibility of Ukraine getting JASSM-A Either why, F-16s with long range cruise missiles is now nightmare for Russian forces While MIG-29s and Su-27 can use JDAMs and AGM-88s at partial capability, the F-16 can fully using them In order to counter , F-16s , Russian forces have to move S-400, Su-35 and MIG-31s in positions which again only works for Ukraine While the S-400 is effectively against aircraft, its been getting hammered by HIMARS Su-35 and MIG-31 problem is that now Ukraine can F-16s a bait to lure them into SAM traps
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  1748. Wagner seriously guys you knew that Putin was going to cross him off the first chance he got Hell the fact that he lasted this long after the coup was surprising
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  1749. While T-90s, Panstor S1 and other high level Russian equipment has already been captured
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  1750. You do realize that all you are doing is opening the door for giant can of whoop ass from the US
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  1751. No, the F-16 will Russia's worst nightmare Russia's saving grace is that Ukraine Air force has very limited capabilities The F-16 changes that First the Black Fleet Sea has operated with impunity because Ukraine has no effective way to get them The F-16 with Harpoon missiles changes that. With the loss of Moskava, the remaining Russian ships have no long range weapons to prevent Ukraine from taking shots at them with Harpoons More the point, the F-16 makes strike against the Black Sea Fleet and bases a reality Ukraine can't fully use JDAMs and AGM-88 with their existing planes, the F-16 again would Ukraine to use both to maximum potential Specifically, the AGM-88 with the F-16 can home on jam against Russian electronic warfare assets. The F-16 has the MTD-STD data bus which allows to be integrated with EU, Israeli and France weapons in additional to the US While it took months for western weapons to added to Ukrainian jets The F-16 can be integrated with Storm Shadow and KEPD-350 a fraction of the time. Depending on the weapon, a few days at most Lastly unlike Ukraine's current aircraft, the F-16 has modern RWR, MAWS , EW as well as radar which means they can detect when Su-35s are trying to lock them up in BVR and actually counter
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  1752. LMAO This channel's desperation is so hilarious That woman is a literally nutcase
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  1753.  @MrLeadb1  Cope harder the fact of the matter is that Russia's good times are over now
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  1754.  @MrLeadb1  False They were given additional launchers not complete batteries
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  1755.  @MrLeadb1  How exactly did Ukraine lose 5 Patriot systems when all the west sent was 3 Ukraine was only given 3 batteries not 5 Now other countries have donated additional pieces but Ukraine hasnt received another complete battery from the West yet Now it with this new aid package, Ukraine will get additional batteries
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  1756. So Russia is bragging about destroying 10 mil dollar tank while Ukraine destroyed 800 mil S-400
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  1757.  @deborahhoffman3941  Wrong Lack of troops wont matter Ukraine problem is lack of offensive striking power They have just 14 ish Su-24s able to use Storm Shadow and even fewer aircraft able to use JDAMs, AASM and AGM-88s They have 74 western launchers with missiles but only enough for pin strikes but not enough for large destruction like ATACMS delivers nor enough for a massive simultaneously strike They are literally pissing 155mm shells and burning through artillery barrels The recent aid package that the US is sending will include the long coveted ATACMS with 500lbs warhead and 180 plus mile range Different from the ones that shredded Russia bases as they can strike precise targets effectively giving Ukraine the ability to strike far more effectively When the F-16s arrive in July, that effectively ends things for Russia in Ukraine F-16s dont need to fight Su-35s in the air the Ukraine Ukraine needs the F-16s ability drop laser guided 500lbs, 1000lbs and 2000lbs on target. The F-16 can also carry 2 Harpoon Anti ship missiles which allows Ukraine to target Russia's frigates in the Black Sea .
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  1758.  @chrissmith7669  even if they did Ukraine getting closer to operating western aircraft Unlike their current Russian aircraft Western aircraft can fully use western weapons and equipment Russia EW jammer can disrupt GPS munitions but the F-16 is capable of using laser guided bombs With S-400s destroyed and A-50s grounded The Russian military is in for a world of hurt
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  1759. So Houthis want all out warfare their funeral
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  1760. Except its pure propaganda
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  1761. There is nothing jolting the west
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  1762. Yet another propaganda video proving Russian desperation This is allegedly a ammunition stock being destroyed yet no signs of secondly explosions consistence with ammo exploded just a strike showing something getting hit and nada pitiful Ivan
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  1763.  @redemissarium  If Ukraine had 100 Challenger 2 they would be pressing Russian lines
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  1764. Emphasis on claims not proven like all Russian nonsnese
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  1765. The US and NATO are sticking to the measured response rule If they stopped, things would be over for Russian very quickly in Ukraine Example, The Harpoon, and RBS-15 both can be launched from land based launchers and can strike targets on land and sea up 150 miles away The reason why Ukraine is using a lot munitions is because they lack heavy hardware to do damage, the US and NATO give Ukraine, ATACMS, Harpoon and RBS-15 well AGM-84 for their MIG-29 and Su-27 You see a seismic shift in this conflict Even now, they are trying to decide how fast F-16s or JAS-39 can be made ready for Ukrainian pilots
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  1766.  @junaid6829  The IRIS-T SLM is completely mounted on 6x6 trucks No trucks were seen in the video Despite claiming to hit a launcher no secondary explosion from the supposed launcher or storage area they didnt hit an IRIS-T SLM
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  1767. The point is that Ukraine need western tech The loss of the Ukrainian armor has nothing to do with the tanks capabilities Ukraine problem is that they have very little Counter-UAS weapons to protect against loitering munition attacks They have ample MANPADS but the KA-52 and Mi-28 able to attack from outside their range Ukraine need to get the Buk and RIM-7 completed which would allow the to deal with KA-52 and Mi-28 attacks Germany pledge of 45 more Gepard is good but the US needs to match that with least 100 more Avenger units In the meantime, Ukraine needs to locate KA-52 and Mi-28 forward operating bases and service them with Storm Shadows
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  1768. Dream on clown
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  1769. The die hard Russian trolls are out in full denial propaganda mode trying to spin the coup
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  1770.  @russellk.bonney8534  Lets look at that how long did it take Russian and China to field similar weapons oh wait they haven't The ARRW is designed so B-1B can carry up 31 The best China has 2 and Russia 4 per plane
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  1771.  @seriouslythough9750  Lets recap The ARRW is designed to be carried by the B-1, B-52, B-21 and F-15EX whereas Russia and China ?? Russia's MIG-31 carries 1 Kinzhal and the Tu-22M3M 4 China's only platform is the H-6K with 1 DF-21 or 2 missiles which they havent named yet The B-1 alone can carry up 31 ARRWs Strategically, that gives the US massive advantage as they will be able to deploy their hypersonic weapons on far more aircraft Additional the US has HALO and HACM programs to give F-18, F-15EX, F-35 ,NGAD and FA.XX hypersonic weapons What Russia and China doing ?
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  1772.  @meroepiankhy183  sure they are not
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  1773. The missile design for Mach 20 They didnt say how fast it went, just faster than Mach 5
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  1774. He's wants more ATACMS and Storm Shadows not Abrams The few ATACMS that Ukraine used dealt cripple damaged to Russian forces and the Storm Shadows have already struck vital targets
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  1775.  @constructiveeconomics6733  That would be Hamas
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  1776.  @ehisgeorge414  yeah no Poland was many things Ukraine does not Most notably F-16s with precision munitions so Wagner can fuck around and found out real quick
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  1777.  @deaddoll1361  Its called being practical Ukraine does not have the options other militaries have They have fully modern air forces , Ukraine does not
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  1778.  @krod16  Yeah that broken down, aging, and weak weapons has managed to kick Russia's ass for the last 18 months
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  1779. The West has ample weapons for shredding armor. Ukraine only has fraction of them Secondly, its hard to make such a claim without know what weapon was used Lastly , ATGM penetrations values vary some as low as 400mm while others as high 900mm Again without seeing what was used, can't make that claim The US for example coined the term tank plinking which was them dropping laser guided bombs on tanks Simple but brutally effective tactic that's very much in use by the US military 1 its complete asset denial as there nothing let to salvage 2 its complete lost of the crew as no one is surviving if they are in or near the tank 3 its completely demoralizing to the enemy seeing nothing left of the tank or crew
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  1780.  @simon3225  Point 009 only shows the missile not the launcher Secondly using YT settings and slowing the video down to .025 of normal speed Thats not a Javelin nor NLAW YT The moment of the hit from the ATGM in Russian Tank T72B At 127 and freeze , you can see the missile clearly Judging by that design, it looks like 9K111 Fagot, 9M14 Malyukta , 9M113 Konkurs or 9K115 Metis Given that the 4 of them armor have very low armor penetration values and Ukraine would still be using the older models its very likely its one of these and fits as T-72B armor is 900mm and best they do is up 460mm hence why the tank shrugged it off so easily
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  1781. ​ @valeros8217  No The Kilo was destroyed Sorry buddy its called satellite imagery Images before and after show the extent to damage and show extensive damage to the Kilo Your inflated propaganda numbers are hilarious 12600 howitzers, lol
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  1782.  @Sotyaneshi  800 vs a sub that Russia can't replace is not even a trade off Russia only had 4 kilos in the Black Sea
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  1783.  @messengercreator  Hence why the Buk will be useless Ukraine has over 70 launchers to use ATACMS They can strike from any direction
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  1784.  @corvanna4438  No worst Russia's S-400 has proven to be so ineffective that, they are resorting to the Buk in hopes it can strike what's coming next With Ukraine now having the 190 mile ATACMS thats able to deliver a 500lbs warhead, and UK signing off on Ukraine striking targets in Russian with Storm Shadows Russia's problems have gotten worst Being able to strike Russian airfields in Russian will massive hurt Russian forces in Ukraine
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  1785. The difference is that US actually addresses problems while Russia likes to ignore them Ukraine is prime example of Russia ignoring problems They claimed that western weapons wouldnt make any difference yet here they are 5 months later and Ukraine with the same western weapons wouldnt make any difference is giving Russian forces hell
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  1786. If the West was actually trying ding dong, Moscow would be a smoking hole by now Case in point Ukrainian's air force has been very limited on what it can do In fight against the West, the Russian air force would be dealing with countries that can actually shoot back
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  1787. Russia never got with the program
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  1788. You do realize that US barely using a fraction of fraction of its forces
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  1789. News flash there ding ICBM and SLBM travel at hypersonic speeds
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  1790. They can mess with Poland and learn the hard way
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  1791. Sure not There is no quote backtracking thats just wishful thinking from Russian propaganda
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  1792. Just more BS from Iran, The Strait is 650 feet. More to point, how exactly did force a sub to surface
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  1793. Russia is mocking the system thats been kicking their ass for the better part of 3 years FYI In one HIMARS strike, it cost Russia nearly 20 Helicopters Sorry ivan but you are literally doing jack and shit
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  1794. Get over it Russia has already lost
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  1795. its called hyperbole there buddy
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  1796.  @johnoconnell270  Simple reality
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  1797. You can spewing hot air standing up You're funny
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  1798. destroyed
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  1799.  @Rohith_Chandrasekar  Zelensky asking for weapons to decisively end this conflict and the West sticking to measured response rule somehow makes the beggars lay off the propaganda buddy
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  1800. Exactly
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  1801. Claas isnt fooling anyone with their show
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  1802.  @elcormoran1  It wouldnt matter to the Apache the key difference between the Apache and Ka-52 is that Apache can receive video feeds from UAVs in real time While the Ka-52 is constantly running into ambushs, the Apache can easily avoid them
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  1803. Sorry Ivan but Crimea is fair game Cope harder
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  1804.  @teckmenglee8060  If Russia takes it ass home, then this wouldnt be happening
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  1805.  @willis23jm1  News flash they already
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  1806.  @princecharles6541  Wrong Ukraine got 8000 Javelins, The total production of Javelin so far is 50,000 miles world wide Lockheed has revamped production back to 4000 missiles per year which them replacing what the US military give Ukraine as well as some missile for Ukraine The key reason Ukraine needs so much Javelin and why the US has no problem giving them to Ukraine in bulk is that Javelin is not the US only option When it comes to shredding armor. the starting line up for the US are Abrams ,Apache, Cobra and , A-10 second string F-15E, F-16 and F-18 with CBU-87/105s 3rd string B-52 and B-1 doing roll thunder with 500lbs GBUs Ukraine doesn have of these options hence why they need so much ATGMS
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  1807. How about no Yet Ukraine forces already struck Russia targets
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  1808. neither Russia,US or Ukraine signed the CCM treaty so they are not banned weapons
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  1809.  @itsnotevenmyfinalform  And just imagine what happens when the US send the true crowd pleases like CBU-87s that can carried by aircraft HIMARS and 155mm round have limited range while aircraft can carry them anywhere
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  1810. You do realize the amount training, supplies and weapons will take for Ukraine to get the 48 planes they requested its not a overnight process
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  1811. Only in India's imagination
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  1812. No hes simply full of it
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  1813.  @JocoMarkovic-gf1eh  Again nothing to do with France
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  1814. Sure Makes things that much worst for yourself there Russia
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  1815. its all fun and games till the west gets serious and respond in force
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  1816.  @OloRishaCreole504  They had no choice it was either say they helped which they likely didnt do and maybe anger Iran or say they allowed Iran to fire missiles and drones through Saudi Arabia potentially endangering millions and have the whole country up in arms about them failing to protect them imagine what would have happened if Iranian missile or drone malfunctioned and struck a populated area So who do you want to anger more ?
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  1817. Here's new flash Iran likely fired no missiles through Saudi Arabia
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  1818.  @MMABones  Yeah no
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  1819. The US won't export the F-16 due the UK concerns even though they are second hand F-16s The HAL Tejas uses components that the UK would sanction and requires a lot of redesign The MiG-35 is political hot potato The only JF-17 is also political hot potato but considering no one is angry at China(yet) its the only option. China has offered its own locally made ejection seat in place of the Martin Baker The JF-17 MIL-STD-1760 data-bus architecture with the Stores Management System is another advantage that JF-17 Despite all that The JF-17 is literally no match the for the Typhoon
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  1820. While Ukraine has wiped out while S-400 sites and other strategic assets you can tell where Russia's priorities lie
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  1821. None as thats not their problem
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  1822.  @rishabbhattachaya6676  Yawn
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  1823. Ukraine forces have captured Panstir S1s and sent a few units to the West while "Putin's troops brandish what exactly ? Ukraine forces have sent key parts from capture or disabled Russian tanks to the West"Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have sent key parts from downed Russian aircraft to the US while "Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have captured some of Russia's newest equipment while Russian forces is brandishing what again ?
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  1824. its hilarious because they are flaunting anti tank while Ukraine flaunting captured tanks, air defense and EW equipment
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  1825. Ukraine forces have captured Panstir S1s and sent a few units to the West while "Putin's troops brandish what exactly ? Ukraine forces have sent key parts from capture or disabled Russian tanks to the West"Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have sent key parts from downed Russian aircraft to the US while "Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have captured some of Russia's newest equipment while Russian forces is brandishing what again ?
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  1826. The Us laughs in SM-6
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  1827.  @mikele9878  nearly 2 years and Russia going nowhere
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  1828. The Houthis are going to keep pushing their luck and the US is going stop with kid gloves and get very serious
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  1829. Iran has bit off more than it chew and it will get messy from this point on
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  1830. They are attacking and getting shot down Eventually the west will stop playing around and get very serious about dealing with the Houtis
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  1831. Craziness aside Vivek or what to hell his name is doesnt even have a snowball chance in hell Hes literally a nobody
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  1832. Absolutely nothing as the aid is already there
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  1833. So much for Russian might
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  1834. How about no The B-52 can attack targets over 1000 miles away while the S-500 max range against aircraft 310 miles A MiG-31s with R-37 can attack a B-52 up 250 miles away but as the B-52 can stand off from 1000 miles The MiG-31 has to cover 800 miles to get in range which at top speed takes 25 mins A B-52 cruises at 500 mph. In 25 mins, it covers 200 miles Simple put, its impossible for B-52 to be intercepted at 1000 miles unless you have combat air patrol on station or a ship nearby Both those options suck because your CAP is now targets for F-22s and ships for Virginia class SSNs
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  1835.  @ubaka1979  Point of order The US needed no ones permission to drop nukes
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  1836. Ka-52 does not matter as Ukraine has already destroyed 36 KA-52s so far
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  1837. Its not that Russia is paper tiger, its the fact that NATO unlike Ukraine has full access to all the US toys NATO,would make Russia will rethink its life choices very quickly in a open conflict
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  1838.  @radio9730  The funny thing about these trolls is that Russian is fighting with Army , Navy and Air force assets against country with Army , No naval assets and limited air force that right next to their border and its taken hem nearly 3 years to make progress only due to fact that Ukraine funding and supply are delayed
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  1839. ​ @nigelkingston7698  That hilarious So we are just going to forget about Russian forces leveling a mall and residential building with missiles
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  1840.  @DanAth-il1uq  You realize that because open source intel has been able to able visually confirm the losses from the amount wreckages
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  1841. Back with a vengeance yeah no Ukraine has destroyed close to 40 KA-52s so far Thats 22 percent of their entire inventory of KA-52 lost so far Them picking off a few tanks and IFV does not change the fact that very large of them has been destroyed
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  1842.  @gilbertknight6617  Then explain the last 17 months then
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  1843. How about wrong on all counts F-14, F-15 and F-16 were built with the notion that they had to fight their way in and out of theater The advent of air launched cruise missiles and precision munitions changed that notion Simply put, why fight the enemy in the air when its faster and more efficient to kill them on ground The F-35s uses its stealth neutralizes the enemy defenses while cruise missile strike the enemy's air field all the missiles have to do is crater the runway and taxiways and enemy's air power is stuck till combat engineers can fill in the holes and put matting over it By that time that happens, the second wave of F-35 is already over head and starting pounding the airfield with GBU-12s and 16s As for the enemy's airborne assets ,they are not going to engage as the base is toast its engage and run out fuel or withdraw possibility make to another base The fact fun about this is that it easy to plan Reconnaissance watches the enemy's movements and provides info you can strike when their airborne assets are the lowest on fuel and able either RTB or a hit tanker As for Russia and China's claim about anti-stealth 100 percent hot air To test out anti-stealth measures The US has B-2, F-117s, F-22s and F-35s plus RQ drones whats does China or Russia have China has the J-20s which stealth is hilarious inferior as well as few drone Russia has Su-57 again with the hilarious inferior stealth and a few drones The US has dissimilar aircraft using various designs which neither Russia nor China has Lastly we are in hypersonic weapons now and SAM sites are screwed The S-400 claims 250 mile missile range A Mach 5 weapon would be on its door step in 5 mins while Mach 10 in as little as 2 mins Now good ole Uncle TLAM needs 40 mins to cover that distance can EA-18G keep an S-400 suppress for 40 mins, not on its best day Worst, an Su-35 only needs 7 mins to get with range with R-37s With hypersonic weapons , the EA-18Gs only needs to keep the S-400 suppressed for 2 to 5 mins which it can easily do and still have ample to time to withdraw denying the Su-35 As the US is getting into the air launched ultra long range air to air missile business., enemy AWACS are targets at much longer ranges
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  1844. They can play victim all they want They were warned and now they are paying the price
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  1845. Russia does realize that France's isnt Ukraine they can actually fight back on all levels including nuclear
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  1846.  @trumpforever6706  lets see The Russia RSM-56 since 2004 has 11 failures out of 33 launches while the Trident has 12 failures out of 177 launches since 1989
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  1847.  @skllfe014  Its more than that Ukrainian F-16s are due by July thats a massive victory for Ukraine
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  1848. Major difference The plane's Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) was broadcasting its position as required through civil air space So its wasnt hard for Russia to simply jam as they knew exactly where it was
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  1849. Iran signing its own death warrant
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  1850. Fake news
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  1851. Russia's desperation is hilarious
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  1852. Yet another black eye for the mighty Russia Ukraine's president stood his ground with US support yet Assad with Russian support books out of the country
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  1853. Macron is forgetting that Hamas attacked Israel and is hiding in the population
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  1854. How about no The video shows Chinese J-11s and KC-135
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  1855. crapping his pants he gives his speeches from underground and the USAF just tore up a few sites
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  1856. and that means that US is getting serious
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  1857. Niger does realize that if ECOWAS does attack , there is very little they can do about it
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  1858. Ukraine just got ATACMS with max range and F-16s are getting closer to operation Russia is in panic mode right now
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  1859. There is 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 but Germany has 40 M270 in storage that would most definitely help Ukraine Ukraine's problem is that Russian EW has limited the effectiveness of GPS guided munitions Germany could spare 5 Tornado ECR for hunting Russia's EW equipment
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  1860. No really The US has over 1100 patriot launchers and over 10,000 missiles have been produced Unlike , NASAMS, IRIS-T and SAMP-T which only exist in limited numbers The US could easily provide Ukraine with 150 units as well 500-600 missiles which would allow Ukraine to have an integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running in a matter of days While Patriots protect major assets, the, NASAMS, IRIS-T and SAMP-T can be moved to the front lines to nix Russian aircraft and missiles Putin's constant missile barge would be nixed and Ukraine would have no fly zone The only missiles left would be hypersonic which for Russian is bad in several ways if any end up intact
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  1861. Good deal, They still need at least 82 more though
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  1862. Simple answer is no
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  1863. its simple math Ukraine only needs the F-16s ability to use fully use the AGM-88 Unlike the MIG-29 and Su-27, the F-16 can use the AGM-88 to locate and destroy Russian jammers No jammers , and glide bombs become moot as GPS munitions can strike the bases where Su-34 and Su-30 fly from
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  1864. Your democratically elected government was just removed by the military so its hard for anyone to take what the senate says seriouosly
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  1865. The IRIS-T is good but they need to look at reality The Skyguard exists in the hundreds but most importantly, its launchers can use either Aspide or the US made RIM-7 100 certain that the Skyguard can be adjuste to use newer radar and targeting systems faster than building new IRIS-T If they focused on getting Skyguard missiles to Ukraine and give them away for missiles to interface with the NASAMS, and IRIS-T this process would be speed up to weeks not months
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  1866. Both can be replaced however a new tank crew surviving in Ukraine has very very long odds of surviving to become an experience crew
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  1867.  @wirasanjaya4517  The other countries shot those missiles down because they didnt want them falling in their territory Iran cant go 1v1 again Israel Israel can fly F-35 through Syria and iraq to strike Tehran directly What can Iran do nada
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  1868. Its neither When the US killed an Iranian general, Iran responded with a limited strike against US forces in Iraq which the US easily avoided and thus no lost of life. Hence why things dead ended after that Iran's problem with retaliating against Israel is that Israel will retaliate
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  1869. While HB 612 is massive step forward, its still only triaging the problem If the owner calls law enforcement, then squatter must provide on the spot, the lease and proof of payment to law enforcement showing they have an actual agreement with the owner and have been making payments. if provided, the squatter is informed that law enforcement will verify their claim with 24 hours and if found to be false, they will be arrested for breaking and entering, fined for any property damaged , fined for any bills that the owner had to pay and fined the amount claimed on the lease The other side of the coin if the owner is found to be lying, then they will be fined for a false report Both parties can argue fines in court and the judge will decide on whether or not if it should be imposed Thats just for starters Like everything, it will be revised over time to adjust for squatter tactics but if you start putting squatters in jail and making them pay money for the damages and bills They will stop Additionally, the law should be revised so homeowners can cut off power and utilities and make so that squatter cant get turn back on Lastly, if the homeowner reports that the people occupying the property has changed the locks, then thats grounds for automatic removal There is no leasing or renting company that ever allows the occupant to change the locks as they dont own the property So they either hand over the keys or be removed
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  1870. The US never signed that agreement
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  1871. In a nut shell After seeing how these weather balloons operate , it was time for them to clear the skies On the positive note, the F-22 is getting a little action
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  1872.  @chrishoff402  There are 3 programs in progress for next gen AAM for the US military. The AIM-260 is the only one that is officially funded by the US military while The Long-Range Engagement Weapon (LREW) by Raytheon and the Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM) by Boeing are self funded programs meaning they dont have official funding from the US military The LREW and LRAAM are currently too big for internal carriage by the F-22 or F-35 while the AIM-260 is designed to have to same footprint as the AIM-120 but with longer range and a newer seeker. The US isnt scrambling, the AIM-120D just has reached its limit. The AIM-120D wasnt designed with digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) jammers in mind whereas newer missiles are. Specifically newer missiles have AESA seekers, the AIM-120D doesnt The US determined that AIM-120D could go no further so a new missile was needed Hence the AIM-260
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  1873.  @FallenPhoenix86  The Meteor and AIM-260 are not in the same class. The Meteor was designed to exceed the AIM-120C-5 which it does. It does exceed the AIM-120D as well but not by much. The Meteor quote being the best is overstatement as it has not be validated in combat. The AIM-120 series last kill was a C-7 kill in 2020 Despite being on the market since 2016. the Meteor hasnt seen any combat As for the US buying the Meteor Here are the practical problems First the AIM-120 used by USAF, USN and USMC. The 3 of them combined inventory is well in the thousands. its same reason why the US didnt buy the Brimstone. In 2012, the RAF received its 500th Brimstone, In 2012 , the US placed an order for 12,000 Hellfire So first question was could the Meteor be delivered on the same scale as the AIM-120 The current orders of the Meteor are not even that high The second issue is that AIM-120 was clipped so that the F-22 and F-35 could carry more The Meteor TDR motor limits it to just 4 missiles whereas the AIM-120D is 6 The TDR gives it an advantage over the AIM-120D but is it absolutely critical or it something that you can make due with the AIM-120D The AIM-260 differs as its a completely new missile. The first new AAM in very long time
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  1874.  @chrishoff402  The F-15 just has vastly superior payload options to both F-35 and JAS-39 As for the Chinese missiles its like this It depends on the capabilities of the aircraft The Gripen relies heavily on its EW suites for protection 5th gen aircraft like the F-35 has both stealth and EW for protection So even if the F-35 stealth was compromised, it can fall back on its EW for protection if Gripen loses its EW, its basically boned The Russian Su-57 has EW suite similar to the F-35 and F-22 which allows to passive track targets by emission In a sense, it can use those emission to track the Gripen and work its way into firing position Its unknow of the J-20 or J-31 has that capability Lockheed is developing the AIM-260 which is designed for internal carriage on the F-22 and F-35.Lockheed also has other weapons under development for the F-35 The Gripen has to rely on the Meteor or AIM-120D
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  1875. The Super Hornet was the most logical for savings. The F-15 would have built up same as the Gripen The Gripen just has too many hurdles to get it in service with Canada. Boeing and Lockheed both have maintenance, training and supply already in place so their bids wouldnt take that long which is savings Boeing from the F-18 and Lockheed from the F-35 contracts SAAB has to built everything up from scratch which more money up front but also more jobs. The problem is there is thats more money also to the already maxed out CF-18s to keep them flying The F-35, F-15 and F-18 use 95 percent of the weapons in the RCAF. The only weapon they are not cleared with is the CRV-7 The JAS-39 is only 50 percent so thats the additional cost of weapons integration The CF-18 uses the SNIPER XR pod while the Gripen is only cleared with the LITENING Those pods are 1 mil each so ? So the RCAF either has to buy new pod or intergrate the SNIPER XR The F-35 already has it own and the F-18E/F and F-15 are already been cleared with it These are just the practical problems The F-18 wasnt dumped because it didnt meet requirements It was dumped because Canada is still sore at Boeing over the Bombardier Even though Biden has fixed what Trumptard did, Boeing was still in hot water Its likely they won't get any orders from Canada for long time if ever again
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  1876. Congrads the ASRAAM works
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  1877.  @jasonlee7319  The F-15EX and F-18E/F are made by Boeing and Canada has already made it clear that they will never buy Boeing ever again
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  1878.  @navyflyer7465  Ur propaganda is hilarious
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  1879. They are beating the Russian forces on the tactical level but they are not doing anything on the strategic level which is the problem
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  1880. Zelenskyy's country still very much being torn apart and the West tip toeing around isnt helping
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  1881. If there had been no bodies to recover, they would have done this from the start
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  1882.  @MrMJmusicLover  I also forgot to mention that ESSM and SM-6 both have lock on after launch capability which means they can fired without ship's target illumination radars.
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  1883.  @plmn93  Wrong if he was fearing for his life and feared that she was trying to rob him why you open the door and come outside instead of staying inside with the door locked That point right there is why he was charged All he had to do is not open the door and call the police if the police showed up and saw that the door was damaged or windows broken, it would have told them this was an attempted break in The woman's dash camera clearly showed she was trying to leave and that fact is why he will do some hard time
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  1884. its worth the risk
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  1885. The easy way is to never expect anything from politicians
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  1886. Yeah another dumb decision They suspended that clown for good reason
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  1887. A clown who got caught red handed lying wants file ethics complaints ?
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  1888. What irony is that Ukraine is beating Russia so badly that they are forced to break out nukes
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  1889. Lay off the copium buddy thats no how it works
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  1890.  @nicko9725  Biden and Pelosi would be squeaky because they actually follow the law and rules Trump does not
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  1891.  @Dat_Cornpop  Right thats why those protesters are getting serious jail time because their protest was peaceful LMOA
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  1892. It was, Others saw her but likely not close enough to realize she was underage People who never lived in a military barracks dont understand Its very easy for things to go unnoticed there
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  1893. What world do you leave in Sneaking people on to base has been going since the 1700s there buddy its not that hard Now yes ,when 9/11 was going down, every vehicle coming through the gate was searched top to bottomm unless PMO decides to search the vehicle or hear something 9/10 times you give your id and pass through
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  1894.  @Mo4Honesty  she copped out that simple
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  1895. Well he's officially boned now if he had came back without saying anything ,he would have been looking at 5-10 years jail at most Now thats its confirmed that hes' cooperating with NK, The US military will consider that "Aiding the enemy, Espionage and Sedition charges which carry major weight
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  1896. Its good but for counter gunship, someone need to provide something with longer range
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  1897. The only effective measure is remote weapon system with 23mm or 30mm airburst round Armor is only buying them a few seconds at most depend on the size of the warhead used
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  1898. Adapting the AASM will be much faster since France will have Lockheed support and the fact they have already done before
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  1899. The F-16 has substantial higher payload the the Mirage
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  1900.  @brianmatthews4323  Whatever everyone says when you commit what waste of time and brain cells
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  1901. Just more bad news for Russia
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  1902. And mind you, we are barely 3 months in 2024
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  1903.  @infrared2084  cope harder
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  1904. Think of it like going from beater to the Ferrai
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  1905. Lay off the potato juice
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  1906.  @Stephen-bq4nq  Submunitions kinda make that point moot Then considering how much experience is lost is another factor
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  1907. Do Russian forces realize how much captured gear Ukraine has already provided the West
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  1908.  @harryhewitt6795  Worth it 6 ATACMS is roughly 7.5-8.5 million a single KA-52 costs 10-16 mil 8.5 mil to destroy 144 mil worth of equipment More to point thats not including the damages to bases well So thats was very much worth the expensive Just like the strike at the ship yard 10 missiles uses but one 300 mil sub out of action worth it
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  1909.  @harryhewitt6795  Russia lost 9 just one attack before the war, they had 133 KA-52 Now figure is 59 which is nearly half their operational KA-52s thats a major loss for them
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  1910. Israel already said how this will end and it wont be peaceful either
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  1911. Not really Russia moving their bombers that far away is them getting out of Ukraine's range As western countries are removing restrictions on striking targets in Russia, Russia to start pullin critical assets away
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  1912. only if they enough A combined total 100 would seal off Ukraine's air space
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  1913. Russia's desperation is hilarious
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  1914. Ukraine needs at least 100 units
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  1915. And Avengers are ready to blow the out of the sky
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  1916. Let the theories begin
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  1917. While uncle HIMARS is great, the US needed to lift the ATACMS restriction
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  1918. yet Ukraine has shredded two Russian air fields with ATACMS
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  1919. Here's a new flash he doesnt need troops The ATACMS the US provided gives Ukraine double the range and substantial increase in firepower While Ukraine only has a few Su-24 able to use Storm Shadows They have over 70 western MLRS able to use ATACMS The US military resisted sending Ukraine more ATACMS earlier however as delivers of the newer and capable Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) started Dec of last year They are now open to sending their stock to Ukraine as they getting newer missiles now Thats newer M39s with 500lb warhead and 190 mile range Ukraine will get newer M48s and M57s variants as PrSM deliveries go on Ukraine's problem has been lack of offensive power not troops There reason why Ukraine moved up its F-16 deployment because they cracked a massive hole in Russian defenses and they need the F-16 to exploit further Unlike their MIGs and Sus, the F-16 brings badly need precision strike and payload to Ukraine forces They can drop 500lbs, 1000 and 2000lbs laser guided bombs on target similar to Russian Su-34 Ukraine doesnt need them to fight with the Russian air force they need to strike Russian forces on the ground heavily and precisely with S-300 and S-400 out of the way and A-50 The situation will get worse but not for Ukraine
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  1920. How about no ATACMS has been a rock star for Ukrainian forces Now the reason they havent used it against the bridge is because they didnt have the means to do so The ATACMS that Ukraine was provided initially was the M39 with submunition payload and 103 mile range Ukraine in March received the newer models with 190 mile but most importantly carries a single 500lbs warhead Now that they have the variant on how, they are making plans to use it to knock out the bridge as they have the means to do so now
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  1921.  @llothar68  Like I said Ukraine needs a way to clear fields quickly
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  1922. Ukraine need is a way to clear mine field quicky so they are not caught by arty
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  1923. From the amount of strikes that Ukraine carried so far thats an understatment
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  1924.  @MeselayersizTv  Wrong Turkey didnt design the F-16 They were GIVEN the design and allowed to produce it The original program was Peace Onyx I where Turkish engineers and personnel were trained at the Lockheed Plant in Fort Worth in 1987 By Peace Onyx III in the late 90s, Yes Turkey was producing the F-16 without any assistance from Lockheed The KAAN is a poor rushed design
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  1925.  @AustinMichael  Crazy people do crazy shit
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  1926.  @JMark-zk5pj  Yes
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  1927. You can tell that the Washington post clearly believed Russian propaganda "“it was all over: the Russians deployed electronic warfare, turned off satellite signals, and HIMARS became completely ineffective. " Yet Ukraine destroyed an S-400 with HIMARS
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  1928.  @Loooppp  No , the Abrams uses a gas turbine which has proven to be highly reliable and delivers excellent power to weight ratio however its not fuel efficient. There are no Abrams in the UK as they are based in Germany not UK
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  1929.  @Loooppp  No The US Marines retired their tanks as it was too heavy for maneuver warfare and the US Army based on Ukraine is finalizing what features next gen armor needs
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  1930. There are plenty of ways to deal with drones Ideally for the booker, they need adopt the AbramXs 30mm with dual feed mounted to CROWS and pair it with advanced APS The dual feed would be HEDP for general use and Airburst rounds for C-UAS, anti-missile The APS would need a 4 panel sensor as well auto engagement That would be the best hard kill option As for EW, its easier but the problem there is while EW can jam communication, if the drone still has enough inertia, it can still on target and still hit There are EW that can fry the drone electronics but that requires power So question is how much power does the Booker have to spare
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  1931.  @johnadams8445  One of the reasons why the V-280 was selected was the MV-22 The MV-22 has shown that it can fly fast enough to be refueled by KC-10 The MV-22 cruises at 300 mph The V-280 currently at 320 mph which means it can also be refueled by a KC-10 in the air That opens the door for rapid self deployment The UH-60 has to be broken down for C-5 or C-17 while the V-280 can fly direct without having to do break down Thats if the Army smartly makes aerial refueling standard on all aircraft
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  1932.  @b6yg  True Russia has a lot of tanks but against the UK, they are basically worthless Here's is the rub Air power matters, armor does not In the Gulf War, Iraq has thousands of tanks however the west negated that with simple air power The A-10 was chewing Iraqi armor with everything from its 30mm cannon to AGM-65 maverick Additionally, the US coined tank plinking by have aircraft drop 500lbs laser guided bombs on Iraqi and lastly with CBU-87s The UK doesnt have the same toys as the US but they still have toys The Eurofighter can carry up 16 Brimstone missiles or 12 SPEAR-3 or 6 Paveway IV The UK also has Apache gunships able to carry up 16 Hellfires or JAGMs All the UK has to do is have its F-35B fly SEAD and knock out again SHORAD as well medium to long radar air defenses in the area and let the Typhoons and Apaches go to work The F-35B can also perform CAP against enemy fighters with Meteor missiles 4 Apaches fully loaded is 64 missile as is 4 Typhoons Typhoons and Apaches working sync can easily negate tanks numbers
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  1933. The F-14 design is not as adaptable
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  1934.  @lolkevandewitte1713  Boeing has many other products besides the 737 MAX. Yes there commercial airline side has taken a hit because of the issues with the MAX but its defense program are still solid cash cows for them
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  1935. Boeing has many customers for the F-15 advanced models. About 400 orders, only 144 are for the USAF, the rest is other countries
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  1936. Interesting ,I wonder is the GE38 is still on the table as optional engine
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  1937.  @irvhh143  What planet do you live on ? its not about lift its about maturity The V-280 checks every box The SBD-1 has considerably less in every category
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  1938. What are you going to protest The V-280 flew 214 hours whereas the SBD1 flew barely 30 hours The V-280 cruises at 280 knots whereas the SBD1 cruises 250 The V-280 bet the SBD1 in every way
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  1939. The problem is that the front is over 1200 miles long, they need at 50 HIMARS and 100 M270s but at same time they still need self-propelled 155m systems and shouldnt overly rely on the HIMARS Ukraine needs to learn combined arms tactics so they can maximize the effectiveness of these systems Russian forces are deploy air defense equipment to try and protect high value targets This where Ukraine need to coordinate with Special forces to use ATGMs to knock out key pieces of air defense equipment followed immediately by shelling from Pzh-2000s With that neutralized, it clears the way for HIMARS to strike with impunity The problem with contending with those system is that continuously firing allows air defense units to gain a picture which down the road would be bad Secondly Ukraine wants the ATACMS, they need to start clearing out Russian air defense units at whole sale prices ATACMS requires 4 mins of flight time which is ample for air defense The shorter range M31s travel too low and fast Ukraine is doing well but a few more things that they can do better
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  1940. Not likely New York is extremely valuable to business
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  1941. This has nothing to do with Biden kiddo Hamas attacked Israel and their supplier of weapons is Iran. Israel's problem in Gaza Again Iran. Israel simply got tired of it They could have waited for the IRGC to be in the open but strike near the embassy was guaranteed to draw Iran from a shadows into an open conflict A conflict that allows Israel to strike Iran directly and effectively cut of them supplies Israel's enemies in the Gaza Iran was simply too stupid not to realize this was the end game
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  1942.  @zenobiaookpik  yup
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  1943. There is little called integrity of the case ever heard of it
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  1944. Wrong. Trump can't do a thing first, a program like the F-35 is secured by congress So they have to agree , second he has to present an realistic alternative which there is none. So his statements are just hot wind
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  1945. Large enough to glass the planet 10 times over and then some. As for it being old , it may be old but still plenty powerful enough to make North Korea in a sheet of glass. I like how the media completely forgets that US and Russia have been dearming. The point of the SALT and START treaties were so that US and Russia would lay off the nuclear build up and development as they both at one point had 30,000 nuke weapons each and were still building more
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  1946.  @douglemay7989  Despite your butt hurt. The fact is Trump lost,the end.
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  1947. It doesnt matter 7 months ago, it was the mighty Russian bear vs the underdog Ukraine Russia tried to go for the first round KO but failed miserably its round 8 now The mighty Russian bear has 2 black eyes, 3 broken ribs and a severely deflated ego. The Ukrainian underdog despite all odds is pushing the Russian bear into a corner and making a punching bag out of him , leaving Russia's only option is to take cheap shot Russia can take its cheap shot but fact that Ukrainian forces lasted 8 rounds and your only out was to a cheap shot completes Russia's embarrassment
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  1948. They are trying to recycle old tech for the Abrams X I don't see them adopting everything The improved situation awareness, power pack and 30mm yes Everything else is very much Iffy
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  1949. Yup The Taliban and Insurgents never had advanced weapons, equipment or intel Ukraine forces have all 3 The Javelin missile has been called St Javelin by Ukraine forces because they are absolutely in love with it They would marry it if it was legal LMAO Taliban and Insurgents had to rely on homemade explosives and a lot of luck The Ukraine forces can set back and precisely target from up to 2.9 miles away. They have been smartly going after Russia supply lines Russia armor is being abandoned as they are running out of fuel The fact that the West is providing the Ukraine with real time intel on Russia movements has effectively killed their momentum Russia will win eventually but the cost without doubt will be astronomical Conquering Ukraine is one thing ,but holding is going far more messy than Russia has ever dealt within
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  1950. SAW II MG sounds better Either way, its great improvement but they still work on making M2 lighter
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  1951.  @jaypee389  Hence the need for something that can massive outrange the PKM which the MG-338 does but at the end of the day its not enough The Pike 40mm grenade munition and Carl Gustaf Guided munition can hit targets excess of 2000 yards but they are not rapid fire The XM25 CDTE should be revisited and upgraded to able engage targets precisely at 2500 yards rapid fire The original model range of 500-765 yards, I completely understand why it was not liked but if they can get it out to 2500 yards and keeping weight down, it could be valuable asset
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  1952.  @jaypee389  Its about peer level engagements with Chinese and Russian forces where body armor is excepted Secondly the point of the 6.8 is that 5.56 were failing faster than normal as they cant handle the strain from sustained M855 use
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  1953.  @greysheeum  How about no ding dong why equip if the mission doesnt call for it its called operational need They only install it as needed and store when its not needed
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  1954.  @chrissmith7669  The Apache isnt wired for the AIM-9 That never went beyond testing
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  1955.  @christophergolias3610  A possiblity would be the special forces MH-60 DAP with a changes Redesigned to carry the Longbow mast and Stubwings As long as it retains the aerial refueling probe its a winner
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  1956. Ukraine is what is known as a target rich environment so there is plenty of targets to chose from Russian forward operating bases where personnel and equipment are targets. Dropping a HIMARS missile where personnel sleep it brutal but effective vehicles have to be parked somewhere. Staging areas. convoy Russian bases where KA-52, MI-28 and MI-35s are targets. S-300/400 sites, EW and other air defense assets also targets Even with the 40 mile missiles, Ukraine still has plenty of targets to chose from
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  1957. Hit to kill technology wasnt impossible , it just needed money
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  1958. Actually they dont The US greatest defense is that few subs can cross the ponds Crossing the Pacific or Atlantic even for SSN is an endurance test The US has forward operating bases and sub tenders that relieve that stress a bit No one else has that
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  1959. The simple answer is no There are already too much weapons over there Ironically ,its the reason for NATO standard, too many calibers were in use during the WWII by the allies They just need 5.56 and 7.62 for general use , the few calibers for sniper rifles and big 50 Techincally you could simplify things and use 50 for both sniper and HMG Hell I will give you 300.ACC for CQB
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  1960.  @Matt-yg8ub  The Zumwalt is just much wasted potential, its irritating
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  1961.  @Matt-yg8ub  Lockheed was already part of the Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter (CALF) , Advanced Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (ASTOVL and Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) projects So yes they were ahead of the game
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  1962.  kittycat3015  China has no plane chinese bot
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  1963. The US has been developing new material since the F-117 first flown Combat operations with the B-2, F-117s and F-22s gave them an idea of what they needed to make
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  1964. No likely The USAF learned a long time ago that operating stealth with electronic warfare (EW) and Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) With EW and SEAD engaging enemy defenses , they dont have time to look for stealth The loss of the F-117 showed that if you gave the enemy time, they can and will locate stealth so the trick is not to give them that time The TLAMs and JASSMs need 40 minutes to cover 350 miles That means EA-18Gs has suppress defenses for that long which is impossible. Also, a Su-35 or J-11 would get in weapons range in 8 mins The hypersonic weapons like the ARRW covers that distance in 1 min 24 sec The EA-18G can easily suppress defenses for that long and neither Su-35 or J-11 would have time to get in range With defense out of the way, stealth has free reign AWACS can upgrade B-21 with enemy positions so they can maintain a safe distance and risk possible detection
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  1965.  @frabe81118  The B-21 has considerably lower RCS than any fighter
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  1966.  @angman1966  You kinda have to be able to defeat MBT in modern warfare Case in point, A Bradley smoked a column of Russian armor as they were ill equipped A tank is not going to run up on a Bradly as they know it can punch their lights out
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  1967. Ultimately, the main gun is not the issue , but rather the secondary weapon The mainstay of most secondary weapons has been 50 cal. but even with CROWS, shooting a 50 cal against drones is still challenging a main gun of 30mm would give it the flexibility to engage both drones and ground targets but 30mm against medium to heavy armor is not very effective for modern warfare The 50mm would highly effective even against T-14 it could easily shred T-14s sensors and tracks and could possibly even get mobility kill bit 50mm for C-UAS is very iffy and and kW DEW for C-UAS would require extra power Abrams X uses 30mm which is very flexible for it size What they need to do for XM30 is go with 50mm but dust of the programmable rounds from XM25 CDTE and go with secondary 25mm cannon which would solve both issue The 25mm is lighter but just as lethal.The problem with 30mm is weight. Logistically the 30mm makes more sense because its already available but additional weight to the XM30 is the draw back
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  1968.  @PancakeBoi  Close but no The issue with the US military was the micromanagement from the civilian leadership coupled with the egg head officers By this time, most of the combat experienced commanders from WWII and Korea had already retired so they were left with egg heads who fly desks
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  1969.  @newsieboys1171  No you havent The DF-21 range is 900 miles whereas the F-18 is 444 miles. The F-18 can launch JASSM-ER from 600 miles away From 1000 miles away., the F-18 only needs 1 aerial refueling to get within JASSM-ER and even then its only 155 miles that it needs to get in range and leave As for returning home, its not issue, China lacks the tankers need to project its planes that far out In order to prevent CVN aircraft from attacking, Chinese aircraft would have to be positioned at 700 miles away which they can't do So no there is no badly jeopardizing (hilarious statement) As far the CSG, goes, they have several ways to hold DF-21s at risk Whats stopping a Virginia class sub from close to 400 miles nominally and launching TLAMs against DF-21s Whats stopping a Zumwalt class from firing LRHW from 1000 miles away
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  1970.  @sirshade222  Very true, it has to say afloat but whats stopping the US fro destroying the launchers What stopping a Virginia class sub from closing to 400 miles off China's coast and firing LRHW. At that range, the missile will be on target in 2 mins or HACM from the air from 1000 away miles on target in 13 minutes
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  1971.  @newsieboys1171  Simple because range does not matter You keep saying half the range but keep forgetting aerial refueling
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  1972.  @logicomega7  Same for goes for China DFs are over 15 tons , thats not something you can fire in salos
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  1973. The simple fact is that beggers cant' be cant chosers
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  1974.  @JustNo8808  The Woke havent completely taken over
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  1975.  @jawarakf  Again thats still waste of time ATGM teams can simply double tap or use anti material rifles to destroy the tanks sensors or use IEDs The fact is that market for armor destruction has produced weapons that APS nor ERA can't stop Unless you have tanks with ARC reactor like Iron man which can power 500kW laser for a quick firing laser defense system armor days are number The US, Russia and Israel have developed light weight but lethal systems For Israel is the Spike NLOS on Sandcats The US , the JTLV with 30mm cannon and various mission options and Russia the GaZ Tigr with Kornet missile All 3 can be built faster and easier than armor Light enough for helo to carry them externally MRAPs can handle urban warfare
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  1976.  @utoobuser206  The Hummer like everything has had its time its time for something new
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  1977. The JTLV is definitely a step in the right direction but in war with China, equipment like this buggy is a much better option https://www.army-technology.com/news/rafael-air-deployable-missile-launcher/ The Spike NLOS can strike targets 16 miles away and has various warhead options for different target types CH-53 and MV-22 can transport buggies like this internally which allows ground forces to rapidly deploy, strike and get outta dodge before the enemy can counter attack. In the pacific, forces need high mobility, The JTLV 10K weight is not exactly idea for high mobility operations as it has to be carried externally by helo or by by LCAC which is time consuming. In a European conflict, the JTLV and its options is perfect. Buggys like this can pave the way for JLTV and HIMARS. The only thing that USMC needs to be change is this ttps://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/02/12/heres-the-us-marine-corps-plan-for-sinking-chinese-ships-with-drone-missile-launchers/ Use the HIMARS ,not the JTLV .
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  1978.  @goodlife6277  That would be 100 percent false The Kornet in ready fire mode weighs 140lbs thats missile weight plus tripod. The Javelin in ready fire mode weights just 50lbs thats missile weight and CLU The Korent hasnt been used as its a literally a boon in Ukraine high intensity conflict. The only missiles that Russian forces are using on the ground is the RPG-7, 29 and 32 and other disposable 1 shot models The missile you mentioned require too much time and effort to move
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  1979. Tanks usefulness depends on various factors, the first being the combatants Again a country like the US, tanks are useless. The US sure kill way of killing tanks dates back to 1991 Tank Plinking where US forces were shredding Iraqi tanks by dropping 500lbs GBU-12s.That worked then and even now against the newer tanks like T-14, Armata, it still works. The US military has endless ways of dealing with armor The problem now is that ATGMs have gotten, lighter , longer range, better seekers and improved warhead Example. the GAZ Tigr with Kornet, Israeli Spike NLOS, Tomcar/Sandcar and the US made JTLV with ATGMs are all lightweight assets that can be easily deployed and able to deal with armor The Israeli Spike NLOS, Tomcar/Sandcar topping the scales with its lethality as the Spike NLOS can be launched from 16 miles away,. The Tomcar system is light enough to be carried by MV-22, CH-47 or CH-53 internally but most importantly, the NLOS can perform 90 degree drop on targets which allows to bypass tanks countermeasures The future of armor depends entirely on support from EW an SHORAD
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  1980. Not exactly Russia's problem in the Ukraine comes down to several factors but the biggest is them being cheap They have APS technology but it has yet to make an appearance The US military is heavily invested in drones and network centric warfare so that everyone has access to eyes in the sky as well as the ability to deploy their own eyes in the sky Lastly, virtually US vehicles have CROWS whereas very very few Russia vehicles have it Russia's problems are easily traced As for armor If the enemy has significant air power and precision munitions, then armor usefulness is in question If the enemy has significant precision munitions and the tanks little protection and support,again usefulness is in question
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  1981. ​ @Tigerman1138  In a nutshell yes Modern ATGMs can be guided by Electro-Optical or Semi-Active Laser (SAL) to exact same point on a tank Modern anti-materiel rifle (AMR) can use High-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition (HEIAP) which are explosive rounds with a tungsten sub-penetrator as well saboted light armor penetrator (SLAP) rounds also with tungsten sub-penetrator AMR can easily use SLAP or HEIAP to neutralize EM armor. AMR can also target Active protection systems as well The USMC combined anti-armor team (CAAT) uses combo of AMR, AGS and ATGMs to engage tanks Counter armor tech has advanced to the point where heavy armor is becoming moot
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  1982.  @kara88bg  It wouldnt, thats would need multi layer defenses counter different munition types
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  1983. Because the turtle tank is fixed to only one direction to fire whereas the Bradely is not
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  1984. Hell you can even call doordash
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  1985. As far that goes, The USMC has MADIS. L-MADIS and MRIC for anti air., The only thing they need to based on what we seen in Ukraine is change out the FIM-92 Stinger for the AIM-9X for MADIS and Adopt the Multi-Mission Launcher with AIM-9X, AIM-120C-5, TAMIR ,Hellfire and Spike NLOS on the HIMARS frame Germany makes a 30mm variant of their 35mm AHEAD rounds which is another item they need to adopt Covers all your bases The AIM-9X and AIM-120C5 against helicopters, fixed wing jets and cruise missiles The 30mm cannon for drones The Tamir for C-RAM Hellfire and Spike NLOS for defensive and offensive
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  1986.  @AtlantiansGaming  The LCS problems and Zumwalt are too different animals The LCS problem was that the USN should decided long long ago that Freedom class would fill the role for LCS while the Independence class would be redesigned for the FFG role Congress thought they need better than USN and hence why the Zumwalt ended being wasted The USN's only screw ups was One- not use the NATO standard 155mm round, they used their own 155mm design which doomed the AGS Two, the design of the Zumwalt has no provision for CIWS
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  1987. The Ukraine forces problems is that they lack the ability for long range precision strike. Their missile and artillery are relics from the Cold war so its not surprising that they are so ineffective. In short, they can't inflict large scale damage on Russia forces, all they can do is chip away at them Now the US is now finally providing the weapon I was hoping which is Loitering Munitions If Ukraine forces are able to get Loitering Munitions with anti-armor capability or at least decent size 18lbs-20lbs warhead, they can turn this situation around very quickly Targets like fuel dumps, munition supplys, commands post and other critical assets to Russia forces as operating force can be destroyed with Loitering Munitions Parked aircraft on airfields are also targets Israeli IAI Harpy, Mini Harpy and IAI IAI Harop would be the ideal combination with 100 of each The US Switchblade 600 is good start but they need the IAI models Loitering Munitions used on a strategic scale against all those targets with the proper planning , coordination and attacking simultaneously would be devastating blow to Russia forces All the West has to do is supply munitions and intel and the Ukrainian forces could hand Russia a broken jaw in addition to black eye and bloody nose they already have
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  1988. I wouldnt say that The smart choice would have been to go with the HK-417 or FN SCAR or adopt the XM7 with 7.62 but argument was still the same about weight a full load of 7.62 is still heavier its seems like Polymer-cased ammunition (PCA) hasnt reached the point to where militaries are ready to adopt for general use If you could rework the 7.62 round for higher penetration and longer range but reduce the load to weight its not that much heavier than previous rounds you would strike gold But ultimately as tech moves on We are getting close to the 10x24 explosive tip caseless ammo from aliens
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  1989.  @MrZlocktar  I always laugh when fanboys S-400 and S-500 because you ding dongs don't know what the systems are designed for The S-500 is primary function is for as anti-ballistic moron, not anti-air. range of 600 km (370 mi) for anti-ballistic missile (ABM) and 500 km (310 mi) for air defense Secondly Even with at 310 miles, the US made JASSM-ER range is 620 miles , the JASSM-XR is 1200 miles. The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) range is 350 miles Thats 3 weapons that easily outrange the S-400 and S-500. The US has a very long list of weapons that outrange the S-400 and S-500 most advanced anti-space weapon system on a globe That would be US made SM-3 The S-500 range 370 vs SM-3 Block 1 range 560 and block 2 1500 miles Unlike Russia , the SM-3 is compatible with all 90 USN AEGIS ships Thats facts not propaganda. Example Russian officials brushed off the Javelin missile as joke, yet Russia tanker were seen welding cages trying to protect their tanks from Javelin
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  1990. Silent vehicles are good for special operations where stealth is needed or recon missions Hunting armor doesnt need stealth, just long range weapons
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  1991. No and Yes No LM are not needed but yes APS is a must
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  1992.  @tk03_85  The ZTQ weights over 20 tons, there no way it can be safely para-dropped. Para dropped is 16 tons on down More than likely what they are referring to is low-altitude parachute-extraction system (LAPES) where the transport only a few feet off the ground and the tank dropping 10-20 feet at most The M10 heavy weight is likely due to thick armor but still its 30 tonnes less than an Abrams The Abrams is the deciding factor as the Army keeps changing direction what will replace it so its likely the Booker is interim fix till they decide as the EU wants to 130mm or 140mm for next main gun
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  1993.  @voidtempering8700  Incorrect The images various tanks captured in various states from slighty damaged to fully intact In the T-90M section, the first capture image is show a fully intact T-90M
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  1994.  @voidtempering8700  Thats just plain denial The images on oryx show fully intact example captured
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  1995.  @voidtempering8700  oryx open source has visual confirmed the capture of intact Russian tanks of all models
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  1996.  @andyf10  Technically any aircraft capable of aerial refueling can loiter for 24 hours Generally , only heavy bombers do that because they have the space for the crew to rotate as well as other comforts Their fuel capacity means only a few trips to the tanker
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  1997.  @pogo1140  Armed with the right weapons yes lets use Russia's weapons if they could locate the site, A Gaz Tigr with Kornet D/EM missiles could destroy the site from 5 miles away. First missile destroys the command truck, the second the drone and the remaining missiles the rest of the site In the case of the US The 3 men in a dune buggy would be a SEAL team with a JTAC calling for an air or missile strike
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  1998.  @richardspears5384  C-RAM and other point defense systems are Ukraine is showing have their limits Russian's Tunguska's and Panstir S1 ironically are getting smoked by artillery strikes They were designed to aircraft and cruise missiles but are completely vulnerable to 155m rounds Small FPOV drones are damaging their sensors
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  1999. Ukraine has all but confirmed that the next variant of the JDAM will have the GBU-53 seeker Anti-jam/anti-spoof GPS capability is good but if the seeker can switch from GPS to MMW or IR homing there is no jamming that Ironically Electro-Optical guided weapons will also be returning IR and Electro-Optical are much harder to jam because they are completely passive
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  2000. @Aaron Muller What is going to happen is that its going be M-16A5 with a new caliber. The M-16 design has proven to be very effective. The only real problem is that its not ambidextrous. As for dealing with threats at 1000 -1200 plus yards away. Designated marksmen with a semi auto 338 would be the best. Obviously Big 50 is too heavy for DMR to use. a 338 semi auto would be light enough for a DMR to keep pace. The argument back in the day was the weight of the 7.62 and the weapons that use it. Today you have the HK 417, FN SCAR and ARX100. More to the point, there are enough weapon companies in the world that make a rifle to make that can easily outclass a 5.56 Technology has advanced there 7.62 need to return as the primary caliber. 5.56 can be remain for CQB. 7.62 , 338 and 50 should be what the infantry should have on tap. The Army had the XM25 CDTE. That weapon right there with improvements would easily dealt with the PKM at 1200 but instead of fixing, they walked away typically Army
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  2001. Yeah, Bullpup designs are good for sniper rifles ,not for battle or assault rifles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q-QVBQVYTA See how fast he is able to reload you can't do that with a bullpup
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  2002. The development of the Sig MG 338 makes the PKM a moot point. More to the point the development of the newer 338 caliber machine guns makes matching the PKM moot as the 338 has longer range and 3 times the energy
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  2003. Israel is popping the champagne
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  2004. I laughed way too hard
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  2005.  @D_Chess  Air defense systems are generally static so engaging them is relatively simple Ukraine' targeting of logistic is tactically sound but they need to start targeting material targets as well Russian air fields, EW and air defense assets should be high on the list They have western tech but now they need to learn how do combine arms and use it together effectively
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  2006. Till Ukraine gets integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running country wide it will be struggle
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  2007.  @NightRider2023-f1j  In addition to being able to fully use the AGM-88 The F-16 can carry 500lbs ,1000lbs and 2000lbs Laser guided Paveways or JDAMs Unlike the MIG-29 and Su-27, the F-16 can fully communicate with the JDAM allowing it to piggy back of the aircraft's GPS receiver or simply use laser guided bombs Laser guided bombs can be dropped as far 10 miles away Additional the F-16 can carry 2 Harpoon ASM Russia has few frigates and missile carrier. With the Moskva promoted to submarine, Russia has no way of stopping F-16s from getting in range FYI airfields in Crimea are also being attacked Threat of F-16 attack will force Russian ships outside of their effective range
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  2008.  @lemarcoX  Russia retired its S-125 from frontline service
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  2009.  @jimstan1795  False Ukraine has been pounding Crimea effectively
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  2010. Lets be honeslty who actually belives anything from Russia at this point
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  2011. Ukraine needs to deploy a NASAMS or IRIS-T to Kherson forces ASAP Kherson is only 350 miles from Novorossiysk if I was Russia, what better way to be break Ukrainian forces morale and boost Russian morale then by using Su-57s to attack HIMARS, Pzh-2000s or other Western equipment present As Novorossiysk is 350 miles and the Su-57 is over 1000 miles, it can easily sortie from Novorossiysk and take out key Ukrainian targets Russia is playing something along those lines of simultaneously breaking Ukrainian morale while trying to boost Russian morale with Kherson
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  2012.  @livesatisfaction2476  The West thanks Russia for that Besides Ukraine forces providing the missile pieces to West , it justifies the West providing even more weapons to Ukraine At the rate Russia is "supplying" Ukraine and West, Iceland which ranks 142 in the world will up as as Russia's military will 142 in world militaries
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  2013. Canadian may lost the record but they are still the better shooters than Ukraine The US, UK and Canadian shooters all used standard weapons and rounds to achieve their shots 338 or 50 What they did is neck down 14.5 cases for 12.7mm to make for the HL rifle in other words, they took a cheap short cut
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  2014.  @Whiskey.Tango.Actual  30lb vs over 50lbs for the Horizon Even suppressed , the Barrett is easy to carry and use
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  2015. Thats a moot point A Russian T-14 cost 4.6 mil yet $27,000 precision guided 500lbs bomb will turn it to shreds Weapons costing less than their targets is fact of life in warfare
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  2016. The only issue with Phalanx is its reloading and limited magazine
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  2017. No, the basis for the CIWS was the sinking of the Israel destroyer Eilat by P-15 missiles It showed that existing defenses were not able to stop missiles The sinking of UK ships during the Falkands war only reinforced the need for CIWS
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  2018. Basically there version of the US Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) teams however the advent of heavy lift helos like the CH-53 and CH-47 make it simpler for a heavy lift helo to external carry the helo back to base via trying to fix on the spot But there are some cases where fixing it on spot is the better option
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  2019.  @alenkerr8533  They are not The Type-45 lack of BMD and Land attack is being highlighted during this conflict
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  2020.  @alenkerr8533  Flight III Burke
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  2021. Either way it would be great addition for Ukraine
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  2022. What it can do Put Russian forces in a world of pain
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  2023.  @miikapekk5155  Patriot's key advantage is 1 launcher can hold up 16 missiles
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  2024.  @dlmdee  Yet here we are two years later
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  2025.  @lidlb1tch282  Again incorrect The Cooperative Engagement Capability is network integrated fire control capability that shots to be taken from any direction More to point network-centric warfare allows targets to be engaged from any direction The quote plasma does not make the missile invisible to radar, Secondly the zircon irregular path actually makes it easier Every move it makes bleeds off kinetic energy In order for it to regain it, it has to commit to trajectory to build up KE during terminal phase if it not, it will impact with far less energy That why ASM pop up during terminal phase to try and build up KE
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  2026.  @СерхиоБускетс-ф7я  And you point ? The USAF , USN and US Army all plan on declaring IOC this year
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  2027.  @Rio.Motel.84  Thats incorrect The Plasma does make getting a lock harder but infrared search and track (IRST) combined with Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) negate that problem
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  2028.  @СерхиоБускетс-ф7я  The only ships able to carry the Zircon is frigate and subs, and that barely a combined total of 11 ships Secondly the US has already created its hypersonic weapons and they are both superior to Russia's junk The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) has nearly 3 times the range and nearly double speed of the Zircon Russia has ran out of missiles The missile they are using are formerly nuclear cruise missiles with fitted with conventional warheads
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  2029. Its certainly a intel coup for Russia but at the end of the day, Germany should have realized that Russia was closely watching and listening especially considering how much damage that Storm Shadow has done already and unlike the Storm Shadow, the Taurus can attack ships at sea which is one headache they dont want
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  2030.  @meme4one  No indirect first with precision missiles its all precise targeting
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  2031.  @SCscoutguy  The problem there is that if the NLOS was considered, it would go back to why not add the Brimstone instead of NLOS as far as the UK goes But then ,the brimstone's problem is that MBDA ability to met the scale the UK needs is has been issue In 2012 ,UK received its 500th Brimstone with production at 2000 missiles The US ordered 24,000 Hellfires just in 2012 The US Army isnt buying a massive order yet due to possible conflict with JAGM increment 2 and 3 which are supposed to do what the NLOS does
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  2032.  @FuriousFire898  So far out off 133 built 37 destroyed
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  2033. Ukraine needs to speed up the RIM-7 and Buk project so they can have effective defense again gunships at long range. The KA-52 is taking advantage of that gap Between MANPAD and SHORAD ironically the US Army had dropped the AIM-9X in favor of the hellfire and Stinger for the stryker SHORAD as well the USMC had also dropped its Avenger units The KA-52 has renewed the need for US forces to have SHORAD defenses able to engage gun ships like KA-52 before they get in range
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  2034.  @luciussander8217  They need at least 100 units
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  2035. As far as we know it has none There are two options on the table they can consider The USMC is looking at equipped its F-35B with NJG pods so it can function as a jammer as needed The option which is the likely one is the MQ-9 The MQ-9 has several kits that can fill the roles that QE need
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  2036.  @heisenberg906  The IAF has claimed several times that they downed an F-16 but they have zero proof. All it is them trying to save face If the IAF had downed an F-16, where is the crash site? The IAF claimed its crashed on the PAF side but plane crashes produce considerable wreckage which is impossible to cover up Secondly commercial satellites would spotted it When the US attacked Syria, independent sources confirmed the strike from commercial satellites so the fact that the IAF has no actual wreckage says its all Lastly ,the IAF is buying new missiles because they admitted that the Russia R-77 were inferior
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  2037.  @heisenberg906  The only thing that is known is that a IAF MiG-21 got smoked by the PAF plane Secondly the PAF does not fly MIG get your facts straight
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  2038. The simple answer it doesnt as far as Ukraine is concerned ,however Russian forces its desperately needed moral victory
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  2039.  @AA-xo9uw  Incorrect its STOVL not STOBAR BAR in STOBAR stands for arrested landing which the F-35B does not do
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  2040.  @maximusvaliant8597  Yawn yawn lay off the potatao juice their ivan
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  2041. The Type-45s lack of true land attack capabilities has been sore spot for the RN While the Type-45 has advantages over the US burkes, the Burkes VLS is universal allowing to carry missiles for land attack While US ships can respond with TLAMs almost immediately, the RN has to rely on the RAF for response Kinda why the RN is looking to equip the Type-83 with universal VLS so it has same flexibility that US ships enjoy
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  2042. Spine no There is no way to impose a no fly zone without directly engaging Russian aircraft Its possible to have aircraft and AWACS defend targets away from the front but Russian aircraft are not going to stay at the front
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  2043. Yes but they cant do it over Ukraine without directly engaging Russian aircraft
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  2044. Yes the UK needs more Typhoons but not those models. The war in Ukraine has show that assets like EA-18G would be invaluable. Russia's EW has been a major show stopper as Ukraine lacks the means to deal with it effectively. EA-18Gs would have no problem locating and destroying Russian EW sites Additionally, the EA-18G primary of SEAD again invaluable. The newer variant of AGM-88, the AARGM-ER range is 160 miles That allows it to engage everything short of the S-400 and S-500 The UK should invest in the Typhoon EK with SPEAR-3 SPEAR-EW and SPEAR-5 capability A Typhoon EK backing both F-35B as well Tempest would keep both combat effective for decades to come
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  2045. They need Typhoon EK for EW
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  2046. Its being rolled out to the whole army
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  2047.  @operator9858  No ATACMS would wipe out that line Ukraine is not going to win this fighting tactically they have to fight strategically Abrams holding the line does nothing In two ATACMS strikes, Ukrainian shredded two Russia airfields. The first strike destroyed 18 helos which cost Russia 10 KA-52s The damage from the second is still unknown but that also was home to Russian gunships That is the kinda of fighting Ukraine needs to do massive asset denial
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  2048.  @wilbur948ie  Yet Russian need drones from Iran and missile from NK Russia may be exporting but thats only to countries who dont have any other choice The S-400 Triumf and Pantsir missile system were once hyped up but so far in Ukraine, not living up to the hype Same with the T-90, KA-52, Su-34 and whole long list of Russian equipment getting shredded wholesale in Ukraine Hell the freaking M2 Bradley has been a super star even withstanding direct hits from missiles and tank main guns Taking a licky and keeps on ticking The same cant be said for Russian equipment
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  2049. The F-16 has gone as far as it can go and needs to be retired The increase demands of modern warfare are too much for it now
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  2050. The F-16 was backed doored into the USAF as the Figther Mafia claimed that the F-15 was just another F-4 The F-15 performed beyond expectations so F-16 instead replaced the F-5, F-101, F-105 and other aircraft while the F-15 retain the air superiority role The USAF between 50s till the 70s had massive overlap with aircraft By the 80s it was F-15, F-16 and few . By the 90 F-15 and F-16s were the mainstay with the rest being retired There was some good from the F-16 As for the Su-27 It was different case, Till 2001 Mikoyan was top dog due the MIG 19/s-21s performance in the Vietnam and the Middle East However when the Teens series was introduced , Mikoyan rep went took a massive nose dive The last straw for Mikoyan was Serbia where MIG-29 got its ass handed to it yet again After that, Sukhoi took over as the mainstay for Russian forces
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  2051. So basically V-2
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  2052. Its good step but now move up to MQ-9 testing
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  2053. ​ @1chish  The 14 that UK has wont have problems finding new homes The A400M has fixed its issue but there is no market for it Hell Spain is looking at canx its remaining orders The mistake that they made was asking the USAF to buy it They should have asked the USMC and likely would gotten sale The USAF has C-5,and C-17 so there was no need for the A400M The USMC relies on the C-130 as well as support from the USAF The A400M in theory would have reduced the USMC need for support from the USAF which is appealing EU companies are so focused on the USAF, they forget that USMC has unique position to buy things
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  2054.  @bobsmith3983  How about no The F-22s has actually done real world operations that vaildates most of it capabilitis The J-20 is just an air show plane
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  2055. A lot of new, untested equipment and inexperienced pilots which literally sums the Chinese air force The F-22 has deployed multiple times overseas and to real operations as has the F-35 whereas the J-20 has never left China Sending the F-22 and F-35 pays dividends for the USAF as they gain valuable data during their deployments as they are able to see how they perform as well as resolve any possible problems. More the point ,sending aircraft abroad how you get actually real world data China keeping its J-20s in tight box trying concealing its capabilities only backfires on them Hell Russia did the same with the Su-57. Sent into Syria for real world operations. The Russian air force was using the Su-57 on sly in Ukraine, however as the number of newer and more advanced systems like IRIS-T and NASAMS and other on the way, they will stop using the Su-57 as these systems far more capable Till the J-20 actually does real worlds operations far outside the box China keeps it in, it will never compare to the F-22, F-35 or even the Su-57
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  2056. Simple answer it doesn't The J-20 is literally a joke compared the F-22 and F-35
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  2057.  ruoyulong5130  We can safely call that a lie
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  2058. China needs to give it rest. Airbus and Boeing duopoly is beyond solid, its damn near a force of nature The notion they think they can break into the market is beyond absurd especially with the notion of 100 percent Chinese made parts and engines
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  2059. As far countering tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft goes, the J-20 is pretty much becoming useless in that regard One of the unique features of the IRIS-T is that seeker is sensitive enough to allow it to be targeted against both air to air and surface to air missiles The Russian R-77 also claims the same performance ,able to down both air to air and surface to air missiles as well precision-guided munitions The AIM-120D FR3 currently adds that ability to target both air to air and surface to air missiles as does the AIM-260 JATM The F-15EX with AMBER can carry up 22 AIM-120s vs the J-20 load of just 4 BVR missiles ,even without AMBER, the F-15EX still carries 8 AIM-120 The J-20's ability to target tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR relies them attacking from outside defending fighters range,however its moot if the defenders can shoot down the missiles In order to protect the missiles, they will need J-16 EW to jam radar, without , those missiles won't get near tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR and they can't risk getting up close The J-16 problem is that the E-3 , E-2D and the E-7 would not have any issues with its jamming. Unlike the Russia, the US heavily invested in aerial jamming with the EA-18G, EC-130 Compass call and the newer EC-37B, AWACS. Training with these assets makes it easier for them to deal with the J-16s jamming as well EA-18G, EC-130 Compass call and the newer EC-37B counter jamming The J-16 last and by far biggest problem is the RC-135 Rivet Joint and Combat Sent which can read the J-16s jamming So J-20's role has quite a hurdles to overcome
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  2060. True but the critical fact is that isnt enough for a sustained conflict if you factor in mission needs, losses , accidents and maintenance Ukraine would need 40-60 planes, There are only 300 JAS-39s built With the F-16 there are over 4600 built Enough for Ukraine needs right now For the future, yes buy JAS-39E/F but for now its F-16
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  2061.  @MrCABman1972  Thats not how it works The aircraft would be Ukrainian use as they paid for them but they still need maintenance, support and logistics. Aircraft have to be supported by the manufacturer ,that universal for any deal and supporting JAS-39 equipped to use cluster munitions would be a violation of the CCM. There is no getting around that fact Ukraine wants the JAS-39 right now because they need to build up their air force numbers , hence why are also open to Mirage-2000-5 as well possibly F-18s They need western air craft able to do more than what they have
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  2062.  @MrCABman1972  No excuses ,simply facts Sweden is party to Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), they wouldnt be able to add cluster munitions to the JAS-39 or even allow it as that could be considered a violation Ukraine need AGM-88s and the JAS-39 cant use it Germany has refused the KEDP-350 So again Ukraine needs to find a weapon The F-16 is already weaponized for Ukraines need
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  2063.  @1chish  Lets see The F-35s aboard carriers would considerably closer. This would allow the US F-35Bs to use Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC)/ Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) capability with F-35s acting as sensors The UK already tested its Typhoons with the F-35 Multi-Function Advanced Data Link (MADL) with Babel Fish trials similar to the USN CEC/NIF-CA This would allow both US and UK F-35s to spread out and stealthly sweep the Yemen. The Houthis have radar sites but are moving them constant to avoid attacks The F-35s stealth and sensors would be ideal for this situation The GBU-39/53 and Paveway IV/GBU-49 also ideal if they come across a high value target, they can service it instead of waiting There is a lot the F-35 can do but most importantly , it goes back your point PRO -would say its great chance CON- would say you spent all that money for them just sit for them to set on sidelines because of cost
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  2064.  @gone547  He is wholly unqualified for the position point blank How much time do you think military commanders had to spent explaining things to Sec Def Austin or Mattis Nada as far former commanders themselves, they required no explanation as 90 of percent of things as their time as being Generals in the armed forces ,they had the necessary experience As Austin and Mattis served, they truly understand the needs of Enlisted and Officers through the branches The Sec Def position point blank should people who have at least held the rank O-8 or higher in the Armed forces The Sec Def is supposed to be the subject matter expert to president on military affairs Hegseth has never been a Flag officer and never held an strategic positions within the military Why do you think Mattis and Austin were confirmed with relatively ease As former flag officers in the US military ,there was zero doubt about them being qualified for the position
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  2065. It keep with Trump's theme putting unqualified people in key positions
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  2066. Russian morale is in the crapper so everything is big deal to them
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  2067. Lockheed isn't at FRP unit and the UK is still trying to figure what they want to do
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  2068.  @1chish  In order for SELEX to be a "world leader" with AESA, they would have had to deliver same amount and diversity as the Northrop, Raytheon and ELTA Those 3 have delivered the same amount and diversity , Selex has not No Typhoon is 3rd in radars and sensors The F-15EX beats the Typhoon because it can simultaneously carry SNIPER XR, LEGION and DRAGONEYE pods in addition to its own systems
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  2069. If they don't run into the normal drama with European joint programs, this could be a very good plane
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  2070. They are certainly taking their time
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  2071.  @lukeallison3713  Expensive is relative if they were only buying for the RN, then yes but a buy for RN, RAF and possibly the British Army would drive cost down quite a bit
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  2072. Combat is fought with every advantage you have. ISIS can only do some much whereas the West has been killing them at wholesale prices
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  2073. No what JDAMS can do is cross off Russian targets whole sale Ukraine is currently limited to munitions with 200-300lbs class warheads JDAMs changes that to 500,1000 and 2000lbs class options Imagine know Ukraine forces dropping 20000lbs accurately , more to point, JDAMS can been launched from 15 miles away accurately
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  2074.  @bobsemple9341  Yeah no where is all the fighting taking place outside Kyiv nope near Kyiv nope All the fighting is taking place in the separatist regions Funny how Ukraine pushed Russian forces back to literally Russians doorstep
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  2075.  @bobsemple9341  Hope is what Russia is clinging to
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  2076.  @darreloutland4604  its the same thing they used Isklander as basis for the Kinzhal
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  2077. @Wolfmaster057 Hypersonic weapons are not overrated, the way China and Russia uses their hypersonic weapons is overrated China took a short cuts and its DFs are massive launchers that can be easily tracked and destroyed. The only ship with hypersonic weapons is their Type-055 again too few to matter. Even the CH-AS-X-13 on the Xian-H6 again too few to matter Russia's hypersonic are pretty much the same , too few to matter The MIG-31 can only carry 1 Kinzhal and they have to be specially modified to carry it Only the upgraded Tu-22M3M can carry the Kinzhal and even then, only carry 4 missiles The Zircon requires specially modified ships and subs which again too few to matter The US AGM-183 ARRW program alone is vastly to superior to Chinese and Russia programs in every way possible 1 B-1B can carry up 31 missiles. Even with the USAF inventory of just 62 planes 5 planes can carry up 155 missiles. The US can literally overwhelm both China and Russia with just 5 B-1Bs each The ARRW range is 1000 miles and claims Mach 20 as its designed speed From 1000 miles, away , at Mach 20, they can strike targets in 4 mins, 2 min at 500 miles The key factor is that B-1Bs with EA-18G jamming can attack both Russia and China defenses from over 500 miles away The current combination of ALQ-99 , AGM-88 and TLAMs gives Russian and China defense both on land and in air ample time to counter attack The EA-18G still has to get close but the high speed of the ARRW reduces the chances of interception by aircraft As for Russia's nuclear torpedo Just more hot air and incredible stupid idea
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  2078.  @wadopotato33  The irony of your statement is that Russia is exact reason why the US military is heavily invested in SEAD/DEAD As for SEAD/DEAD Its not prohibitive when you have the right tech for the job You need airborne jammers like the EA-18G, Typhoon EK, Tornado ECR and the proposed JAS-39 EA Said jammers need advanced tech like the Next Generation Jammer which is designed to counter AESA radars You also need assets like Rivet Joint for locating sites You need long range missiles 300 mile range for attack S-300/400 sites. The AGM-88G can attack SHORADs as well other medium range defenses Lastly you need stealth for support If cost is problem, one of the proposed items was make lite Growler assets Regular F-18E/F without all the custom EA gear but still wired to use NGJ pods You still get a jammer but minus a few bells and whistles The latest trend is roll/off kits that turn regular assets in weapons platforms there are ways to reduce cost
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  2079. I would not say that Russia was unprepared or gambled, Ukraine has shown how ill equipped Russian forces are for conventional warfare Russia's tactical failure in Ukraine can be traced back to Battle of Antonov Airport Russia's plan was to capture that airport and land IL-76s full reinforcements and make V line direct for Kyiv 7 miles away With Kyiv captured, the rest of the country would fallen easily But that plan fall apart Just as the second run at Kyiv As for lack of air superiority Russia has no airborne jammers or SEAD aircraft The list of Russian air force short comings in Ukraine is miles long
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  2080.  @michaelmcnally2331  its called cost The KC-45A A330 MRTT' principal problem was Airbus has no presence in the US military training, logistics and maintenance with the USAF would all have to be built up from scratch Boeing's only mistake was not using the 767-400ER air frame Incidentally ,Airbus has the same issue as the A330-200 is out of production but there still demand for tankers
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  2081.  @MAINT03  You obviously didnt The drama started when the USAF tried to wet lease the KC-767A instead buying them There was no need for request for proposal (RFP) or invitation to tender (ITT,) It should have been sole award direct contract
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  2082.  @1chish  The A330 was never in the cards. The USAF should have brought the KC-767A and avoided all that drama Boeing principal advantage they are built with up training, logistics and maintenance with the USAF AIrbus would had to do that all from scratch
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  2083. Thats about right
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  2084.  @1chish  Thats a sensible decision to use the Typhoon but the question is how long will take to develop the electronic warfare systems ?
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  2085. HenryDavidT the UK would have gone with CATOBAR if EMALS and AAG were ready at the time the QE was being built however neither was even right now, the AAG is still not quite ready The UK can interoperate with the US on its LHA/D class ships with the F-35B but not on CVNs like the French Rafale.  The root of the problem was the Eurofighter. If they had agreed for a carrier capable of the EF, France would have stayed in that project.The result would be a carrier capable EF that UK could have used for its QE class. It would have given the UK similar capability like the US and France and allowed UK planes to train and operate on US CVNs like the French do Hell right now , French and US is looking at 18 Rafales possibly operating of a US CVN while the De gulle is repair
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  2086.  @lmaoroflcopter  E-3 and E-7 require a land base or hours via aerial refueling to get on station By having "organic capabilities on hand, they can be launched and recovered as needed Hence why the US Navy operates E-2Ds and rarely relies on USAF E-3s An MQ-9 with Skyguardian for AWACS would massive boost for the UK
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  2087. @@JimCarner The Mojave can carry same kits as the MQ-9
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  2088. The Mojave equipped with MQ-9s kits would solve a lot the QE class problems for organic of capabilities The MQ-9 can be fitted with the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) payload for ASuW /ASW The Skyguardian for AWACS Develop a 3rd kit for electronic warfare All that would be left is a platform for aerial refueling
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  2089. That expensive stuff is combat proven whereas the AW249 is still very much a footnote The UK opted for AH-64E over WAH-64 MK2 was it was cheaper As part of the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP)., the AH-64 will receive the newer General Electric T901 which produces 3000 shp The AW249 T700 is 2503 shp Lastly , the UK uses the Hellfire, JAGM , Brimstone and Spike NLOS All of which are already integrated with the Apache The AW249 has 20mm cannon which the UK does not use. While WAH-64 and AH-64 both uses the same 30mm cannon and ammo Additionally AW249 would have to go through process of integration Hellfire, JAGM , Brimstone and Spike NLOS while its already done on the AH-64E As someone hilariously mentioned, the AW249 can use the Sidewinder and Stinger which the UK doesnt use The AW249 is not worth the problems for the UK
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  2090.  @solinvictus1234  Incorrect The Spike ER is IR/EO which allows A129 to fire and forget. The problem with using laser targeting with A129 is that laser designation is nose mounted which means it has to stay unmasked to maintain lock which for the A129 is not advisable. The Apache on the other hand has various options Sure it can not
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  2091.  @solinvictus1234  Incorrect The Apaches MTOW is 23,000lbs while the AW249 is only 18,298lbs your math doesnt add up secondly the stubwing design is still the same as the A129 so it does not carry 16 atgm
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  2092. Because the Apache is the gold standard for attack helicopters
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  2093. By all means then Have Iran test that hypothesis
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  2094.  @Whisk3yKnight  The SM-6 is designed for anti missile aircraft as well ballistic defense
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  2095.  @teatime6597  Panstirs have been ineffective so far 8 TB2 is barely anything
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  2096. The Abrams engine is multi fuel ,however it gets the best performance with jet fuel Diesel will work but just not as good
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  2097. In this case, the ships in question won't be underarmed thanks to MK-41 universal capability As for the numbers Its quality over quantity The QE class has few F-35s but 1v1 against the Admiral Kuznetsov with its Su-33 and MIG-29K, the few F-35s would easily defeat all 3 Same with the China's carriers and the J-15s, no match Its not how much you have , its what you have Lastly As for tanks, You dont need that many any more One USAF F-15E can carrying up 28 GBU-53 storm breaker which 105lbs warhead can shred any armor regardless of APS and ERA The UK Eurofighter and F-35B will have similar capability with the SPEAR-3 You dont need a large amount of armor when your air force can kill several tanks whole sale per plane
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  2098. 7 months ago, the Russian military had respect 7 months later, the Russian military is literal joke
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  2099. Yeah no
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  2100.  @EpicThe112  And all we have seen so far is destroyed tanks
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  2101. The Gripen is the only real choice but getting to them is a problem
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  2102.  @bjjace1  They are getting planes , just not the F-16 or Gripen. As the MIG-29 has been successfully integrated with the AGM-88 and they working on the locally upgrading MiG-29MU2, More than likely, it will be more MiG-29 upgraded with western tech The route I would go would AIM-9M/R and AIM-120C-5 gives Ukrainian decent WVR and BVR capability AGM-84 block II plus land and sea targets. AGM-65 and GBU-12/16 for general purpose with second gen targeting pod UPAZ-1A buddy refueling pod so they could carry out extend range attacks
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  2103.  @mwtrolle  Wrong on all counts Its not quantity vs quality its called feasible How many Gripens are available right, estimates say just 271 examples Factoring in combat losses, the possibility of accidents and aircraft down time There is no way that the Gripen can meet the Ukraine's needs if Ukraine had 112 Gripens in place of its MiG-29, Su-24,25 and Su-27s and the current Gripens operator had at leas 80 planes each with the Swedish air force with 160 plus, then the Gripen would iffy as feasible goes , they would be able to source aircraft from operators as needed but again SAAB would still need to boost up its production line. The Gripen would be perfect but its not feasible The F-16 is feasible as the USAF alone has 1200 F-16s. They could earmark 200 F-16s for Ukraine as well replace losses with virtually no effort The F-16 does not have the Gripen's ruggedness but has the numbers and weapons to fight on a much wider scale Secondly Right now what needed is the F-16C/D Block 50/52 Plus and UPAZ-1A buddy refueling pod F-16s with AIM-9M/R and AIM-120C-5 gives Ukrainian decent WVR and BVR capability AGM-84 block II plus can strike both land and sea targets 77 to 120 miles away AGM-65 and GBU-12/16 plus the gun is all the weapons the Ukrainian air force needs There is enough older models in the US inventory that would prevent Russia from gleaming anything The block 52 supports Conformal Aerial Refueling Tank System (CARTS) which allows the F-16 to use drogue instead of boom The UPAZ-1A buddy refueling pod fitted the MIG-29s allow them to act as mission tankers Why this is important The Black sea fleet is Novorossiysk which 700 miles round trip. F-16s with CARTS and MiG-29s as mission tankers would be able to strike Novorossiysk with ease As well all targets in Crimea The additional benefit of the CFT has Israeli has done is EW Israel has added in additional EW in the empty spaces on the CFTs which Ukraine can take advantage off
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  2104. Factor in combat losses , and other factors the 271 Gripens built are not feasible for Ukraine The USAF allow operates 1200 F-16s out of 2300 in inventory The USAF could provide 200 F-16s considerably faster The other factor is that Poland , and Romania which borders Ukraine uses the F-16s More countries in the EU use the F-16 ,so getting Ukraine pilots training is extreme easy and dont have to travel far
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  2105. The RAF getting the F-35A was never in cards because it would have been a threat to Eurofighter procurement as well as the Tempest
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  2106. Literally wrong on all counts there buddy All the upgrades for F-35s can be applied to any of the models. There only differences is weapons and engines. The F-35B can use the same weapons the rest but some weapons can't be carried internally. The STOVL mod for the F-35B also requires changes with the F-135 but they are still essentially the same engine There technology and avionics are the same Block 4 upgrades are applied to any F-35 model ,its simple user preference Some customers are fine with Block 3, others who want higher specs can ask for block 4 or buy F-35 Block 4 specs As for payload, again wrong The F-35B doesnt have internally cruise missile yet as the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) has been intergrated yet but JSM design to carried internally by all F-35s models Increasing the F-35B payload is simple investment The Powered Joint Direct Attack Munition (PJDAM) program turns a regular MK82 into cruise missile with 300 mile range and can be easily intergrated to the F-35B
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  2107. While the Brimstone is awesome, its too much missile for Ukraine In order to exploit its full potential, it need advanced FCS to guide which Ukraine doesn't have The Hellfire is the better option because one, its laser guided and getting laser designation equipment to Ukraine is simple Two, the US military has a mountain hellfires to spare while the UK stock is limited The US ordered 24,000 missiles just in 2012 alone. 7300 missiles in 2019 While the Brimstone can simultaneously engage multiple targets, again you need advanced FCS Unless the Uk is planning on provided a mobile FCS or the Ukraine use the missiles in INS mode only
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  2108. They actually can go 130mm. They tested a 130mm mounted on C2 hull which means that option is available once 130mm is complete
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  2109.  @kenjifox4264  Combined with the fact that T-90s technology has been in western hands The T-14 is the only tank that Russia has that hasnt been compromised by the west So without large numbers of T-14s The T-90/80/72s are basically target practice and if the NATO does adopt the 130mm, then it force Russia to counter Many believe that Russia will adopt a 152mm round but how many rounds can that tank actually carry
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  2110.  @Saxondog  Thats was WWII This modern warfare very very different weapons and technology
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  2111. The KAAN just like clumsy No sharpness to it like other 5th gen
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  2112. Clumsy defines the KAAN design
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  2113. Its by no means an answer to the Barret
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  2114. Its fine Their propaganda machine would never allow it They have keep up the myth that Russia is holding its own
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  2115. Essentially what Ukraine can use punch Russian forces light out
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  2116. The drone issue moot The point is light weight easy to deploy system This only weighs 1.4 tons compared to a Foxhound 7.4 tons This can be carried by CH-47 internally while the Foxhound has to be sling loaded
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  2117. Nope
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  2118. Simple This is already built and available and in production Sure the UK could build its own but the bean counters would ask why build when you can buy
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  2119. That would be incorrect The US uses Paveway IV under the designation GBU-49 however its only intergrated with the F-35s When the F-35 first entered service, it had few available weapons. The US had no plans for the Paveway IV but as the F-35 already had it, They give it GBU-49 name and used it for early operations The F-35 is currently intergrated with GBU-54 now so the GBU-49 is on the back burner now
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  2120. Its not that they skimped on supplies, its the fact that Ukraine forces attack on their supply lines is starting to have a real effect Putin and Russia forces had brushed off the West supplying Ukraine with ATGMs and MANPADs which are the very thing that is creating major problems for them
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  2121. Europe could in theory do it but highly unlikely Europe's problem is their shear lack agreement They disagree on everything if they could stop for a minute and actually agree, they would be able to fight without US help
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  2122. The simple answer is no The Blackhawk is a 40 year design however its been successively upgraded so AU is getting the most mature version of it Even though the FVL program is in progress, The UH-60 won't sunset for a very long long time The USN and USAF has no plans for replacement The USAF just got the HH-60W last year and the USN still replacing its older SH-60 models The MH-60 for special operations are highly customized models So its going to take a while The UH-60 has other customers besides the US military that Sikorsky caters too
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  2123.  nicholas fehring  A little thing called upgrades and modern technology the AH-64A and AH-64E are two very very different aircraft. One of the newer features of the AH-64E is blade folding. This makes it easier to transport also makes easier for naval operations Secondly the E model has MMW radar as well MMW hellfire whereas the Tigre lacks that capability. The problem with the Tigre is that lacks many of the upgrades that the Apache has enjoyed due to low numbers. 180 Tigres built versus 2400 Apaches built
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  2124. The Tigre is decent attack helicopter however it hasnt enjoyed the upgrades and success that the Apache has. The Tigre first flight occurred while the Apache proving itself in Iraq
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  2125. This confirms the missile hits
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  2126.  @imgvillasrc1608  Hence why they are great examples Iraq massively numbered the West with tanks and the NATO forces. Even though the Abrams and Challenger 1 were vastly superior , Iraqi still had the numbers on their side and the only way to thin those numbers out was air power which was jets and gunships Ironically Ukraine and Iraq examples of logistics In both cases, the advancing forces outpaced their logistics and gave the enemy time to dig in For Iraq, it was moot because strikes from precision guided munitions destroyed their fortifications while in Ukraine, it gave them time to destroy Russian forces logistics and forced them to break off their attack The point is why bother trying with the logistic boon trying to bring heavy armor when airpower can do the job faster and more much efficiently Abrams and Challenger 2 going toe to toe T-90s and T-14s would a mixed bag some tanks would be destroyed , some disabled or other damaged In the aftermath , both sides would be working overtime trying to get disabled and damaged assets back into the fight The 500lbs bomb is the trifecta First, its total asset denial. there is nothing to recover or salvage Second, loss of experience crew. It months train crews and many battle for them to gain experience. With tank vs tank, its possible for crews to survive and simply come in another tank and use the lessons from last time ,hence why reducing that tank to a literally a smoking hole on the ground of twisted metal and impact crater is preferred Lastly, its the ultimate in demoralizing the enemy. You send out a force of tanks and no one comes back. You send out your scouts and they report nothing but smoking holes of of twisted metal and impact craters where the force of tanks use to be That would mess up the enemy commander and his subordinates in so many ways.
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  2127.  @imgvillasrc1608  We have ground forces ,however tanks no longer have a role. WW1 and WW2 has nothing to do with modern warfare. Times have literally changed and Air power is the end all weapon when used correctly The Iraqis were the outnumbered force, not the Coalition-False, Iraq was literally the 4th Largest army at time and still outnumbered the coalition forces hence why the coalition opted for 42 days of consecutive strikes which greatly thinned out Iraq's forces. Even the Republican Guard said uncle against consecutive strikes from B-52s Russian forces don't suck, they are poorly equipped. Western aircraft used highly advanced targeting pods while Russian aircraft do not. They rely on their OLS and SVP-24 which have proven to be woefully inadequate Western aircraft munitions are standardized through out their air forces. The Russian KAB-series is not used by any of their bombers and only handful of aircraft can use the KAB and even fewer can used the newer models of KAB. Same with other air to ground munitions, just a mixed bag with no rhyme or reason Long story short, Russia claim has always been that US weapons and tech are exotic and overly expensive while their tech is 1/4 the cost but just as effective Ukraine has proven that notion to be 100 percent false. The point isnt logistics, the point is why bother with tanks 1 Abrams needs 500 gallons of fuel while Stryker needs 56 gallons and JTLV 45 gallons 1 Fuel tanker with 2500 gallons can refuel 5 tanks 1 while same tanker can refuel 12 Strykers up 3 times or 12 JTLV 4 You're assuming that every commander on each side are the same -False, the T-14 and T-90 are Russia's best protected tanks Its not about tactics, its about survivablity Abrams have taken multiple hits in engages and been forced to withdraw while others press on Mixed bag means exactly what I said some tanks would be destroyed , some disabled or other damaged Abrams will not destroy T-14s or T-90 as easily as it did with T-72s in Iraq Why would you send out a force of tanks against a plane that has a 500 ibs bomb? No one in their right mind does that. When such a scenario happens they send interceptors For someone who claims "The one with better strategy and tactics win" you are absolutely clueless on how airpower works and that explains a lot actually Guess is my day for spelling out the obvious The US would deploy E-8 JSTARS provide movements and intelligence while AWACS monitors sky with F-22s at the ready In Iraq, they feinted movements which drew out the Iraqi forces News flash, that tactic still works today. By utilizing a feint, they draw the enemy into the kill box. Once the enemy is in kill box, the strike package launches. EA-18Gs start jamming while B-52s orbiting utilize ARRWs to neutralize Buk, S-300 and S-400. Additional EA-18Gs target Panstir S1, Tunguska and Tor units that might be defending. Enemy AWACS scramble interceptors ,however EA-18G that were jamming the SAMS are now jamming them so they can't provide the interceptors with any information. The F-15Es loaded with 16 JDAMs press to the kill box and go to work. The GBU-54 JDAM uses both laser and GPS and be launched from 15 miles well outside MANPADS. SHORADs are not strong enough to resist EA-18G jamming. While the F-15E are working ,the F-22s are pressing towards the interceptors and enemy AWACS Your false assumption is that strike package wouldnt include counter air assets. The US, UK, France and all Western air forces always have counter air assets when dealing with contested air space. In the case of the US, air fields, aircraft and SAM sites are target one from the start of any conflict so the odds of the enemy having any aircraft to defend is very low
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  2128.  @sebresludolf9611  They are light for sure, but thats not a good thing. It needs APS at least The problem with light tanks is that they are move vulnerable to lightweight munitions An AT-4 wouldnt do anything to a MBT but would be fatal to a light tank
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  2129. How about no The HIMARS missile have both GPS and INS Even with GPS jammed, the INS is immune to jamming and can still get the missile with lethal radius of its target
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  2130.  @bobandaklu7213  He has no experience, its just made up. The bits and pieces he writes says it all
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  2131.  @gm6545  We can all agree that you statement is complete bullshit First when testing , you dont hit with everything in the arsenal, you are testing to approximate what the ship would encounter in combat. In case of Russia That would be 1000 to 2000lbs class warheads for missiles and 600-700lbs for torpedos For China, it would be 400-500lbs warhead and the same with torpedos Secondly, with SINEX with ships that have helo hangers, you have never seen a stripped down helo in one Seeing how the hanger would hold up would yield valuable data but like I told you before, USN has to follow strict EPA guidelines which prohibit aircraft from being used in SINEXs Lastly weapons are not cheap and even the USN can't fire them off like candy
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  2132.  @Felix-dv9wn  Why Russia didnt send tanks equipped with APS ?? What we do know is that the T-90 on down has been getting its ass handed to it
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  2133. As far point defense systems go, the US Army Stryker SHORAD and USMC JLTV SHORAD can fill that role with a few modifications. Just as the Panstir S1 can be integrated with S-400, they need to do same with Patriot Anchoring 4 Ticonderoga class in Okinawa is very bad idea/ complete waste of time It makes sense for the US put those cruisers in Guam as the 3000 mile distance limits their options however Okinawa is 511 miles away from China which gives plenty of options to deal with those ships The J-20 and Patriot will never meet. Japan's proximity to China means that 10 out of 10 times,the Patriot will be facing off against Chinese missiles.
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  2134. Not pretending
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  2135. Trying to save face
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  2136. I would say missiles are the least of their problems
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  2137.  @gm6545  As for the odds of the DF-21/26 sinking a carrier, it carries a 1300lbs warhead That combined with its speed would punch a sizable hole in a CVN but in like I said before, it depends on where it hits If they were able to score direct hit to reactor or ammunition magazine , it might have a chance but at they are both buried under layers of armor as well as the built in safety systems They would need at least 2 direct hits Its not impossible ,however the USN constantly improving defenses does make extremely difficult to accomplish
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  2138.  @kalmenbarkin5708  Reports show airports in Western Ukraine functioning without any interdiction from Russian forces What they should be doing is using Su-30s to attack both the convoys and airports but thats not happening What the US would have done is build an expeditionary airfields near borders so strike aircraft could anything cross the bordering in short order it goes back to the shear lack of capabilites of the Russian air force
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  2139. IRST isnt like radar. its still limited in what it can do
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  2140.  @fatdoi003  You can just call that DOA because China is invested in the J-20 and FC-31 the fact is there is no market for the SU-75
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  2141. @Boban Daklu That very true but that was then and this is now Before WW2, naval supremacy was measured in battleships. After WW2, naval supremacy was measured in the capabilities of carriers and submarines Countering air power from carriers has been extremely difficult to accomplish due to fact of longer range aircraft, missiles and aerial refueling which allows carriers to strike from 1000 miles away nominal repeatedly. long range missiles and advanced torpedoes have also made subs that much deadlier The market in countering subs and carriers have produced some weapons but there are 2 sides to that coin The market in protection has also produced some defenses The biggest drive is to produce a reliable hard kill anti-torpedos for destroying incoming torpedos as well as Laser weapons capable of destroying missiles from sub sonic to hypersonic. For subs, its just made them getting quieter and quieter unsinkable, no just very very hard to kill
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  2142. @ @forfun5238  " Dude it's full range is 300+ km........and zircon has range of 600 miles.......subs launch cruise" In order for defenses to have little time to react, you have to get close. The air and ship launched models will get smoked before they get in range. Sub can get in close but once they launch. P-8 can drop about 4 Mk 54 on it
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  2143.  @JZ909  Using the USAF tankers puts them at risk. China's J-20 will try to go after KC-10/46/130/135 tankers any chance they get.
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  2144. @ @forfun5238  "In auto it may respond faster but you just can't let the system launch missile at some false target........the operator has to confirm the target before launching interceptor The factors you keep missing is time and range. To launch a Brahmos or Yakhont, you still have to get within effective range.That missile is not going to magically launch at top side, it still takes time
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  2145. @ @forfun5238  once again cobbling a bunch of nonsense together the last link is from 2009, the Navy awarded defense contractors to build radar that can detect sea skimming missiles against ocean clutter" News flash, that Radar is called AN/SPQ-9. The contract upgrades the system to AN/SPQ-9B. The system has been in use since the 80s so that contract is modernizing. an existing system. The USN primary system is the Aegis which the USN upgrading from AN/SPY-1 to AN/SPY-6. The AN/SPY-6 is capable of detecting periscopes All the contract is stop gap till the the Spy-6 is becomes operational. More to the point, why in the world would AWACS cruise that height for ??? AWACS like the E-2 would be above 10,000 feet to 20,000 looking over the horizon and to sea level at the edge of the battlegroups detection range. Ships see out 200 miles, the E-2s sits at that 200 miles and extend it further with their radars with CAP sitting inside at 100 miles and out side 300 miles creating a defensive layer.
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  2146. The simple answer is yes but they don't have a large stock pile of the ATACMS At most they can likely spare 100 of those unless PrSM production is ramped up
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  2147. @ @forfun5238  "..in case of supersonic missiles that warning is lowered to just 30 seconds.........is that time sufficient" Yes it is In the 80s and 90s, no, that was not enough time but are in the digital age. Because of hypersonic threats, CIWS systems have to be track, target and fire with ten seconds. Newer technology has granted systems greater processing power so FCS can get solutions on incoming threats faster. Secondly missiles like the RIM-162 and SM-6 have lock after launch capability which allows them to fired blind. Both are also networked to use Cooperative Engagement which allows the ship to again fire in the blind while an F-35, F-18, E-2 or other ship provides the missile with terminal guidance. gun CIWS spray and pray is still effective
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  2148. Nuclear weapons aside, Russia conventional forces are most definitely irrelevant. Lets do quick check The T-14 was built due to fact that T-90 technology has been compromised by the US several times. While the T-14 is a better tank, its cost has been problem. Russia does not enough to be problem. They have ample stocks of T-72s,80s and 90s but they are no survivable against modern ATGM like.weapons like the Spike NLOS or bombs like SPEAR-3 and GBU-53. Even the T-14 can't survive against those weapons The Su-57 was supposed to replace all Su-27s and MiG-29s and give Russia an aircraft on par to the F-22 and F-35s however its cost and problems during development has reduced its number to just 76. Now Russia has to rely on Su-35s and MiG-35s for the foreseeable future. Both them lack the targeting pods which common place in modern airforces The Lider class is supposed give Russia similar capabilities as the USN has with MK-41 VLS but again no joy The only areas the Russia is not suffering is with submarines, the S-series missile systems, electronic warfare and missiles While it sounds like Russia is maintaining its edge, in a conventional war, that does not help much The S-400 and S-500 are highly advanced however an EA-18G with legacy or the newer NGJ pods can disrupt their radars long enough for ARRW to hit home launched from 350 miles away, an ARRW only needs 1 min 22 secs of jamming which an EA-18G can easily accomplish subsonic weapons like the TLAM and JASSM would require over 15 minutes which EA-18G can't do as that ample time for Su-35 or MiG-35 to intercept as well time for counter jamming. Russia's electronic warfare is only effective if the US gives them time to do so. They can't maintain it 24/7 as it would give EA-18Gs and other electronic warfare would have ample to study it. Russia's subs like everything else suffers from limited numbers
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  2149. No they can't
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  2150.  @I_Art_Laughing  The F-35 unlike Teen has software built into allow for faster trouble shooting and less down time Like I said, the Teen series wasnt successful overnight ,it took decades for them to get where they are at The F-15 lost 17 aircraft within its first 5 years of service by its 10th year, over 50 aircraft lost want take a stab how many F-14, F-16 and F-18 were lost withing their first 10 years of service the cost per plane Teen series was between 20 to 30 ish per plane That billions in hardware loss not mention the lives
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  2151.  @I_Art_Laughing  Its called the C-130, F-4, UH-60 and a few others active and in past have been used by all branches in some form One platform can work for all,
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  2152.  @I_Art_Laughing  Again false moron For the USAF The C-130 tops the scales at over 200 mile per AC-130/EC-130/MC-130 variants The USMC is next with KC-130 with Harvest Hawk mods at 100 mil The Coast Guard and USN spend the least. With the UH-60 USAF/USN/ARMY/USCG all spend high dollar on their UH-60s whereas the USMC spends the least. Each spends what they need
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  2153.  @ToastGamingNCrew  That would be false The F-4 was designed by the Navy not the USAF. The USAF and USMC adopted the F-4 later on. The C-130J costs varies between 67 mil for base and as much 200 mil depending on user changes
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  2154.  @ToastGamingNCrew  Again false By being digital, problems are sorted out faster. The F-35s ALIS did not work as advertised thus leading to many problems that system is being replaced. The replacment ODIN has already shown its light years better
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  2155.  @ToastGamingNCrew  The C-130J is basically an airliner so space is not a problem the F-35 by comparison is extremely compact. Secondly the C-130J maintenance hours substantially longer as its made for long flight hours it has longer part life and inspection intervals.
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  2156.  @BeatsCraftn  Whole argument sure The USN is fielding new destroyers and sub yearly whereas Russia and China ? Russia hasnt fielded a new destroyer since 1999. The PLAN is fielding new destroyers but very few Destroyers are the principal surface combatants in modern warfare and the US is leading in that area The USN has started on its block IV SSNs whereas Russia can barely afford its Yasen class which planned to have just 10 boats and they have 3 so far of 15 Akulas, Bulk are laid up pending overhaul and or modernization PLAN has just 6 Type 093 SSNs with the type 095 in development. Both Russia and China are banking heavily on DE and AIP to make up the difference but the USN is training with its allies that operate DE and AIP Next is air power The USAF/USMC/USN combined has hundreds of aerial tankers which effectively allows the US to fly its aircraft to anyone doorstep The PLAN air force can barely cover their coastal regions as they have just 3 IL-78s and handful Xian H-6 tankers The Russia air force has just 19 IL-78 tankers for their whole airforce The USAFs 58 KC-10 tankers alone is more than Russia and China tanker fleets combined. Russia has just 17 Tu-160s with one newly built and rest under going overhaul and modernization same as the Tu-22M and Tu-95 The PLAN Xian-H6 is backbone of its bomber force and is basically a joke The USAF modernized its bomber force decades ago All 3 have next gen bombers in the works PAK DA, Xian-20 and B-21 however the PLAN needs the Xian-20 desperately to give it true strategic capability whereas Russia needs the PAK DA its for its credibility as all its bombers are in overhaul and modernization The USAF/USN/USMC are all transitioning to 5th gen aircraft whereas the PLAN has handful of J-20 and Russia still stuck in park with its Su-57 Anti air infrastructure - once again, how many countries can actually cross the pacific or atlantic ? Anti ship missiles, - The US has the LRASM which B-1B carry 20, as can B-52 and B-2 which can PLAN and Russia bombers carry Armour platforms.- Armour days are numbers. https://www.army-technology.com/news/rafael-air-deployable-missile-launcher/ This buggy carriers 8 SPIKE NLOS missiles which can be fired from 16 miles away and capable to destroying any armor regardless of APS or ERA or both
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  2157. Its not what they have left, its would they need to send The reason why Ukraine is using so much munitions is they lack heavy weapons They having to use HIMARS and 155mm rounds in place of air power, While it is working, they are expended an incredible amount of munitions in the process What Ukraine needs is the KEPD-350, Storm Shadow, Harpoon and ATACMS The newer models of the Harpoon can attack both land and sea targets against over 150 miles away carrying 500lbs warhead The ATACMS also carries 500lbs warhead but up 190 miles Being able to drop 500lbs warhead is substantially more destructive then HIMARS and 155mm combined Both KEPD-350 and Storm Shadow carry 1000lbs warhead up to 300 miles Strategically, that allows them cross of critical bases and hubs in as little as -2-3 missiles If Ukraine had those weapons The Black Sea Surface fleet and naval bases would be knocked out completely Russia bases and airfields in Crimea also KO 3 missiles would knock the Crimea bridge out completely
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  2158.  @Mordalo  Zero clue would be you thinking that western countries can't make 155mm shells in large numbers
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  2159.  @ycplum7062  A modernized AIM-97 or redesigned AGM-88G-ER would do the job. This is where a TDR system would have value to the US.
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  2160.  @BotsisAnargyros  SMH, first Modern ICBM and SLBM are all MIRV multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle The US Trident II can carry up to 14 warheads Second ICBM and SLBM are equipped with various types of penetration aids. penetration aids can be chaff, radar jammers, decoys and EMP weapons. EMP weapons are deployed during the attack to blind or disable enemy's radar So no the S-400 cannot down US ICBM or SLBM. The S-400 would be luckly to get one shot off Also TOR M1, and especially TOR M2 SAM Again no ADM-160s aerial decoys that mimic cruise missiles. Any attack the US throws at Russia wont be a simple point and shoot, it will be very complex The US has no need of advanced systems for land defense how countries can actually fly aircraft to US soil. The answer is no one Even the best Russia can do is the Tu-160 and long range cruise missiles the US has the pacific and Atlantic as natural protection. Even subs crossing over is a risk
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  2161.  @Matt-yg8ub  Why Lockheed tried to get in 155mm business makes no sense
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  2162. Success or not Iran is playing with fire and asking to get burned
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  2163. Israel's point was showing they can penetrate Iran's airspace at will
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  2164. That would be false. Despite the USN issues, they still have a comfortable edge over China and Russia China and Russia are just now starting to build ships with universal VLS systems whereas the USN has had it operational since the 80s Russia most powerful ship is the Kirov and they barely have 2 China is the Type-055 and they only have a few The US has 20 plus Ticonderoga which outgun both the Kirov and Type-055
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  2165. Strategically speaking, they just need to neutralize the bases in Crimea and focus on Eastern Ukraine
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  2166.  @hendrikdependrik1891  How about no odds are that there F-22s and F-35s providing escort so if Russian fighters made a move, they would be in for an nasty surprise
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  2167. @DJKoollord None of the above total biased.
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  2168.  @passivehouseaustralia4406  Why would the US need french information when Rivet Joint and Combat Sent could find them just as easily Secondly Iraq is desert as U-2s and satellites would have no problem locating The only info about KARI was that it was built as point defense system not an IADS
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  2169. No, when you said that Patton lended his name to M48 Patton ,you lost all credibility Patton died in 1945 in car accident and M48 as well other Patton tanks were named in his honor People who get stuff named after them consider it an honor, they dont lend their names Secondly Ukrainian operates the M1A1 SA which is 13 generations behind what the US Army operates, 14 generations if you add the newer AbramsX There are massive differences in technology between the generations M1A2 SEPv3 and M1A2 SEPv4 have fully digital systems, the M1A1 SA does not They have Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) as well as the Joint Battle Command-Platform (PM JBC-P) for battle management as well communication FYI, Ukraine doesnt have to communication equipment to support either one So no, Russia didnt gain anything from the Abrams It was simply propaganda
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  2170. @Drew Peacock PLAAF/PLAN lack the tanker fleet to project the J-20s
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  2171.  @theimmortal4718  The irony is that tanks were such a problem that methods to destroy them advanced to the point where tanks are now useless
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  2172.  @alexnderrrthewoke4479  US military had made tanks very much obsolete The US military coined tank plinking in 91 where they were using 500lbs GBU-12 to destroy iraqi tanks, that tactic worked then and it still works now No APS or armor will stop 500lbs bomb
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  2173.  @Axel_sms  The scatter wreckages of Russian air force aircraft begs to differ
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  2174.  @georgelenny1694  Honestly the Ukrainian air force need C-23s and DHC-6 Twin Otters Small transports able to land on roads That would allow them resupply forces in hours not weeks
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  2175. Putin only target for tactical nukes is Khakriv He' can use one on Khakriv Hitting the entire front line is incredibly stupid because the fall out would blow back on Russia Secondly Russia's saving grace as been the West aiding by the measured response rule If they stop doing so Then Russian forces in Ukraine could be crippled by the West in as little as 1 strike
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  2176.  @peacedo5431  Again he didnt listen
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  2177. Yeah , no its more like RIP Russia's credibitiy as super power
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  2178. 7 months ago, they didnt' care because they believe in the mighty Russian bear 7 months of reality ,they realize that mighty Russian bear is very much toothless and going to Ukraine is one way trip for most them if not all of them Putin annex ploy is Russia's only way out at this point.
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  2179. Doesnt matter now it war
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  2180.  @haashaas2508  No Russian tech so far has been all hype
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  2181. There is nothing suspicious about The pilot should have spoken up and advised the president to wait for the weather to improve instead of taking the chance
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  2182. The Houthis are attacking ships in response to a conflict that has nothing to do with them The US is eventually going to take off the kid gloves and get serious, and trust me Yemen wont last very long
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  2183.  @jbt8922  Kobe's crash is completely different situation their clueless one he was a basketball player this was a leader of a country His pilots should have had enough sense to speak up and advise that the weather was no favorable and advise him to wait for it to clear up
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  2184. This is why the US spends so much on the presidents aircraft
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  2185. Exactly variously point in the video when you see the aircraft's reflection its brown and gray however when pilot exits and looks back, you can clearly see its not same aircraft that coupled with the pictures from the Ukrainian force show this was just made up
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  2186. Heres new flash they are not in conflict with US The USAF would have RC-135 Rivet Joint locate the general area where jammers and task EA-18G to trilaterate the location The EA-18G using the newer AGM-88G can strike the jammer from over 150 miles away or task an F-16CJ to do The irony of Russian jamming is that the US provided Ukraine with its anti-jamming measures for JDAMs and none worked so they are providing Ukraine with home on jammer seekers for the JDAMs and SDB That tells the US in potential conflict with Russia, its simpler to destroy the jammers Lockheed is pitching the Hypersonic Mako Multi-Mission Hypersonic Missile as a weapon able carry out time sensitive strikes against jammers and other mobile targets
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  2187. Thats the factor people are missing Russia jammers are working because Ukraine lacks the means to effectively neutralize them Ukraine has HARMS but the MIG-29s and Su-27 can only use them with preloaded target info They dont have the ability to retarget them in flight Once the F-16 arrives, they can fully use the AGM-88 against jammers
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  2188.  @tedarcher9120  Simple The US couldnt justify a need or reason for them when the AGM-88 does the same job but from longer range however Ukraine has shown the need for ground forces to have such a capability on tap in case of contested airspace As building them This isnt an aircraft, just a simple seeker which doesnt need long to make Since it was done in 2014, that means everything was stored digitally They simply have to pull it up , buy the parts and build or use newer tech again not a long process
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  2189.  @tedarcher9120  incorrect they were developed in 2014 the US tested them but never adopted them So all the company has to do is make them again which wont take long
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  2190. The solution to the problem which the US has in the works is that JDAM as well SDB can be fitted with Home on Jam seekers Once those arrive, Russia jammers will become useless
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  2191. Correction Russian jamming only works because Ukraine lacks the means to counter them
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  2192. Nope the tech already exist and is being built The US developed Home on Jam seekers for the JDAM and SDBs years ago, they werent adopted so the US gave the company who made them long ago a contract to make some for Ukraine Secondly, the AGM-88 can lock on to the jammer but Ukraine's MIG-29 and Su-27 cant fully use the AGM-88 Only the F-16 will able to do as well as JDAM and SDBs fitted with Home on Jam seekers
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  2193. Invincible for Truth yeah no the key to testing weapons is not doing it on something that would draw attention like this 
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  2194. Not likely, Surface to air would still large bits of wreckage,
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  2195. RadioGaGaONE true because they had no time to send an SOS which would imply the plane went down fast and likely intact but it is trippy how the whole plane disappears 
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  2196. Barking up the wrong tree Thats not how it works First if money is provided to the states, then Congress is going bitch and whine as , States are responsible for their own problems . Even the issues that are the responsibility of the federal government, there would be still arguments over the cost and why they have to pay it Even on the state level, there would be still arguments over the cost and why they have to pay it The comes the arguments over the how its dispersed as well who gets the contracts Defense spend has nothing to do with internal up keep Thats a completely different animal
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  2197.  @JB-xj4rn  Its already been proven
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  2198. Its not that it can't happen Its fact that this time around, Russian forces would suffer massive losses
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  2199. This video is why I laugh when Russian claims to destroy a HIMARS The Ukraine forces are not leaving them just out in the open for the world to see
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  2200. The weapons Ukraine has right now are only triaging the situation and no they will not lead to victory Ukraine getting F-16s are the weapon that will stop Russian and lead to victory Currently , Ukraine is limited on attacking the Black Sea unless they catch them in port, with F-16s they can hunt them at sea Ukraine's MIG-29s, Su-27s and Su-24 can use western weapons in limited capability whereas, the F-16 can fully use US, UK, EU, FR and Israeli weapons Example Russia jammers have no effective on laser guided bombs which the F-16 can use
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  2201. Russian forces get their hands on the Abrams but it literally won't matter What people are missing is that tanks days on the battlefield are numbered 1 F-15E can carry up to 28 GBU-53s. So 2 EA-18G for jamming with 2 F-35s second hunting SAMS with 2 F-22s as top cover and 1 AWACS plus the 5 F-15s with GBU-53s With 12-14 planes, you can wipe up 140 enemy vehicles on the ground The GBU-53s 105lbs warhead can shred any tank regardless of APS, ERA/NERA in hit SAMs have been the long arm but with hypersonics, its new problems a TLAM needs hours to reach target while hypersonics cover the same distance is minutes and at some distances seconds The other side of that coin is missiles on trucks The Spike NLOS can strike from over 15 miles away and can be mounted on JTLV with 8 missiles The missile is capable of performing 90 drop on targets You can move 12 JTLV around faster than 12 Abrams Armor's value is steadily falling
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  2202. JackRABBITslim27 In other words , 70s technology. crazy myths ?? combat radius , internal weapons carriage and better technology is fact not fiction 
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  2203.  @FireAngelOfLondon  Airburst rounds for 50 is not possible the fragmentation would be nothing 20mm or 25mm have far better fragmentation
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  2204.  @benx6264  The M10 weights 42 tons while the ACV weighs 35 tons Adding 105mm to the ACV would only be 4-5 tons extra fully loaded You get the 105mm capability without having to add extra MOSs
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  2205. The Stryker Mobile Gun System was a sound concept just poorly designed They should used the Japanese Type 16 MCV as base
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  2206. Ima SuperPerson whatever you need to tell yourself
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  2207. Ima SuperPerson yet 10 countries have placed firm orders for it. The best variants of the F-16 and F-18 cost more than the F-35
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  2208. Trump attacking the F-35 is just hot air. He has present a real alternative to congress to justify any action he takes which is impossible as the USAF/ USMC has zero alternative to the F-35.
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  2209.  @Daniel-ty2ke  And your point is ? oh wait you dont have one Ukraine offensive capabilities were limited however the addition of F-16s and ATACMS will greatly change that
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  2210.  @thevoxdeus  yeah they dont need it lets recap how badly things will go once F-16s are operational First while Ukraine got lucky and KOed to Russian ships in port, the F-16 can carry 2 Harpoon ASM and allow the Ukrainian air force to hunt the Black Sea Fleet at sea. Air launched Harpoons can be launched from over 100 miles while Russia frigates defenses max out at 31 miles Only the Moskva could have stopped F-16s from attacking To protect Russian shipping, aircraft would have to be n in Crimea, However the US is providing ATACMS which means Crimea just become a massive target While MIG-29 and Su-27 can only uses AGM-88 and JDAMs at fraction of capability F-16s can fully use them plus they can use Laser guided bombs and maverick missiles Once again, Russian forces will have commit aircraft which again works for Ukraine
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  2211. Once Ukraine gets F-16 and munitions fully operational then yes, this conflict will be over shortly
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  2212.  @yaroslavishutko816  The US position with ATACMS never mind any sense The last time the US used the ATACMS was 2003 Secondly, when the US kicks in the door, it was TLAM and CALCM With CALCM retired, its TLAM and JASSM The ATACMS gives the US ready fire in certain situations but its highly unlikely they would ever be used as the US has far more capable weapons The whole PrSm was to address ATACMS short comings Even now ATACMS still doesnt make sense What the US should done is contract Boeing to make Harpoon coastal defense units with Harpoon Block II+ ER for Ukraine which carry 4 missiles vs 2 on M270 and 1 on HIMARS The Harpoon Block II+ ER can attack both land and sea targets up 190 miles 4 times the striking power but with the same mobility but also able to target ships at sea
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  2213. Thats is the magic question but better let than never
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  2214.  @ahassanization  No one said its sustainable however for right now ,its bring in the dough
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  2215. No one said the ORC bots were smart They havent caught on that for Military Industrial Complex Ukraine equals Ka-ching it win, win win win situation weapon performs great- ka-ching sales weapon fails, -ka ching money for research and development for better weapon weapon gets captured,ka ching for research and development for a new variant military send weapons- triple ching, - contract for restock , contract for training , contract logistic
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  2216. Its fairly simple Israel like the US is unmatched in traditional warfare
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  2217.  @victorzvyagintsev1325  Yes they did across years and decades not several months and unlike Russian, they fielded new weapons and technology in short order to address their issues quickly hence why their losses are were relatively low while Russian losses despite claims continue to mount
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  2218.  @victorzvyagintsev1325  And that sums it up right there The US is willingly to pay the cost for precision while Russia is not as apparent by 20 KA-52s destroyed thus far
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  2219.  @L00K2008  Why waste unguided missiles when you can strike precisely The US development of several precision kits for their 70mm shows they are done wasting time with spray and pray tactics
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  2220.  @victorzvyagintsev1325  The S-8 does not cost $200 The US 70mm unguided costs $2799, The French made SNEB and Canadian CRV7 are similiarly priced manufacturing cost for S-8 warhead and motor alone are over $1500
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  2221.  @L00K2008  Poor attempt at twisting what I as clearly stated this not the nonsense you wrote Now as Ukraine is getting closer and closer to having an functional Integrated air defence system (IADS) with western systems The range is going from SHORAD 3 to 5 miles to medium range 15 miles plus which means Russia aircraft will no longer have free reign
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  2222.  @victorzvyagintsev1325  It can't be done nor has it been done There is no confusion about the Vikhr, you written anti-tank only emphasizes my point The US has used its Hellfire missiles against personnel several times in Iraq and Afghanistan The difference is that the Hellfire was upgraded from AGM-114A- Armored vehicles to AGM-114K, M, N, and P for various targets to AGM-114R Hellfire II-All targets As you stated , its just HEAT charge for armor penetration not multi purpose like the Hellfire and goes back to my point, they have no choice as the Vikhr is basically useless in every way possible Secondly again you emphasizes my point "what happens when the helo finds infantry instead of tanks? It uses the "rocket toss method" with rockets designed specifically to kill infantry insted of trying to pick off individuals with expensive anti-tank missiles" While the US had no problem using hellfires, its was still an expensive solution at 100K per missile So what did the US do The US made Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) upgrades the 70mm into precision laser guided munition costing only 22K per missile considerably less than the Hellfire Lets price this attack Those are S-8 rockets from Ka-52. Their version of the US 70mm hydra. Assuming they cost the same and they would likely have a full load thats 40 missiles costing $120,000 that they just sprayed The US does the same job with 1 Hellfire or 5 APKWS munitions and it being laser guided means better than 90 percent chance of hitting the target but most importantly, the key design feature of the APKWS is that it used all existing 70mm payloads HEDP, HEAT and APERS (anti-personnel) warhead In Russia's case ,they have only waste dozens of missiles in spray and pray tactics Its funny you say that as another key claim about the KA-52 is that its Semi-rigid mounting improves the cannon's accuracy, giving the 30 mm a longer practical range and better hit ratio at medium ranges than with a free-turning turret mount. Yet another again ???
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  2223.  @victorzvyagintsev1325  Again incorrect if they could do that, there would be no need for them utilizing rocket toss method if they could strike precisely Secondly wouldnt have double digit losses in 20s The VIkhr is well outside MANPAD range The Vikhr can't be arced like hellfire can
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  2224.  @ericzhao2286  Those missile are Ukraine needs. Those missiles have warhead between 440bls to 500lbs which is substantially more effective at destroying targets RBS 15 and Harpoon can KO Russian naval assets Ukraine needs to major asset denial like they did with Moskva The Frigates, S-400s and bases , easily destroyed with those missiles
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  2225.  @victorzvyagintsev1325  Incorrect Thats for missiles with front mounted seekers that look for laser spots. The Vikhr seeker is rear mounted, you can't arc like hellfire
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  2226.  @Popeye_the_Haterman  No Striking hard , fast and accurately destroying the aggressor's forces completely ends conflicts Nothing is more demoralizing that learning your entire force was completely destroyed with no survivors The US did so on the Highway of Death by destroying Iraqi forces trying to escape. if Ukraine could inflict massive damage both on personnel and equipment with Storm Shadow strikes Then Russian morale even with most brained washed propagandist would plummet Ukraine needs Storm Shadow, Mavericks, CBU-87 and Paveway for air ground Youtube this CBU-87/B Combined Effects Munition (CEM) Live Fire by jaglavaksoldier and see what I say CBU-87
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  2227.  @Popeye_the_Haterman  Love no. Quake in absolute terror as Ukrainian forces cross of Russian assets wholes sale Storm Shadow would give Ukraine much needed and over due true long range precision strike capability and would free up HIMARS and Pzh-2000 to strike other targets As Ukraine has balls of steel and Moscow is only 279 miles from the Ukraine border I wouldnt put it past them to symbolically take a few shots at Moscow just as Russia has with Kyiv as well as other Russian targets if they do get the 300 mile models without any restrictions
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  2228.  @Popeye_the_Haterman  Capturing the capital has several advantages but the biggest is that you are disrupting the enemy command and control as 9/10 thats were the enemy leadership will be It gives you a high chance of decapitation of the enemy command. Without effective command and control, enemy forces are easier to defeat Secondly you are cutting off outside influence Capturing Kherson is not beginning of the end of it. The word on the street is that Ukrainian air force is currently working on integration of Storm Shadow missiles to their aircraft The export version of the Storm Shadow range is 150 miles but still carries 990lbs warhead however Ukraine is part of the MCTR, they can likely get the 300 mile range model a 300 mile range missile with 990lbs would be the beginning of the end Black Sea Fleet bases are easy targets as well as all Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine would now be targetable 990lbs warheads are what we call crowd pleasers The Crimean Bridge would out of action with just 3 missiles Frigates in port would be sunk with a single missile While I am all for the Storm Shadow, the KEPD 350 is better choice KEPD 350 has the crowd pleasing 1000lbs warhead as well and 300 mile range but its targetable against moving targets like ships at sea
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  2229.  @Popeye_the_Haterman  As I stated before, Russia's tactical blunder was leaving Western Ukraine open to the West. Their plan was very straight forward and if it had worked, they would have had Ukraine under control in 2 to 3 months The plan was capture Antonov Airport which was only 6 miles away from Kyiv and use it as base of operations With Antonov Airport in their hands, the plan was landing 18 IL-76s of additional forces As Kyiv was only 6 miles away , its was likely armor and artillery which would have allowed Russian forces to lay siege on Kyiv as well as established a buffer between the West and Ukraine which would prevented Ukraine from being supplied with additional weapon Effectively , Ukrainian forces in Eastern Ukraine would be surrounded by forces from Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odessa. Mariupol and, Luhansk with Russian forces cutting Western Ukraine off from the rest of the country. Basically if they had succeed, Eastern Ukraine would have been massive kill box for them So blunder number one why in the name of insanity would you launch an airborne assault like this in broad daylight When you are trying to secure an objective like this , you do it under the cover of night Blunder number two where was forward arming and refuelling point (FARP) at? Russian forces were forced to withdraw as they lacked air support Again with an assault like this, you normally have a FARP set up nearby so your gunships can be quickly turned around and back into the fight Blunder number why IL-76s ?? One of the things that US military spends on is aerial refueling capability for aircraft Specifically, MC-130s transports as well MH-60 , MH-47, MV/CV-22 and CH-53 medium to heavy lift helicopters can be refueled in the air The US would have sent MH-60 with troops to secure LZ nearby as well as strip for MC-130s to land or drop cargo while MH-47 and CH-53 heavy lift light armor and artillery Have AH-64s fly in with just external fuel tanks to the FARP sit where they would exchange them for Hellfires and 70m hydra rockets Coordinate with the USN launching of TLAMs against key targets at airport. Once the missile hit, the airborne forces move in Again for reasons unknown, Russian force did no coordinate with missile strikes from fixed but instead attacked with gunships The key difference is that US forces would be attacking after TLAMs had laid waste to key targets, not trying to attack them on fly like Russia did Russia didn't pay the cost of upgrading its gunships weapons with better precision capabilities and are paying for dearly
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  2230.  @Popeye_the_Haterman  The Abrams is typical supported by several other elements which scout ahead and perform reconnaissance both on the ground and in the air The US army supports its troop on the ground with RQ-7, MQ-1C from the air. If RQ-7 or MQ-1C are not available, troops carry RQ-11 with them The USMC uses ScanEagle and RQ-21 BlackJack for air and RQ-11 on the ground The USAF supports both with MQ-9s All these UAVs have highly advanced sensor payloads allowing them to easily spot threats We are not seeing Russian forces use any UAVs in this manner. And as the saying goes, what you don't see will kill you and thats what's happening to Russian armor They are not spotting the ambushes , they are getting rektted Secondly the Abrams has Remote controlled weapon station (RWS) . plus the gunner and commander sights which allows it to look in multiple directions at once Most of the Russian tanks lack RWS and they can only look where the gun is aimed. Russia tanks are built around a carousel autoloader. Pro gives them sustained rates of fire, Con, the ammunition is in turret with crew As seen many times, if the ammunition cooks off , its sayonara for tank and crew The Abrams ammo is stored in the rear of the turret separate from the crew. The top of the ammunition storage has whats called blow out panels and the access in the turret is via armored door. r if ammunition storage is hit the door slams shut. its called the path of least resistance which allows the explosive force of the ammunition to be directed up and away from the crew Unlike Russian tanks, if there is ammunition explosion, as long as the crew is inside with the hatches closed and nothing interferes with the safety features 9 out of 10, they will survive. and Abrams would simply have the turret replaced
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  2231.  @Артём-ц5э8з  The burning wreckages 20 KA-52s say otherwise
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  2232.  @Popeye_the_Haterman  The Russian T90/80/72 problem is Russian doctrine and lack technology What we are seeing is very poor coordination, communication and tactics The Russian military has both Arena and Drozd active protection system (APS) which are supposed to shield tanks from ATGMs but neither systems has been deployed in Ukraine The Russian military has Remote controlled weapon station (RWS) technology like the US CROWS family yet RWS use again very limited The Russian military has Unmanned Aerial Vehicles but Orlan-10 comical has been found not using mil spec camera but consumer Canon EOS 750D/EOS 800D digital SLR cameras. and even comically equipped thermal imaging Crappy doesnt even come close
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  2233.  @Popeye_the_Haterman  Russia's problem's in Ukraine are easy to understand First Russia's tactical blunder was leaving Western Ukraine open to the West. With that door open, the West has continued to make Russian forces lives in Ukraine that much worse One of the fun thing that the US discovered while Iraq and Afghan was that EA-6B could use its EW suite to locate targets on ground Three of the newer EA-18G Growlers networked together can generate targeting tracks for hostile radio-frequency sources in real time. able trilaterate targets to a very, very small area. Russian forces can't track HIMARS as they dont have airborne assets with the same capabilities as the EA-18G, however the supposed Tu-214R has both electronic intelligence (ELINT) and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) similar the RC-135 River Joint should be able to track HIMARS however ?? The US from operations in Gulf and Serbia determined that all aircraft needed targeting pods whereas Russian aircraft ?? By far the craziest thing from Russian forces is the SVP-24 Gefest How in the hell they convinced themselves that was as good as JDAMs, the world will never know
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  2234. At what point will Russian forces realize that spray and pray tactics are obviously not working. Ukraine is getting closer and closer to having an functional Integrated air defence system (IADS) with western systems
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  2235. Its not Those are S-8 rockets. Their version of the US 70mm hydra. Assuming they cost the same They fired 10 rockets from each pod which 20 rockets total is about $60,000 plus wasted The US made Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) upgrades the 70mm into precision laser guided munition $60,000 plus is roughly 3 APKWS munitions The US does the same job with only 3 munitions and it being laser guided means better than 90 percent chance of hitting the target The West has several precision kits for its 70mm that take the guess work out of it Ukraine uses it because they have no choice Their Mi-24s can't use anything else The reason why they have to use it The KA-52 primary precision weapon is the Vikhr which can engage targets up 7 miles away which is well outside MANPAD range ,however the Vikhr problem is that its like arrow it can' only travel in straight trajectory as it laser beam control system is rear mounted. Pro the system is immune to countermeasure Con, it can't alter its trajectory The Hellfire missile travels in arc allowing it to literally drop on targets but most importantly, the Hellfire can fired without the helicopter breaking cover whereas the KA-52 has to break cover to use its precision missiles. Because of Ukraine's terrain and forest, its hard for KA-52 to get shots in with Vikhr missiles Secondly hovering in place even at 7 miles away is problematic to say the least several Ka-52s have been downed that way
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  2236. The West has plenty of missiles but thats not what Ukraine needs
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  2237. Ukraine is smart driving Russia forces out while Russian forces are stupidly bogging themselves down on worthless targets
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  2238. That's just awesome work
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  2239. And that was all she wrote
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  2240. It looks like tire blew/ At the speed he was traveling at caused him to veer into the dirt which caused the vehicle to literally disintegrate
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  2241. Its looks like a tire blew which sent the truck into dirt and that caused to come apart
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  2242. So China wants to get its lights punch out basically
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  2243. Ukraine finally getting smart but a few key points Russia has a few kilo classes subs in the Black Sea and these would be easy targets The smarter play would be WW2 PT boats with deck mounted torpedo Make sure that warhead at least 500lbs with a shaped charge and double tap targets Night time assaults of course but also work with ground forces and enough that maritime tracking sites knocked out The boats dash in , launch and dash back Their high speed would make them harder to target by Russian subs This sub would an easy target
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  2244. Ukraine attacking with drones has limited success Attacking with torpedo on the other hand will change that
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  2245. The sound of precision
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  2246.  @Omnipotencius  No need Ukraine has Leopard 2A4/246 Germany is only Leopard 2A8 as well KF-51 in testing As for the Bradely Ukraine was given M2A2 while the US has M2A4 What Russia will learn is very little
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  2247. Exactly, the equipment intact means the crew survived whereas Russian equipment , the crew is alway dead
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  2248. Simple promote fear, then do it and claim you are acting in self defense
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  2249. Crude but effective
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  2250.  @antzacalie  :Literally wrong on every count
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  2251. Its crude but effective but also flawed They shouldnt be going after personnel and other assets They should be focusing on targets that would do the most damage to Russian forces If you send those drones against S-400, S-300,and Buk as well as Russian jammers You are opening the door for the UAF air force to strike effectively Instead of picking off vehicles, the UAF can destroy whole fuel depots Drones are dropping small explosive in trenches Two 500lbs JDAM would completely destroy the trenchs So instead picking with needle here and there you are punching here and there with wrecking ball
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  2252.  @danielkaufmann15  See a few words and fakers crack like glass As for bridge vulnerability The issue with this was not the bridge but the ship and poor decision making of the crew The ship had no back up or emergency power to its propulsion. One the ship lost the power, they should have been trying to turn the ship around The ship veering into the bridge shows the that bow thruster was working but why they veered in that direction again ??? This harbor is shallow not deep The only way that you could protection this bridge from that much mass would have been with massive amount of X-blocs or A-jacks and they would have arranged so the kinetic energy is focus away from the bridge Easier to do when you building a bridge as you add to the design considerations substantially harder when the bridge is decades older and wasnt designed with that in mind
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  2253.  @Ubique2927  That would everything you write total and complete rubbish
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  2254.  @Ubique2927  And thus my point is proven
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  2255.  @Ubique2927  Again clueless one There is no amount of protection that would stopped that ship tear into that bridge The ship was 95,000 tons traveling at 8 knots shear speed and mass The only facts is that ship was poorly designed and even poorer decision making by the crew There was no back up to propulsion system and that they cant explain why they inexplicably turned the ship towards the bridge instead of away
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  2256.  @bigfoot7195  Here is the problem if the ship was having issues , they should have returned to port point blank its clear that the ship was poorly designed as the backup generator only supplied power to the electrical system , no power to the propulsion
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  2257. Given Russia's desperate state I wouldn't rely on them holding to it
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  2258.  @shagrath4454  Exactly
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  2259. Thats why the need Western made MLRS they can be precisely targeted
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  2260. The irony is that Maintenance Chief is saying ok, you got 2 hours to fix it before it flies again
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  2261. The irony is that Maintenance Chief is saying ok, you got 2 hours to fix it before it flies again
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  2262.  @kaskhan815  Yet we are 3 years into it and counting
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  2263.  @newdude1258  Wrong From med sea to Iran's border is less than 600 miles Israel will use its F-35s fly through Syria and Iraq to strike Iran as well sub launched cruise missiles via that route or Israel may send a sub to Arabian sea
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  2264. Ukraine tanks Russian for the gifts
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  2265. Not bad for a days' work
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  2266. Sure there is fighting on the front but wars are not limited solely to front lines there buddy this conflict is being fought on strategic level
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  2267. Scrap metal business is a booming
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  2268.  @Hydrazine1000  10 plus drones vs 1 missile' Not good math Javelins and Hellfire cost more but they are fire and forget There is little doubt they shred what they hit The only defenses against missiles is Active protection system or hitting the launcher before it can fire T-90 for example used the Shtora which used aerosol for blocking laser designation and EO targeting as well IR jammers for soft kill APS shoots projectiles for hard kill. The Hellfire-L , JAGM and Spike NLOS are advanced enough bypass all those defenses With drones there are several ways to deal with them What Ukraine and Russian both lack is JSTARS JSTARS gave the US real time movement of enemy movements Even with now , it being retired, the US Army is pursuing a replacement for it They didnt agree with the USAF decision however the USAF's concession was they wouldnt object to Army buying their own aircraft for battle managment
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  2269.  @knowledge.3563  Incorrect When drones are downed from EW They are destroyed by ground forces Secondly , 60 seconds on the battle field is life time assuming they survive whereas the Apache Hellfire lays waste to its target in 1 shot 4 Apache with nominal load 32 missiles has better than 90 percent of destroying their targets Again , how many drones does it take Ukraine achieve lethal results lastly, the Apache can travel hundreds of miles to target and back
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  2270.  @geeyouwhy72  Incorrect The Apache and Cobra not like the Ka-52 and Mi-28 The Ka-52 and Mi-28 have been shown frequently flying up high as well as using running and gunning tactics with cannon fire and unguided rockets Their losses only stopped when they started using LMUR missiles from long range out of Ukraine defense range The Apache can use the Spike NLOS and strike targets up 20 miles away. Thats will outside the range of Tor, Tunguska and Panstir S1 The Cobra using JAGM-MR can strike up to 10 miles , the Apache out of range of those sams Both can use the Hellfire-L with Longbow radar which allows them to fire without the need to unmask The only SAM that would give the Apache and Cobra a problem is the Buk which range is 43 miles and the only real use for the drone is attacking the radars for those sites allowing gunship to work freely As mentioned before how many drones is Ukraine using to acheive lethal results
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  2271.  @Hydrazine1000  And the other of that coin is how many drones is Ukraine using just to achieve lethal results
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  2272.  @lukejackson3940  Yet that Apache and missile is thousands of time more efficient than the FPV drone FPV have position themselves correctly over target to drop their payload or have to deal with targets with cope cages whereas the missile from Apache has no problem shredding the target with one hit
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  2273.  @knowledge.3563  Yes and you are forgetting that FPV can be jammed by EW whereas an Apache is immune FPV depend the target need multiple strikes whereas the Apache is 1 missile 1 target There is video where an FPV slammed into truck but failed to detonate
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  2274. A Turkish Cobra was hit by Russia Igla and came apart the same way MANPADs dont have particularly powerful warheads but damage in critical area is enough to bring down the target
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  2275. We didnt see anything because of the angle and quality of the video
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  2276.  @JohnSmith-fe5br  Like I said, its goes back and forth one day the missile has the advantage, the next day the countermeasure has it
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  2277.  @JohnSmith-fe5br  Missiles and countermeasures have been in constant tug of war Going back and forth There is measure, the counter-measure, then counter-counter-measures and so forth it swings back and forth
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  2278. They could be but it wouldn't make any difference Russia's problem is lack of technology
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  2279.  @TommyChardonneret  They have plenty trucks to use
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  2280. Major points for the ingenuity but they should have used a bigger truck so the process of inplacing and displacing would be smoother and faster
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  2281.  Yana Kuzmina™  Again after 4 months no one believes anything from Russia
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  2282. Right 4 months you think anyone believes anything from the Russia MoD
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  2283. Putin's nuclear threat is starting to look like the Kharkiv will be the target
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  2284. Does the Russian military not teach destroy or disable to prevent enemy capture
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  2285. This only ends with Russia's defeat not peace negotiations All Russia has to do is take its ass home but they refuse to do so
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  2286. 1 year of massive embarrassment for Russia's military Ultimately , the West needs to give Ukraine the tools they need so they get decisively end things They need F-16s point blank. Its the only aircraft with the numbers and capabilities sourcing 100 F-16s from the over 4500 built is child play The F-16 can use everything Ukraine needs, AGM-65, AGM-88, AGM-84L, GBU-10/12/16 and AIM-9 as well AIM-120s That combination allow Ukrainian forces to decisively end things the West needs get the ball rolling The sooner Ukraine gets western aircraft, the faster things will end
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  2287. Good luck with that
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  2288. No, he's boned hence why he's trying fight extradition People like this don't mind exposing stuff because they believe they are above the law and won't be held accountable Now that he's being held accountable, they claiming its unfair
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  2289. Funny how Russian forces are getting pulverized by the very same weapons they said wouldnt make a difference
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  2290.  @springbloom5940  What part of nuclear option did you not understand
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  2291.  @springbloom5940  They actually can ,however thats the nuclear option But its not necessary as Ukraine have succeed in putting both bridges out of commission Kherson region
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  2292. ​ @springbloom5940  If they try that the Ukraine forces can simply demo the 3 spans in the center
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  2293.  @springbloom5940  Repairs are based solely on the structure integrity of the bridge If that integrity has been compromised too badly, repairs literally become moot
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  2294.  @michealnah4194  It can be repaired but even then, repairs still have a limit Repairs are based solely on the structure integrity of the bridge If that integrity has been compromised too badly, repairs literally become moot
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  2295.  @3strikesyouout643  In other news , you're an idiotic The two Kherson bridge are strategically important due to its proximity to Russian forces The next nearest bridge is 45 miles away and Those other bridges are substantially further away. Now pay attention, if Russian forces can't hold those bridges Ukraine would strategically cut off Russian forces in that areas
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  2296.  @John-hu9qg  That would be you stuck with the Russian' propaganda Making gains is not simply "quote acre of territory in Kherson" Ukraine forces continued attacks on bridge gains both tactically and strategically as impairs Russia's ability to resupply gain are not simply getting land back nimrod Growing opposition in Europe More Russian propaganda Germany approved the sale of 100 Pzh-2000 units to Ukraine, how many jobs did that contract bring Same with NASAMS, IRIS-T SLM There is no growing opposition in Europe Besides defense contracts how jobs have gained as European countries have switched to our local companies but please continue with the opposition in Europe propaganda
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  2297.  @michealnah4194  It can be repaired but even then, repairs still have a limit Repairs are based solely on the structure integrity of the bridge If that integrity has been compromised too badly, repairs literally become moot
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  2298. Funny how Russian forces are getting pulverized by the very same weapons they said wouldnt make a difference
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  2299. They are showing light cars, not heavily loaded cargo vehicles
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  2300.  @springbloom5940  Repairs still have a limit Repairs are based solely on the structure integrity of the bridge If that integrity has been compromised too badly, repairs literally become moot So if Ukraine continues to damage the bridge, repairs won't matter as the bridge structure integrity would be compromised so badly that the only fix would be rebuilding it
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  2301.  @B01  Capturing is does not mean anything if Ukraine wants to stop Russia, they have to do it on strategic scale They fired 2 Tochka missiles at Millerovo and inflicted minor damage What they needed to do was precisely target the bases fuel dump and munition bunker Planes can't fight without fuel or weapons That convoy outside of Kyiv should have been hammered With the amount sam and intel they should be setting up kill boxes on Russia forces
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  2302. Sorry to fellas but your future does like that bright or that long
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  2303. Its a waste of time but good luck
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  2304. Oh look much cleverly edited propaganda from Russia
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  2305. They can't directly attack, the KA-52 doesn't have the Apache's ability to attack from long range precisely
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  2306.  @socio-economicnewsnetwork4740  Right dumbass because the Talbian had armor for the US Army no clown how about an air force again no clown navy no clown Asymmetrical and traditional combat are too very different things The US lost 1 General in Afghanistan in 20 years while Russia has 6 in Ukraine in a month Russia's personnel and material losses exceed the US in Iraq both times plus Afghanistan, combined it shown how woefully ill equipped Russia is
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  2307. Yet another gift for the West from Ukraine Why is Ukraine getting so much from the West Simple, they are in turn , handing over high tech Russian equipment to the West Add it to the list. While Russian is boosting about captured Javelin The West has got an intact T-90M, Jamming pod, air defense equipment, several electronic warfare systems and a whole list other valuable items
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  2308. Just another desperate attempt to save face by Russian forces
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  2309.  @daveklimment108  The more he is seen the better is it is
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  2310. Give Zelenskiy respect for being a bad ass world leader
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  2311. Its called multi tasking
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  2312. Just food for though Chose a better firing position next time
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  2313.  @slabsys  Ukraine is still very much in this fight
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  2314. There is a lot to unpack but after 4 months Russia has gotten nowhere fast Ukraine still needs advanced western air defense equipment. The West sending Harpoons with land and sea attack capability opens the door for a lot of options if Ukraine uses them correctly
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  2315.  @heeba7331  Fact fun did the Talbian have air force nope armor nope navy nope then STFU
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  2316.  @thephoenix756  And you are basing yours Russian information that has been shown to be 100 percent false How long did it take for Russia to admit the Moskava was sunk Russia has been shown to consistently deny, deny and deny
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  2317.  @user1qaz2wsx3edc  Lets see look at this In 20 years across two conflicts in different countries, how generals did the US lose Just 2 Russia has lost over dozen 4 months Russia losses in 4 months is more than what the US lost in both conflicts combined
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  2318.  @thephoenix756  Wrong The US was only in Iraq from 2003 till 2011 when US forces were officially withdrawn What Russia is doing to getting their asses handed to them
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  2319.  @thephoenix756  yes they will
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  2320.  @0utcastAussie  The Ukrainian forces are using the HIMARS to systematically selecting targets and then accurately hitting them, thus providing them with a precise method of degrading Russian capability and thats just with 4 units
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  2321. That is why you don't hover in place in a war zone
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  2322.  @Giganibba511  1 Abrams lost whereas how many T-90s have been smoked so far Russia's destruction of the Abrams is exactly why Russia's Armata have been no shows As soon as Russia knew what sector the Abrams was in, they poured every ISR asset they had to find out just for the propaganda kill Russia knows they field any of their Armata, and Ukraine will do the exact same thing to them
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  2323.  @Giganibba511  And you point would be ?
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  2324.  @Benjamin-hg018  So basically your just a propagandist then FYI The A-50 was a vital part of Russia's integrated air defence system (IADS) ,The A-50 combined with S-400 provide long range surveillance and tracking The Ukrainian air force was grounded due to fact that A-50 and S-400 allow Russian to easily vector Su-35 and MiG-31s equipped with R-37s against the Ukrainian air force Even when S-400 sites off line for whatever reason, the A-50 airborne coverage still allowed Russia to keep the Ukrainian air force on the ground Without A-50 coverage , that creates a gap that Ukrainian air force can exploit as now when S-400 sites go off line, there is no back up to it The MIG-31 has the radar but not endurance The A-50 endurance was 8 hours. The MIG-31 endurance is a fraction of that and the Su-35 is single seat You need 4 MIG-31 to make up for A-50 , then also realize while the A-50 could fly 8 hours without refueling, the MIG-31 requires constant refueling every 1 and half hours So yes, now that there is gap they are thinking of that now
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  2325.  @Benjamin-hg018  Thats past tense. Russia has lost 2 A-50U and grounded the rest of its fleet as other C4ISTAR assets Without the A-50U and Russian air defense under constant attack Russia's advantage in the air has been greatly reduced Ukraine should exploit this The US working on giving Ukraine the 190 mile range ATACMS which will give Ukraine much needed deep strike capability
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  2326. 1 Abrams lost whereas how many T-90s have been smoked so far Russia's destruction of the Abrams is exactly why Russia's Armata have been no shows As soon as Russia knew what sector the Abrams was in, they poured every ISR asset they had to find out just for the propaganda kill Russia knows they field any of their Armata, and Ukraine will do the exact same thing
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  2327.  @PascualVazquez-x5q  Here we are approaching 2 years and they have gone nowhere
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  2328.  @anonanon7235  Russia has been heavily over estimated
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  2329.  @XScorpionX321  No its 100 percent weakness Lets use the Kinzhal for example of all the weapons they had ,why that one Why no Tu-160s with KH-101 or Tu-22Ms with KH-32 to Tu-95 with Kh-22s or Su-34 with KAB-1500L as Russia claims control of the air and those aircraft can fly high enough to avoid MANPADs The Russian cruiser Moskva has yet to use any of its P-1000s missiles The 3M-54 Kalibr claims high speed supersonic models that Russia claims has better target-penetration characteristics than lighter subsonic cruise-missiles, such as BGM-109 Tomahawk. Being twice as heavy and almost four times as fast as Tomahawk, Russia hasnt been shy with its use of Kalibr It can't be a threat to the EU or NATO as unlike Ukraine, they have ample air defense capability as well backed by USN ships which can down Kinzhals with SM-6s It can't be threat to Ukraine as they are staying mobile Remember Russia hyped its Kontakt-5 ERA yet Russian armor is being shredded at whole sale prices In 50 years, the US lost 3 generals in combat Russia has lost 5 in 4 weeks The US has been in far more conflicts than Russia The list of failures is endless with Russia The US traveled 7000 miles to Iraq twice and 9 to Afghan Russia can't travel 286 miles from its border to secure one objective ?
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  2330.  @ВиталийСынВиталия  A nuclear war with NATO again is conflict that Russia can't win Mutual assured destruction was coined in 1962 its 2022 Unlike 1962 In 2022 Russia has S-400 and S-500 Only a handful upgraded S-300 are BMD capability whereas NATO has PAC-3, MEADs, THAADs, SM-3/6, and Aster 30s NATO has SM3/6 and Aster 30s on ships whereas Russia has no ships with anti ballistic capabilities So defensively, NATO has several times more BMD weapons Secondly the US made Trident has been successively tested fired 177 times since 1989s with 10 failures Russia new RSM-56 was has been tested 31 with 11 failures since 2004 The US/UK has over 500 Tridents while Russia has just 80 Bulava the bulk Russia SLBM are outdated missiles and thats just SLBMs
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  2331.  @karlsalomon1723  "when all your airbase destroyed how you gain air superiority," its called force dispersal and combat engineers Combat engineers can quickly repair any damage done secondly, NATO aircraft practice using sections roads, field and other locations as improved locations to operate from
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  2332. They don't need to toughen sanctions, they to stop tip toeing around and take direct action against Russia
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  2333. Lay off the propaganda buddy Russia started this conflict by attacking Ukraine as whole only to be stopped cold. Their only choice was to pull back to Eastern Ukraine where the separatists regions are Every engagement that has been mentioned has been in the Eastern Ukraine. Since its the separatists regions, fighting is considerable easier as Ukraine forces are split between them and the separatists forces but make no mistake , Russia will lose this The West has started to supply Ukraine with much needed Harpoon missiles able to strike land and sea targets up 150 miles away The additional of the Harpoon means that Ukraine forces now have long range precision strike capability against Russia targets on land and at sea Attacking land targets is simple combined arms Forces attack targets like Panstir S1, Tor , Buk , Tunguska and EW assets using either ATGMs , Loitering munitions or anti material rifles opening the door the for the Harpoons to strike . With precise timing , Russia forces wouldn't know what hit them If Ukraine uses the US's playbook and attacked multiple targets simultaneously, it would throw Russia forces into panic but they need to build up good amount of missiles first Spain's pledge to give Ukraine the Aspide SAM opens the door for the Ukraine to establish integrated air defence system (IADS) Ukraine only remaining problem is getting its air force into the fight
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  2334. Wow, took them a whole two days just to do so. Trump should have destroyed the site , not half ass attack. The US has plenty low collateral long range weapons that could done the job.
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  2335. A PAC-2 and PAC-3 combo interesting
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  2336. That was then this is now Russia welcomed nuclear war in 80s and 90s because they had the warsaw pact countries as buffers They no long have said buffers The US, EU and NATO have extensive defenses both at sea and land. Russia's defenses are only on land Both Russia and China have stated that the US made SM-3 abilities gives the US a massive advantage in a nuclear exchange as the SM-3 is capability intercepting both ICBMs and SLBMs at any phase of launch If Russia popped that bottle,they have to contend with the whole world with no allies Russia's defenses upgraded S-300, S-400, S-500 and A-235 The US by itself, SM-3, SM-6 at sea, PAC-3, THAAD and GBI on land The EU, multiple systems on land and at sea
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  2337. Simple Russia is radioactive wasteland
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  2338.  @5co756  They tried and failed miserably
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  2339.  @5co756  Sure it is Russia tried to so do months ago and failed miserably
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  2340.  @JayH22  Which matters because of wait it does not its been 4 months and they have barely claimed 20 percent of the country here are actually facts The Russian navy for all intents and purposes are basically sitting this out because Russia lacks naval capabilities USN CGs and DD are equipped for all range combat where Russian ships like the Moskva was limited to anti-ship The entire time , it never used any of its main weapons Right now, the remaining missile boats and Frigates are no match for the Harpoons that the West has sent The Russian air force is spending more time on ground and the Russian tank turrets are spending more time in the air than Russian air force Russia larger but its called facts How much of its forces , can they actual commit not that much because they are "quote worried about NATO
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  2341.  @JayH22  How exactly is Ukraine learning to use all their western weapons NATO is not going fight for them, but they are training them how to fight for themselves its called facts clown
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  2342. And this matters because sorry it but its a very small drop in a massive ocean
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  2343.  @og_skully  11 months and counting what major player has thrown in with Russia no one clown
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  2344. They won't If you YT Apaches you see clear videos using their TADS you will never see that from Russia
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  2345. Good job but they need to speed it up a bit
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  2346. Funny how these ammunition explosions keep happening to Russian forces costing them massive asset losses
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  2347. Wow how did he pull that off
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  2348. You have been firing them at UKraine which has advanced western defenses and now you are worried about leaks
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  2349. Putin has made point to let the world know he's using both Kinzhal and Zircon despite the fact his generals warned him not to do so Ukraine has NASAMS, PATRIOT , SAMP/T and IRIS-T. They are all advanced western defenses but most importantly, they transmit data in real time Every time Russia has uses its hypersonic weapons, the west has been getting real time data and Ukraine downing to Zircon confirms what Putin's general had warned him about Russia's constant use has allowed Ukraine to get profile on how they work So while Ukraine defense will fail due to lack of ammo and lack of integrated air defence system (IADS) In conflict with the West ,thanks to all the data Ukraine has sent the West They wont have any problem countering Kinzal or Zircon
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  2350. Tank turrets flying General dropping ships becoming reefs Helicopters and Jets falling Supply depots going up like the 4th of July At which point does Russia realize this won't end will for them
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  2351.  @21RSalo  True it takes a lot to care for injured but its far more terrifying for morale when they drop a block C-4 into a trench, vehicle and building no one survives Thats really mess with their minds Or seeing a vehicle getting absolutely shredded
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  2352.  @UKMonkey  Getting C-4 and SEMTEX from the West is simply asking for it As for fragmentation seriously guys The insurgents in Iraq and Afghan figured that out Simple take screws and bolts and cut them or just ball bearings i
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  2353. Laced with explosives Not likely They likely have the city dialed in and are waiting for priority targets like the HIMARS and Pzh-2000s
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  2354. What it is with countries and military parades ??
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  2355.  @garylaurendeau628  Armor isn't useless , it depends on the user Another piece of equipment that is missing is CROWS or remote controlled weapon station All US vehicles are equipped with CROWS Yet we haven't see any on Russia vehicles You would think that Russia would have learned from the US experience but they havent
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  2356.  @bonvoyage5377  Thats called being lucky not professional
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  2357.  @julcia071  So they can drive out the Russians
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  2358. And what's stopping the West from giving Ukraine fuel?
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  2359. So far after nearly 3 months true statement
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  2360. Oh look more propaganda from Russia
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  2361. Literally pointless. Unless its HIMARS or Pz-2000s, destroying a Ukrainian tank is waste of time as they are not the assets that inflicting major damage on Russian forces
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  2362. Good job
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  2363.  @danielkaufmann15  Ok moron The bridge was built in 1977' The ship is Neopanamax container ship build in 2014 Container ships built in the 70s fully loaded maxed out 26 tons while this ship is 116 tons There is little doubt that ship could easy destroy a bridge when its fully loaded
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  2364. Of course its not going anywhere Mccarthy has no balls
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  2365. Congress has always been the problem and will continue to be the problem till people wake up Everyone is worried about the wrong house Dont worry about the white house worry about this swamp of idiots
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  2366.  @magistic345  Not another game changer the game changer There are several ways that F-16 will change this conflict First With the lost of the Moskva and its S-300F, the remaining ships Buk missile defenses only reach 31 miles Air launched Harpoons can strike from over 100 miles away In short, the Black Sea Fleet and bases are now targetabled at will The MiG-29s and Su-27s used by UAF only has access to obsolete models of R-27, R-73 and R-77s The F-16s has access to modernized AIM-9, IRIS-T and the US would likely authorize AIM-120C-5/7 which is far better than what Ukranie has currently
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  2367.  @mikhailmik  The F-16 is tougher than you think and vastly superior the SU-30SM The F-16 can use either LANTRIN, SNIPER or LITENING pods for PAVEWAYs and JDAM while the Su-30SM ?? The F-16 MIL-STD data buses, can be integrated with virtually any weapon from the EU and it already intergrated with US weapons There are several ways that F-16 will change this conflict With the lost of the Moskva and its S-300F, the remaing ships defenses only reach 31 miles Air launched Harpoons can strike from over 100 miles away In short, the Black Sea Fleet and bases are easy pickings
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  2368.  @mikhailmik  Russian forces intercepted ADM-160s not HIMARS or Storm Shadows The F-16 can fully use western weapons which is why it will be a nightmare for Russian forces
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  2369. LOL, you Russian bots are so hilarious
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  2370. @Darren Exactly, larges scale engagement favor Russian forces
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  2371.  @yourmomismywaifu4274  Heavy equipment is this situation is too much of liability
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  2372. Sure it would not
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  2373. The Buff!!
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  2374. Putin has resorting to annexing territory and threatening nuclear conflict shows thats its painfully obvious even to him, that Russian forces can't will this conflict if it stays conventional
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  2375. Why do you think Putin has resorted to annexing territory and threatening nuclear conflict its painfully obvious even to him, that Russian forces can't will this conflict if it stays conventional
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  2376.  @tuqinator  Ukraine has Patriots, plus IRIS-T SAMP/T, NASAMS, supported by HAWK, Aspide ,plus have RIM-7 in the works
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  2377.  @paulpanter1092  So just leave equipment for the enemy to take and use against your or worst send it the West
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  2378. Do Russian forces not practice destroy to prevent enemy capture?
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  2379. Putin tried to take the country and failed miserably so they have fallen back to Donbas and Luhansk where they have a power base but the West's influx of better weapons to the Ukrainian forces makes any gains by Russia very short lived
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  2380. Russia's situation is getting desperate The Ukrainian forces taking out the Moskva has opened the door for Ukraine to cut Russia's naval power out of the picture and effectively change the course of the war The presence of MANPAD makes resupplying in combat zone by air suicide The presence of ATGMs and Drones have managed to stall efforts by land from time to time Russia ships were freely moving in and out of ports in Ukraine , however now that the Moskva is out of the picture All Russia shipping is now target. Ukrainian forces have a chance to capitalize on that strategic victory and expand and strategically cut Russia's naval power out of the picture Without naval support, this conflict would take a massive turn for the worst for Russian forces
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  2381. No, it evens if Russian manages to win, the embarrassment that Ukraine put them through will never go away
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  2382. Shush how dare you use common sense
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  2383. The sound of precision
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  2384.  @joshuapaul2022  Lay off the potato juice there Ivan First, the damage to the Patriot was repaired and the system fully operational within 48 hours the strike Second, the system is modular is even if one part is hit, the same will remain operational But most importantly, cricket circket is what we are hearing from Russian after their latest weapon was beaten by an old US PAC-2 GEM
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  2385.  @joshuapaul2022  Lets look at facts shall we The KA-52 ,Su-34 and T-90 which represent Russia's latest tech Getting shredded whole sale in Ukraine The so hyped Kinzhal countered twice the older model US made Patriot The list of Russian fails in Ukraine is miles long
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  2386.  @SamPashmi  What are you yappaing about
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  2387.  @ziggy8244  Ukraine can carry a rolling thunder style attack and buy themselves months of time The Black Sea Fleet is two bases and about 11 major surface combatants plus 4 subs With loss the Moskava , the remains ships defenses max out 30 miles a strike package of about 12 planes carrying JDAMs, Harpoons and Storm Shadow would put the Black Sea out of commission They dont need to fly around the clock, they just to need to carefully , precisely and most important strike where it does the most damage Instead of attacking Forward operation bases , or positions, attack the bases and supply lines that support those locations well as airfields Lastly;like the Patriot and HIMARS, Russian forces would want the propaganda kill Instead of using R-37s, they would want to their pilots to close in and get the F-16s on camera which gives Ukraine a chance to lure Russian aircraft into SAM traps They think they are going after F-16, but instead its ADM-160s and they are surrounded by SAMSs
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  2388. Its tax deductible colonel
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  2389. It would be better if they were using better weapons
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  2390. Considering that TB2 has destroyed several of these already Really don't see the point
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  2391.  @CookieRevenge  He was fine till he started moving The drone wasnt that advanced it didnt have optics like US drones which can see in IR it relied solely on the operator finding the target
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  2392. Russia is supposedly wining yet Ukraine is mounting a massive counter attack
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  2393. Considering the possibly is losing billions in shipping, its very cost effective but more cost effective route is sending cruise missiles into Yemen to deal with the problem Here's another point for you Piracy off the cost of Somalia was costing companies upwards of 9 billion as well disrupting a major shipping lane The presence of CTF-151 and others resulted a near 90 percent reduction in attacks.
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  2394. That's look more like a controlled demo
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  2395.  @derpderpington9535  This was a ATGM not S-8s
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  2396.  @derpderpington9535  HE rockets would still cause secondary explosions
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  2397.  @narrativequestion  O and 10 for Russia
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  2398.  @greathornedowl1783  And that has what to do with the MI-35 absolutely nothing
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  2399. Its called having crappy weapons
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  2400. Using a KH-32 to attack a civilian target At this point, the West needs to reconsider its soft position about advanced weapons to Ukraine and provide them with the means to strike back
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  2401. Israel's navy is what is known as green water navy which are navies that can only travel short distances from home They have limited capacity for blue water operations
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  2402. Thats why the US and UK are attacking land targets and dealing with the problem at the source The UKs only problem is that Type-45 land attack capabilities are inferior to their US counterparts Burke class as well Tico cruisers can launch TLAMs against land targets over 1000 miles away while Type-45 cant do anything
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  2403. Its a victory The Type-45 has long be scrutinized but its use the Sea Viper as well as Aster has validated its capabilities in real world combat against drones and missiles However its still being scrutinized US destroyers are switching between anti-air warfare, ballistic missile defense and land attack simultaneously The Type-45 has better sensors that current SPY-1 and they are helping the US with cueing on targets but at end of the day the US ships are still doing a lot more
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  2404.  @springbloom5940  Cope cope cope
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  2405. Its called a setback their genius
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  2406.  @troywalt4834  FPV sucess is because both sides lack of effective means of dealing with them Russia who isnt the brightest bulb still relies on soft kill ECM and armor The AbramsX prototype has 30mm cannon which is whats needed 30mm cannon with airbust ,programm as well German made AHEAD with improved Active Protection System sensors with Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) is the only way to deal with drones Hard killing the drones with 30mm cannons is the only way As most western tanks have a loader, an autoloader can take over and the loader becomes a second gunner manning the C-UAS cannon and sensors Allowing the TC and gunner to focus on the mission The key is that tanks need a deployable radar while on the move. it periscopes up give 360 field of view with 5 mile plus range Loitering munition unlike FPVs drones can lock on and guide themselves to target without operator control making jamming moot and double tapping or bigger warhead makes additional armor moot
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  2407. Incorrect Ukraine is problems with NATO tanks is lack of training and usage They barely had those tanks and know how to properly use them and it shows
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  2408. Down right hilarious
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  2409. Down right hilarious if Iran thinks its drone's matter
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  2410. Kyiv isnt protected by Soviet era crap any more they have state of the art NASAMS II protecting it which can easily smoke this drone from 20 miles away
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  2411.  @premierpollo  Their bluff has been called
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  2412.  @cuentaprincipal3225  Oh wow just imagine what they can do with that LMAO How many planes can they shoot down with those how many armor vehicles can they shoot LMAO
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  2413. Russia's beef has been always that US weapons are expensive while their are cheaper but just as effective Ukraine has proven that notion to be false Kronshtadt Orion, Orlan, ZALA and Forpost are Russia's drones but none are as capable as the US MQ-1 or MQ-9 Secondly they have been either captured or shot down Iran can supply Russia with drones but that will be short lived The US and Germany combined proving Ukraine with 8 NASAMS and 4 IRIS-T SL which are substantially more advanced that Ukraine current Soviet Era equipment Ultimately, Iran won't supply Russia , Iran like NK does a lot of illegal buying due to sanctions So a captured drone would reveal too much about how Iran gets it tech
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  2414. And your point ,
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  2415. Notice all Russia can do is claim how well they are doing in the separatist region while Ukrainian forces pulverize their forces in the other parts of the country
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  2416. Russia wont till Ukraine starts attacking en masse with ATACMS against everything Unlike Storm Shadows Ukraine has over 70 launchers able to use ATACMS which means they have to capability to strike Russian forces massively But most importantly with 190 mile variant They can hold several Russian targets at risk Russia wont say uncle till Ukraine gives them a massive black eye from an ATACMS strike
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  2417. And what exactly is Russia going to do use harsh language
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  2418.  @plusultra4961  Russia's nuclear arsenal is not threat The US has multiple layers of defenses plus the the AEGIS BMD at sea Russia has multiple layers of defenses but no sea based defenses Both Russia and China have protested the US use of the SM-3 abroad USN ships as they claim its capable of Boost, Mid-course and Terminal phase interception against ICBMs and SLBMs. The US in effect has weapon able to degrade the effectiveness of Chinese and Russian ICBMs and SLBMs missiles Even nukes at this point still ends badly for Russia Thats just the US defenses The EU has its own defense able to counter ICBM and SLBMs ?
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  2419. So Israel is basically saying nuff said and are going to lower the boom on Iran
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  2420.  @antonantonov6812  You can confusing measured response
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  2421.  @toraguchitoraguchi9154  Russia has thousand but the factors you are missing is they can only funnel so much to Ukraine. Open sources places Russian tanks losses at 1700 tanks and counting As shown with the failed siege of Kyiv , they dont have the logisitics to support a massive armor unit Ukraine is not even tier level opponent, yet here we are pushing a year and Russian forces have gotten nowhere
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  2422.  @Saveliltimmy  Thats why you send "defense contractors" Just as Wagner was equipped with its own KA-52s, MiGs , SHORAD and tanks The West can send contractors similarly equipped
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  2423. If the Ukraine forces are embarrassing the "mighty russian army" this badly Then they know they can't fight NATO
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  2424.  @carolinehauhnar5701  That was never in Russia plans Blitzkreig style attack, eliminate Ukraine's leadership and install their own puppets and move on to Georgia that's was their plan but it encounter a few speed bumps
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  2425. Javelin in direct fire mode
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  2426. Russia is desperately trying to hide its own incompetence in Ukraine
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  2427. Ukrainian forces have nothing to hide whereas Russia is desperately trying to hide its own incompetence in Ukraine
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  2428.  @meat_master88  The T-90 claims that with Kontakt-5 and Relikt gives it over 1200mm of protection against HEAT munitions The critical difference is that western tanks have blown out panels so the ammunition does not jack in the box the tank Russia keeps the ammunition in the crew compartment hence why Russia tanks hold the turret toss record and why Russian crews have zero survival if armor penetrated
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  2429.  @meat_master88  Funny both the T-90s and T-14 claim over 1000+ millimeters of penetration yet the T-90 is getting smoked by missiles with considerably lower penetration
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  2430.  @VOVA08090  How about no While the Kornet may penetrate some armor what kills the tank is its own munitions going off not the missile unless its like Maverick with 150-300lbs while completely destroy the tank The fact of the matter is that Russian tanks are still the world record holders in the turret toss
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  2431.  @VOVA08090  if you Kornet its called APS
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  2432.  @VOVA08090  The critical difference is that Western tanks as well IFV/AFV are built with crew survival as the highest priority So yes Ukrainian tankers love the fact that if the tank gets hit, they will actually live to tell the tale not be burnt to death immediately Secondly as stated before, Western tanks use blow panels so if the tank ammo is hit, the explosive force is directed away from the crew and tank
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  2433. lets just say Russia is easily holding the world record for turret toss
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  2434.  @khiem1939  Why leave the asset intact
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  2435.  @CrispyOkra  Open sources intel only confirms 105 losses as they use photographic evidence Helicopters pose more a threat as they can be used to ferry troops around
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  2436.  @CrispyOkra  A good job striking that deep but in reality,they should have been going after bases where Ka-52, Mi-28s and Mi-35 are stationed
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  2437.  @ataxpayer723  They will be impotent but they can still be resupplied All you would have to do is supplies via truck from bases out of range, its longer and pain in the ass but it gets them back in the fight VS completely destroying the asset which is not as easy to replace more to point, if you use proper tactics and wait for the asset to be manned you can nail the trifecta
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  2438.  @CrispyOkra  Sending trucks back and forth gets around the depot issue hence why need to shift quickly , Striking targets is one thing, completely knocking out a bases with major assets is what they need to do before Russian forces figure out how layer their defenses against HIMARS
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  2439.  @larsc.krogens3937  Ukrainian farmers are making a kill selling scrap metal
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  2440.  @C.CUMM1NGS  Exactly why targeting the depots will become moot You are making a lot false assumptions Russian forces also have Self-propelled artillery as well. Those units are resupplied similar to the Western counterparts with resupply vehicles which can travel in and out of HIMARS range. Towed units are also resupplied the same with. Secondly those guns do not fire every day The US M777 for example barrel life 2500 rounds. Russian guns likely have the same limitation. Continuous fire will wear out the barrel and its no shock that Russian guns are blowing up because they not being taken out of service when they exceed their barrel life The destruction of the depots wasnt the only factor for that 80 percent reduction. Its combined of various factors Destruction of depots, plus loss of experience personnel from Russian guns are blowing up because they not being taken out of service when they exceed their barrel life and having to relocate
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  2441.  @CrispyOkra  Again how long does it take to get supply vs having to replace the whole system you can improvise a supply line but replacing a lost asset is considerably harder
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  2442.  @dr.greenthumb211  Air defense equipment is what keep the Ukraine air force largely at bay if that was neutrailze, they could carry out more operations Airfields are launching aircraft that strike Ukrainian forces , again without those aircraft, Ukrainian forces would be able to move more freely Arty again, one less thing to do and Ukrainian forces would be able to move more freely The key point if they focused on those assets, they would gain way more on a strategic level Replacing aircraft requires them to put it from somewhere Example, their inventory of KA-52 was 127. They have lost 16 so far Same with Mi-28s and Su-34, they have limited numbers and have suffered considerably losses in Ukraine Also consider the value and embarrassment if Ukrainian force started cross off S-400 sites or worst manage to capture an intact site
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  2443. @C Cummings No Its called asset denial. You destroy the ammo dump ,however you leave still the asset intact which can be supplied by other means You destroy the fuel and weapons for the Ka-52 but they can still resupply it by others you destroy the KA-52 and now they have replace it which a massive logistic effort So instead buying hours, you have weeks Same with arty and air defense , leaving it intact versus destroying it and the massive logistic effort Russian has to go through to trying to replace it So instead buying hours where the Russian forces can't attack you give yourself weeks of strategic time by denying them their assets completely Yes the destruction of ammo means they can't sustain operations but they are ways to got around supply issues
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  2444.  @CrispyOkra  How long does it take to get munitions vs having to place the whole system
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  2445. Oh shocker more propaganda from Russia MoD
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  2446. A bad sign for Russian forces as Ukraine are starting using them together 3 units together is 18 missiles , thats plenty to erase any target
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  2447. Invade the UK Is he insane or just plain stupid
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  2448. Picking a fight with the UK is suicide for so many reasons besides nukes
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  2449. At this point who believes Russia's propaganda any more
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  2450. This is why trenches are very bad idea
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  2451. This is what you call ingenious
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  2452.  @richfit2458  Ah yes the desperation of copium by all means continue, its hilarious
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  2453.  @richfit2458  Ah yes the desperate sound of copium when faced with facts LMAO
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  2454.  @richfit2458  The US does not destroy everything it sees. Besides the CBU-94 and 107, the US military additional weapons they are designed to minimize collateral damage The same can't be said for Russia And your point about depleted uranium is what again ? To this day , countries are still digging up UXO from WW2 both sides. Chemical weapons from WWI Civilians hurt in the after math of of conflict is fact of life. Weapons are not made to be friendly, they are designed to kill both immediately and with after effects Tungsten alloy rounds are just as deadly. They are both heavy metal and lethal if breathed in ? There is no safe material for armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) rounds
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  2455.  @richfit2458  Bridges are legitimate military targets In WW2 , air forces were carpet bombing cities , after WW2, all the powers including Russia agreed to new list of what is legitimate target and what is not Public utilities is in the top 10 The US attacked public utilities however they were highly precise strikes which left repairable damage The CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon and CBU-94 "Blackout Bomb" BLU-114/B "Soft-Bomb are two weapons the US neutralize civilian targets with minimal but easily repairable damage which is perfectly legal Russia on the other hand is completely destroying critical infrastructure which has no military value which 100 percent illegal
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  2456. 100 percent war crime
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  2457. The West has been aiding by the measured response rule since the war began but Putin actions continues forces their hands. They may not give them the missiles but the West will likely deploy more airborne electronic warfare units and use their advance ELINT/SIGINT capabilities to help Ukraine forces locate and destroy the kamikaze drones launch sites . Depending on the distances involved, they may give Ukraine forces longer range missile so they strike launch sites however in the interim Belgium ,Germany and Netherlands need to poll their resources and recondition at least 150 Flakpanzer Gepards and get them to Ukraine ASAP
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  2458. Here's the rub its not a bad as everyone makes it because even the US had to down malfunctioning drones however in Russia's case They have very few S-70 made is odd that they would take the risk Hinting desperation on their part
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  2459. The easy way to deal with dug in troops is steel rain from 155mm artillery or HIMARS with M30A1 missiles Its strange that Russian forces would opt for digging in despite the fact that Ukraine can target precisely But as he stated, they trying to lay a trap for Ukrainian forces Likely trying to drawn out HIMARS, Pzh-2000 and other SPAs that Russian forces have been fruitless chasing after
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  2460. Things have shifted from one sided to blow for blow
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  2461. The HIMARS already making its presence known
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  2462. They destroying Russian equipment at wholesale prices is how they are doing
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  2463. At this point, no one cares
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  2464.  @said8004  The US could have use the AGM-114R9X aka the Salami slicer if they knew exactly where he was in the car but as that wasn't possible So only way to be sure was take out both vehicles Strange they didnt use a GBU-12 instead
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  2465. @Truth Seeker No they did not
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  2466. Iran won't supply Russia, Iran like North Korea gets a lot of tech via black marketting routes. Its likely that those drones contain tech obtained from the black market Since Ukraine has used EW to bring drones down, it very likely they would be able to do same to Iran's drones So supply Russia risks them exposing how they get tech Don't think Iran will take that risk
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  2467.  @alifauziyan1157  And your point
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  2468.  @noticing33  There is no difference
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  2469.  @springbloom5940  No clown Its called support from the US Uraine's military will have a new weapons system to shoot Russian drones out of the sky under a newly unveiled $3 billion U.S. aid package, which the Pentagon called a showing of its long-term support for the country.
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  2470. @Showmik Ahmed Ok lets back this train up First Russia can develop UAV but they don't have the time to wait The US has been pressing forward with the MQ for nearly 30 years while Russian's Kronshtadt Orion dates back to 2016 Russia's delay in developing drones similar to the US MQs is costing them Iran has drones ready that they claim are similar to US MQs but like Russia, they tend to over inflate their capabilities According to reports Russia has had Iranian Shahed 129 since the begining of August Yet a month later nada
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  2471.  @Vorname_Nachnahme  Yawn
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  2472. Get em Ukraine
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  2473.  @GrimYak  thats called getting lucky
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  2474. This is how people get their asses kicked
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  2475. Tb2 give Russian forces the business
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  2476. Looks like Su-30 or Su-35
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  2477. Russian tank turrets spending more time in the air than the Russian air force. Russian air force planes spending more time in the ground than Russia tanks
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  2478.  @edmunddantes7097  Like all the trolls, he doesnt understand how badly things would go for Russia if they tried the West
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  2479. You got love Russia's attempts to save face with these propaganda videos that show absolutely nothing
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  2480.  Johnny Reb  Don't see how tank armor is excellent quality material
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  2481. At what point does Russia realize no one buying their heavily propaganda videos
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  2482. They are not making gains. The situation is approaching stalemate but as the West is steadily increasing Ukraine forces capabilities Russian forces will start seeing push back
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  2483. The UK wont be steamrolled as they know their uncle sam has their bank
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  2484. They wont have the time
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  2485. Nice Now give them Harpoon and ATACMS
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  2486.  @attilakiss6679  Ukraine and Russia both in the initial stages of the conflict were doing the same as far propaganda goes, however the western weapons have turned the tide they are simply making fun of Russian's forces 3 day claim has turned into 6 months of hell for Russian forces and only getting worse A handful of incidents on Ukraine side pails in comparison to Russia's daily nonsense The HIMARS has been destroyed what 30 times already LMAO When you can strike over 200 targets accurately, that can push any military back and out. They are slowing right now, however as Ukrainian forces continue to refine their targeting, slow is has steadying increase to push European countries have limited stores , they can only do so much. Production of weapons takes time. It balancing act with the EU if the China invades Taiwan, It changes nothing. FYI as the US is superpower, they can be in multiple places at once Who is helping Ukraine, that would be United States European Command (EUCOM) Taiwan is supported by United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM The US military has 7 unified combatant command with their own areas of responsibility China attacking Taiwan changes nothing for Ukraine
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  2487.  @attilakiss6679  Unlike Russia, Ukrainian propaganda is literally them making fun of Russian forces , not trying to twist reality A couple of HIMARS rockets and fighter jets wont be enough to kick the Russians out. Thats the difference between US weapons and Russian weapons US weapons are quality per unit while Russian weapons rely on quantity 1 HIMARS can simultaneously fire on 6 targets , now multiple that by 16. 1 M270 can fire simultaneously fire on 12 targets now multiple that by 12 Ukraine combination 12 M270s and 16 HIMARS gives them ability to simultaneously on 240 targets Russian forces capturing territories while Ukraine forces are destroying Russian strategic targets wholesale Ukrainian forces still lack long range precision weapons, Example from Ukraine's coast the Black Sea HQ in Crimea is 150 miles The current missiles they have can't reach that far , but if they were given ATACMS or Harpoon which have ample range as well 500lbs warhead They could destroy Black Sea HQ completely as well naval facilities The KERCH BRIDGE is another target that ATACMS or Harpoon could easy destroy as both have delayed fuzing settings allow them penetrate then explode you forgot that Ukraine by now is very low on gas, oil and energy. you also forgot that West can supply that WESTERN and US officials Ukraine loat 70% of their combat ready and elte soldiers No western or US said that but nice try
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  2488.  @attilakiss6679  As far as PR goes, Russia's propaganda continues to be massive over state reality From TASS The Russian Defense Ministry reported that a total of 267 aircraft, 148 helicopters, 1,785 drones, 367 surface-to-air missile systems, 4,359 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 810 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles Not one of those figures are even close to be accurate As far pushing out, Russian forces , sorry comrade but Ukrainian forces are getting very close to pushing Russian forces out The revelation that the West and Ukrainian forces hand adapted AGM-88s to MIG-29 means they are in fact working upgrading Ukrainian air force with western weapons The other fact is that West is getting close to providing Ukrainian forces with long range precision strike capability Either 190 mile MGM-140s or 150 mile Harpoons with land and sea attack capablity Either weapon in Ukraine's hands would be massive turn for the worst for Russian forces
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  2489.  @briant5685  Russian forces capturing territories is literally moot as the Ukraine continues to destroy their supply lines and support They can't hold territories without adequate supply so then gaining ground is literally a exercise in futility
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  2490. Considering that Russia claims to be as capable as the US, regardless how well Ukrainians are trained, Russian forces shouldn't be taking all these losses from Ukrainian forces The fact is that Russia lack of investment in its forces is showing badly as they are taking heavy losses
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  2491.  @richardmarsden5610  Its caled desperation
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  2492. At this point no one believe anything Russia says
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  2493.  @mikhaillobach3152  So basically just 100 percent Russian propaganda FYI, you should read before you poist Ukraine agreed to Russia's demand never to join NATO-, that never happened If Ukraine had made such a concession, this conflict would have been over months ago Russia was forced to abandoned Kyiv as their logistics failed miserably Secondly everything you have said has been in Eastern Ukraine , Tactically speaking, has been a major embarrassment for the Russia military The loss of the Moskava and lack of replacement is massive embarrassment for the Russian navy to loss a ship to knock off missiles Russian army get shredded daily to point where Russian tank turrets are flying more than the Russian air force As for HIMARS destruction, again 100 percent Russian propaganda The towed M777s were destroyed because they require 5 mins to set up, another 5 for the fire mission and 5 more to break and move US crews train for 10-15 mins max , Ukrainian are likely 15-20 mins. Depending on range ,even at, 20 miles ,thats still enough time for UAV to get over head The HIMARS can set up, fire and break in 5 mins. The missiles are preloaded while the HIMARS is on the move so they dont have to wait for coordinates Unless Russia has jets near the target , The HIMARS shoot and scoots too fast for UAVs or Helicopters to get eyes on Problem two is enough if they get eyes on, HIMARS travel with MANPADS so odds are, that KA-52 or Su-30 won't come back
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  2494. That is what happens when you design a tank poorly
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  2495.  @Stephen-bq4nq  The Russian's are moving because Ukraine has limited options HIMARS and 155mms can only do so much The few Su-24 able to launch SCALP/Storm Shadow are pounding Crimea which is majorly important as well Thats why Ukraine needs more ATACMS as well launchers but most importantly, they need the F-16 to take the pressure of ground forces Ideally they also need more ground based systems capable of long range land attack A break down like this was bound to happen but they need to act fast before Russia capatilzes on it
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  2496.  @xxxmikeyjock  And that matters because oh wait it does not Putin literally can cut off the energy and food to all of Europe- because Russia is only source of food and energy in the entire world you are plain stupid or just a rock. Putin literally just signaled the death of the US petrodollar Again, the US economy is not that fragile as but please keep grasping at those straws FYI moron Top 10 Countries with the Highest Oil Production (barrels per day) United States - 11,567,000. Russia - 10,503,000. Saudi Arabia - 10,225,000. Canada - 4,656,000. Iraq - 4,260,000. China - 3,969,000. United Arab Emirates - 2,954,000. Brazil - 2,852,000 Russia literally does not matter
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  2497. At this point, that no longer matters. Putin has made it clear hes committed this "special military operation" and the West is committed to making sure it ends badly for Russia
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  2498. Russian special retreat operations
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  2499. The West needs to stop tip toe and supply Ukraine with heavy weapons to put end to this
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  2500.  @email4664  Shooting MILAN from a confined space is insane Secondly the West provided enough of the right missiles for that type of target
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  2501.  @jonasthesen  The problem there is that unguided rely sole on the skill of the crew Even a well trained crew, its still going be 1-3 rounds whereas Excalibur does cost more but its 1 shot one 1 target 90 percent chance with the variant with Excalibur S which is laser guided, as long as target is lazed. 100 percent its cost more but you get more
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  2502.  @iatsd  For starters smart munitions circular error probable (CEP) is mere 4 ft while unguided rounds are 490 ft 30 unguided rounds rely solely on the skill of the crew. While M982 Excalibur is far more accurate but expensive. The M1156 Precision Guidance Kit (PGK),address that issue Like the JDAM program, the PGK is kit that attaches to unguided rounds The PGK CEP is under 98 ft at cost of 10K-13K vs the 70K for Excalibur The PGK brings the cost down quick a bit As for Ukraine's use of howitzers, thats going to drop as F-16s start taking an active round
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  2503.  @inteallsviktigt  Ukrane got DPICM rounds before ATACMS
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  2504.  @inteallsviktigt  Which goes back to recon Know what you are getting into so you dont get caught off guard Russia has longer range but as Ukraine has shown, its better much useless as they have no way to guide it accurately The precision of the western weapons has been stinging Russian forces badly
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  2505.  @inteallsviktigt  Mind you, that Ukraine was using unitary warheads and was getting no where The addition of DPICM has drastically changed the situation
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  2506.  @inteallsviktigt  Counter fire depends solely on the situation If they are engaging an area where the enemy has counter battery radar and arty The radar is getting an Excalibur round and the arty sites DPICMs rounds But that goes back to proper planning and recon
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  2507.  @inteallsviktigt  Thats why there mobility kill and mission kill Killing is mobility or able to carry out its mission is still a win
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  2508.  @inteallsviktigt  Thats why you have forward observers calling the shots Sweden doesnt use DPCIM but Ukraine has DPCIM rounds from the US DPCIM are top attack weapons, They may not kill like Bonus or Smart 155 but they will leave the mark DPCIM cover more area and gives the target no time
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  2509.  @inteallsviktigt  How about no Like I said state useless you are using DPCIM rounds, firing 30 HE rounds is waste of time Secondly if you have 30 targets for arty , again DPCIM not HE would be used as they can cover that many targets
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  2510.  @flyingace6966  Firing off unguided missiles like that producing UXO which hurt Ukraine in the end
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  2511. ​ @BingoPaletot  Asset denial is far more important
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  2512. Counter drone technology is going to focus of militaries long after Ukraine
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  2513.  @icemanzw  Denial is not just river in the amazon Cope harder The destruction of the sites has been confirmed genius nuff said lol and just thing The US is sending Ukraine the max range variant of ATACMS which allow for even deeper strikes
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  2514.  @icemanzw  Your copium is hilarious More and more images of the burning site have been shown Now that the US has signed off on aid for Ukraine which will be delivered in a matter of days Russia's good times are over
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  2515.  @sanjarsamatov3171  That was depleted uranium not regular uranium big difference White phosphorus isnt banned
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  2516. Pro- democracy prevailed Con-Deniers are still in positions that will allow them undermine future elections If nothing is done about the growing problem with election deniers and their attempts to undermine results We are going to have major problems in the future.
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  2517.  @restlessactivity8696  That would be false if the video had been destroyed, there would be black not white smoke as well flames from the burning wreck You see nothing just very cleverly edited propaganda
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  2518. Like everything from the Russia MOD Its cleverly edited propaganda
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  2519.  @zeNoldor  Oh its most definitely staged for variety of reasons Every video from the Russia MOD has been cleverly edited progandana
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  2520. Leas to own how nice of Russia and how awesome to see Ukrainian force cruising in M113
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  2521. It will buff out
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  2522. Enjoy it while it lasts as Ukraine is getting ready to strike back
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  2523. One again, Russia failing to destroy evidence
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  2524.  @jamesbradshaw3389  If the colonel wants to lead be example she should set the example
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  2525.  @vtechead1  No till very much later
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  2526.  @cristo6007  Lets see Leopards and Bradleys were destroyed because they couldnt cross a minefield and got caught in the open and were easy targets for Russian arty So point one is they need more Avengers and Gepards so all forces would have counter drone defenses Secondly point was that breachers were ineffective in clearing the way So Ukraine need better vehicles that can clear through obstacles faster and far more efficiently
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  2527.  @SamPashmi  True but the offensive is showing there are still short falls that are hampering Ukraine's abilities
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  2528. Standing by is one thing but as this offensive goes on , its clear that Ukraine is still falling short on what it need to drive Russian forces out of Ukraine
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  2529.  @PBMS123  The M777 is not by any means accurate with unguided rounds. First circular error probable (CEP) of M107 and M795 is 150 meters plus The odd them one shoot a target like this is extremely low Second rounds like the Excalibur and PGK were demonstrated, they fire off unguided rounds to demonstrate how many rounds it takes for unguided rounds to get on target Excalibur rounds are one shot one target as their CEP is 4 m. The PGK CEP is listed as between 20-50 m This video shows a single shot, only Excalibur could pulled that off The US did not provide the M1156 to Ukraine, they only give them Excalibur
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  2530.  @PBMS123  Seriously The M107 and M705 are not precision rounds, The odds of them getting a shot like that with those rounds is extremely low Secondly the PGK isn't in service with Ukraine yet That just leaves Excalibur
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  2531.  @PBMS123  That explosion is consistent with Excalibur
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  2532.  @BobbyDotNet  When you adjust the playback speed to 0.25, you can see a shower of sharpnel on the right side at 9 to 11 seconds on the video YT Excalibur: pinpoint precision tool for eliminating enemy threats At 30 to 33 with the speed slowed , you see the same type of explosion the only difference is that the Ukrainian strike had secondary explosion from munitions being hit
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  2533.  @johnwinter2252  Its was Excalibur round The shot was very precise
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  2534. Even if they destroyed them BAE systems is going Ka-ching
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  2535.  @Demun1649  Bad Ivan no potato for you again you can't even get simply facts right
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  2536.  @Demun1649  No potato for Ivan for terrible attempt at propaganda again
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  2537.  @Demun1649  Lets recap that The Javelin costs 250,000 per missile while the Russian Kornet cost roughly 30,000 per missile What does the Javelin give missile and clu weight just 50lbs allowing one person to carry it Kornet and clu weight is over 140lbs and requires two to carry The Javelin can be set up in ready mode before reaching the launch site whereas the Korent can't be assembled till its on site The Javelin can be fired and the fire team immediately displaced while the Kornet has to remain in place Both France Akeron MP and Israel's Spike has similar cost the Javelin As for the F-35B No potato for Ivan for terrible attempt at propaganda First day on the job huh The F-35 is made by Lockheed not McDonald-Douglas Secondly its McDonnell Douglas not McDonald-Douglas Third McDonnell Douglas was absorbed by Boeing in 1997 Boeing entry into the JSF was the failed X-32 if you are going to spend misinformation at least try to get some facts right
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  2538.  @haaxeu6501  Yes is cheaper but as the phrase goes you get what you pay for
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  2539.  @alangordon3283  The Milan requires too much time to set up and fire
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  2540. Its nothing but bads for Russian forces daily
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  2541.  @CarlWheatley-wi2cl  Not likely They give Assad safe passage and haven so the new government wont consider anything other then them leaving
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  2542. Sure they can NOT
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  2543. So Musk is trying to become mega corp no surprise there
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  2544. its definitely low collateral damage munition and they timed its perfectly
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  2545. They are called low collateral damage munitions for a reason They minimize the damage done to the surrounding area while still taking out the target
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  2546. These drones are able carry RP-7 warheads and able to hit anks in places that ATGMS or main gun rounds cant normally reach hence why tanks are getting shredded by drones
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  2547. Once again, Russian weapons fail miserably The missile struck under the bridge , not the bridge But smooth move Putin Now you just justified even more weapons to Ukraine
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  2548. He can slam the cost of the program all he wants, all it is just hot air first he has to get congress to approve any major changes, good luck with that as the main problem with that is that he has present a real alternative. The USAF and USMC are fully committed to the F-35. Neither has brought new F-16s or AV-8Bs  The block 60 F-16 costs as much as the F-35 and lacks the ability to carry weapons internal the Harrier is no longer in production. Further more, the USN designed its ships around the F-35s. There is no alternative that he can present.  The USAF/USN are still years from the prototype stage for the 6th gen as the bulk of that tech is still under development. So what can he really do ? Trump again is just blowing hot air
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  2549.  @adinathpatil6078  Oh yes Russia struck Ukraine, killing more civilians and justified the West sending even more weapons to Ukraine Smooth move Putiin
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  2550. Putin's threat are ultimately nuclear blackmail. I am invading this country just because I feel like it and if you try and stop me, I will use nukes The options for the US are not that The factor that you are missing is that nukes are tactical weapons for large targets so where exactly will he or how can he use them Nuking Kyiv would only guarantee a war with the West due the amount of Western diplomats present The West would likely respond with combination of the first two The West has been reluctant to supply Ukraine with longer range weapons, if Putin did nuke Ukraine, the West will likely respond by supplying with long range weapons exceeding 150 miles with no restriction meaning that Russian territory is now fair game The military response from the West would be strategic strike on Russian forces in Black Sea and Ukraine As Black Sea Fleet on has a limited number of surface combatant one B-1 with 24 LRASMs would easily put the Black Sea Fleet out of commission , second B-1 with 24 JASSM would eliminate Black Sea Fleet bases With 3rd attacking Crimea bases 4 B-52 with 20 JASSM for 100 missiles would attack targets in Ukraine, Donetsk and Luthansk The US response would be to completely wipe all Russian forces in Ukraine in one strike Using just 8 to 10 bombers with LRASM and JASSM , its very easy to do
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  2551. Nuking Kyiv would only guarantee a war with the West due the amount of Western diplomats present The West would likely respond with combination of the first two The West has been reluctant to supply Ukraine with longer range weapons, if Putin did nuke Ukraine, the West will likely respond by supplying with long range weapons exceeding 150 miles with no restriction meaning that Russian territory is now fair game The military response from the West would be strategically wiping out all Russian forces in Black Sea and Ukraine using conventional weapons Ironically 10 USAF bombers with EA-18Gs and F-22 would carry it out The B-1 can carry up 24 LRASM or JASSM while the B-52 can carry 20 JASSM As the Black Sea fleet is not large and only 2 bases 1 Bomber each as well 1 more for Crimean bases , the remaining 7 would have over 130 missiles for targets in Ukraine, Donetsk and Luthansk Putin's problem is even if nuked Ukraine, the West conventional response would prevent him from capitalizing on it The West can't and won't negotiate. The world stood by and made quote "unpleasant compromises" and Germany damn near conquered Europe twice They stood by and Japan conquered the Pacific No one is willingly to simply stand by and wait for shit to spill over to their doorstep Putin's reason for Ukraine is 100 bullshit by negotiating, you are validating his reasons What happens when he makes moves on other countries for the some made up reason They can't take that risk
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  2552. Simple respond in kind
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  2553. Not an option
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  2554. For starters, the FBI does not work that way and second, Trump self inflicted this situation When Biden won the election in Nov, Instead of using the 2 and half months to transition, he wasted it trying to prove that election was stolen which resulted in him only having 2 weeks ish after the results were set in stone on Jan 6. Secondly in order for him to declassify material, it get presented to a panel and they issue ruling Declassified Declassified with redactions Denied if it DWR, they explain to him why these parts had to be redacted if it they deny it, again they explain that its matte of national security and thus can't be declassified Trump can't say declassify this material which has the names of agents working for the US in North Korea He can declassify this material but he has to let the actual experts review first Lastly when presidents leave the office, they are supposed to let NARA and GSA handle the documents first Both agencies said that getting docs from Trump was like pulling teeth and this situation is them saying , you know what enough of this
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  2555.  @Teddy-se8qb  Considering that it would compromise on going investigation, thats all that needs to be said You can't have transparency on a on going investigation, that defeats the purpose of integrity of the case How do you except them to keep integrity of the case with transparency Thats a no go
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  2556.  @TheCrandellous333  Not even the same again What people don't understand is that they brought this before a judge and made their case Considering that it was a former president, there is no doubt that judge likely set the bar high before granting it
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  2557.  @cbill7839  Hey clown research what integrity of the case means
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  2558.  @lizafrench8455  Thats misinformation from Trump as there is no paper trail that supports any statement he made
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  2559.  @lizafrench8455  And exactly why he is going to fry for it Those two months he wasted trying to prove his falsehood was the time where he was supposed gathering up the records he wanted to take and give to them to the NARA for sorting but that didnt happen Impeachment depends on Congress where the Republicans easy defeated attempts This is him facing the legal system and it will not end well for him and he knows Hence the desperation to do everything he can to undermine it It goes back to what I said about judge, as Trump is former president, this decision contrary to popular belief wasn't made lightly
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  2560.  @expletivedeleted  Steel thing ?
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  2561.  @lizafrench8455  Trump could have avoided this whole saga but he reaps what he sows Instead of using the 2 and half months to transition, he wasted it trying to prove his falsehood Instead of complying with the NARA repeated requests for documents, he again decided to be ass the Presidential Records Act is generally considered "toothless as has no enforcement mechanism, Now its the worst case scenario for him
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  2562.  @lizafrench8455  Nothing has changed They reviewing what they and again if deems so they will take to the court for further action
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  2563.  @lizafrench8455  The fact is they made their case for the warrant and shocker they found what they are looking for Again if they decide to go further again its still the courts decision to do
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  2564.  @melanyblake1470  Judge following the law is evil right (sarcasm)
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  2565.  @lizafrench8455  You comparing different situations with very different circumstances As I before Considering that it was a former president, there is no doubt that judge likely set the bar high before granting it
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  2566.  @petergerace3576  Irrelevant, they made their case When Biden won the election in Nov, Instead of using the 2 and half months to transition, he wasted it trying to prove that election was stolen which resulted in his staff only having 2 weeks ish after the results were set in stone on Jan 6 And even afterwards, the NARA still had trouble getting docs from him Trump self inflicted this situation
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  2567. Keep dreaming Its painfully obvious even to him, that Russian forces can't will this conflict if it stays conventional This action is literally an act of desperation lets recap Russia's flagship was KOed The Su-30,34/35, Mi-28, KA-52 represent the latest in Russian technology yet losses have been exceptionally high for those aircraft The T-90M, T-80BVM and T-72B3 again representing the latest in Russian technology Like the Russian aircraft, they have suffered exceptionally high losses Worst is while Russian forces are showing off captured weapons cache with a few missiles Ukrainian forces have been sending various captured Russian tech to the West The most recent was the RTU-518 jamming and R-73/74 recovered from a downed Su-30. A captured T-90M Panstir S1, Krasukha EWS and so forth The amount of tech that Ukraine forces has sent to the West has massively undermined the Russian military capabilities
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  2568.  Truth Be Told  Again wrong If NATO wasn't holding back this would be over very quickly
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  2569.  @christiana1223  Russia not fighting 30 plus countries, thats just myth you bots tell yourself LMAO As I stated before, the West is holding back What happens when the US drops all reservations and allows Ukraine access the 190 mile range ATACMS and 150 mile range Harpoons What happens when the West starts actively training Ukraine pilots and personnel C-23 Sherpa and UH-60s which would allow Ukraine forces to reinforces their ground forces in hours versus weeks What happens when the West provides CH-47 or CH-53 able air lift 155mm arty allowing Ukraine forces to more artillery any where in the country What happens when the West air defense equipment direct from their military instead of waiting for units to be built The West has enough air defense equipment to give Ukraine complete coverage and integrated air defence system (IADS) in a matter of days Make no mistake The West has been holding back considerably and even then, its still more than what Russia could handle
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  2570.  @johnfor7522  And again that matters because ?
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  2571.  @PolarisEricson  It does not matter because Ukraine won't stand for it neither will the world Russia annexed Crimea via sham Now they have annexed another part of Ukraine, one again , sham Anyone can see if they let this stand, then we are going to back again With Russian forces invading and making claims hence why Ukraine needs to West to step up
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  2572. Musk is just running off at the mouth Drone tech is Ukraine is working because neither side has the means to effectively deal with them The USAF has airborne EW assets that can back track drones to the source allowing the USAF to engage both the launcher and operators and negating the problem far more effectively
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  2573. Just another idiot running off at the mouth
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  2574. Let hin rot in NK
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  2575. let him rot in NK
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  2576.  @curtishand6180  AGM-88G
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  2577.  @curtishand6180  High power jamming is a double edged sword The US has the Stryker Leonidas which is HPM mounted on a Stryker and can do what you state, flip it on and can burn UAS out of the sky but individual tanks and other vehicles still need their own counter UAS weapons for self protection The AbramsX prototype has 30mm cannon mounted as well as APS Ideally, what they should do is buy 30mm AHEAD rounds from Germany, make sure the cannon can dual having AHEADs for C-UAS on side and HEDP for everything on the other as well as able to elevate up to 90 degrees and lastly improve the APS panels to being multi mode radar with least 5 min range Auto cannons with airburst rounds and radar are basically the only choice
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  2578. The problem with drones is that Ukraine and Russia lack effective counter UAS weapons to negate drones effectiveness
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  2579. ​ @MiliMo101  Ukraine is getting F-16s their genius
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  2580.  @MiliMo101  By all means show me where I said "three aircraft Ukraine can take out a whole armored column" Thats what you wrote, not what I said you wanna twist someone words, try not to make an fool of yourself doing so
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  2581.  @MiliMo101  No Ukraine lacks modern options Hence why Armor is big deal if they had an modern air force, they wouldnt need armor or even shell arty
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  2582. Armor doesnt matter at this point The only reason its an issue is Ukraine lack of a modern air force and simple Russian incompetence The US in the Gulf War coined Tank Plinking where F-111 with 4 500lbs GBU-12s were shredding Iraqi tanks The -F-15E can carry up 16 GBU-54 which JDAMs fitted with SALH seekers. Thanks to newer technology, GBU-54 has longer range Just 4 planes can easily decimate an entire armored column All they have to do is have SEAD knock out defenses in that area and F-22s provide top cover The other option is the Apache with JAGM MR or SPIKE NLOS The JAGM-MR can strike targets 10 miles away and the NLOS up 20 miles away Like the F-15E, just 4 Apache's can shred an entire armor column Modern air force have so many options for armor that Ukraine lacks
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  2583. @Peter Dubinsky "Russia unfortunately can blow us to kingdom come" Neither Russian or China wants to trade nukes with the US. its called Mutually Assurance Destruction. The basis of the nuclear playbook. you launch , I launch secondly The US and Russia have been doing SALT I/II,START I/II and NEW START. These are nuclear disarmament treaties that go back to 1969. Both Russia and the US have been steadily disarming. Both the US and Russia maintain equal levels of nuclear capabilities. More to the point, the US maintains the nuclear triad of bombers, missiles and subs. Russia has the same and China does not have a triad, just has missiles and few subs. so like I said, Russia and China does not want to trade nukes with the US as neither side would be unscathed. Secondly, Russia and China does not want try the US in a conventional fight. Syria was the first combat, Russia has seen in a long time and China has not seen combat in long time. The US has been in constant combat and its weapons reflect the lessons learned from that combat. More point, Russia and China jumping in is most likely going to trigger NATO and now Russia and China problems have multiplied exponentially.
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  2584. @Kenneth Hughes read the second part of my post, he can attack first but has to use the right options. If actually listens to his advisors(low on odds on that) then he remove the threat from NK with minimal damage done to NK. By doing limited damage, he shows restraint and can still rally NATO support and possibly keep Russia and China from responding.
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  2585. China and Russia only protects NK if they are attacked. If NK attacks first, they won't help as their protection would rally NATO. Secondly the US missile defense system is designed to counter highly advanced missiles with penetration aids and MARVs. None of which NK has. The USN BMD ships with SM-3s and SM-6s are near Guam and the Army has THAAD and PAC-3s on Guam. So the odds of NK carrying out a successive strike is about 10 percent as their missiles are no where as advanced as China or Russia. Now the US can attack NK first with a limited Flexible response or counterforce strike(two plays out of the nuclear playbook) which would do minimal damage NK while removing the threat. This would greatly reduce the chance of WWIII.
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  2586. Trump does not need to ask congress in case of nuclear conflict. The US SIOP only requires the president not a congressional vote
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  2587. ?? At the Height of the cold war both US and Russia had enough nukes to glass planet 10 times over. Currently they still do. So North Korea's threats are just hot air.
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  2588. There is no comparison The presidential records act required to Trump turn over documents immediately upon the end of his term Yet the National Archives have been fighting with him to return the documents for near 2 years Even after subpoenas were handed down, he still refused to comply with the NA request claiming presidential privilege What is supposed to happen is that National Archives gets the records and sorts them public, government and exclusive to the president The key here is that its National Archives, not Trumps job to sort the records Instead of doing the norms, as usual, Trump just had to do things his way and decided that he only to give what he wanted to gave which is not how it works Hell he tried to get special master to impede the DOJ investigation
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  2589.  @revanofkorriban1505  No Trump refused for years Even subpoenas were handed down ,he still refused to comply with the request for the documents Hell he tried to get special master to impede the DOJ investigation
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  2590.  @PirateR4ptor  It does not They asking and he is giving them everything they are asking for lets look at Trump The presidential records act required to him turn over documents immediately upon the end of his term Yet the National Archives have been fighting with him to return the documents for near 2 years Even after subpoenas were handed down, he still refused to allow the NA access What is supposed to happen is that NA gets the records and sorts them public, government and exclusive to the president Instead of letting the, NA sort the records he decide that he only to give what he wanted to gave which is not how it works
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  2591.  @jackimhoff6767  And the e presidential records act required Trump turn over documents immediately upon the end of his term which the National Archives state he failed to do so again you have no point
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  2592.  @jackimhoff6767  It called facts try it sometime instead of your tin foil theories
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  2593. There is no comparison The presidential records act required to Trump turn over documents immediately upon the end of his term Yet the National Archives have been fighting with him to return the documents for near 2 years Even after subpoenas were handed down, he still refused to comply with the NA request claiming presidential privilege What is supposed to happen is that National Archives gets the records and sorts them public, government and exclusive to the president The key here is that its National Archives, not Trumps job to sort the records Instead of doing the norms, as usual, Trump just had to do things his way and decided that he only to give what he wanted to gave which is not how it works Hell he tried to get special master to impede the DOJ investigation
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  2594. The Dems will take GA due to Trump's actions
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  2595. Of course, republicans would go after the FBI They raided their bosses house
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  2596. Does Israel care at this point
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  2597. The easy way would be to kill the source which is actually the launchers before they can fire which is more proactive than reactive. reactively as long as the Navy has ships in the right position, they can knock them down with SM-3/6, lastly the US has GBI and PAC-3 In end, North Korea should be more worried about how the US would response as unlike North Korea , the US a nuclear Triad that can pound NK several times harder than anything North Korea could to the US
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  2598.  @НиколяФилибер  They are equipped but only able to inflict tactical damage not strategic
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  2599.  @OddeyeDL76  We are see fields upon fields of wreckage Plus several others destroyed in base attacks
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  2600.  @Subhamremady  Again he's not idiot like the Russian generals which are literally dropping weekly
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  2601.  @alexbond969  Nice try but the fact remains Russia is playing the denial game and no one is buying it
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  2602.  @maxmote23  That is the question The only answer is lack of equipment If you at look at US general's CP its loaded with coms, maps and everything they need if they need real time info, they simply order it up They command from their CP So why Russian generals are not doing the same is ??
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  2603.  @alexbond969  The propaganda is strong with you I see Explain why every video out of the Russia MoD is nothing but cleverly edited propaganda that shows images that you can't make heads or tails of YT 2 Apaches Engage Taliban Platoon you can't show me a video from the Russia sources that is clear
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  2604. Lay off the potato juice their ivan The MIG-31 is 3rd generation not 6th Secondly, its certainly not threat to F-16 The MIG-31 claim to fame is the R-37 and Zaslon radar which was state of the art in 80s and early 90s Ukraine's MIG-29 and Su-27 dont have modern EW but the F-16 they getting does
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  2605. He's still the president kiddo If Biden really wants to kick things up a notch He should expedite Ukraine getting JASSMs and AGM-84s that would give Putin a stroke
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  2606. Trump cant do that he can deny Ukraine anymore weapons but Europe has already been working on ways to support Ukraine without US support What Biden can do is give Ukraine everything they can
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  2607. Long overdue decision
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  2608. If Biden wants to do something, Simply dont be like Obama The leaker deserves to punish to max not pardon How can you instill fear of consequences when you under cut those consequences with pardons
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  2609.  @havanasyndrome3024  Its called facts The Russian MOD tendency to boast and continued targeting of Kyiv is how and why Ukraine was able to score a kill You are forgetting that the NASAMS, IRIS-T and PAC radars are far more advanced than Ukraine's Soviet era S-300 systems Unlike the West, the Russian military does not have aerial jammers like the EA-18G. Secondly Russian forces hasnt done any SEAD against NASAMS , IRIS-T or PAC In short, the radars are operating freely gaining more and more valuable info with every attack The actual speed of the Kinzhal, how it performs in terminal phase ,how it communicates and most importantly points of vulnerability The Kinzahl is no different from any other weapons, you keep using it over and over and eventually it will be countered
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  2610.  @setareetemadi6043  That would be the russian militarry
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  2611. If Ukrainian forces did have systems positioned in the right place, its possible for PAC-3 to shoot down a kinzhal The myth about hypersonic weapons is their speed, the speed dont mean they cant be intercepted, it means that you have less time to do Example Kinzhal launched from 300 miles away gives defenses 1 min 49 second to react A subsonic cruise missile covers that distance in 35 mins. its not impossible, hypersonics just means you have very little time to work with modern fire control systems (FCS) can generate firing solutions in 10-15 seconds So again, its not impossible to do so
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  2612. No one is denying how lucky it was , however Russia's problem is how much of the missile is still intact.
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  2613.  @chavvy9074  And your point is exactly what I never said states dont have protection I stated rules vary by state But just to make fun of you Louisiana and South Dakota rules give squatters only 3 days hence why you are not hearing about any squatter in those states Now with Florida, California , Georgia and NY , the rules heavily favor squatters and their removal can take years Florida and Georgia have addressed the issue by passing newer bills that substantially speed up the process however till law enforcement is given the power to immediately remove and charge squatters with trespassing as impose hefty fines and jail, Squatters will remain undeterred
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  2614.  @chavvy9074  Some are more lax than others
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  2615. Not all the states have the same rules with squatters This only happening in the states were the rules tend lean in favor of squatters
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  2616.  @scottandrews947  Cry me a river There are plenty of ways to get housing but these clowns just take the easy way and steal other people's property Secondly , wrong There was a story in the news about woman whose mother had died and she was in the process of settling her mother estate and so forth and found squatters living in her mother's house There are many cases of people simply inheriting property and trying to settle things but finding these clowns on them Lastly, you wanna fault people for making money get a life
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  2617. Its insulting that he was even allowed in the building but ironically , thats what congress does they lie for a living
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  2618. You cant negotiate with crazy their johnson
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  2619.  @Hhun804  Wrong Laws apply to all foreign money Your response is incredible stupid we are not taking about a few bucks The estimate is better 15 to 150 million dollars which is subject to regulation
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  2620.  @davidnealy6459  Wrong Whether its foreign or US Trump still had to follow the established rules and regulations
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  2621.  @Hhun804  Very simple Here is the context Trump got an loan at 3 percent interest rate however the actually interest rate based on his actually was supposed to be 12 percent In a nutshell, Trump short changed the banks. Now with personal loans, it didnt matter however the loans he got were business loans governed under completely rules as well state regulations and they dont care about the money being paid backed, they care about the fact he deliberately avoid paying the required fees for those loans 3 percent does not equal 12 They want that 9 percent
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  2622.  @davidnealy6459  Trump is the one that bills himself as such and we all know now its all act and lie
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  2623.  @benedibrava  The court found him guility
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  2624.  @davidnealy6459  No, Trump claims to be a billionaire so thats absolute a legit request for his crime
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  2625.  @vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvector  you need guns at a polling station sure
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  2626.  @danielobrien8417  Cope more
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  2627. No Vote under gun point is not democracy thats called a dictatorship
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  2628. uh no When Russia annexed Crimea, the World literally cut Crimea off from the rest of the world leaving Crimea heavily depend on Russia to survive this will be no different Putin claim of attacking Russian territory won't be recognized and if he tries to fight the West either conventional or nuclear he still loses
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  2629.  @danielobrien8417  Videos are proof cope some more
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  2630. Putin's gambling will only backfire on him territory annexed under gun point won't be recognized by any one
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  2631. because its vote under gun point because the ballots only have yes on them because its going to be 200 percent turnout
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  2632.  @PikachuPromo  Santos show how corrupt the republican party is It took how long to remove him ?
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  2633. Zelenskyy actions are not that surprising West is tip toeing around while his country is being torn apart
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  2634.  @scoobydoo8498  You are forgetting the states own ablle to take care of itself
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  2635. Send 5 batteries
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  2636. The moral of this story is dont try to do the court's job The prosecution should put everything on table so the court could make the decision but took matters into their own hands and gave the defense an easy way out
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  2637. "Former President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested Tuesday in connection with an investigation conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and called on his supporters to protests ahead of possible indictment." LOSER
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  2638.  @donsims1941  Yawnnnn
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  2639.  @donsims1941  And whose comments are being deleted LMAO, the only person butt hurt is from YT deleting your comments
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  2640.  @donsims1941  Exactly all your ranting and raving about literally nothing is why YT is constantly deleting your posts
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  2641.  @donsims1941  Cope harder
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  2642.  @donsims1941  Yawnnnn
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  2643.  @donsims1941  LOL Even YT cant put with your stupidity
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  2644.  @donsims1941  Wow moron acting like this is overnight process
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  2645.  @donsims1941  Yawn
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  2646.  @donsims1941  Yet he has indictments coming left ,right and center
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  2647.  @donsims1941  Yeah, call your doc and tell to up your meds again you have gone off your rocker nothing you have been saying has anything to do with fact that Trump is going to jail
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  2648.  @donsims1941  Get back on your meds crazy one
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  2649.  @donsims1941  off your meds again sad
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  2650.  @donsims1941  Only idiots like you buy it
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  2651.  @donsims1941  Again just all fiction
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  2652.  @donsims1941  Desperation much
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  2653.  @donsims1941  yawnnnnn
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  2654.  @donsims1941  Desperation much still rumor not fact ding dong
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  2655.  @donsims1941  Trumpard admitted to turning evermore back to the govt
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  2656.  @donsims1941  And nothing is happening imagine that
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  2657.  @donsims1941  Yawn cope harder
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  2658.  @donsims1941  Yawn clown
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  2659.  @donsims1941  All made nonsense sad
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  2660.  @donsims1941  They are called subject matter experts for a reason clown
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  2661.  @donsims1941  Again wrong dumbass The state of the country has nothing to do with the military making a decision again As far the state you can think retards called the republican party for that
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  2662.  @donsims1941  Yes clown, thats called leadership Instead of micro managing you allow them to make the call Once again They have 4 stars for reason They all have decades of experience So when they tell you , this is the best option, as a leader, you trust their judgement Idiots like you who walk around with their hands up their asses don't understand that concept
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  2663.  @donsims1941  No dumbass its called listening to the actual experts Those guys have 4 stars for reason
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  2664.  @donsims1941  once again clown On Wednesday, President Biden gave his authorization to take down the surveillance balloon as soon as the mission could be accomplished without undue risk to American lives under the balloon’s path," Austin said. "After careful analysis, U.S. military commanders had determined downing the balloon while over land posed an undue risk to people across a wide area due to the size and altitude of the balloon and its surveillance payload
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  2665.  @donsims1941  Again why bother And again clown, its called not taking the risk
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  2666.  @donsims1941  Uh dumbass its called collateral damage Shooting it down over US soil puts the people on the ground in danger whereas waiting till it clears civilians is whats called the smart and safe but please rant on about bringing it down on civilians is bright idea I need a good laugh
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  2667.  @donsims1941  Cope harder
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  2668.  @donsims1941  Cope hard
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  2669.  @donsims1941  Again Showing nothing how childish and petty they As long Santos remains in office they got no room to talk
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  2670.  @donsims1941  As long as George Santos remains in office, the Republican party literally has no room to tell anyone anything
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  2671.  @donsims1941  All you have stated the Republican party is nothing but a bunch petty and childish figures
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  2672.  @donsims1941  Oh you mean the Republican party showing how petty and childish it can be
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  2673.  @donsims1941  Trump is getting matching orange jump suit
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  2674.  @donsims1941  Dont worry sunshine they will be here shortly for Trumpard behind
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  2675.  @donsims1941  Yawn clown Hunter biden has nothing to do with Trump getting roasted
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  2676.  @donsims1941  Yawn Trump is going burn
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  2677.  @donsims1941  Unlike previous They have him dead to rights
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  2678.  @donsims1941  Nothing will happen to Biden point blank where Trump is going to burn deal with it
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  2679.  @donsims1941  The Georgia DA has already stated charges are coming for Trump LMAO
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  2680.  @donsims1941  he's going to burn
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  2681.  @donsims1941  The DOJ is investigating Trump's role in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol as well as the confidential records found at his home in Mar-a-Lago. At the same time, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office is investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia Trump is going to burn
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  2682.  @donsims1941  Yawn with pointless rumbling
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  2683.  @donsims1941  Yawn dumbass with pointless ranting The DOJ is charging Trump not Biden cry harder
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  2684.  @donsims1941  Again you point dumbass Trump is facing charges under Espionage Act of 1917 for his possession of materials related to nuclear weapons see dumbass, its one those things that not even trumpretard can declass but please rant on about nothing Trump facing charges over 13,000 plus storing official presidential records at his home in violation of the Presidential Records Act which mandates that all presidential documents be preserved and submitted to the National Archives but again please continue ranting about literally nothing
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  2685.  @donsims1941  YawNNN
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  2686.  @donsims1941  Yawn loser
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  2687.  @donsims1941  You actually thought that was going work ass wipe sad
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  2688.  @donsims1941  All you rambling is not going to change the fact Trump is getting an orange jump suit
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  2689.  @donsims1941  yawnnnnn
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  2690.  @donsims1941  Give it up clown nothing will come of it for Biden Trump on other hand will burn
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  2691.  @donsims1941  its called on going investigation clown They are sorting through over 11,000 docs that doesnt happen over night clown
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  2692.  @donsims1941  Right and where is the special master cancelled by the courts appeals Trump is going jail
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  2693.  @donsims1941  Again wrong clown a few docs from Biden does not equal 11,000 seized from Trump You keep the forgetting the fact that courts have repeatedly rejected trumps claims
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  2694.  @donsims1941  Again Wrong dumbass Those 11,000 documents did not belong to Trump regardless of classification
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  2695.  @donsims1941  Again dumbass few a pages does not equal the 11,000 that was seized from Trump
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  2696.  @donsims1941  No , the Mar la go investigation still on going clown
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  2697.  @donsims1941  The fact remains that courts rejected Trump claims have fun with that As Biden 20 docus is oversight not intent LMAO
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  2698.  @donsims1941  Again dumbass its there things that not even the president can declass Thats like saying he can walk up to the CIA and tell them to declass their list of operatiives Telling DOE, to declass the nuclear weapons Quote "Trump has provided no evidence that he did declassify the papers, an appeals court noted Wednesday as it rejected his team's legal arguments and cleared the way for investigators to continue scrutinizing the documents as they consider whether to bring criminal charges.: He told the court and they asked for proof He provided no, so charges went forward
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  2699.  @donsims1941  No dumbass their are things that not even the president can declass its called national security moron
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  2700.  @donsims1941  Wrong on all counts if the president wants to declass a doc its sent to a board which says Yes, redacted or no Yes means there is no sensitive information redacted means it can be declass but certain parts have to omitted Lastly, No as the document falls into certain categories that not even the president can declass So clown, thats why they asked Trumptard for his paper trail to show he followed the established procedures Since he failed to do so he will held accountable for it
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  2701.  @donsims1941  its like simple math escape you 4 batches total 20 docs does not equal the 11,000 they seized from Trump
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  2702.  @donsims1941  Again irrevleant
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  2703.  @donsims1941  3 locations does not equal the 11,000 documents that FBI seized from Trump So again you have no point
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  2704.  @donsims1941  And your point oh wait you dont have one
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  2705.  @donsims1941  Oh no not charges orange jumpshit and a jail cell
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  2706.  @donsims1941  Lets recap what did the Appeals court do to Trump special master Nope not entitled Trump lawsuit again nope
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  2707.  @donsims1941  Biden will see zero action on this sorry chuckles the ass clown the key that you and rest of the jackass forget is intent It does not matter that he had time intent has to proven This documents being found in old office is oversight not intent dumbass
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  2708.  @donsims1941  Yawn ass wipe The key difference here is the president records act moron
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  2709.  @donsims1941  You are literally a joke No one mentioned any of the bullshit you just wrote Pathetic attempt to change the subject The fact is that Trump is going to jail and nothing will happen to Biden point blank The fact that National Archives had to give Trump two subpoenas is enough to put him in jail
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  2710.  @donsims1941  Again ass thats process regardless
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  2711.  @donsims1941  Thats its up to law and not dumbass like you LMAO cope harder but the simple fact remains nothing will come of it Unlike Trump where is mountain of evidence Biden is barely a drop in a glass
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  2712.  @donsims1941  I would when I stop laughing at you stupid for being unable to write a simple sentence with caps lock or emojis your desperation is hilarious They can 100 docus and still wouldnt matter nor change things with Trump going to jail
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  2713.  @donsims1941  Again ass nothing will come of it
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  2714.  @donsims1941  No dumbass I am not like you and spend every waking moment on YT
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  2715.  @donsims1941  thats process you ass National Archives has to provide their paper trail showing the path of the documents then DOJ has to reviews to determine if t was a mistake or intentional however ass
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  2716.  @donsims1941  And your point ass Despite all your ranting and raving you stupid ass still misses the base point that the documents were from his VP days which again ass has nothing to do with him and everything to do with National archives Secondly and most importantly Bidens lawyers handed over all the docs immediately without issue facts moron
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  2717.  @donsims1941  Again goes no where
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  2718.  @donsims1941  Again dumbass ranting and raving about literally nothing As I told the other ass those documents are 6 years old so it falls on the National Archives not biden dumbass to provide answer
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  2719.  @donsims1941  So you dumbass is confused about billions and thousands of jobs that US and EU is getting from Ukraine you are a special kind of stupid confused how Russia being humiliated by just a hand full of US made weapons Confused no republicans are against it it kinda putting money and vote their pockets
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  2720.  @indianasunsets5738  How do you KNOW there was no intent Simple dumbass The material was 6 years ago when he was VP which means that it ultimately falls on the National Archive to explain why they didn't have it or ask for it Again this is the US not India we have this called the rule of law try reading instead of grasping straws And in order for them to prove intent The National Archive would have to produce paper trail similar to what they did with Trump to show they did ask repeatedly and he did not comply with the request However as stated before ass Biden is fully cooperating with the both DOJ and the National Archives so nothing will come of it Again dumbass its House GOP not GOP house typical dumbass foreigner
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  2721.  @donsims1941  Yawn clown your ranting is hilarious Again dumbass, Biden only had 10 documents from 6 years and was not bound by any law nor did he illegally remove them Trump will be burn because he is legally required to turn over everything dumbass As for Ukraine NOW having sent trillions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to Ukraine LMAO Idiots like you are fucking hilarous to watch because you ramble on about nothing How much money and jobs is Lockheed has as result of Ukraine Lets FGM-148 Javelin orders and production through roof Same with HIMARS Same with BAE and M777 See moron, those weapons that Biden is sending to Ukraine is gift for US military as it allows them to get rid older and obsolete systems without having to spend a fortune to demilitarize them and allows them buy newer weapons to replace them Virtually every country is supplying Ukraine for that reason as it allows them to get rid older and obsolete systems without having to spend a fortune to demilitarize them and allows them buy newer weapons to replace them Ukraine in turn has been sending captured Russian tech to the US which has been a massive intelligence bonanza Everything from tanks, aircraft ,weapons and electronic warfare system But by all means keep ranting about literally nothing
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  2722.  @josephsmith4161  Biden had 10 documents from 6 year ago Trump has 160 and counting from 2 years ago Biden is fully cooperating Trump was handed subpoena after subpoena again no comparsion
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  2723.  @indianasunsets5738  Again wrong ass 18 US Code so 1924 does not apply Asses like you are hilarous because you keep grasping straws the law you so hilarously mentioned has a key word you failed to read W 18 U.S. Code § 1924 - Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material Whoever, being an officer, employee, contractor, or consultant of the United States, and, by virtue of his office, employment, position, or contract, becomes possessed of documents or materials containing classified information of the United States, knowingly removes such documents or materials without authority and with the intent to retain such documents or materials at an unauthorized location The key here ass is knowingly removes once again clown you fail Trump will be face prosecution as he was required by the presidential records act Biden's doc are from him as VP which falls on the National Archive not Biden
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  2724.  @donsims1941  I already responded you ass @verdebusterAP 1 hour ago  @donsims1941  As stated before many times, there are docs that not even the president can declass trying read before committing ass wiple
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  2725.  @indianasunsets5738  How about wrong on every count First this is the US not India there is no official secrets act in the US Secondly ,Biden never claimed to declass any of the documents third in the US, its Espionage Act of 1917 which is only evoked if it found that documents were willfully misused or mishandled Lastly Jackass The DOJ is charging Trump was storing official presidential records at his home in violation of the Presidential Records Act which mandates that all presidential documents be preserved and submitted to the National Archives They found 10 documents at Biden's while Trump is 160 and counting again no comparsion
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  2726.  @289cobra9  Trump is legally required by the presidential records act while Biden as VP was not
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  2727.  @indianasunsets5738  The vice president isnt bound by the presidential records act
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  2728.  @donsims1941  As stated before many times, there are docs that not even the president can declass
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  2729.  @robertjackson8944  There is no comparison The presidential records act required to Trump turn over documents immediately upon the end of his term Yet the National Archives have been fighting with him to return the documents for near 2 years Even after subpoenas were handed down, he still refused to comply with the NA request claiming presidential privilege What is supposed to happen is that National Archives gets the records and sorts them public, government and exclusive to the president The key here is that its National Archives, not Trumps job to sort the records Instead of doing the norms, as usual, Trump just had to do things his way and decided that he only to give what he wanted to gave which is not how it works Hell he tried to get special master to impede the DOJ investigation
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  2730. The salami slicer strikes again
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  2731. Power stations are legitimate military targets
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  2732. So much for the integrity of the case
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  2733. The Presidential Records Act mandates that the former presidents give the documents go the National Archives ,however there nothing written in the PRA as far as enforcement goes. Trump was playing on the fact that NARA can't force him to give them documents. If no classified material was presence, there would have been nothing that the NARA could do. Trump second and biggest mistake was that when the election was called for Biden, he spent the 2 months that were supposed to be for transition trying to overturn the results. When that failed , he had only from Jan 7 to Jan 19 to pack up and leave , hence how the documents ended up at Mar a Lago Since he claimed that he wasn't going anywhere in Nov He never went through the established process for the transition out of office The fact that he spent that time trying to over turn the election is going burn him
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  2734. No potato for you ivan
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  2735. If Russia can't find a way to stop the west from supply Ukraine with weapons, tech and intel The cost in lives and equipment will be astronomical Putin had gambled on blitzkrieg and expected to be in control. He incorrectly brushed off the West supplying the Ukraine and that has cost him Saber rattling his nuclear arsenal is a last ditch attempt to try and intimidate the West into no supplying the Ukraine Putin gambled that with Trumpard in control of the GOP and the sour after taste from the US withdrawal , that Biden wouldnt be able to put boots on the ground without massive blow back from Congress. Basically the US just got out one conflict and here you are trying to put us in other one That has paid off a bit but the blow back from the World has been worst than he predicted So he's running out of the options. Belarus saying that they will possibility join won't help things Ukraine borders Poland, Slovakia, Hungary , Romania an Moldova which is literally too much area for Russia to block off so the weapons will continue to flow even if they gain control Russia will be bleeding for long time if they stay in Ukraine
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  2736. Barking up the wrong tree kiddo The country's state of affairs lies solely on the shoulders of jackasses called the congress So they never agree as well as corrupt, incompetent and basically useless The country problems will never be fixed Case in point The road ways and bridge need repair First Congress will argue with they should have to pay for it, then argue what the states are not paying for it and argue on the cost So instead of getting 1 Billion for example they will haggle all to way down to 50 mil and fixed basically nothing
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  2737. If Biden would gift Ukraine a few hundred cruise and anti ship missiles Trump and Putin plan to force a settlement would be severely limited
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  2738. Ultimately it was unintentional but NATO wont let it sild
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  2739. If you wanna to deal with the situation Stop dragging your feet and start dealing with the problem at the source They are attacking from Yemen So Yemen is where you air mail Tomahawk cruise missiles to
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  2740. A judge can hold him in contempt and place him behind bars if things get serious but his lawyers already negotiated for him to remain free however if he doesnt put a cork in he just might end up behind bars.
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  2741.  @Trooper_Logan_H  They claim that protocol dictates their actions
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  2742.  @Trooper_Logan_H  Thats problem they are too caught with protocol
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  2743. Its means that Trump only brought himself a temporary stay
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  2744.  @donnmckee4973  Nope its lost has been confirmed
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  2745. The warship Moskva has not sunk it has simply been reclassified as a new type of submarine and is on a special underwater mission
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  2746.  @Kody-mo3fy  How much tax payer money and time was wasted because these idiots can't agree Why is it they are so willing to shut down the government which puts millions in limbo yet they still get paid?
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  2747.  @Kody-mo3fy  Well lets see They a lot of grand claims about what will happen when they retake the house yet in 3 days what have they accomplished ?
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  2748. LOL 10th rounds
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  2749. Not necessary true If the missile struck the P-1000s and they couldn't eject the missiles, there would have been ample time for the crew to get out before the missile cooked off Sat photos showed the ship burning so likely they were unable to contain the fire and had get out
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  2750.  @stevepest4143  again with the ranting and raving
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  2751.  @stevepest4143  Again with the raving and ranting
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  2752. Wrong on all counts Thats's one good thing about bureaucracy, there is always a process and nothing is automatic When the president leaves office, per the PRA, all records are given to the NARA so they could sort them property of the government, public and exclusive to president The NARA makes that decision, that is the law. Trump instead decided he was going to tell NARA what they could get from him Th NARA literally said screw this and let the FBI deal with it Now Trump is up the creek without a paddle as everything is coming back to haunt him From Nov to Jan, instead of transitioning out of the WH, he spent it trying to over turn the results At no point in this process ,he never did what he was supposed to do He can't claim that records being there was a mistake during his transition out of office He can't claim that he complied with records request as the NARA paper trail shows otherwise He can't claim that records were declassified as there is no paper trail So he can do is claim that he's being unfairly targeted
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  2753. Cue Ace Ventura Loser
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  2754. Last time we checked, when its found that you broke the law, you get arrested why does the Trump think that doesnt apply to him
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  2755.  @bourbonstansell8823  Right lets look at Russian so far The Ka-52, Su-30 and Su-34 which represent Russia's latest in aircraft, double digit losses The T-90 captured or destroyed The so called 3 day operation in its 9th month Russian went from second strongest military in to the world so second strongest in Ukraine
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  2756.  @bourbonstansell8823  Its called measured response ding dong If NATO responded disproportionately to Russia invasion in Ukraine, it would give Putin's an excuse By only responding to Putin's continued mistakes, NATO is able to support Ukraine Without NATO responding disproportionately, Russia can only retreat NATO is up quite a bit thanks to Putin
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  2757.  @bourbonstansell8823  Lets recap on that Russia agreed to Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances yet annexed Crimea in 2014 which is clear violation of that agreement NATO keep to it but Russian again violated it again with Belarus and now with the invasion of Ukraine We are 9 months into and Russian forces are in full retreat so much for coming out swining
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  2758. Uh no Ukraine was defending itself from Russia's attack, if Russia had never invaded, this would have never happened
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  2759. @SUB IF U THINK FBI IS CORRUPT No corrupt judge We got to point due to fact that Trump refused to comply with the PRA and NARA Trump claimed that Obama did the same except by May of 2017, just 5 months after he left office, Obama had turned over everything to the NARA without incident yet its 16 months later and Trump failed to comply with multiple request for him to turn over everything the PRA says everything, not peace meal
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  2760.  Joe and The Ho Gotta Go  The corrupt judge cannon may buy trump's bs but the appeals wont
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  2761.  Joe and The Ho Gotta Go  The WH has nothing to do with this
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  2762. Doesn't matter, the DOJ will win it on appeal
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  2763. Sesko PlasmaVoreWolf still not a problem for the F-35 .
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  2764. Speed does not matter. In the past, the belief was everything needed to go faster however pilots dont dogfight at supersonic speeds, they fight at sub sonic 95 percent of the time. Secondly tactics have changed. Speed was thought to be how fighters go in and out of targets as well outrun other fighters. at the time, missiles were slow and dumb and radar was easily jammed or destroyed and fighters relied on ground radar. Today, radar are extremely to suppress, and missiles are faster and far more deadly. so going mach 3 does not matter if the missile can travel at mach 4 or higher. Plus fighters can track, target and fire on most planes from 150 miles away accurately.
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  2765.  @dunhillsupramk3  No, its absolutely justified They didnt attack during high traffic they chose a time with the least amount of traffic Secondly and most importantly, Ukraine already stated it was target months
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  2766. Pot kettle
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  2767. He should be given das boot
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  2768. There is no argument the integrity of the case must be protected The doc can be released only after the FBI and DOJ have completed their investigation
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  2769. How about he sticks to movies and leave reality to rest of us
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  2770. The Appeals judges in the Mar a lago case are leaning on throwing out the special master all together which for Trump is the worst possibly outcome for him
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  2771. The US will be involved now trying to keep Israel from glassing Iran
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  2772. Trump crying over someone doing their job and not bowing to politics hilarious
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  2773. Its called ongoing investigations ding dong All the republican involved have been using stall tactics to avoid testifying image that
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  2774. Absolutely The GSA claimed they can't act because there is a legal challenge to the election. They need outline what qualifies as legal challenge. If the race was similar to Bush and Gore where one state was the deciding factor, then yes that is a situation that qualifies. Trump needed at least 3 states to make the race close and a 4th to break 270 which was the last few states and he got not one of them. More the point, the margin that he lost was not enough for to trigger the recount statue in most of the states If both are over 250 , again there is ground for legal challenge. If the margins is triggering the recount statues is 4 states , then yes again. By leaving it ambiguous ,situations like this will happen
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  2775. About damn time they said something
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  2776. It only gets uglier from this point on
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  2777.  @Fabioman3  Bob Menendez and George Santos are two completely difference situation Menendez did literally what every politician in Congress does, accepting gifts for favors Santos just flat out lied through his teeth Santos didnt understand how politicians craft their lies and instead left a trail a miles long that anyone could easily follow and see that he lied through his teeth
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  2778. Nope
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  2779. Cue Ace Ventrua LOSER
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  2780. Just give in to the demos already
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  2781. Russia struck Ukraine, killing more civilians and justified the West sending even more weapons to Ukraine Smooth move Putiin
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  2782. Thats why its a fine for
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  2783. If you cant pay the fine then dont do the crime Its that simple AG proved that he misvalued his wealth and property to obtain loans at considerably cheaper rates allowing him to avoid paying higher interest rates thats called a crime
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  2784.  @ericsuarez834  Thats called battle damage
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  2785.  @AngelloDelNorte  Again with the propaganda non sense The US traveled thousands of miles to Vietnam while Russia' can't fight a country that they literally border
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  2786.  @imperatorvespasian3125  The US has promised to give Ukraine the max range variant of ATACMS with this package so yes their good times are over
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  2787.  @stop-the-greed  Is he facing charges in the UK , no asswipe Hes facing charges in the US and if they decide on the death penatly, its their business not the UK Whole the notion of taking stuff of the table undermines the concept of extradition
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  2788.  @jamesvalpuesta  That would be Iranian propaganda Iran testing a few short weapons means nothing The difference is the US is making a combat effective weapon while the rest of not Russia's Kinzal can only because by certain modified aircraft and only certain Chinese aircraft can carry hypersonic weapons while the ARRW is designed for use without any modification.The HACM is designed to be tactically flexible any US strike aircraft Something that China, Russia or Iran cant do The Army put its LRHW in back of a C-17 and flew it 3000 miles demonstrating their ability put it in theater as needed Again something China, Russia nor Iran cant do
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  2789.  @eedragonr  Not likely
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  2790. Apparrently Russia doest get the concept of upgrades
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  2791. Lay off the potato juice their ivan Lockheed, Raytheon, Boeing and GD have ramped production to war time levels which in terms has created more jobs to met the supply and demand The supply of Ukraine forces The demand from countries on spending sprees The supply and demand from the US military to replenish its stock as well orders for newer weapons based on input from Ukraine but please whine about literally nothing People ask congress for money, Congress says why, Why are your states are not handling business People need aid but ones who gets it dont need and would rather live off government aid to get a job And because of those ones , its why aid is near impossible to get has nothing to with Ukraine
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  2792. its not a lie Ukraine hasnt been resupplied since Nov And Russia was taking advantage of that
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  2793. What irony
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  2794. This is no game, not reset button here As for the BMPT Basically useless. The M2 Bradley may be old but the one thing it can do which the BMPT can't is reload its missiles in the field Once the BMPT uses out its missiles, its just left with guns A smart enemy would use Javelin against Russia supply trucks to keep them from refuel and rearming
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  2795. 4 missiles does not do much on the battlefield
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  2796. His silence says it all the USAF flew B-2s from Australia which cant they do anything about Unlike Israel's F-15E, they have no way of seeing the B-2 coming But most important is that B-2 carries eight 5000lbs class bunker busters which as the Houthis allows the US to strike their underground sites with ease Even more terrifying is that B-2 carries the super bunker buster, the GBU-57 The message was load and clear that US till now was being serious and this is what happens if they decide to get serious
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  2797. Sure not
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  2798. Here's a new flash There are 5 variants of ATACMS. M39, M39A1, M48,M57 and M57E1 Ukraine only has the older M39, M39A1, M48. So anything Russian claims to have gleamed is moot Ukraine wont see any of the newer M57s till the US military stocks of the newer PrSm reaches a certain point so Russia's learned secrets are 20 plus years old
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  2799.  @painkillergames1030  Russia could give Iran S-400 and Su-35s overnight and that wouldnt change the outcome of open war better Israel and Iran
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  2800.  @samuelmuthui4699  Funny how Israel struck Iran exactly as predicted News reports strikes in Syria, Iraq and Iran Israel through Syria and Iraq and struck Neither side will back down so this will get very messy very quickly
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  2801.  @painkillergames1030  And you point was is FYI, Serbia fired over 800 missiles during that conflict and only got 2 F-16s , 1 F-117 and rest damaged Here are the facts The EA-6B had sensors but not the speed to locate Serbia defenses The F-16CJ had the AGM-88 and speed but not sensors accurate to locate and target Serbia defenses Communication between various airborne assets required them calling back to base and various routing and delays Lastly the AGM-88 could only lock on to targets that were actively transmitting Vastly ineffective and yes the USAF and USN acknowledge that their SEAD performance was below sub-par, and down right worthless Due to the miserable performance , all those issues have been rectified The EA-18G has better sensors than the EA-6B. Its speed nearly as good as the F-16CJ but most importantly, its comm systems have been upgraded with link-16 and tactical targeting network technology (TTNT) allow faster communication between assets. The AGM-88G which is newest variant of the AGM-88 series is basically a mini cruise missile able to lock on to any target hot or cold and even its moving The USN is currently certifying its Hornets and Growler with the newer AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening targeting pod which allow the EA-18G to visual acquire target as well laser designation So yes those losses were a gift horse for the USAF and USN
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  2802.  @painkillergames1030  Not a story facts
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  2803.  @painkillergames1030  If they didnt care, they wouldnt be helping them When countries buy aircraft under normal conditions, it takes years for them to be fully operational The West is trying to get Ukraine operational in under a year Ukraine is actively attacking Russian air defenses to give the F-16s a clear path to support forces on the ground as well precision strike When ground forces see MIGs or Sus they have to hold fire as they might friendly Ukraine can grounds its MIGs and Su-s and inform ground forces to shoot down any MIG or Su they see as they are flying F-16
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  2804.  @ariaspes3842  Cry harder clown
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  2805.  @selvammaniamawasi697  This has nothing to do with US tech its simple tactics Israel has no qualms about striking targets in Syria to clear a path for its forces to reach Iran
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  2806.  @StealthHalcon9  Hes just crap talker. dont bother with him, hes already skating on thin ice with comments with YT but its too stupid to realize it As for the F-35 Israel's route in to Iran in via northern Syria and Iraq. Neither have any coverage in those areas the distance from the med to Iran's border is only 600 miles from that point thats how Israel penetrated Iran's airspace and why iran's general Farzad Ismaili was fired The USMC and USAF have been practicing austere field operations with MC/KC-130s landing and setting landing strips for a possible conflict with China Israel can use the same tactic for strikes into Iran
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  2807. That may be true but the reality is that India has no real chance against the PLAAF The backbone of the IAF is the Su-30MKI, even though its customized, its still basically the same as the Su-30MKK Both have been upgraded with Su-35 technology. Both sides would the know the weakness of the basic airframe China doesnt have the MIG-29 nor have they operated it so it would be usable as would the Hal Tejas, Mirage 2000 and Jaguar IAF just 30 Rafales while PLAAF has close to 100 J-20 Problem 2 weapons China has the PL series to fall back on where the IAF would have rely on Israel Python-5 and Derby missiles as well the locally made Astra Since both sides use the R-73,R-27 and R-77, they wouldnt be any use The IAF heavy reliance on Russia weapons is what would do them in. China uses much of same as well as they own locally made The IAF has too few weapons from other countries besides Russia and even fewer locally made Even if the Rafale is better, the IAF does not have enough of them to do any real damage. The PLAAF has the aircraft and weapons to negate and destroy the Rafale
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  2808. They dont need similar range to the Su-57 nor the Su-75 which doesnt exist Russia's lack of tankers and Su-57s limits their effectiveness with 5th gen aircraft. As for the increased range, its called the ADVENT engine. The Pratt & Whitney XA101 is ADVENT engine being developed for 6th gen aircraft and is listed as Engine Enhancement Package for the F-35A/C The ADVENT is designed to be 20 plus more fuel efficienct while delivering 10 percent more thrust As for the F-35 and S-400 again wrong While the F-35 is an option, its not the US only option I dont understand why idiots believe that the F-35 is the US only option for defeating SAM sites like the S-400 Lets recap Whats stopping special forces from using the new generation of loitering munitions against the S-400, the latest ones can be carried in back pack and launched from as far as 50 miles. Even with EW and point defense systems like the S1, all it takes is a shot to the command truck and communications and that is now vulnerable to attack Special forces are getting longer range and lethal but light weapons that allows them to strike from further away. F-18E/F and EA-18G using a combination of jamming , aerial decoys and long range precision missiles that can launched from over 300 miles away can attack S-400 That combination with the F-35s in stealth allow the F-35s to get in much closer to attack B-52s or B-1 can attack with cruise missiles supported by EC-130s UCAVs are another option The US military has multiple options and plenty of weapons for dealing with the S-400 and S-500 They are not going to simply rely on one system
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  2809.  @mobiuszero2424  After 8 years of flying , it should be ready
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  2810.  @mobiuszero2424  You can't never iron out problems with aircraft during development phase. Thats controlled testing, actual operations are different The F-16 had problems with its electrical systems which created false readings. This discovered 8 years later it was introduced The F-14 and the TF-30 was again another problem that was discovered during operation not testing The F-35 that crashed was maintenance crew error. When engine started up, a cover had gotten ingested Because of the S-duct on the F-35, it wasnt noticed by maintenance crew when the pilot tried apply max power, the engine stalled and he wasnt able to stop in time Even that The F-35 as series has had very few incidents
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  2811.  @mobiuszero2424  The F-35 will have problems like any other aircraft thats nothing new but people like to overhype the F-35 problems but fail realize that F-15 didnt roll off the production line in 1972 F-15EX, nor the F-16 block 72 or the F-18 block III when they were introduced It took time. The F-35 has its problems but compared to previous generation they are barely minor The F-14, F-15, F-16 and F-18 problems cost dozens of lives and hundreds of aircraft when they were first introduced The Teen series was extremely successful overall but they still paid a heavy price getting there
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  2812.  @mobiuszero2424  Its going to be what they use for the F-3 if they can clear the hurdles The investment was in program not the aircraft
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  2813.  @mobiuszero2424  The Shin Shin is going to be the test bed for their F-3 "MHI itself has also completed a single example of the X-2 Shinshin experimental aircraft that has been serving as a technology demonstrator for the future fighter program" Japan became the fourth country to test a fifth-generation fighter jet, after the Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin took off on its maiden flight in 2016. It was just a technology demonstrator though, paving the way to the F-X sixth-generation fighter jet program which started in earnest in 2019 Multiples from 2021 I would have done links but YT has been acting funny about links The X-35 had the USAF, USMC USN and RAF on board before it was built
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  2814.  @mobiuszero2424  Again wrong The F-22s thrust vector technology was developed and trailed on the F-15,F-16 and F-18 before it made to F-22 Fly by wire technology developed and trailed on F-8 before it made to F-16 The Rafale used US GE F404 in trial and prototype phase before switching to M88 The list is endless where older generation aircraft were used as test beds for technology The list is equally as long where aircraft were built for one task but repurposed for something else The program is privately funded. The F-35 had numerous buyers long before its development was complete they invested in the program, same as the Rafale and Eurofighter All 3 had funding long before development even started
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  2815.  @mobiuszero2424  Again its being repurposed for 6th gen development, they are going to use it to test out tech for the F-3 They havent sold the FC-31 because they havnet found any buyers yet
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  2816.  @mobiuszero2424  The Shin-shin isnt scrapped, its been repurposed for 6th gen development. It was supposed to be Japan 5th but they opted for the F-35 instead The PLAN and PLAAF ran into problems hence why its getting a look now after all this time
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  2817.  @mobiuszero2424  The F-22 is different because it was dealing with politics. The F-35 is vastly more complex than the FC-31 or J-20 Remember, they are building 3 different models so took longer Exactly, neither the PLAN or PLAAF showed any interest it till problems emerged
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  2818.  @mobiuszero2424  The FC-31 has been flying 2012 nearly 10 years The J-20 was operational in 6
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  2819. The FC-31 was meant for export but that never happened as for Russia Cost is not a problem, its quality and their buyers doubt it
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  2820. The F-35 is not inferior, it not fully weaponized yet To combat the S-400 and 500 , the F-35 needs AGM-88G but it isnt ready yet The F-35 just started integration with Joint Strike Missile, GBU-39/53, and LRASM It still needs the JASSM, JAGM, JSOW Once it fully weaponized ,then it will have vastly superior capabilities to the J-20 and Su-57 The J-20 has cannon nor ability to beyond the PL-series and LS-6 The J-20 is interceptor not multi role platform The Su-57 is multi role but unlike the F-35, the most of the Su-57 weapons and technology are still being built
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  2821. How about no
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  2822. While stopping the problem at its source is preferred, there is still massive gains for Ukraine All Russian bases in Crimea will be on notice and their loss would be a massive strategic loss for Russian Russian bases that hold the most strategic value can be taken out and bring Russian forces to a grinding halt Target the forward operating bases where Ka-52 and MI-28 operating Target their ability to operate in theater
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  2823. @@staybalanced-to5eb Striking Moscow is propaganda move Ukraine has fare more important targets to go afte Targets that will destroy Russian forces ability to operate in Ukraine
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  2824. Its not that they can''t send them, its the fact they won't Ukraine right now is a tank's worst nightmare Right now there is a shit ton of ATGMs Loitering munitions Drones Now Ukraine forces are getting Western 155mm systems with precision rounds Simply put, Even with the T-14s advanced defenses and protection, it will get shredded. More to the point Ukraine forces will make it point to destroy any Armata just to embarrass Russian forces Right now they lost a flagship Their top of the line Su-35s has been downed at least once. Additionally also top of the line Mi-28, Ka-52 and Su-34 have been downed several times Also now, Ukraine forces are starting to send Russian equipment that has been captured or salvaged to West Considering how much Russian equipment have been found abandoned They won't risk it
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  2825. So just more targets for Ukraine
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  2826. If you send them in fully supported, you wont need to
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  2827.  @kiabtoomlauj6249  The USAF and USN operate very different The F-35 is one rare cases where they share on aircraft but they operate aircraft tailored to their needs The mainstay of the USAF is the F-15E which is vastly superior to the Rafale Same can be said with the F-18s
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  2828.  @TemplarX2  Extremely capable is not the Rafale Limited capability defines the Rafale
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  2829.  @shahadathkadir  How about no The US has free hand in Yemen to play
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  2830.  @mokulashi  Its hilarious you think that countries are going to pressure Israel. The Houthis are attacking their ships not Israel So are going to deal with the problem at the source which is Yemen
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  2831.  @49hanihussain86  When you best come is ancient history you have already made a fool of yourself
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  2832. That would be false there is no proof of their destruction just more outlandish claims by HIMARS has made its presence known and Russian propaganda is desperate to down play its effectiveness
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  2833. Russia is only fighting Ukraine and getting their assed handed to them
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  2834.  @mohammedriadh4990  So best you can do is ancient history from completely different time in history
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  2835. 11,000 in face of Ukraine having unrestricted use of ATACMS only ends with the some or all of those troops as fertilizer Now Biden can do Ukraine a real solid and expedite Ukraine getting JASSM and JASSM-ER which will really give Putin a stroke
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  2836.  @doorswhofan  F-16 operating in ukraine wont be problem For a potential conflict with China The USAF has been training to operate F-16s in austere locations Sweden also trains extensively for austere operations with it JAS-39s Knowledge from both should help Ukraine with that issue
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  2837.  @darkcloud5830  Dont have to facts speak for themselves
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  2838.  @darkcloud5830  Lay off the copium there buddy The S-300 and S-400 are the only systems that out range the AGM-88 model Ukraine Everything else, the AGM-88 outranges , why would the pilot need to quote drop flares when AGM-88 range is 49 miles and Russian SHORAD defense like the Buk max out at 43 miles , the Tor just 8 mile and Panstir S1 12 miles me thinks you have watched too much propaganda The burn will be Russian equipment Ukraine can only launched limited attacks against the Black Sea Fleet , the F-16 on the other hand can carry up to 2 Harpoon ASM allowing Ukraine to directly attack Russian ships at sea far more effectively As I stated before, the F-16 can fully use the AGM-88s in all modes. Ukraine attacks with Storm Shadow have been limited because they cant attack the SHORAD defending They have to salvo off a lot of missile to overwhelm defenses F-16s can directly attack SHORADS allow Su-24s with Storm Shadows to strike far more effectively
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  2839.  @darkcloud5830  Seriously Your copium is hilarious First the semi-active laser homing (SALH) from targeting pods does not require the aircraft to maintain fixed position the pilot can literally turn the aircraft 90 degrees and targeting pod will remain on target Secondy, targets can utilize buddy targeting one aircraft targets while the other drops the bomb Target pods can laze targets from a far 20 miles away so while the lead aircraft drops the bombs, the trail aircraft miles away can keep the target lazed Lastly forces on the ground with laser target designators can laze target again allowing the aircraft to drop and leave Like I said, the F-16 can fully use the AGM-88 The only defenses that the AGM-88 cant defend against the S-300 and S-400 everything else is cake walk for the F-16 The Pantsir S1 missile range is only 10 miles, Tunguska, the same, the Tor 9 miles and Buk only 40 miles The AGM-88 range is 43 miles
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  2840.  @Bird_McBride  Yes there are a lot problems but nothing serious Ideally Ukraine needs to be working on a coordinated attack Ground forces can attack S-300 and S-400 sites but Su-24s carrying Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles are still getting intercepted by SHORADs The F-16 can fully use the AGM-88s in all modes and attack those SHORADs allowing the Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles to strike with ease The only assets Ukraine needs to see F-16s after is tankers, AWACS, transport and C4ISTAR aircraft Trying to trade blows with the Russian air force is the worst possible thing they could do
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  2841.  @TeguhSantosot_so  The F-16 is the game changer here are a few highlights The F-16 can carry up to Harpoon ASMs Ukraine's attack on Black Sea shipping has been limited to strikes in port or drone attacks with USV that 50/50 do damage and rarely sink their target With the Harpoon, Ukraine can attack directly but most importantly, the frigates of the Black Sea Fleet dont have advanced defenses Their shipborne defenses max out at 40 miles. The air launched Harpoon range is over 100 miles. With Ukraine attacking air fields in Crimea, providing air cover for their ships will be impossible As someone mentioned, Russian Su-34s are attacking with FAB glide bombs Right now Ukrainian MIG-29s and Su-27 are only using 500lbs bombs The F-16 can use 500lbs,1000lbs and 2000lbs precision bombs. It can fully use JDAMs all models as well as laser guided bombs , IR/EO guided Maverick and whole slew of western weapons. Example, Safran is working with Lockheed to intergrate AASMs to the F-16s With adding JDAM and AGM-88s to MIG-29 and Su-27, it took months Safran and Lockheed will have in a matter of days The F-16 can also use the IRIS-T as well as the ASRAAM So yes the F-16 is the game changer
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  2842.  @daddyandy9591  Show me once where I copied and paste from Wiki I dont Wrong The AGM-88G is differs from the previous models as it has twice the speed and range as well as a newer multi mode seeker able to engage targets even if they are moving or cold Ukraine has older AGM-88B which are far different Again wrong, RC-135 would still fly the same. Ukraine doesnt have AWACS but the US does. Russia has the S-500 but what makes you think they can get in range or more the point, the US would allow them to get in range. You are forgetting that reason Ukraine is getting more ATACMS from the US is the fact the newer Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) with 300 mile range has started delivery to the US military so they no longer have any issue with giving Ukraine max range ATACMS The US would attack the S-500 with either JASSM, TLAM, JSM, NSM, ATACMS or PrSM The US has several options Again NATO does not need an analogue of the S-400 Russia may not use AWACS but the West does Unlike ground systems, AWACS have greater flexiblity
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  2843.  @daddyandy9591  And you copying and pasting specs matters because ?? The Su-35 does not carry four R-37 The Su-35 is not impossible to distinguish from the Su-27 First the Su-35 , Su-34 and Su-30s all use the same wing rail system as all 3 are designed to accommodate the Khibiny ECM system Second the Su-35 has no nose antenna while the Su-27 including SM3 still has antenna pointing out in the next Third, the Su-35 uses the OLS-35 IRST which has distinctive fish eye appearance , the Su-27 has a smaller flatter appearance Lastly and most importantly, the Su-35 has an aerial probe for inflight refueling the Su-27 does not opinion of many American military personnel, Russian electronic warfare is better-FALSE LMAO if the US had to deal with Russian EW They would have RC-135 Combat Sent and Rivet Joint locate the sites , with E/A-37 and EC-130 counter jamming EA-18G as well F-16CJ would be engaging Russia EW with AGM-88G. Remember Ukraine can only use AGM-88 in limited fashion , the EA-18G can engage targets as far 160 miles with AGM-88G model. Thats beyond the range virtually all Russian defenses except the S-400 and even then ,the US plan for the S-400 is combined of EA-18G , F-18E and F-35A Ukraine doesnt have the tools to deal with Russian EW whereas US has endless options to do so Remember while the Ukrainan air force may shy away from trading blows with Russian air force, the USAF is all for it Lastly , NATO needs no analog of the S-400
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  2844.  @daddyandy9591  Once again you have no idea what you are talking about How exactly does the Su-35 and Irbis engage 8 targets when it only carries 2 R-37 there genius The information you keep hilariously trying to repeat only applies when the Su-35 in range with either R-27s or R-77s Secondly the wreckage of 7 Su-35 has been visually confirmed by open source despite Russian denial the rest of your nonsense is hilarious The Su-35 ability to engage 30 plus targets depends on the electronic warfare capability of the target they trying to attack Ukraine doesnt have all the toys but the US has provided Ukraine with ADM-160s aerial decoys here's a new flash The US has no need for systems like the S-400 Russia borders EU and several other countries The US naturally protected by the Atlantic and Pacific as far countries have the ability to cross and even few can send combat aircraft So why would the US build a system like the S-400 when they dont need to it just of those things
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  2845.  @daddyandy9591  And your point is Russia having the Iris retrofitted to Su-30s and Su-27 doesnt change the equation its 2 pieces their genius the Su-30SM2 and Su-27SM2/3.need both Irbis-E radar and the R-37 Having just the radar does nothing
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  2846.  @daddyandy9591  So in other words, you have no idea what you are talking Why would a Su-35 chase someone if all air-to-air missiles operate according to the “fire and forget” scheme? SMH , you russianbot are so clueless The R-37 is designed to go after large targets like, AWACS, Tankers and transports As I told you before, the R-37 at max range needs 3 mins to reach its target an F-16 tops off at 1350 mph while AWACS, Tankers and transports at most do 530 mph In 3 min, at most, the AWACS, Tankers and transports change position by 27 miles at most The R-37 terminal seeker range where the missile becomes fire and forget is estimated at 30 miles so against large targets, the missile is fire and forget but against smaller faster targets that have better maneuverability , the Su-35 has to maintain control thats why BVR missiles are equipped with mid-course updat/uplink/datalink So that launching aircraft can update the missile with real time target info or simply control it all the way to targer and the Su-35 has down what so far 7 lost and counting
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  2847.  @daddyandy9591  lay off the propaganda their ivan Ukraine has destroyed two A-50 as well as several S-300 and S-400s without their support, the Su-35's 400 km radar trying to find targets on nearly 2000 Km front line is a joke Also remember that the F-16s has modern EW which degrade the Su-35 ability to target at 400 KM Lastly , its simple math The R-37 fired at max range from 400 km needs 3 mins to reach its target In 3 mins, an F-16 at max speed engage its position by as much as 70 miles So to reach a no escape zone, the Su-35 has to get within 170 miles At that range, the F-16 even at max speed wouldnt be able to escape The Su-35 tops at 1500 mph while the F-16 tops at 1350 mph so the Su-35 is only marginally faster Lastly, consider that Su-35 cant chase the F-16 as Ukraine has shown they have a habit of relocating SAM batteries So chasing that F-16 may end badly for the Su-35
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  2848.  @darkcloud5830  propaganda is what Russia does Everyone else is facts Case in point, Russia's propaganda is parading a destroyed M1 while Ukraine has is shredding entire bases
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  2849.  @EBZ-bx7zc  The ARRW is designed so up 31 can be carried by a B-1 vastly superior to both China and Russia
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  2850.  @williamzk9083  China developed those weapons and now we have that problem as a result
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  2851. Russia left Snake Island because they had no choice The Ukraine military limiting factors was limited range of its weapons All of its Soviet era equipment had shit for range and every shitter accuracy Ukraine has been given Western Self-propelled artillery which have considerably longer range , greater accuracy and high mobility The Addition of the HIMARS gave Ukraine forces the ability to strike with precision up 43 miles away Combined with fact that tugs used supply forces on the island got smoked by Harpoons there was no way for them to hold that island any more without suffering heavy losses
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  2852. Ukraine could lose tomorrow but the fact that in 4 months Russia has lost more generals in combat than the US has in 40 years says Their flagship was KOed by knock off KH-35 missiles Their attempt siege of Kyiv ended because of their piss poor logistics In Syria , they lost 26 planes across 5 years, in Ukraine they have lost over 90 in 4 months The fact that this has been struggle not overwhelming victorry shows the piss poor state of the Russian military
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  2853. Lay off the copium buddy Russia sending a massive amount of exhibits only highlights their desperation Lets look a few fails from Ukraine The KA-52 , claimed as flying tank, 60 destroyed The T-90 claimed as best protected tank, nearly 140 destroyed and worst, everyone seen the video where T-90 allowed 2 Bradleys to get in range and they worn its ass out with cannon fire The Su-34 claimed also the hell duck, over 20 losses and counting All of Russia's supposed latest and greatest tech is getting torn to shreds in Ukraine
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  2854.  @nanyanguo1  Sailing ahead on literally nothing Thanks to Russia's equipment getting absolutely shredded in Ukraine Russian buyers that cant buy US, EU or FR have few options which is why the China did its little publicity stunt India, South Korea and Taiwan are the only players left on the board so China's little stunt isnt fooling anyone
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  2855.  @nanyanguo1  Being smarter than PLAAF isnt that hard to do What I mentioned is true and tactics that USAF has used since the 50s Long before China, the USAF and Russian air force both had to come up with ways to send strategic assets to each other doorstep
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  2856.  @nanyanguo1  How many does China very very few cope harder
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  2857.  @nanyanguo1  Wrong again China from point at its width 5500 km Far longer than 4000 km they claimed to travel Last but not least, the J-10 speed is limited by the fact they have to keep pace with the YY-20 cruise speed which is much lower than the J-10 Since they were spending more time in the air , they need to spot over Now if China was smart, they would have sent YY-20A or IL-78s and strategically position along the route allow the J-10s to travel unhampered and able to maximize its speed Instead of all them landing in Karachi, YY-20A would have ahead and waiting to till they go near, take off and topped them so allowing for true a direct non stop flight
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  2858.  @nanyanguo1  In flight refueling quote is not special Air forces have been doing it since the 50s Secondly they confirmed they did stop over so they could fly to Riydah directly
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  2859. There is nothing special about the J-10 making that hump Pakistan likely allowed China overflight The J-10 flew the border China/Pakistan then flew to Karachi or Gwadar The distance from Karachi to Riyadh is only 1300 miles, from Gwadar is only 1000 miles How far did they actually travel not far
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  2860.  @paulzhang1310  How it is lame when the parameters of the war game are not know you are just grasping at straws
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  2861. J-10 supposed beating a Typhoon in war game doesnt say much what are the rules of engagement, the situation and parameters of the game In BVR, the PL-15 outranges the Meteor In WVR, the Typhoon doesnt have the ASRAAM or AIM-9X So again the J-10 winning isnt saying much as the Qatar's EF are not fully weaponized
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  2862. Its funny how they say pentagon officials but never ask the head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) who is actually in charge of that aspect of US defenses
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  2863.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  Russia gets its their behind handed to them on platter Here's a little reality for you Russia's survival has been due to the fact Ukraine lacks the means to effectively counter their EW jamming Russia EW has been able to blunt US GPS munitions but that victory comes at a cost For dealing with anti-GPS , the US military relied on Selective Availability Anti-spoofing Module (SAASM) , GPS Anti-Jam System (IGAS) and few others However none of those have worked in Ukraine, so the US has revived its program to add Home on Jam seekers to munitions So instead trying to work around the jammer, they will simply destroy it So in potential conflict, Russia GPS jamming would have given them an edge but thanks to Ukraine, the US knows its easier to destroy the jammers MANPADs like the Stinger and others were the staple of SHORAD defenses Again thanks to Ukraine, the US is reviving its programs using AIM-9s and AIM-120s for SHORAD KA-52s were able to attack with LMUR missiles well outside of Stinger range however the AIM-9X range of 20 miles and AIM-120C-5 range of 50 miles kinda makes impossible for KA-52s to get close enough to attack lastly, the S-400 was considered a highly capable system till Ukraine stated picking it apart with US taking note of its vulnerably to Ukrainian attacks The US also provided Ukraine with ADM-160 MALD aerial decoys which to date has been very effective with confusing Russian defenses Simply put Without Nukes Russia has no chance
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  2864.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  Lay off the potato juice there ivan Ukraine borders Russia yet after 3 years, they have gotten where Russia propaganda likes to deny everything but satellites in orbit always show they are lying
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  2865.  @Miller4866  There are several soures The Drive, Warzone, USNI, Naval News and Defense News They generally have good and accurate info
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  2866.  @orchidhealth2097  Go bother someone else with your childish nonsene
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  2867. Propaganda reporting Funny how they say pentagon officials but never ask the head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) who is actually in charge of that aspect of US defenses
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  2868. Security faliure
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  2869. The MIG-29 doesnt compare
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  2870. The F-16s doesnt need to match Russian jets it just needs to utilize its precision strike capabiltiy
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  2871. The US isnt givng Ukraine AM-120Ds nor will they try and go head to head As for the JASSM its possibly as the USAF still has plenty of older JASSM-A they can spare
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  2872.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Its called facts clown Russia saving grace has been limited capabilities of the Ukraine air force Their limited capability is why Ukrainian ground forces are literally pissing through thousands 155mms shells in a matter weeks and hundreds of HIMARS missiles
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  2873. One squadron of F-16s will beat Russia, thats a fact of life While Ukraine is limited with its old MiGs and Sus, the F-16s brings the end for Russian forces Ukraine has been only able to attack the Black Sea Fleet when their ships are in port, The F-16 carries the Harpoon anti ship missiles which opens the door for Ukraine attacking the Black Sea Fleet at sea. Ukraine MiGs and Sus can only use western weapons in a limited fashion The F-16 can use US, UK, EU, FR and Israeli weapons with ease Russia has been used EW to jam JDAMs however the F-16 can use laser guided bombs which are immune to jamming With the F-16s in the picture, Ukraine ground forces can shift focus and start attacking Russian EW and SAM sites to pave the way for F-16 strikes
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  2874.  @briant5685  The reason why no KH-22 have been shot down is because Russia is deliberately avoiding send them where Advanced western defenses are But Ukraine thanks Putin because it justifies that Ukraine needs integrated air defence system (IADS) built with western tech not the current combo of western and old russia junk so Ukraine will be getting more SAMPT. NASAM, IRIS-T and Patriots thanks putin
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  2875.  @D-Solo-Man  Not propaganda fact the West needs to boost Ukraine capabilities badly
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  2876.  @D-Solo-Man  Their obstacle breaching capabilities so far have turned to be sub par and has cost them dearly Russian's attacks with loitering munitions and drones supporting arty strikes shows they need way way more Counter-UAS Specifically hundreds more Avenger units and at least 150 Gepards to protect their front lines The KA-52 attacking from outside MANPADS range again , SHORAD is lacking Ukraine needs a vehicle mounted system with ability to engage targets up 20 miles away The Buk and RIM-7 but thats still in work The smart thing for Ukraine to do is take BM-21s which have plenty of and adapt then for SHORAD Put a 4 pack like MIM-72A/M48 Chaparral with R-73s or R-27 or even ask the west for AIM-9s If anything Ukraine is seeing where they are still coming up short
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  2877. For Ukraine, its good thing Its shows that they still have short falls in certain areas
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  2878. Now thats comedy Russia thinking the fraction of fraction weapons that Ukraine is NATO lol Its not if Russia was fighting NATO, Moscow would on its knees around Ukraine does not have any aircraft to challenge a Su-35 one one one while NATO has Rafale, Eurofigher, Gripe, F-15, F-16 and F-18 fully able to challenge Su-35 and thats not counting the F-22 Urkaine has no navy whereas NATO again has 3 times as many destroyers as the Russian navy yet you dumbass think a few weapons is all NATO has hilarious
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  2879. I would say more like reality is setting in Ukraine thought they were ready and turns out they are not Their obstacle breaching capabilities so far have turned to be sub par and has cost them dearly Russian's attack with loitering munitions and drones supporting arty strikes shows they need way way more Counter-UAS Specifically hundreds more Avenger units and at least 150 Gepards The KA-52 attacking from outside MANPADS range again , SHORAD is lacking Ukraine needs a vehicle mounted system with ability to engage targets up 20 miles away The smart thing for Ukraine to do is take BM-21s which have plenty of and adapt then for SHORAD Put a 4 pack like MIM-72A/M48 Chaparral with R-73 or R-27s or even ask the west for AIM-9s If anything Ukraine is seeing where they are still coming up short
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  2880. The fact that Israel was able to strike so effectively means that the US did indeed give Israel GBU-72s which bad news for Hamas as means Israel has to means to reach their tunnels So cant hide underground anymore
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  2881.  @elchicano187  Lets see US is only is hand full of ships right now when the gloves come off It will be B-52 and B-1s dropping hundred tons of bombs on Yemen EA-18Gs and F-18s and F-15Es hunting their defenses and MQ-9s overheard doing what they do best F-22s might pull just cause Yemen is messing with other countries pockets and its no surprise how they are in helping the US put a stop to it
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  2882. The fact Russia bragging over a few pieces of meaningless equipment is hilarious Lets recap what Russia has lost Before Ukraine, Western forces used MANPADs as SHORAD The revelation of the KA-52 and LMUR has resulted in Western forces turning to longer range solutions which massively outrange anything the KA-52 could carry Before Ukraine, Russia's weapon against the West was GPS and communication jammers again revealed in Ukraine.More the point, Western forces now know how locate the jammers at longer ranges The biggest bonus for the West is that Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-T radar are designed to network centric so they have been transmitting in real time data from every Russia , missile ,aircraft and drone attacks Yet Shoigu trying to brag over a few pieces of equipment
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  2883.  @petersinclair3997  Opening at long range needs bases and supply ships in strategic positions which they dont have
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  2884.  @khanaliqasim1757  By all means , send a Yasen to the gulf and allow the USN to record it
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  2885. it took long for Ukraine to strike the S-500 and embrass Russia once more
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  2886. Its the fact that Ukraine is fighting strategically while Russia is fighting for propaganda Only days earlier Ukraine took a near 1 billion S-400 site as well sank yet another ship yet Russia is bragging about knocking a tank ,
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  2887.  @Rocks_vs_Uzis  How about no The USAF ,USN and USMC didnt drop billions on the Next Generation Jammer program for nothing as well spending more the extend the AGM-88 range to over 150 miles Development of ADM-160s, EA-37 and the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) Lastly All 3 have investments for missiles able to cover 200-300 miles but at much greater speeds allowing for targeting against fixed or mobile targets The US learned painfully lessons in Vietnam and reminded against over Serbia about important SEAD/DEAD is Stealth can operate alone but EW and SEAD/DEAD will maximize its capabilities
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  2888. Surrender not if Biden gives Ukraine JASSMs
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  2889. That is frankly stupid They should just send Leopard 2 The EU has hundreds in storage Buy those tanks, give Germany the most to expedite the refurbishment and Ukraine gets tanks in the shortest amount of time
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  2890.  @chrissmith7669  While I understand that You need to look at what they need right now and the M1A1s from storage is the fastest route Upgraded models can come later but an initial batch of M1A1 can do the job
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  2891.  @chrissmith7669  There 3700 Abrams in storage Everything says that Army and US Marine only upgraded a certain number of tanks with DU armor There should be M1A1 without DU armor in storage
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  2892. Germany asking for the Abrams was asinine There are hundreds of Leopard 2 in storage in Europe Have the US buy those tanks as well give Germany the money so they can expedite the refurbishment process and get the tanks to Ukraine in the shortest amount of time If Ukraine truly wants Abrams once again, the US has 3000 M1A1/A2 in storage. The US Army should be pushing for 100-200 tanks from storage that lack the DU armor to go to Ukraine There are a number of M1A1s in storage likely a number lack the upgrades Again pull those tanks, General Dynamics gets money expedite the refurbishment process. The US Army in turn sends 200 of tanks to storage to replace what was sent to Ukraine Then they smartly places an order replacing the tanks sent storage Ordering either M1A2 SEPv3, v4 or possibly the AbramsX Ukraine gets the tanks and US Army gets newer tanks why they are not pushing this route is beyond me
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  2893. You can thank Putin for that
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  2894.  @jim2376  The NASAMS is not missile for this job. A few units are good for Kyiv but for country wide deployment they need the RIM-7 and Aspide Specifically the Skyguard The Skyguard can use both RIM-7 and Aspide in its launchers But importantly, the RIM-7 is being replaced by the ESSM so the USN has plenty to spare And more importantly exists large numbers to where 200 units can be easily provided very quickly
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  2895.  @jim2376  They are getting training now but it still takes time
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  2896. You have to understand that training takes time
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  2897.  @triangulumpubg6295  Not doing any damage, yet Russian forces are desperate to destroy them
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  2898.  drafteethewhitetrhfggot7227  Russia hasnt attacked Kyiv since the Patriot defeated the Kinzhal
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  2899.  @fazlayrabbi8815  it depends on the system If they buy Germany 35mm Flakpanzer Gepard , MANTIS or Skyranger 35 it can be done in as little 1-3 rounds The 35mm has the AHEAD round which sprays target sub-projectiles. Basic AHEAD rounds carry 152 sub-projectiles while newer rounds carry as many as 860 sub-projectiles Ideally what Israel needs do is equip either the MANTIS or Skyranger to their Eitan AFV. Get the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) from the US and fully integrate fire control systems to sensor shooter Thats the reactive solution The proactive and more permanent solution would be buy MQ-9s and MQ-20s from the US The MQ-9 can be equipped with Broad Area Surveillance Package allowing Israel have 24/7 coverage over Gaza The Gaza is 150 miles square area. The RQ-4 can survey 40,000 miles a day while the MQ-9 with BASP is 1200 miles a day hence why the smaller MQ-9 is the better option The MQ-20 has considerably larger the MQ-9 but still carries all the crow pleasing weapons plus more While the MQ-9 can only carry 500bs bombs, the MQ-20 can carry 1000bs and 2000lbs which are better for hard target penetration ,bunker busting and over destruction Israel spots a ship offloading weapons for Hamas, 1 GBU-31 deletes said ship and everything around it Hamas fighters are moving freely in the Gaza if MQ-20s were over head with Hellfire , specifically , the Salami Slicer (Hellfire RDX) , they would be hiding in bunkers and getting blasted by JDAMs
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  2900. Yet the hand ful of weapons from Ukraine has been more than enough to keep Russian forces at bay
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  2901. All Ukraine needs a few key weapons and yes they can send Russia packing The Black Sea Fleet operates freely as Ukraine has no way to go after them in open water F-16s with Harpoons will change that Ukraine knows that the Russian air force will need its bases in Crimea to protect shipping from attacks This is where Ukraine need the 190 mile variant of ATACMS so they can knock out Russian airfields in Crimea and go after Russian shipping That pushes the Russian air force back to Novorossiysk Those simple steps can take the Black Sea Fleet completely out the war As for ground forces Ukraine needs simple combined arms tactics The S-300 and S-400 are Russian's shield so strike them with ground forces at key strategic points so F-16s with GBUs can strike and launch before the Russian air force can be respond MIG-29, Su-24 and Su-27 can only use western weapons to a limited degree while the F-16 can use western weapons to maximum potential Plus the F-16 is fully compatible with EU , Israel and French weapons Ukraine strikes on Crimea were perfect They blinded the S-400 and was able to get in a good strike A better option is blind the S-400 with ground forces and F-16s with AGM-88 clear out of the remaining defenses so F-16s with JDAMs and GBU can lay waste
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  2902.  @johnvannisselroy6197  There are over 4600 F-16s built while there are just 1480 F-18s Factors losses, maintenance and other factors, the F-16 is still a better choice There is a lot to like about the F-18, but its simply not the right tool for this job One of the great things about the F-16 is the conformal fuel tanks (CFTs), Whats great about them is they dont always carry fuel Israel uses its CFT to give its F-16 an enhanced electronic countermeasures suite The F-16 also has the CART CFT which allows the F-16 to be refueled via drogue last CFT can extend the F-16s range further when combined with extend tanks What Ukraine needs to be doing is looking for C-130s as well asking CART CFT so they can carry out long range strikes The black sea fleet has pulled back to Novorossiysk as Sevastopol has been pounded by Ukraine To take them completely out of the war, Ukraine has to level Novorossiysk like they did with Sevastopol Strike the HQ as well ports, docks and other key locations Taking the Black Sea Fleet out would be massive strategic victory for Ukraine But to do so You need aircraft with range, payload and sensors and thats where the problem with F-18s come up The F-16 has several blocks with various upgrades Denmark and the Netherlands F-16s has received the F-16 Mid-Life Update With the F-18s ,its iffy what has been done
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  2903.  @johnvannisselroy6197  Simple In Europe, there are plenty of F-16s nearby for Ukrainian pilots to get training Finland and Spain are the major operators in the EU Secondly, how much of logistic challenger is getting F-18s from AU The F-16 is the shortest path for Ukraine
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  2904.  @markhusseymh1  Its called time Ukraine needs to the short path Apaches, THAAD and F-18s will take too much time to get ready
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  2905. Russia subs wouldnt do jack shit
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  2906. No, Iran needs the US to reel Israel in if Iran attacks, Israel will respond massively
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  2907. How about no Your sleeper cells would only stoke the fire for the US to turn Iran to glass
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  2908. True but this tank was already worthless before drones
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  2909.  @srijanme  By all means try LMAO
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  2910. Thats not even a speed bump as far as Israel is concerned
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  2911. U forget Iran's propaganda machine For longest time, they keep trying to claim one of their ships that even smaller than a LCS class was destroyer
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  2912. No, it was pure stupidity In the west, the pilot would have spoke up without fear and advised the president to wait for the weather to improve As Iran so repressive , the pilot didnt speak up due to fear and took a bad chane but importantly is why he's flying in old us helo thats embargo instead getting a newer one from Russia or China
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  2913. Simple Iran lives for its propaganda We are so capable but yet we couldnt find our president helo for over 15 hours and had to ask someone else
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  2914.  @annabodot962  Iran has money however they spend on propaganda rather than equipment Why they didnt simply be Russian Mi-17 or Chinese Z-20 instead of flying around in US made helo from the 70s that they can barely get parts for ??
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  2915. facts
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  2916.  @Nanobrker  Yeah no the video show the impact but nothing else Even with the attack again armor, the damage was repairable
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  2917. Countering require Counter-UAS systems which Ukraine doesnt have enough of The Gepard and Avenger can do the job but they dont have enough them They need at least 100 of each The Avengers has advanced fire control but Ukraine doesnt have the network capability to use it
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  2918.  @romankovalev7894  Literally wrong on all counts Its funny actually because you are trying to sound smart but literally have no idea what you are talking about First Russia does not use decoys with their missile strikes. The tactic are are referring to is what Ukraine does with HIMARS Ukrainian forces simultaneously launch BM-21 rocket while launching precision HIMARS to prevent S-300 and S-400 from engaging the HIMARS missile Secondly both the Gepard and Avenger engage targets visually. The radar tracking simply tells them where to look at to fight and the gunner can tell the difference between decoy and real target Ukraine's problem is that they lack whats needed for integrated air defence system (IADS)
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  2919.  @JustSomeGuyLass  Ukraine had modern air force with F-16s well as possible Cobra or Apache gun ships They wouldnt be in this position Throwing more bodies is not the answer The F-16 dropping 500bs, 1000lbs and 2000lbs precision guided bombs well attacking with AGM-65s, Harpoon ASM and CBU-87 is the answer Ukraine needs
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  2920. Ukraine doesnt need the GDP their genius What Ukraine needs its assets able to put steel on target at long range Simply put If Ukraine had a modern air force they wouldnt be in this position
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  2921. Sacking your officers doesnt change the fact that Ukraine has turned into massive shit storm of repeated failure for the Russian military
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  2922.  @newcreationinchrist1423  The odds of that are nil because both sides allies does not repeat of Cold war with US and Russia having close to 70,000 nuclear weapons in ready fire mode
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  2923.  @newcreationinchrist1423  So again Neither side can just magically dive into their stockpile unless both sides unceremoniously withdraw from treaties
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  2924.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Theere is nothing in the treaty that says that they have to be completely disassembled Yet you claim to have read the treaty
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  2925.  @newcreationinchrist1423  You read up on START congratulations you can read
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  2926.  @newcreationinchrist1423  "Stockpiled weapons are not kept assembled? Is that so? And tell me in your vast amount of knowledge how you would know that" that why Russia and US send inspectors every year to ensure that each side is keeping to the treaty thats how moron
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  2927.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Genesis event10000 1 day ago @Fredrik Bergström if no one stands up to America now, then there could come a point in time when no one will be able to. so much your Russia superiority BS
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  2928.  @newcreationinchrist1423  No they can't stockpile weapons are not kept assemble nor at the ready
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  2929.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Again Both sides maintain enough active for first ,second and third strikes without having to draw on stockpiles
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  2930.  @newcreationinchrist1423  LMAO Okay Nimrod , the OST role is peace time maintenance of nuclear weapons by the DOE and NNSA In wartime, the military takes over all functions regarding nuclear weapons FYI dumbass Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) hands all the US nuclear weapons but by all means keep grasping at those straws
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  2931.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Says the ass claiming Russia has quote 6 times that amount but by keeping trying
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  2932.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Again ding dong that would violate treaties
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  2933.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Again ding dong stockpile weapons are irrelevant but by all means keep up the desperation
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  2934.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Yet some dumbass claims Russia has over 6,000 nuclear weapons not including battlefield tactical nukes. Oh wait thats you Again ding song both parties agreeing to limit their nuclear arsenal to between 1,700 and 2,200 operationally deployed warheads each.
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  2935.  @newcreationinchrist1423  or the fact you trying to cherry pick "deployed" that means those missles are the missiles that are ready to launch at any given notice." Stockpile weapons are not deployable moron. More the point Russia doesnt have the capability to deploy them quickly Russia relies heavily on missiles while the US has B-61 and B-83s that can be quickly assembled and placed on aircraft but lets play your stupid game barney style for your simple mind Russia depends heavily on missiles so they have to draw into their stockpile, that missiles that have been reassembled, thats equipment that has to be reinstalled as it was removed per SORT, START and NEW START. Since the US doesnt rely solely on missiles. Drawing weapons out of its stockpile is faster and simpler but by all means keep grasping at straws
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  2936.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Losing what exactly ding dong, The that you dont know what SORT, START and NEW START are ?
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  2937.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Right and yet the despite Russia claims of superiority, it has trouble selling its latest weapons while despite claimed" missile defense system was reported at 1%" The US no problem with buyers for its missile defense system technology funny that
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  2938.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Again ding song both parties agreeing to limit their nuclear arsenal to between 1,700 and 2,200 operationally deployed warheads each. It was signed in Moscow on 24 May 2002. Stockpile weapons are not deployable moron. More the point Russia doesnt have the capability to deploy them quickly Russia relies heavily on missiles while the US has B-61 and B-83s that can be quickly assembled and placed on aircraft
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  2939.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Russia does not have 6000 nuclear ding song its called START moron Both Russia and the US active weapon are 2200-2700 each Learn something moron Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions (SORT), both parties agreeing to limit their nuclear arsenal to between 1,700 and 2,200 operationally deployed warheads each. It was signed in Moscow on 24 May 2002.
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  2940.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Lets see The US has multiple layers of defense at various points able to intercept weapons in various phases of flight vs Russia defenses which are only located in Russia which means their interception capabilites is limited to terminal phase. So as Russia fanboys like to say, what happens if each side detonates a nuke in the upper atmosphere While Russia defenses would be blinded, USN ships located outside the blast radius can still target or provide info So again Russia loses badly As for Russia's hypersonic weapons Laughs in the SM-6 and SM-3. Also Laughs in the factor that only hypersonic weapon Russia has that be launched on moment notice is the Avanguard The SM-3 can intercept it while its in mid course before it has time to accelerate and the SM-6 can intercept it in terminal phase Also the MIG-31 does not have range to cross the Atlantic and as stated before, Russia bomber fleet is not shape for a fight Lastly the Zircon again intercepted by the SM-6 and its 600 mile range again, means they have to get extremely but by all means keep grasping at straws
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  2941.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Again wrong You hyping " United States with many casualties and many cities and military bases destroyed" is irrelevant as Russia would suffer far worst than the US The difference is that US has more capable ABM defenses as well as modern nuclear capability Lets see he US SM-3 antimissile can intercept ballistic missiles at the initial stage of their flight path, First Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Operations Department Lieutenant-General Viktor Poznikhir said A Top Russia general years ago admitted that the US sea based SM-3 was major threat to Russia missiles They found out that the US SM-3 antimissile could intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles not only at the middle stage of their flight path, as the United States has stated, but also at the initial phase of their trajectory," he added The US has how many Ships and sites with SM-3
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  2942.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Considering the piss poor state of Russia weapons, it very likely Russia does not have 6 times that many clown Both the US and Russia abide by START but lets analyze that what would happen if the US and Russia withdrew from start The USN 14 SSBNs would go from 192 warhead per boat to 336 for total over 4700 Since every US destroyer ,cruiser and sub can use the TLAM More the point the 4 OHIO SSGN carry 154 TLAM each Again Russia would lose the simple fact is that US has too many potential and past weapon systems that could become nuclear armed faster than Russia could arm its forces
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  2943.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Thats nuclear capability ding dong not anti-ballistic missile (ABM) capability More the point Russia SSBNs are a joke The RSM-56 has launched 31 times since 2004 with 11 failures The US Trident II has launched 177 times since 1989 with 10 failures Russia has had to make the RSM-56, RSM-52,R-29RMU2 Sineva Basically nearly a dozen different types of SLBMs and 5 classes SSBNs just to maintain a credible SSBN force
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  2944.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Actually it does matter If the US is thinning your missiles, it means that fewer are reaching their intended targets and thus failing to incapacitate if your attacks are not incapacitating the enemy, then it allows to them carry 2nd and 3rd strikes The whole point of incapacitating first strike is to prevent enemy from retaliation or if they are do , its weakened retaliation Russia fielding 100 megaton bombs doesnt change or even matter For starters, the delivery system, can Russia deliver 100 mt on moments notice-Nope Its delivery system for them is the Status-6 and thats limited to coastal targets again waste of time. Here a hint, why do you think that SAC placed all the bomber bases, missiles and command centers deep within the US for. Same with Russia So neither side could execute a decapitation strike Again it goes back to anti-ballistic missile capability The US has ample layers while Russia does not
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  2945.  @motorvating  We havent got to fun part yet
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  2946. @Genesis event10000 Lets look at that The US has advanced anti ballistic capabilities at sea on mix of destroyers and cruisers.which means USN ships can thin out Russia missiles before defenses like the PAC-3 and THAAD step in. Russia no capability at sea so its S-300s, S-400 and S-500 would have to bare the full brunt of the US SLBM and ICBM attack The USAF 96 nuclear capable bombers at the ready The RuaF Tu-22Ms and Tu-95s condition is iffy at best. There are only handful of Tu-160s operational The USAF has large number of aircraft able to use the B-61 You are right, the USA isnt fighting farmers with camels this time. They are fighting a country that has Ships and subs for the USN to hunt, Aircraft for the USAF/USMC/USN to destroy and Armor for the US Army to fight The US may not be good at asymmetric warfare but traditional warfare is still their bread and butter
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  2947. You do realize that Russia isnt facing anything in Ukraine They are not facing F-22s or F-35s using their stealth The few 4th gen aircraft Ukraine has are obsolete whereas the Eurofighter, F-15E, F-18E/F , Rafale and Gripen are state of the art They are not destroyers like the Type-45s and Burke or Submarines like the Virginia or Astute They are not facing Apache or Tigir gunships What is Russia actually facing in Ukraine
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  2948. The so called poor quality weapons that has kept Ukraine in the fight, sounds more like excuses than facts
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  2949.  @fdnfdnasd7714  Right ,you mean like the 100 F-16 that Russia claimed to blow up already LOL
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  2950.  @yudakarno1312  My strategy , things would be over in a matter of days
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  2951.  @Chunkylover.  No moron Its called visual confirmation for a reason
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  2952. Failed several times Lay off the propaganda buddy its called visual confirmation. You send aircraft up so they can visual confirm what the threat/target is
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  2953. Ukraine sent the ATACMS with submunitions payload against the S-500 because even if the S-500 hits the missile, bomblets still rain down
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  2954. True but the satellite photos dont lie You cant hide burn marks from the eyes in the sky Ukraine attacking the S-300, S-400 and S-500 makes perfect sense. Those 3 systems is how Russian maintains radar coverage without them , Russia is blind Russia's problem is that delivery of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) to the US military is in full swing The US military opposed ATACMS to Ukraine because they didnt have the PrSm yet Now that deliveries for the PrSm are in full swing, they have dropped their opposition to Ukraine getting their ATACMS stocks Ironically the ATACMS modded software is relatively immune to EW
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  2955. Israel is paying no games
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  2956.  @brooklyn9422  India placed an order for Israel missiles after their export Russian R-77 and R-73 performed poorly against the Pakistani air force what part of the is confusing to you
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  2957.  @Avatar555555  He's just a clown car ignore it
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  2958.  @ariaspes3842  Cope harder clown
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  2959.  chadrides  13 drones is literally a tax write of the US military
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  2960.  @jaypeedesuyo662  yawn
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  2961.  @Uncanny_Mountain  Sure says propaganda bot with the channel thats not even a year old
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  2962. Western defense dont care of the Zircon can evade every time Russia uses, defenses get more info and steadily will develop a profile on it So like the Kinzhal, Russia is giving the West another freebie
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  2963. You realize that Russian is aiming its Zircon at Advanced defenses that transmit data in real time back the to West It wont take long to get a complete profile on it
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  2964.  @goldiga3935  Cope harder
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  2965.  @goldiga3935  You want some cheese with that whine and copium
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  2966.  @goldiga3935  Lets first , you claim 5 MQ-9 magically equal 1 Billion show that basic math is beyond you then claimed it was MQ-9 and MQ-4 and got humiliation The resorted to adding up various over the years despite trying to save face cope cope
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  2967.  @goldiga3935  No one has stayed from Iran They simply laugh at Iran notons like I said , you are nothing but crap talker
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  2968.  @goldiga3935  The fact that all you can do is make up numbers and resort to personal attacks just proves your crap talker and nothing more
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  2969.  @Henry-iz4bh  There are things call observation satellites they have been around for decades
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  2970.  @goldiga3935  Lay off the propaganda their buddy
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  2971.  @gang3576  Cope cope
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  2972.  @goldiga3935  So again just making up numbers
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  2973.  @goldiga3935  So you literally no have idea what you are talking as basic math evades got FYI 5 MQ-9s is 150 million there clueless one
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  2974.  @hakimdrammeh6787  3 servicemen vs Iran losing one its top generals as well senior officers of its Quds pretty sure losing a general and his senior is substantially worst
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  2975.  @goldiga3935  Cope cope
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  2976. The Drone was hacked and Iran did poor job of hiding that fact
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  2977. ​The drone crash and Iran did a poor job of hiding that fact
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  2978.  @goldiga3935  Sorry loser but Iran let it slip out during interview and when it was displayed you clearly saw the points of impact that Iran had tried poorly to conceal
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  2979.  @goldiga3935  Thats not how naming conventions work And Iran already admitted they didnt see it In their boosting about its capture, they revealed that RQ-170 did in fact malfunction and crash. The drone emergency position-indicating radio beacon activated automatically which is how Iran found it.
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  2980.  @zahkam7322  Wrong they never said that about the MQ-9 The original MQ-1 started off as RQ-1 drone, then was converted to an MQ-1. The MQ-9 was purpose built to be hunter killer Now what was said about the MQ-9 is that carries heavier payload than the MQ-1 As stated before the MQ-20 is stealthy which the Houthi wont be able to see The MQ-9 longest range weapon is the JDAM at 14 miles The MQ-20 can launch GBU-39 from 70 miles away major difference there kiddo
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  2981.  @goldiga3935  and then in 2020, used to smoke an Iranian general and senior officers despite being taken down by Iran
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  2982.  @zahkam7322  How about no The MQ-20 is stealthy , the MQ-9 is not The MQ-20 is designed to carry far more powerful sensors than the MQ-9 but most importantly, unlike the MQ-9, the MQ-20 can accommodate long range stand off weapons
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  2983.  @havanasyndrome3024  And Ukraine provided Iran to be lying through their teeth as they proved the Patriot is highly effective
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  2984.  @havanasyndrome3024  Yet the demand for Patriot is up thanks to Ukraine has show Iran to be lying through through its teeth as usual
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  2985.  @tombrazy12hunnit  Ukraine has the max range ATACMS now and is smarter taking to Russian forces what is the real question here now
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  2986.  @nwankwosampson-xk3jc  This crux story is just propaganda There is no such thing as 100 percent effective defenses there are vulnerabilities in any defense that can be exploited Israel's Iron beam is the answer to many of the Iron's dome issues but they should up the wattage from 100Kw to 600Kw The US development of 600kw is so that its usable against any target But Israel should consider buying RQ-4 with upgrade surveillance packages for better coverage and early warning
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  2987. What exact does space engineering expert know about missile defense absolutely nothing
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  2988.  @hksp  And yet they have done exactly what ?
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  2989.  @johnnewman1483  its called facts try it sometime
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  2990. Cost is irrelevant You are missing key factors The ATACMS can be reloaded to HIMARS and M270 in a matter of minutes The Iskander can not The ATACMS needs no external support while the Iskander requires a whole chain of vehicles Lastly the ATACMS can be sent target info, the launcher inputs it and fires Whereas the Iskander ??
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  2991.  @spikermike2843  There are several documented cases during the Cold war where such show of force nearly resulted in a full blown war
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  2992. Russia is destroying tanks for propaganda while Ukraine is destroying whole bases
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  2993. 1 Slava class cruiser-750 mill 1 Kilo class sub-300 mil 60 KA-52 -960 mil 7 Su-35-595 mil 100 T-90s- 450 mil Here's new flash Ukraine has cost Russia for more than 70 mil
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  2994. Lay off the copium there buddy Ukraine M1A1 SA which is 12 generations behind what the US army operates , 13 if count the AbramsX Russia is destroying Abrams for propaganda while Ukraine to date has destroyed over 100 T-90s and counting More the point, Ukraine now has the max range ATACMS and are salvoing them at Russian targets wholesale Kerch is under constant attack now, Ukraine dropped a ATACMS on 100 Russian troops Now to add insult to injury ,the US is sending Home on Jam Seekers for JDAMs and GLSDB which will allow hunt to search and destroy Russian EW sites more effectively but please continue on how Ukraine losing an Abrams matters
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  2995. Its not puzzling its what happens when the enemy has a shit ton of manpads to shoot at you
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  2996.  @muhammadhassankiyani8953  Iran may have nukes but if they are stupid enough to light that candle against Israel Remember Israel has USN AEGIS destroyers and cruisers protecting Any thing Iran launches, the US will shoot down Both US and Russia at the height of the Cold war had over 20,000 nukes Both US and Russia still have that many in stockpile Now both are no longer abiding by START
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  2997.  thulomanchay  Houthi are flipping their radars off and on to get fixes
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  2998.  @randygram9310  Ukraine need advanced weapons not personnel
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  2999.  @JerryCalvert-x9u  keep on copeeing
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  3000.  @saintsuniverse  Incorrect While UK and French have to ration out Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles to Ukraine The US has massive stock of JASSMs that would allow Ukraine to strike more readily
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  3001. All the more reason the West needs to step up support for Ukraine
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  3002. Its called taking precautions in face of Russian stupidity
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  3003. its just called taking precautions
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  3004.  @blingbling2841  Striking Iran wouldnt amusing it would be in response for them supporting Hamas there is no way the pulled this off without substantial help from Iran Israel is likely getting ready to go down that road
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  3005. Wrong every count there Ivan modernized MiG29s dont compare with the vastly superior F-16s As for striking bases First ,they are combat engineers and they can replace damage in matter of hours. With Western tech, 4-6 hours at most Secondly, the use of Russia missiles just makes the cause for more air defense weapons, The US has over 1100 Patriot systems, they can afford to spare 50 units Unlike the MIG-29, the F-16 has the MIL-STD data bus which allows to be intergrated with Storm Shadow and KEPD-350s Without the Moskava, the remaining Black Sea Fleet ships defenses max out at 31 missiles F-16s with base line Harpoon can launch from over 120 miles As for striking targets on land, again the F-16s can launch well outside S-400 as well leave before Su-35 can get in weapons range
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  3006. In other words , Iran cant do anything
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  3007. The West is playing a semil defensive game right now Leveling Yemen is the last resort but if they keep this nonsense u it will happen
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  3008.  @patpearse5647  The problem there is that previous systems they used required them to stay in place and in range The HIMARS has greater and better mobility
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  3009.  @patpearse5647  Right now , NASAMS, Aspide, IRST-L and Gepard has been pledged to Ukraine Gepard is should be operational shortly which gives Ukraine point defense The time on IRST-L is iffy and Aspide is not know yet With NASAMS, there is good chance that they will get the NASAMS 1 system which uses the older AIM-120s but still multi shot capability Ukraine needs to start working on shoot and scoot tactics as well missile traps
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  3010.  @patpearse5647  There is a lot that Ukraine needs to do They should be coordinating their attacks more Use regular or special forces to knock out air defense equipment so HIMARS and SPAs can start eliminating Russian bases The US promise of the NASAMS is biggest game changer right now as that would allow Ukraine to shut down Russian aircraft and missiles completely
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  3011.  @patpearse5647  More than a chance its seismic shift Able to target fuel or munition storage with 1 missile , able to specifically target high value targets They don't need to target material they need focus on destroying Russian supplies and supply lines first
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  3012. That would be false Before the HIMARS All the Ukraine forces could do is shoot GRAD, SMERCH and URAGAN like shotgun blast with 70/30 chance of actually hitting something 30 percent of the time when they actually hit something, it heavily depending on the range and presence of drones, spotters and firing multiple salvos The HIMARS doesnt need drones or spotters and can strike with better 90 percent accuracy in the first salvo Thats means that Ukraine is switching from spray and pray to striking precisely with as little one rocket major difference. Instead of having to fire multiple missiles against one target, they can fire 1 missile per target which reduces the amount of time and most importantly ammo used
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  3013. 4 Kilos is problem ,however Mi-24s in the past were modified to carry Mk-46. Specifically, they just modded a rail to carry the Mk-46 and actual electronics for it was kit in the cargo hold. As the Mk-46 is being replaced by newer torpedo's again, its very likely that US can provide about 15 for use
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  3014. No one is buying Russia's idea of proof a grainy ass video . purported strike and no secondary explosion that would be consistent ammunition blowing up
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  3015.  @colinspencer2205  They own for now
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  3016.  @mikemckinnis3877  Sure you have Russia's outlandish claims tend to disappear when reality sets in First They claimed that they destroyed two HIMARS and munitions Next "The Russian claims about using HIMARS to strike outside of Ukrainian territory Now the new claim is that Ukrainian forces are strike Russian territory with HIMARS The fact is that HIMARS has given Ukraine long range precision strike capability which they have been using to great effect The Ghost o Kyiv did done a number of planes during the opening stages as Russia boldly claimed that the UAF was neutrailzed Yet another lie that bit them in the ass as usual As for Ukraine getting its territory, As you are deaf blind mute that can't tell his ass from a hole in the wall, the rest of us know how Ukraine can retake its land The Ukrainian air force lacks BVR missiles , advanced radar ,AWACS and aerial refueling tankers for counter air operations F-16s or JAS-39 would solve that that. The Swedish Erieye for AWCS and A400M or KC-130Js for tankers The F-16 and JAS-39 can use the full range of US made precision guided munitions for air for ground operations Thats cruise missiles for long range precision strike against targets 300 miles away on land and sea lighter weight munitions able to strike targets on land up 70 miles away unlike Russia, the US has a whole range of light weight munitions for urban areas with low collateral damage Next for Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) , MQ-1 or TB3 equipped with 8 to 16 missiles would mirror the US use of flying drones 24/7 MQs and hellfires proved to be bane to enemy forces on the ground both in Iraq and Afghan If Ukrainian military is fully upgraded with the right tech, it won't take them 100 hundreds maybe a few months at most The smart play would be upgrading the Neptune missile to strike both land and sea targets over 200 miles away as well developing air launched model like the Harpoon
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  3017.  @mikemckinnis3877  all false info that was never proven
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  3018.  @mikemckinnis3877  Sure not
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  3019. No one is buying Russia's idea of proof a grainy ass video, purported strike and no secondary explosion that would be consistent ammunition blowing up
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  3020.  @johnnyboy7538  The ATACMS is coming. Reluctance to supply Ukraine with advance tech fades every time Russia causes major collateral damage
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  3021.  @kam1470  They would be foolish to try Thanks to fear of Russian aggression Countries in the region are arming themselves to the teeth
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  3022.  @kaze1440  Its easier when you accept that fact
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  3023.  @coasteyscoasteys  Simple they didnt
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  3024.  @Habibi-vy4hy  The Tu-22M3 has no value to NATO The USN just announced the existence of AIM-174. Effectively their version of the R-37
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  3025. The simple answer is no The result would have still been the same Iran had no choice but to give advance warning Imagine what would have happened if Iran just fired against Israel without warning There would have been massive casualties and damage and Israel gets the impetus to wage all out war against Iran A war , Iran cant win Iraq lacks radar coverage is not hard to jam what radar Iraq has and the Israeli airforce strike targets in Syria to clear path Israeli F-35s can fly through strike Syria and Iraq in the north and strike Tehran directly Israel can take pages out the US playbook and set up FARP site in Syria for its F-35s to use a base to strike Iran repeatedly
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  3026. Priceless for the US The SM-3 runs between 9-25 mil per missiles but only due to the limited number of them but thanks to Iran the USN will up procurement of the SM-3 as well as more SM-6s
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  3027. They are not pulling their punches They are taking beating its hype vs reality Hype During a reported test conducted by the Russian military in 1999 the T-90 was exposed to a variety of RPG, ATGM and APFSDS munitions. When equipped with Kontakt-5 ERA the T-90 could not be penetrated by any of the APFSDS or ATGM used during the trial Reality Despite the claims that Russia ERA like Kontakt-5, Relikt and Malachit can protect tanks from ATGM and types of anti tank weapons Russia tanks shredded by ATGM. Russian official brushed off the West supply Ukraine while Russian tanks were seen welding cages on their tanks Despite their superior protection systems. Hype The Defense System President-S, also referred to as BKO, is a fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft protection system designed to defeat incoming infrared-guided missiles by laser and radiofrequency/electronic jamming of the missile's seeker. President-S is intended to defeat primarily man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) such as the Russian Igla and the United States Stinger shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles. KRET and Ekran tested this system firing Igla missiles at a President-S equipped Mi-8 helicopter fixed up on a special rig. During the tests, several missiles were fired from a distance of 1,000 meters with no missile reaching its target due to the highly effective jamming. Reality, today a Su-25 was shown heavily damaged . Days earlier a Mi-24 shown getting absolutely wrecked by MANPADs Again despite their claims, the Ukrainan landscape strewn with the wreckage of Russia air force aircraft from Ka-52s to Su-34s Truth be told, an Ukrainian solider was shown unable to engage helicopter with Igla but Ukrainain's forces dont just have Iglas They have US Stingers and Polish Piorun The simple fact is that this has become a low intensity conflict which Russia is so for ill equipped to fight The Tu-22M, Tu-95s and Tu-160s are collecting dust as its the Russia navy Same with the MIG-31s and Kinzhal and Russia navy with the Zircon All the weapons made a big deal about are just collecting dust right now The US traveled 7000 miles to Iraq and then the capital in 3 weeks Yet Russian can't seem to travel the 286 miles to Kyiv
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  3028. Russia is basically SOL because of their tactical blunders The reason why they are running to NK and Iran is due the shear amount of their tech that has been captured and sent to the West for analysis Tanks, missiles, sam equipment, jammers etc Combined with the fact that RC-135 Rivet Joint and Combat Sent as well EC-130s ,EA-18Gs and RQ/MQs have been flying overtime logging emissions from EW and radar sites Going low tech is their only hope but as Ukraine is getting F-16s here shortly, and unlike the MIG-29 and Su-27, the F-16s can fully use UK, EU, FR and Israeli weapons in addition to US, Russia has much bigger problems Russia' EW sites rely on the fact that Ukraine is limited in their ability to locate and destroy them , The F-16s radar and AGM-88s will change that
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  3029. Call me crazy but keeping Israeli air force one safe would be simply landing at night as well changing the route
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  3030. Has Russia not gotten the clue that the reason why Ukraine is shredding their defenses more and more is due the fact they sent the West captured equipment for study instead of parading like Russia In turn, the info from the West is helping Ukraine neutralize Russian air defenses effectively while Russia is parades old equipment
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  3031.  @willrobinson9767  This was the 50s and 60s when Israel developed its weapon so no
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  3032.  @johnsilver9338  The UK can but they are at cross roads of trying to prove that they don't have to depend on the US for everrything
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  3033.  Chicka Boom Boom  We dont have to, we are already know When NK tested that missile, they screwed up. The NK had pissed and moaned about the US placing THAAD and possibly AEGIS Shores in the area SK and Japan relented in attempt to normalize relations. Since NK has pressed on and developed a possible hypersonic weapon all bets are now off
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  3034. And it only going to get worst fro Houthis
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  3035. The US has been at it a fraction of time China and Russia Not a setback
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  3036. No one is walking away from anything Its just a lot misinformation
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  3037. Here's a new flash it doesnt matter if you are engaged by a MANPADs Here's a hint, the FIM-92C: Stinger RMP in 1991 had 4 kilobyte of ram per processor. its 2024 there are cellphones on the market with 16GB of ram and processor speed that can rival a laptop Thanks to advances in technology, the systems in MANPADS are far more advanced and much harder to fool which is why the push for Directional Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) DIRCM use modulated lasers aimed at the seeker not trying to decoy like flares If anything you want to be on a MV-22, the MV-22 has substantial payload capability Adding in higher power DIRCM is not a problem for the MV-22 as has both space and power to space Older helicopters dont
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  3038. Again misreporting information Contrary to popular belief Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) reports carry zero weight Secondly groundings not uncommon when they cant find a clear reason Lasty, the USN is still in transition process so the C-2 flying again not uncommon
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  3039. Send some more ships and find out
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  3040. The Grigorovich class doesn't have a high level of air defense capability which is why it was likely struck, however it still reflects poorly on Russia First , why was there no sat surveillance or aircraft patrolling that area Second they are supposed to be able to track as well as the US can so why it wasnt the launcher tracked or communications intercepted Lastly the after the loss of the Moskava, you would figure they would keep their defenses in ready fire mode
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  3041. Russia is neither
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  3042.  @adriankemble5870  Again all Russia would do is much the Middle East and US that much richer
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  3043.  @manohisoaandriatsiaroniman3436  It is but there is no urgent need for it right now
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  3044.  @MrVioletpandora  There have been 8 F-35 crashes in 15 years The F-14 had 45 crashes within its first 15 The F-15 was 80 plus The F-16 was over 200 Compared to the aircraft before, 8 crashes is nothing Secondly of the 8 , only 3 have question marks. The Japans F-35A, SK F-35A and and UK F-35B were all incidents that weren't fully explained The F-35 that ended up in the sea was called ramp strike. The F-35 is not first nor will be the last aircraft to do so Ramp strikes date back to WW2. If war does break out, Russia is massively screwed Western aircraft have AESA radars, Sensor Fusion, Advanced networking, Software defined systems , advanced targeting pods and next gen weapons Thats both 4.5 and 5th Russia only aircraft with that is the Su-57 and they have ?? maybe 4 operational They had planned on the Su-57 replacing everything as well as massively exporting it. As the Su-57 flamed out in spectacular fashion, they found themselves without a credible air force hence the rush for Su-35s, MIG-35, Su-27SM3, MIG-29SMT and Su-30SM. Unfortunately, they had wasted so much time with the Su-57, that couldnt afford upgrades that Western 4.5 gen aircraft had So war does break out, it wont end will for Russias air force
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  3045. If war does break out and Russia to take the EU and US air forces it wont end well for Russia Russia air force is a joke so they have to rely on the S-400 and S-500 You better believe the NATO forces are going salvo cruise missiles at Russia defenses wholesale
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  3046. They sure did not
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  3047.  @tampontim69  yes because unlike Russia Ukraine doesnt attack civilians
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  3048.  @madanbisht6  Exactly my point Its open war between you and your neighbor yet inside of deploying your forces completely to protect your southern border from any attack, you leave wide open and act shocked when the enemy takes advantage of it
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  3049.  @madanbisht6  Yet Ukraine still penetrated that far in
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  3050.  @tampontim69  Kursk is 100 miles plus thats consider deep
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  3051. Its Russian propaganda which aim distract its people from the fact that Russian forces are getting their asses handed to them The fact is if NATO give Ukraine ,its wish list this would over in a matter days Ukraine currently lacks and IADS or integrated air defence system (IADS) If the West gave Ukraine 50 Patriot batteries for air defense , plus 100 Gepard Units and 200 Avenger units for SHORAD Ukraine would have IADS able to completely shut down Russian attacks from planes, missiles and drones While Saint Javelin is kicking ass, the weapon they need is the Spike NLOS The Spike NLOS can be mounted in 4 packs with 4 reload on vehicles like the US made JLTV with 8 missiles able to strike targets up 16 miles away The NLOS is like a Hellfire but with longer range but just lethal Lastly ,the Black Sea Fleet has been safe because Ukraine has no anti ship missiles to able to reach NATO could change that
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  3052. They backed lunatic and are confused why he's acting like lunatic Typical Republican logic
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  3053. Well its only going to get messier Move over R kelly you are getting company
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  3054.  @mkk04778  LMAO literally the dumbest statement ever As Russia failed to take Kyiv and cut Ukraine off from the West this conflict is approach 1 year of Russian failiusms
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  3055.  @mkk04778  Lay off the propaganda clown If protecting the separatist regions was the goal, Russia would have never tried to seize Kyiv Russia's action literally contradict everything you claiming The separatist claim is simply because Ukraine has literally pushed Russian forces back that far
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  3056.  @bryanslayter4053  Exactly With whats coming Life for Russian forces is only going to get worst
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  3057. Russia can enjoy it success for now ,however their tactical blunder of not cutting Ukraine off from the West is going to make their gains moot and fruitless
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  3058. Just more misinformation UH-60s crash almost monthly
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  3059.  @quartermaster1976  How about wrong on all counts
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  3060. how about no
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  3061. Turkey buying Eurofighters is borderline stupid For starters, the Typhoon production line is in wind down as there very orders left The shear amount of time and money for logistic, maintenance ,training and weapons Yeah no
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  3062. What can we say the truce was too little too late
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  3063. He answered that very carefully
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  3064.  @uniy123  Its called patience and the west is steadily losing it
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  3065. Russia's use of EW doesn't change the situation much as Ukraine is getting newer western weapons that can' overcome jamming
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  3066.  @JohnSmith-px3so  Again shouldnt matter at this point If Ukraine is to survive, then they need to be able to attack strategically without restriction
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  3067. Which will be Ukraine Russian's tactical blunder of not cutting Ukraine off from West has handed Ukraine victory Ukraine is currently in process of getting advanced western air defense equipment. They have a small number ,however more system have been pledged which is putting Ukraine on course for getting an integrated air defence system (IADS) up with western system instead of the current system of Russian made tech Ukraine has captured T-72s, 80s and 90s. The key factor that you are missing is that Ukraine forces now know where the armor is the weakest on all those tanks That fact has been proved as Ukrainian forces used Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle to do destroy a T-90. The Carl Gustaf is rated to penetrate 500 mm of armour yet it destroyed a T-90 in one hit. That happens when enemy knows all your weak spots True Leopards, challengers and Abrams will get destroyed but not like how Russian forces are getting smashed Russia's saving grace is that Ukraine lacks long range precision strike capability however if Ukraine got the ability use missiles carrying 500lbs-1000lbs warhead with a 300 mile range against land and sea targets, Things would be over for Russian forces very quickly
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  3068.  @rogerpennel1798  ballistic missiles like SCUD, Iskander, and FROG don't matter Those missiles were used early in the war to attack static Ukraine targets. The Ukrainian forces have adapted to mobile tactics which makes all those missiles useless
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  3069.  @philipnankabao9290  It doesnt matter how many Ukrainians die They died fighting for their country The typical Russian propaganda belief is that telling the public would turn opinion in Russia's favor for surrender You honestly think people want to live under another country's rule
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  3070.  @user-kc1tf7zm3b  The RCAF does not do a lot of heavy lifting so Super Hornet makes the best sense for them. Even the block upgrades keep it relevant pass 2040 based the RCAF operational needs. The only air force thats threat to the RCAF is the RuAF and best they can do send Tu-160s You dont need much to down a Tu-160 The RAAF is different story because of their location Unlike the RCAF which has the USAF literally next door, the RAAF has no nearby allies besides New Zealand and they are not heavy weight For their position and location, For their location ,they need multiple assets like the Super Hornet and F-35 Like I said before, it depend on the airforce
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  3071.  @user-kc1tf7zm3b  That would be false The Super Hornet made the most sense for the RCAF but Canada was still not happy about Boeing trade action so its likely they wont be getting any contracts from Canada for a while if ever. The Super Hornet is fully capable of meeting their needs and then some with the block III package As for the F-18 and F-14 The issue was that USN wasnt never that invested with the F-14 The F-15 by 1979 had the F-15C model rolling off the production The F-14 didnt get any major work till 1987 If the USN was as invested in the F-14 was the USAF was with the F-15, it would likely till be flying Yes you are correct, it was touted as the least risk option was the A-6 and,A-7 needed replacement The RCAF should purchased it a long time ago "Lockheed Martin has totally cornered the market for 5th gen aircraft" Yup The USAF and USN likely wont export their 6th gen assets which opens the door for Japan's F-3, Dassault FCAS and BAE Tempest but the USAF already has the jump on everyone
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  3072.  @user-kc1tf7zm3b  Point is that used airframes make sense for South American and African countries' air forces as they dont any sort of heavy lifting.
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  3073.  @user-kc1tf7zm3b  You have to look at location South America Africa and other places that havent seen any sort major conflict since WW2 or doesnt get involved in situations outside its borders Used Airframe makes sense because those air forces arent doing any sort of heavy lifting I wondered why the Austrian Air Force was flying Typhoon and why the Swiss air force opted for F-35s instead of Super Hornets Neither has need for such high power assets It depends on the country The F-15EX makes sense for the USAF because it frees up F-35s from ANG and secondly the only aircraft that China and Russia can send across the pond is large bombers. Alaska is the exception to that If your air force has multiple assets, there nothing wrong with older aircraft but if its your only asset, then its problem You can tell that to Iran who swears up and down thats its air force older 4th gen F-14 and MIG-29s and even older 3rd gen aircraft is a capable force LMAO
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  3074. No more than likely, thats money that he took from his own country's funds on the way out to prop himself and family up for the rest of their lives
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  3075. Its called deterrence for a reason. The presence of advanced weapons and capabilities will deter Russia from doing anything stupid against Europe Thanks to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the EU countries are arming themselves to the teeth to make sure they are not the next Ukraine
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  3076. No Russia never got with the program with upgrading their aircraft and it shows US spent a fortune after Vietnam due to considerable losses they took to developed precision technology which paid major dividends in the Gulf and later conflicts They have targeting pods which allow them to attack targets from 10 plus miles away and bombs able to travel that fact The US continued advanced both targeting pods and precision munitions Russia on the other hand did none of the above Russia relies heavily on missiles. Their missiles have advanced but the bomb technology stagnated. The KAB-series are still EO/SAL The GLONASS guided KAB -SE didnt come till decades later US bombs are SAL/GPS with advanced INS to deal with GPS denial. The newer SDB I/II are far more advanced than anything Russia has Even now JDAMs have powered versions under consideration whereas the KAB series ??? In Syria, they claimed that the SVP-24 Gefest allowed them strike with the same precision as US weapons but considerably cheaper The only problem was that in Syria, no one was shooting at them. In Ukraine, the Russia aircraft shortcomings have been painfully obvious The whole Ukraine sage so far has been painful shortcomings for the Russia military as well massive embarrassment
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  3077. Hence why Russia is getting its ass kicked by under equipped Ukraine
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  3078.  @gustavoadolfovasquezperdom1208 Russia may have deleted it but on opening day, they boldly claimed that the UAF had been completely destroyed we know thats 100 percent lie
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  3079.  @wolfvale7863  Like I said its waste of time
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  3080.  @Grannathinks  The Russian air force uses R-77s which massively outranges the R-27s that Ukrainian air force has Without a long range BVR missile, they can not perform effective counter air operations The Ghost of Kyiv got lucky because they thought they had neutralized the UAF and send in their aircraft unescorted and bombed laded and was able to engage them in close range In order to be able to perform effective counter air, they need missiles with range Same goes for long range air to ground missiles Russia has just 4 Frigate left in the Black Sea and a hand ful of Corvettes The Moskava with its S-300F was their main deterrent against air attack but even still They still didnt have missiles with long enough range Just imagine if they could attack Russian shipping in the Black Sea They need aircraft with capabilities not relics
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  3081. Well If Israel had responded massively to Iran's attack ,it would have looked bad
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  3082.  @siyakamomoh5947  Israel can fully attack without the US If Israel was fully committed to a massive attack They would pulled a page from the US playbook The USMC and USAF for a possible conflict with China has been practicing using C-130s to set up austere landing strips for aircraft to refuel and rearm Israel can do the same by There are spots in Northern Iraq that are completely remote where Israel can C-130s and set up FARP for strikes into Iran Additional the newest Dolphin class sub for the Israeli navy , the Drakon has VLS built into the sail got cruise missiles and SLBMs There are plenty of ways for Israel to strike Iran Another page out the US playbook The US Army tested its Typhon launcher from the deck of an LCS Israel can do the same
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  3083. Thats how it goes Decoys are always cheaper
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  3084. Nukes is not their last hope, its their only option if the US allows ATACMS strike as well hand over JASSM-A and god forbid JASSM-ER , Russia will be royal screwed Unlike the Storm shadow, the US has massive stock of JASSM-A from circa late 90s and early 2000s that they wouldnt mind parting as well JASSM-ER from 2002 Russia's saving grace is Ukraine lacks the measure to effective strike where it hurts the most and JASSM would change that narrative very quickly
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  3085. Lets gets this straight, things in Ukraine are so bad that Putin has to resort to using a experimental missile Yes Putin is very much afraid because Ukraine now has to ability to target Moscow and go after him
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  3086. No one is scared of Putin's missiles
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  3087. The US doesnt need such weapons kiddo Putin's use of the weapon shows how badly his conventional forces are fairing in Ukraine
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  3088. Yeah no
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  3089. Yes the US can uses intercept Russia's latest toy with SM-3s or SM-6s
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  3090.  @AbuBakar-gi8wh  Cope
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  3091.  @Russian_Captain_  Oh yes Another Russian fairy tale
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  3092. You do realize that the US and UK are not Ukraine While Ukraine is severely limited in striking back The US can easily use 10 of its strategic bomber and effortlessly lay waste to Russian forces in Ukraine in a single strike
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  3093. With what more Russian hot air
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  3094.  @johnwi-l_l-iamsf3763  Russia is panicking because the US getting close to signing off an aid package which will effectively resupply Ukraine nearly depleted forces and effectively erase any plans Russia has as well erase recent gains This latest aid package will include the max range ATACMS Ukraine has only 100 mile models Getting 192 mile model spells doom for Russian forces Unlike others, it carries 500lbs warhead for precision strikes against key targets Say the Kerch bridge
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  3095. Here's the rub if Israel decides to strike Iran massively, they will follow us tactics and use combined arms missiles from subs, long range missiles from aircraft striking from multiple directions
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  3096. The simple answer is no Russia could give Iran S-400 and S-500 and they still wouldnt be no more than a speed bump at most
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  3097. Considering that Russian parked a Yasen literally in the US backyard , the US has every ASW asset focus on Cuba to gather as much intel as possible Why Russia would take such an insane risk is defines logic
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  3098.  @off6848  Thats kinda of problem thinking is impossible for you Ukraine with limited resources has cost Russian 7 Su-35s and counting Pods from the Khibiny which the Su-35 uses have been recovered in Ukraine from downed aircraft More the point, Ukraine has been sending the West what ever they recover from downed Russian aircraft The Ukraine has the highly advanced Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-SLM which can transmit data in real time Russia's operation of Su-35s has allowed those systems to gain a working profile on its capabilities but most importantly how to read its electronic signature Notably how read emissions from the Su-35 Irbis-E as well as the Khibiny Now that the US is resupply Ukraine with much needed weapons, losses for the Su-35 will mount The fact you are missing is that Russia would only give Iran export weapons not the full models they use You honestly think the US wont supply Israel with that info
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  3099.  @off6848  But still better than a Su-35
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  3100.  @mrjerzheel  Yet the F-16 has decades of combat and actual confirmed kills whereas the Su-35 ?
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  3101. Lay off the potato juice their Ivan Iran is getting knock down export Su-35 while Israel has top of the line F-16s Israel's F-16s has seen extensive combat over decades while the Su-35 has very limited combat experience Despite having limited capabilities, Ukraine has managed to destroy 7 Su-35s so far Lastly, Iran would get export weapons which have substantially less range and capabilities than regular weapons used by the Russian air force FYI kiddo , Russia does not export the R-37 The bulk of weapons you are bolstering about ,Russia does not export Two key points for you Egypt tested its Rafale vs Su-35 and Rafale effortlessly overwhelmed the Su-35 radar and EW capabilites hence leading Egypt to buy more Rafales and cancel its plans for Su-35s Ukraine has been actively sending the West what ever they can recover from downed Russian aircraft Most notably , they recovered intact R-73 but even more damning was the recovery of intact pods from the Khibiny system that Su-35 uses The Su-35 is basically a joke at this point
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  3102.  @Kruger590  McGregor is a joke
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  3103.  @Kruger590  No such rank there genius
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  3104.  @Kruger590  No such rank
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  3105.  @a.alkhamis6693  There a massive push in the US for them to drop oil from the Middle East As well as push for renewable and other sources
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  3106. They could do that and find the hard way
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  3107. The irony is that only boost the push for US to drop oil from the Middle East
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  3108.  @acidbot666  If the US wants to hurt Russia, the Ukraine and Georgia would be the place to do it Currently, Both the Ukraine and Georgia wants to join NATO, if that happens then Russia becomes alone in the Black Sea Unlike Kazakhstan The Black Sea area is much easier for the NATO and US to access Kazakhstan has no intention of joining NATO as evidence by Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) So again there is no reason to bother with Kazakhstan
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  3109.  @vottoduder  the truth always is its more entertaining to believe in conspiracy than the fact that simple problems just that , simple problems
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  3110.  @vottoduder  It doesnt take much to see that is just internal strife
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  3111.  @vottoduder  Thats really thin Unless oil refineries and pipelines are being destroyed, protests dont affect oil supply
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  3112. Lets use some brain power here, why would the US bother with Kazakhstan ? There is no benefit with bothering with Kazakhstan Kazakhstan has extremely strong connections with Russia and its Neighbours so bottering them is waste of time
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  3113. That would be false
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  3114.  @saucyinnit8799  Of course they are asking for more weapons moron 155mm rounds, HIMARS and ATGMs can only do so much Heavier weapons in the 500lbs class range on up would allow them to destroy more targets with considerably less effort and expend substantially less weapons in process duhh So how can the S300 destroy air targets that aren't in the air? Remember you are one claim they are the best in the yet the S-300 and S-400 have accounted how many confirmed less than 5 Both systems claim lower interception yet they are not stopping the Ukraine air force in their tracks Lets see The SM-3 can intercept targets as far as 1000 miles away whereas the S-400 can do what exactly The SM-6 can operate as surface to air, anti-ballistic and anti-ship whereas the S-400 once again The SM-2 is unique among missile as its had both dual IR / SARH seeker, IR seeker mounted on side fairing.allow to use both IR and SARH guidance Again the S-400 does what again All 3 missiles have planned upgrades that vastly increases their capabilities whereas the S-400 ???
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  3115.  @saucyinnit8799  Yawn with lame response The Ukrarine air force is still operating despite the S-300 and S-400 claims if these systems were as potent as they claimed, the Ukrainian air force would be completely grounded however they are not Lastly the It is the best by far, no american equivalent exists to it-FALSE The US SM2/3/6 series is vastly superior the S-400
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  3116.  @saucyinnit8799  Russia has probably the best AA system in the world aka the S300 and S400 I can tell if you joking or if you are joke The S-300 and S-400 have been literally no factors in Ukraine
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  3117. Its already a failure Ukraine is getting more and more weapons from the West retaking those lands make no sense now but once Ukraine air forces gets enough JAS-39 or F-16s in the future retaking will be fact a of life
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  3118. Putin's invasion has been nothing but a gift for the US and other western defense companies
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  3119.  @benjaminjohnsonboston  Real Simple Ukraine is getting better and better weapons every month
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  3120. Now that Ukrainian forces have demonstrated their accuracy with the HIMARS Russia's panic is through the roof
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  3121. Reinforced concrete begs to differ Yes normal concrete is just that but reinforced concrete can Modern bunkers use layers and voids to counter bunker busters The outer layer is concrete with several layers of rebar , the next layer is solid steel plating , then a void ,the a repeat Normally a bout 3 to 4 layers plus the dirt covering so 5 layers The layers rebar and plating is design to blunt the kinetic energy of the bomb and the voids are designed to confuse the fuze well act vent so if the bomb goes off the void redirects the energy away from the bunker and outwards to the surface Thats why modern bunker bustering unless you are dropping 57 ton GBU-57 needs several hits Nominally , Regulars bombs to make a hole in the ground, then deeping how deep, 2-3 bunker busters in rapid succession yes it can be down but not soley by one bomb if its older bunker then, yes but its modern design, then no
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  3122. @@Dms-sn8qj And you point is what exactly 300 nukes guarantees that Russia wont be unscathed in the exchange , more the point, Moscow and other key targets will likely burn
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  3123.  @terryeley6218  Lay off the potato juice there buddy Ukraine was no near powerful The bulk of Ukraine pre war equipment was obsolete soviet era Secondly Ukraine was never part of NATO The most powerful NATO army in Europe is the UK Here a few highlights The UK army has 67 Apache gunships whereas Ukraine on had Mil-24s. The UK Apaches are equipped with longbow which allows them to simultaneously fire on 16 targets By all means , name where Ukraine has the capability The UK army is supported by the Royal Air force with CH-47, A-400M and C-17s for tactical and strategic transport allow them to deliver UK Army to any point via air whether paratroopers or heavy armor. The Royal Air force also has Typhoons and F-35s tactical and strategic support. Ukraine has none of above While France lacks the strategic transport for heavy armor , they still A-400Ms tactical support. The Eurocopter Tigre wont have longbow capability till MKIII its existing anti-armor capability are still very effective Armies are not defined by shear numbers but by capability Saddam had numbers but West negated that with overwhelming capabilities
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  3124. Hilarious
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  3125. The simple answer is no Israel will strike Tehran in response From the med sea to Iran's border is 600 miles Both Syria and Iraq lack advanced defenses so the IAF use that route to strike Iran
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  3126. nay think we stay a while The world needs a little freedom
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  3127.  @samudrasyarif6828  perks of being a superpower
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  3128. And your point ? in Ukraine $500 drones drop homemade explosives and destroy multi-million pieces of equipment Two suicide bombers and 1000lbs explosive caused 240 mil damage to the USS Cole They dont stop that drone and it damages one the ships radar, now they are blind in area and vulnerable to further attacks Ukraine was able to blind Russian defenses in Crimea and took a 300 million sub out
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  3129. Iran wouldnt survive an open with Israel
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  3130. Ample no Even close More like running on fumes
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  3131. Ukraine using them makes sense Russia using them made no sense as Russia repeated claimed that their tanks were the best protected in the world
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  3132.  @mkraeesh5984  cope
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  3133. The US wont say no to Israel
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  3134.  @greetandries99  cope
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  3135. Russia's aircraft are getting shredded in Ukraine, Chinese aircraft are a joke and Turkey cant build them faster enough
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  3136. Because the salami slicer is bad ass missile
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  3137. And your point is its alliances for a reason But most importantly, Iran has been on the US shit list for a long time
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  3138. its called FAFO If Iran decides to mess around they will find out
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  3139. Exactly
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  3140. Of course you honestly think Iran will last 2 seconds in a open conflict with Israel
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  3141.  @syncopatedfeb4770  Lay off potato juice there clown Iran fired a general because Israeli F-35s flew to Tehran and back undetected
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  3142.  @wolfswinkel8906  Israel has the experience but not resources.
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  3143.  @Tobi-eo6yn  The Delilah range is only 160 miles carrying 66lbs warhead The Popeye is 48 to 900 miles carrying 800lbs warhead If the US gave Israel JASSMs and TLAM They would be able to hold any target in the middle east at risk Up 4 JASSMs can be carry F-15I and launched from up to 600 miles away The TLAM has the same range Popeye but with a bigger warhead and more options While Israel only has few subs for TLAM its F-16s, F-15 and F-35 can use JASSMs
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  3144.  @wolfswinkel8906  No, they fight that way because they have no long range precision strike capability Their longest range weapon is the Popeye at 200 miles JASSMs alone would allow Israel to completely destroy Iran The F-15I like the F-15E would be able to carry 4 JASSMs 5 planes is 20 missiles that Israel would able to launch from as far as 600 miles JASSMS would allow Israel to hold any target at risk in Iran
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  3145.  @legend9805  and then you woke up
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  3146.  @Bird_McBride  The F-15E is death from above
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  3147.  @Dani2kGaming_GEIR  And your point ? The F-18E/F can 4 JASSM The F-15E 5 B-52 20 and B-1 up 24 They can be placed on any one doorstep world wide whereas the garbage Fattah does what again Absolutely nothing
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  3148.  @Dani2kGaming_GEIR  The Bavar 373 is literal joke The F-15E/I can launch JASSMs from as far 1000km as for claimed hypersonic LMAO Fake
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  3149.  @syncopatedfeb4770  Again clown lay off the potato juice if the US used JASSMs on Iran Iran would be a smoking hole in the ground
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  3150.  @OshinAttari  That will never happen
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  3151. Sorry but no The incident was pilot error
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  3152.  @uweSMG  So explain how Russia is supposed number one yet The Black Sea Fleet is full retreat from Crimea Now that Ukraine has max range ATACMS, Ukraine is pounding Crimea repeatedly with strike and strike Despite Russia's claim of shooting down ATACMS, its confirmed Ukraine destroyed yet another S-300 and S-400 sites as well as number of aircraft Ukraine borders Russia yet here we are 3 years later
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  3153.  @Igorsov  If push comes to shove they will use it
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  3154.  @The_Stef  Selling them short would be understatment, they simple have the worst track record when it comes to anything jointly
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  3155.  @jamesgreen1116  lets see Ukraine just smoked four Su-34s in one day thats very bad
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  3156.  @TeguhSantosot_so  crews very much survive
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  3157. Far from it Ukraine is asking for weapons so they can decisively end things ATACMS. F-16s and air defense equipment in numbers is what Ukraine needs to decisively end things
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  3158. How about no
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  3159.  @A.Hunter279  As for the F-16 The Ukraine airforce has very old and obsolete R-27, R-73 and R-77s And even what they got from the few countries is not enough Now with the F-16 It can use AIM-9, ASRAAM. MICA, and Python-5 for WVR and AIM-120 and Meteor for BVR All thanks to its NATO stand MIL-STD data bus bus most importantly The F-16s has modernized radar which means Ukraine with the right tactics can get off BVR shots against Russian assets I wouldnt be surprised if the UK wired some of those F-16s to be able to use ASRAAM, Meteor and Storm Shadow as the F-16 has MIL-STD data and is made by Lockheed, they would have no trouble getting it done quickly
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  3160.  @A.Hunter279  Republicans against it is just childish pettiness because its something that Dems want and they are against it just for that reason How much many do you think the US has saved by sending Ukraine gear instead of having spend millions to demilitarization cost GD got a contract in 2014 to demil 78K DU rounds ATACMS is 1.4 mil per round Thats warhead, electronics and rocket motor that all have been dealt with How many locations are now "superfund" due to being used for disposal operations The other side of the coin The Patriot missile is network centric and the US military has been getting invaluable data from every Russian military missile, drone and aircraft attack Ukraine has sent the US countless piece of invaluable equipment The Panstir S1 is Russian newest weapon for counter US missile and Ukraine has given the US two of them A Russian T-90, parts from the Khinby Krasukha and list goes on
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  3161.  @A.Hunter279  While Ukrainian MIG-29s and Su-27 can only use western weapons at fraction of their capability The F-16 can fully use western weapons to maximum capability Case in point Ukraine can only use the HARM in Target Of Opportunity (TOO) mode whereas the F-16 use all mode Pre-Briefed (PB), Target Of Opportunity (TOO) and Self-Protect (SP) mode Russia is using jamming against JDAM however the F-16 with LANTIRN pods allows the F-16 to use Laser guided bombs which can't be jammed The F-16 can also use AGM-65 which again is immune to jamming lastly the US can do Ukraine a solid by wiring the F-16s for Storm Shadows or better gift some older model JASSM-As
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  3162.  @OshinNatasha-c5u  Lets see clueless one, what does the F-16 bring to table The Ukrainian air force has no anti-ship capability to attack the Black Fleet Sea Fleet at sea The F-16 carries the Harpoon ASM and can launch them from over 100 miles away, without the Moskva, the remaining Russia ships have no way of preventing F-16s from getting range. With the S-400 in Crimea out of action and Crimea bases under constant attack, Russia has no way of covering its ships from attack F-16s can simple use 2 tiered attack, one attacks with decoys while another from the ships blindspot With its frigates destroyed , Russians naval blockade of Ukraine will end its Corvettes vs the Harpoon would be sheer insanity Thats called massive strategic game changer
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  3163. If Israel decides to help Ukraine, shit will get incredibly bad for Russian forces because Israel has all the tools that Ukraine needs so Putin needs to shut up
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  3164.  @micksmith-vt5yi  Mock drills and the actual combat are not the same In actual combat, they dont take any chances They will actually active sonar and sonobuoys In mock drills, they simulate usage The fact of the matter in actual combat, diesels would lose badly First a capable force like the USN would target their weakness which is resupply. Can supply ships keep diesels at sea Nope The USN would systematically eliminate the enemy's ability to resupply at sea. Fuel storage tanks at naval bases would targets for F-35s or cruise missiles from SSNs So if the USN laying waste to the diesel subs supply lines, both at sea and on land, how long can they operate ? The USN will keep its fleet in deep water as the SSN have the advantage and also forces diesels to come to them The last factor is that all the major players working hard on develop hard kill torpedo defenses as well advanced counter measures They have the countermeasures but hard kill torpedo defenses are not mature enough but they are getting close With hard kill defenses, Diesel would be moot
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  3165.  @micksmith-vt5yi  Mock drills and the actual combat are not the same
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  3166.  @lionelnoumea  yeah no underwater drones are not problems. First their range and operational time is limited so they are going need to be launched from mother sub Secondly they may be able to carry mines and lightweight torpedos and thats about it nothing that major show stopping Unless the drone is carrying heavyweight torpedos, its nothing but fly on the wall Secondly as stated before With USN they will systematic destroy tankers which limits diesel operations
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  3167.  @dreamhunter2973  Thats the other side of the coin All that training will pay off
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  3168.  @dreamhunter2973  If surface ships can counter torpedos , missiles and mines , what good is diesel electric sub SSN large size gives them greater flexibility and utility than diesel electric First diesel electric only carry so much weapons. In real war scenario , both China and Russia are fully prepared to sacrifice diesel electric subs if it meant taking out a CVN. As you stated single subs have manage to get through but hard kill defenses reduce the chances of it getting kill They dont have the space for hypersonic weapons and there are plenty of defenses for their missiles
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  3169.  @dreamhunter2973  Right now, all the major players are trying to field hard kill anti torpedo defenses. They are not mature yet but they getting closer to be When they are fielded, diesel electric submarines will become moot points
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  3170. If Ukraine didn't have advanced western tech, that tactic would have worked
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  3171. Exactly thank you judge
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  3172.  @Dani2kGaming_GEIR  Iran has unveiled literally nothing. Just more hot air
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  3173.  @unknowncitizen282  How about no US defenses are designed counter far advanced missiles than Iran can build
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  3174.  @Alqoaity  Yawn
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  3175.  @Dani2kGaming_GEIR  Wrong ding dong Kinetic energy attacks rely on mass and speed but that can be negated if the target is heavily fortified
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  3176.  @Hans-zq4ig  cope harder
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  3177.  @Dani2kGaming_GEIR  Its not insane moron. its called facts The Russian Topol maxes out at Mach 22 and US LGM-30 Minuteman Mach 23 Both Russian and US defenses are designed for missiles that travel considerably faster yet Iran thinks its Mach 15 missile some how matters ? China and Russia have already complained about the US made SM-3 able to intercept ICBMs Quote "Russian Defense Ministry research centers have simulated how US ballistic missile defense system elements can be used in a battle," Poznikhir said at the Xiangshan Security Forum in Beijing. "They found out that the US SM-3 antimissile could intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles not only at the middle stage of their flight path, as the United States has stated, but also at the initial phase of their trajectory," he added. "This poses a more serious threat to the nuclear potentials of Russia and China as antimissiles of this type will be able to intercept Russian and Chinese ballistic missiles before the separation of their warheads," the general said. According to him, a SM-3 Block 2A antimissile launched, for example, from a ship in the Baltic Sea can down a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile fired from the European part of Russia at the acceleration phase of its flight. But please continue on how Iran's crap missile matters not
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  3178.  @OshinAttari  How about wrong on all counts ,the fan boy First, there was no Patriots in Iraq at the time of Iran's attack there dumbass, Secondly no patriot has been destroyed by any one All propaganda claims
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  3179. And you point is what exactly Whats the delivery system, range, payload All literally a joke
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  3180.  @stephen10.  Damn YT Again The F-15E can carry up to 15 JDAMs whereas the Rafale carries ? The F-15E can up 5 JASSMs or 5 LRASMs whereas the Rafale carries ? The F-15E Amber rack allows it to carry up to 22 missiles again what does the Rafale carry? The Super Hornet can carry 10 JDAM or 4 X LRASM or JASSM, or HARPOON It can also carry 14 missiles The F-15E can carry the Legion IRST , Dragon Eye and SNIPER XR pods and only use one station The F-18 block III gives the it same abilities the F-15EX More to point Neither the Gripen ,Rafale or Typhoon can match that
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  3181.  @legiopatrianostra4702  Middle East airforces are kinda weird in their composition The Qatar has Rafales, Typhoons and F-15QA on order. The Egyptian Air Force has Su-35s and Rafales on order. The Kuwaut Air Force has Super Hornets and Typhoons on order So it kinda hard to gauge what they are thinking. Tenders are slowing down right now. EU track record with joint programs does not inspire confidence. Thats why I said Dassault has a window with the 6th gen The US is likely not going to allow the USAF NGAD and USN FA/XX to be exported So its only competition really is the Tempest unless Japan decides to try exporting
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  3182. No Dassault is part of the FCAS program Here's the rub, Dassault tried to market that Rafale alone and it failed miserably The Rafale was become operational in 2001 .Its 2021 and there are just 237 built. India's mega deal of 126 ended only being 36 aircraft Despite the Rafale's claim of Omirole, it performance on the market been outclassed F-15Es, F-16V and F-35s. France has been offered Rafales from its own airforce to countries so they can buy the newer F-4 So even this order from the UAE is just a joke in the end On the other side of the coin is the Eurofigther Typhoon Much more successful but was still extremely problematic program which hurt its sales on the market as no one want to put for upgrades The US remained committed to F-35 and it massively outselling everything else on 5th gen market None of the 5th gen program on the market can't compete with the F-35 China FC-31 has gone nowhere since 2012 same as Russia Su-57E India, Pakistan and Turkey's programs are just pipe dreams Sweden has signed on with the Tempest Japan developed the X-2 but now is rolling to the 6th gen they brought F-35 for their 5th gen needs Dassault knows that building a 5th gen at this point would be waste of time More like a repeat of the Rafale Because the US is likely not going to allow the USAF NGAD and USN FA/XX to be exported The window opens up for Dassault build a 6th gen for the market Because of the problems with Eurofigther Typhoon development. Some of them have joined Dassault's program Right now they are not worried about the US, they are worried about the BAE Tempest The FCAS and Tempest if both are successful, they will be competing in the EU and other countries If successful, they may be able to achieve similar success as the F-35 with the nations that haven't gone 5th or looking for something But if the US does allow the NGAD or FA/XX to be exported , then both FCAS and Tempest will have major problems
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  3183. Considering the drama with the first deal not likely
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  3184. Ah yes, the Houthi propaganda comedy at its best
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  3185.  @PaulV.  How about no As stated, disastrous humiliation for Russia no matter how you try to spin it. The US traveled 7000 miles to Iraq twice and Afghan and hand both on their knees in weeks The reason why is why Russia is failing in Ukraine The US first order of business to cutting both countries off and limiting what outside sources could do Russia's tactical blunder was not securing borders at Moldova, Slovakia, Poland and Romania By not cutting off Ukraine from the outsource is why we are 18 months into this conflict Lets look at other disastrous consequences The KA-52 and LMUR has been very successful however the cost of that success is that it has show the West that MANPADs as SHORAD wont work against the KA-52, MI-28 and Mi-35s To that end, the West countries have dusted off old program where air to air missile were used as SHORAD with missiles that massively out range anything Russian gunships could carry Russia's weapon against the West was GPS and EW Thanks to Ukraine, most of that has been revealed to the West NASAMS, Patriot and IRIS are network centric and transmit in real time so every Russian attack with missile, drone and aircraft that data has been sent back to the West The T-14 is expensive so the stop gap has been more T-90 variants T-90/A/KM/S/MS has either been destroyed or captured in Ukraine So disastrous humiliation for Russia no matter how you try to spin it. Russia's has claimed its lancet drone is highly effective ,if the US was in Ukraine ,they would have MQ-9s with 8 Hellfires or JDAM for Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) unlike the Lancet, when the MQ-9 drops steel, there is no doubt its destroying what it hits
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  3186. its unsurprising that his wife acts exactly like him , an overgrown child. its going to be dark 4 years but at least we dont have to deal with him after that
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  3187.  @John-hu9qg  That would incorrect Top attack weapons dont have to deal with much armor which is why most of the current and next gen weapons are top attack Modern tanks have frontal armor between 1000mm to 1500mm with side armor range 500mm-1000mm The armor on top is at most 300mm-400mm Penetrating that thin armor doesnt require much
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  3188. All that proves is where Ukraine is deficient at still They need more counter-UAS weapons for drone, longer range SHORAD for KA-52 and more efficient ways to clear minefields The easy fix for that is getting more Gepards which can deal with drones both loitering munitions and drones used for recon/arty spotting As the MANPADs lack range, They need to speed the RIM-7 and Buk intergration As for clearing mine field, there is no easy fix for that
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  3189.  @John-hu9qg  News flash ding dong thats true for anything A tank can cost up 5 mil yet can be cheaply destroyed with weapons a fraction of the cost The Lancet 3 is literally not doing any special
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  3190.  @tguyver4858  Thats not how it works Israel can precisely tune the jamming to block Starlink
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  3191.  @TheArtofWarChina  Nice try the facts still stand there is nothing original about China's equipment as steal basically everyhing
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  3192.  @TheArtofWarChina  Dog fighting is not a thing in modern warfare. Now I know you are clueless The US made that mistake in the 60s and paid dearly for it Even with all the advancement made, they still heavily emphasize ACM because they are not stupid China has zero originality Yes Ripoff? The J-20 is clearly a MiG-1.44 Ripoff as the J-10 off the IAI Lavi Lets not forget that J-15 is Ripoff/ piss poor of the Su-33 The J-11 series and J-16 all Flanker ripoffs and J-7/8s ripoff of the MIG-21 You can't find not one originally designed aircraft in China Lets not forget the FC-31 copied from the F-35 Even France was honest that the Rafale was remodled from the Eurofighter
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  3193.  @TheArtofWarChina  That was then this is now by all means keep grasping at those straws
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  3194.  @TheArtofWarChina  The US doesnt cut corners thats difference the US doesnt have to steal technology again major difference I did a paper on massive amount of Intellectual Property (IP) Theft American Semiconductor and Sinovel Even after that Sinovel still continued to steal stealing does not equal catching up
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  3195.  @TheArtofWarChina  China in no way shape or form has caught to the US They cut corners with the J-20 as it lacks it gun The design is clearly ripe off of the MiG 1.44
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  3196.  @TheArtofWarChina  Well lets see The F-22 has had F119 since day one Whereas the J-20 ?? The F-35 has the F135 since 2006 Whereas the J-20?? The F-35 has F135 Growth Option 1 and 2 which upgrades the F-35s engine to same the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) adaptive cycle engines that are slated the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) and F/A-XX program. AETP are expected to be available starting 2025 Sadly the F-22 is only getting enhanced performance engine upgrades So American makes perfect engine on every first try and never fails Yup
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  3197. Considering that its on engine number 3 its more of joke The F-22 and F-35 has both had their designed engine from day one The J-20 has gone through 2 and now working 3 First Russia ALs, then Chinese WS-10, now again Chinese WS15??
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  3198. The KJ-500 is advanced but not as advance as the E-3 Unlike China, replacing the E-3 is not that simple The E-3 is shared asset between the US and her allies That commonality makes interoperate smoother but also makes upgrades problematic
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  3199.  @andylee4513  I love it when you idiots quote information with no idea what it means First ,its request not a fact Secondly the rationale The Pentagon will purchase just 61 F-35s in 2023, a 35 percent decrease from its previous plan to buy 94 of the fighters. One reason for the procurement drop is that the government is waiting on the imminent release of Block 4, a major hardware and software upgrade meant to enhance the stealth fighter’s capabilities If you idiots actually read the context you would see that is a cost saving measure for variety reasons that benefits the US military and nothing to do with the crap J-20 As for experts confirming that F-35s have KN 191 LMAO, the F-35 has same engine since 2006 While the J-20 has 3 Why would the US be worried about an aircraft that China is struggling to engine As for the quote General statements by all means keep grasping at straws He praised its China C and C as well professional you idiots actually think that means something
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  3200. You idiots do realize that F-35s fly with radar enhancers most of time
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  3201.  @royhuang9715  Wrong The F-35 was not advertised as one airframe for 3 branches. It was one aircraft design for each branch The US military has operated that concept as far back as the 60s with F-4 Phantom which USAF, USN and USMC all operated The F-35 builds on that success with a few changes. Thats called reality The X-35 wing length was insufficient for carrier operations so the remodeled F-35C given larger control surfaces for improved low-speed control Reality The F-35B STOVL system again specific for the USMC needs So lets recap The USMC is replacing all its F-18s and AV-8Bs with F-35Bs and F-35C which is massive savings once completed as supply ,logistic, maintenance and training will be greatly simplified The USN has been maxing out its F-18s. The F-35C will allow USN to take much needed pressure off its F-18 fleet. Savings again The USAF is the only service with issues which again are not related to the F-35 and everything to do with congress The USAF wants to retire aircraft to make room for F-35 ,NGAD and other assets but congress repeatedly gets in the way As far as China raising sorry but they havent the few grains of sand is not rising The F-22 and E-3, again Congress not USAF Even the Zumwalt again Congress. Congress demanded that USN keep the Iowa's or design a ship with NGF capabilites This came at the time while the USN will still building Burkes and Ticos The Zumwalt was too early The LCS would have worked if the USN had split the classes but too late
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  3202.  @asherkosmos4312  Simply I am satisfied with comments As far getting paid Not everyone life revolves around money its called having spare time and hobbies try it some time
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  3203.  @asherkosmos4312  Simple When you are making actual objective analysis the first thing that actual analyst do is compare the new product to the old and asses the what the new brings that old didnt have or how the new has improved over old The F-15 and F-16 had considerable issues and lost of live within their 1st 15 years yet the F-35 has a fraction of fraction of the problems thats called actual facts not the bs you wrote
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  3204.  @asherkosmos4312  I write not nonsense And everything I wrote is fact The F-15s and F-16s didnt get to their levels overnight Nor will the F-35 People who actually understand the process knows videos like you mentioned are 100 per BS
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  3205. @Joyful Joyful Parrotting bS I see Strange how you clown can't read or rather sources Bloomberg The bs from Bloomberg Pentagon Cuts Its Request for Lockheed’s F-35s by 35% thats what Bloomberg posted The actual facts The Pentagon will purchase just 61 F-35s in 2023, a 35 percent decrease from its previous plan to buy 94 of the fighters. One reason for the procurement drop is that the government is waiting on the imminent release of Block 4, a major hardware and software upgrade meant to enhance the stealth fighter’s capabilities If you clowns actually read context from actual sources, you might actually learn something
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  3206.  @图南-n1v  AWACS radar is not immune to jamming and combat radius of the F-35 is can extended with tankers F-35s not detectable by AWACS till its considerably closer
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  3207.  @mcc9102  No the question is are you dense or just plain stupid Peace time and combat are too very different things The USAF does not fly F-35s in stealth near China clown Quote I wouldn’t call it an engagement – where we got relatively close to the J-20s along with our F-35s in the East China Sea, US Air Force (USAF) General Kenneth Wilsbach, but please keep grasping at those straws
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  3208. The General didnt praise anything about the J-20,
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  3209.  @amackzie  Its a tug of war with measure vs counter measure
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  3210.  @leonzh5218  Which doesn't say much
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  3211. @1 CQC English clown
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  3212.  @bobsmith3983  100 percent bullshit If stealth was easily detected then no one would be spending billions on it, thats just simple facts As far PLAN ships with VHF , again useless USN aircraft ,ship or subs would easily destroy long before they could try Missiles have this thing called range, Example the PLAN Type-55 missile range is 190 miles with the HQ-9 an F-35 can fire the JSM from 300 miles away so what your point? an non F-18 can also attack from 300 miles away with LRASM again point? or 600 miles with JASSM-ER? Secondly , the Radar jamming is not limited to one band moron Its called high and low jamming for a reason The F-22 ALR-94s laughs at the With LPI AESA used on the Chinese aircraft and missiles The Growler's ALQ-99s pods are being replace with the newer NGJ pods, literally go back to the rock you were hiding under
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  3213.  @ravichitgopkar5304  The F-16 will be burning Russian forces
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  3214.  @andilamh2791  Based on what has happened in Ukraine so far , thats highly unlikely Russia tried to use its EW against Starlink and they countered it within day Additional The Krasukha has been so far useless in Ukaine , Russian EW has been so far useless in Ukraine As far as blinding and disrupt, false, that only works against active system ,passive systems can trace the RF emissions back In full conflict, the NATO has dozens of ways of dealing with the S-350, S-400 and S-500 There is thing called range and the S-350, S-400 and S-500 would never get in range and the US assets are designed to operate from stand off range So how exactly would Russian systems get in range answer, wouldnt happen The USAF successfully tested the ARRW today which is the writing on the wall for both Russia and China The ARRW launched from 350 miles away can easily attack S-350, S-400 and S-500 as missile only needs 1 min 23 secs to cover that distance That means that EA-18G only has to disrupt the S-350, S-400 and S-500 radar for 1 min 20 at most which is literally a cake walk without their radar, they can't counter fire on the ARRW That also means that MIG-31 or Su-35 won't have time to intercept the EW aircraft As the USAF ARRW is designed so that B-52 and B-1s can carry 20 plus per plane The best Russia can do is 4 Kinzhal , that allows one B-52 to break a massive hole in Russian defenses AS for the Chinese Their DF launchers are massive and an ARRW launched from 700 miles away can still strike as the launchers massive size limits their speed
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  3215.  @The_Stef  Ukraine doesnt need to war drag on, they need weapons that can decisively end this conflict in a matter of weeks Future purchases should be deterrence against further aggressive If they could get 50 Israeli made SPYDER systems, they could shut down the Russian air force very quickly The Gepard acts point defense with MANPAD providing SHORAD. As SPYDER is highly mobile it can shoot and scoot which reduces the chances of Russian SEAD killing it The SPYDER can be used to provide the initial line of defense. Once they have carved that out, additional systems like France' MICA or the UKs Land Ceptor can purchase, the key is highly mobile systems that can still mobile The Black Sea Fleet only has 11 combat ships and 4 Kilo class subs Ukraine forces need just 50 Harpoons and 12 MK-46 or MU-90 to put the Russia navy completely out of business So The Russia air force can't fly support and the Russian navy is completely destroyed Just those to actions alone would end this conflict in matter of weeks.
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  3216. Which is why this deal makes no sense Ukraine needs what they can deliver on moment notice
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  3217.  @HingerlAlois  The M109 carries more ammo but that has a slower rate of fire. The Archer carries less but tactics and planning can get around that I mentioned Bonus because there is higher quantity of those rounds available
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  3218. I don't know what the hell they are thinking Ukraine needs to figure how to Israel made SPYDER, EU SAMP/T , France MICA VL or Norway's NASAMS Hopefully thats part of the 40 billion deal
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  3219.  Mike Hunt  You don't need to hit Russia's infrastructure , you need to destroy the forces in Ukraine, the border and Black Sea The Black Sea Fleet has just 11 combat ships left. 50 Harpoons and 16 MK-54/MU-90 is more than enough to render the Black Sea useless Either use drones or special forces to knock out air defenses so missiles can be used with ease Ideally, The US has plenty of older Harpoons that can deliver with land attack capability and can be launched via topside canister launcher from the back of trucks This goes back to Ukraine getting air defense equipment if they can create A2/D2 and keep the Russian air force out They can use transport to fly weapons and equipment to key area In a nut shell Ukraine needs air defense equipment like yesterday
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  3220. What Ukraine needs is system that can be delivered on moment notice as well is capable of dealing with missiles and aircraft Thats Israeli made SPYDER, UK Land ceptor, the EU SAMP/T or France MICA LV If they can get at least 50 of these units. Say 2 weeks to train They can seriously change the course of this conflict Ideally the Israeli SPYDER would be the best choice as its highly mobile and just 2 pieces
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  3221.  @darkcloud5830  On the contrary everything is changing Ukraine has Storm Shadows but only handful Su-24 able to use them and they are limited on what they can target With the ATACMS, Ukraine has over 70 Western launchers able to use ATACMS that gives them ability to strike massively but most importantly, with the max range variant, they are able to strike targets up at nearly twice the range The max range variant also has single 500lbs warhead which is excellent for pin point strike against high value targets Ukraine's continued attacks against A-50s, S-300 and S-400 sites has effective created massive hole in Russian defenses Hence why Ukraine is pressing its F-16s to service early to take advantage of that hole before Russian forces can close it
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  3222.  @darkcloud5830  Ukraine was retreating as the US hadnt resupplied them since Nov of last year Now thats been resolved , Ukrainian forces are fighting back effective ATACMS once again has shredded yet another Russian base
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  3223. And just think All that cutting weapons has been kicking Russia's ass for 3 and only getting worst or rather its about get very bad for Russian forces
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  3224. Here's a new flash Contrary to popular The Ukrainian air force has no need to go blow for blow in the air The F-16 air to ground capability is what Ukraine needs the most
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  3225.  thulomanchay  FARP can easily work in Ukraine, it just require more planning They simply chose their target , select a piece of real estate to use during the attack Ideally the smart play is knocking out surveillance assets in the area The difference is yes, they can only use them for that specific attack after that, they have to abandon the site to avoid Russian counter attack
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  3226. There are plenty Ukraine's problem was that they were running out of ammo for its air defense systems Now thats been resolved , Ukraine can operate its F-16 much easier The smart play for Ukraine would be taking pages out of the US playbook The US military sets up FARP sites to allow aircraft to refuel and rearm next the front line instead of going back to back
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  3227. Game over for Russia
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  3228. So I confused her, I though Russian prisons make US ones look like retirement homes yet take overs seem to keep to happening
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  3229. RICS weapons are useless thats why they went to Israel
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  3230. Israel strikes again
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  3231.  @outlawfly664  Right the so called thousands of anti-ship cruise and ballistic missiles myth its just exactly that myth Its add reality to that so called myth The Fateh-110 requires 3,500 kg of material per missile, thats not counting the material needed for construction of the TELs as well as fuel for the TEL Secondly, missiles have to stored and maintained. So notion that Iran has thousands of anti-ship cruise and ballistic missiles is a literally joke as the cost of building and maintaining that much weaponary is one not even feasible and an epic waste of resources. What happens when the enemy uses cluster bombs which can cover large areas. All those missiles become useless st generation Iranian Noor anti-ship cruise missiles managed to shatter two Israeli warships with a single hit First the ships were damaged and secondly Israeli ships are light corvettes in 1,000 ton range USN destroyers in 9,000 tons plus range facts moron Iran needs vast amounts of blue water navy vessels in order to sink the entire 5th fleet? lets see dumbass The 5th is only a fraction of the USN forces and that more than Iran can handle
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  3232.  @outlawfly664  Lets see the USN can park a dozen destroyers off Iran coast anytime they want Iran best ship capsizes in dry dock so who is the delusional one
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  3233.  @cobaltbomba4310  China can't replace the US on its best day The US has bases world wide and the ability to send its aircraft to any where in the world on drop of a China Can China do that There are 12 major aerospace manufacturers One is France One is the EU 2 in the UK and the rest are US Even the ones below are UK EU, France and US And thats just two areas
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  3234.  @cobaltbomba4310  Again The P-8s, F-18s and F-35s would wreck Iran's naval capability in one day F-22s and F-35s vs Iran airforce , Iran would last 3 day at most As for a ground war much longer but Iran would lose in the end See Iran couldnt resist helping the insurgents in Iraq which in turn screws Iran The US military switched from lightly armored humvees to better protected MRAPs, L-ATV and JTLV which have better survivability against road side, IED and heavy caliber weapons due the lessons learned in Iraq and Afghan Iran has ATGMs but again US vehicles are being upgraded with APS From the start, US vehicles have vastly better protection Also a result from Iraq and Afghan is Anti-Sniper/Sniper Detection/Gunfire Detection systems paired with CROWS A sniper fires and Anti-Sniper/Sniper Detection/Gunfire Detection locates them and automatically slews the CROWS on them, all the operator has to do is pull the trigger Iran loves to claim its ballistic missile capability but the US isnt Saudi Arabia The USAF/USNC would relentless hunt down Iran's missiles those goes back to lessons learned. One of the reasons why Serbs survived was that the US didnt have the missiles capable of executing time sensitive strikes from long range and seekers couldnt ID targets. The US has remedied that issue so aircraft can now quickly engage time sensitive targets are longer range which will negate Irans shoot and scoot capability Iran won't dare fire on anyone else because runs the risk of pulling in all the US allies into fight Turkey is NATO and attack on a NATO country is considered an attack on all So if Iran starts firing off missiles and they end up hitting other countries, then they will be truly screwed Iran loves to claim that a war with the US would be the end them but in reality the US nuclear arsenal can glass Iran in 30 min
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  3235. No need for ships The P-8s, F-18s and F-35s would wreck Iran's naval capability in one day
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  3236. Lay off the potato juice , there Ivan, the odds of s-400,s-350,s-500 engaging F-18 or F-16 is virtual nil The S-300 missile range is 120 miles and S-350 range is 75 miles , the F-18 can launch AGM-84F or Storm Shadows from over 150 miles away The S-400 missiles reach 250 miles the F-18 KED-350 can launch from 310 miles The S-500 is still in pre production not deployed its facts ding dong The F-18 and F-16 can attack Russian targets with out ever getting in range of Russian defenses In order to protect assets, the S-350, S-300 and S-400 would have to move and risk destruction Before Ukraine got Storm Shadow, Ukrainian air force had no long range weapons Now that they do, it changes things The F-16 and F-18s would be worst possible outcome as they would allow Ukraine inflict major damage Fun about the F-18 and F-16 is that F-18 carry the ADM-141 TALD and the F-16 ADM-160 MALD TALD and MALD are aerial decoys that can exhaust S-series batteries
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  3237.  @kaptainkaos1202  Small drones are only effective if you dont have adequate defenses For example, part of the USMC Ground-Based Air Defense is Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or L-MADIS which is jammer mounted on Polaris MRZR The L-MADIS is powerful enough to deal with FPV drones. For increased power, the USMC is looking to mount it on JTLV which accommodate a larger generator as well more features for increase range. The partner to the L-MADIS is the MADIS which mounts 30mm cannon with airburst rounds as well 4 tube APKWS or 2 rounds of stingers The Army already has the Styrker SHORAD and is already working to improve its capabilities They and USN are currently testing the Eprius HPM So unlike Russia the US has an actually plan As for the MQ-9 in Ukraine Even now, SEAD is something they need badly as SHORADs have been able to blunt Storm Shadow strikes You wouldnt need regular strikes because air defense equipment is something that can be easily replaced The loss of trained personnel as well as the site will take weeks to months
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  3238. That would be a lie The MQ-9 can carry up 8 Hellfire missiles in US configuration or up 16 Brimstone missiles in UK protector as well up to 4x500lbs JDAMs or Laser guided bombs We have seen tanks to take multiple hits from FPV as well tanks with cope armor and turtle cages as well as troops running and hiding from drones as well drones jammed by EW I can say with 100 certainty that Hellfire, Brimstone or 500lbs bomb will unalive any Russian target, armor or personnel they strike
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  3239. US lawmakers are idiots The military doesnt need their input stay in their lane
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  3240. Say no to drugs
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  3241. Russian backing Iran doesnt change anything Israel has operated top of the line US aircraft for decades as well operating F-35s Iran's air force is still stuck in the 60s Even if Iran got Su-30s, Su-34, Su-35s and even Su-57E Israel would still make quick work of them
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  3242. The answer is absolutely
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  3243. Thats the beautiful thing about having stealth F-22s, F-35s and B-2s Iran would never know All the US has to do use weapons they supply to Israel and they would have completely plausible deniability And Israel will certainly allow the USAF to operate covertly from their bases
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  3244. Except it was light two astronauts
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  3245. @Chuck Hooks I understand the long term strategic plan was that a drawn out conflict ended up being worst for Russian but at this point, they need to provide 200 ATACMS so Ukraine can put a fork in it and end this nonsense
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  3246.  @PavolFilek  Putin will not cross that line First the fact that Russia has to resort to nuclear weapons to fight off a non-tier enemy is the ultimate embarrassment, you were beaten so badly you had to resort to nukes ? Second, Kyiv has 80 foreign embassies and only 12 close. China and Iran are among them. Nuking Kyiv would generate a shooting war with West which Russia can't win During the 80s, Russia had the Warsaw pact countries as buffers. So they could care less about an exchange due to their buffers Now its 2022 and they have no buffers. They now have to target everyone while everyone is targeting them EU countries and the US has both land and sea defenses the NATO defense system whereas Russia only defenses are upgraded S300 plus S-400, S-500 and A-235 with no sea base defenses Here is some trivial for you If Russia built the Lider class, they would have parity with the US and China at sea but instead they are considered passing over the Lider for a frigate LMAO
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  3247. Give them the ATACMS so they can end this quickly
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  3248. cope
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  3249.  @salilpanwar6922  And US weapons has knocked hundreds of T-90, 80 and 72s
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  3250.  @salilpanwar6922  Russia wouldnt stand change against 1000 Abrams Secondly Ukraine is operating models 13 generation behind what the US Army has
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  3251. Whats worst, is that India has Russia's export weapons and look how bad Russia's non exports weapons are doing
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  3252.  @salilpanwar6922  So 1 Abrams supposed lost vs nearly 1000 T-72s all models destroyed
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  3253.  @suryanshsagar2677  Exactly the point Russia's tactical blunder was not cutting Ukraine off from the West If Russia had secured the borders at Poland, Romania and Slokia Ukraine wouldnt lasted no more than 3 month at most if even if you remove it now It still wont matter
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  3254.  @suryanshsagar2677  The fact Ukraine has lasted this long is more than hype
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  3255.  @suryanshsagar2677  No its the fact that Ukraine was able to strike the building Russia has repeatedly downplayed western weapons yet we see a Storm Shadow striking the Black Sea Fleet HQ and their commander visible injured from the attack So damage is done
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  3256. Here's a hint for you Every time you launch, you betray information to the US Thats telling where you are launching from, how you are locating the MQ-9 and who is assisting but by all means Houtis keep believing you are actually doing something
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  3257.  @bigbux630  Cope harder
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  3258.  @bigbux630  Yawn
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  3259.  @dr.mortem6050  The Houthi's shooting down drones doesnt amount to much and the fact that US is still committing them means that they are working out how the drones are being targeted and who is tipping off the Houthis
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  3260.  @bigbux630  The irony is that its not
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  3261.  @jasonlives6923  How exactly have done that The USN very still has dozens of ships in the area again a few drones is literally nothing to the US
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  3262.  @danielwymer1580  Yemen is using mobile launchers, basically shoot and scoot what the USAF and USN is after is who is tipping them off There is long range radar somewhere that is operating off and on and giving Houthis enough notice so they able to get in position as well run when USN EA-18Gs try to trilaterate their location Ironically the Houthis are quick claim the price tag of the MQ-9 but dont realize that every launch is giving the USAF/USN more info who and how is tipping them off
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  3263.  @IdeYuji  No you haven't Aerial refueling are conducted at 5000 ft on up At that height helo profles look the same You mistook a EC725 for NH-90 Other nations conduct interoperation training all the time
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  3264.  @manuelmamann5035  The NH-90 is simple old news buddy Secondly ARS is not simply added, thats major modification which to date no one has opted for
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  3265.  @manuelmamann5035  Besides your broken english, its clear you have no idea what you are talking about
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  3266.  @manuelmamann5035  Wrong the NH 90 has no aerial refueling capability. You dont even know what we are talking. Aerial refueling capability is distinguishing on helo. its literally a massive sore thumb that sticks No helo has it integrated.
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  3267.  @hermes6910  But it doesnt have the aerial refueling kit option like the UH-60 which means it needs a place to refuel where the UH-60 just needs a tanker The UH-60 already has weapon options whereas the NH-90 would have to go through the process of testing and certifying The NH-90 hasnt had the investment that UH-60 has had Its been around since 1995 but hasn't been upgraded The UH-60M isnt just an upgrade, its new built airframe. Customers can option for upgrading their airframes or buying new built Thats funny part the NH-90 has made a lot claims he NH90 is also much more stealth than the blackhawk. Noise / IR / Radar ! And if you must have a crash... you prefer to be in the NH90 frame. Despite that fact It can't unseat the UH-60 AR is switching Belgium is switching from the TTH to H145M
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  3268.  @chickenfishhybrid44  Even when you build under license you can make changes to it airframe The Indian Su-30MKI is baseline Su-30 built underline but with dozens and dozens of changes they have made over the years its doable,
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  3269.  @raivenbeatz1468  With what nada India is buying more US and EU and wont aid Russia The best the PLAN has ever done is send 3 ships at long distance Europe has the benefit of access to US bases and assets A fleet from Europe easily operate in the pacific from Australia , New Guinea or Guam The EU would have ships and aircraft waiting for any PLAN fleet trying to come through the Suez
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  3270.  @raivenbeatz1468  All of which will do nothing
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  3271.  @icemike1  what allies
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  3272.  @raivenbeatz1468  Could NATO wage conflict against Russia without the US Yes but it would only end in stalemate Remember while Ukraine doesnt a top tier air force, NATO does Su-34 can strike from outside Ukraine's defense while NATO would be able to send Typhoons with meteor missiles after them if T-90s think bradleys are a nightmare, imagine what they would think when Tigrs gunships start dropping Hellfire missiles on them lastly , Moskva was hit with just 2 ASMs An attacking NATO force would hit 100 times harder and there would be no question what happened
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  3273. Yes that would but that also escalate things small scale into a full shooting war Can NATO drive Russia out of Ukraine Absolutely , they could have Russian forces on the run in a matter of hours but Russia knows it wouldnt win so they would respond with nuclear weapons and WW3
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  3274. They are trying to not give Russia any excuse to use nuclear weapons. If the West allowed Ukraine to strike Russia unrestricted The first that that Ukraine, would do show stop on Moscow with massive attack striking them as they struck Ukraine Thus giving Putin an excuse to respond with nuclear weapons
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  3275. If the West would speed things up and get Ukraine want it needs, this would be moot
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  3276. Wagner's mutiny was gift to the West if it was short lived
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  3277. Not quite, But you are correct if Ukraine is to have chance , they need improve their attacks While USV are slightly effective, they need better tactics The smart play would be adopt WW2 PT boats and equipped with surface to surface torpedo's with warhead from R-360 Neptune missiles Ideally if the US still had any older MK-48 ADACP circa 1988, those would be perfect as those are designed to go after ships But Ukraine needs to develop a torpedo for more effective attacks or wait till the F-16 arrives and start attack with F-16s The F-16 can carry 2 Harpoon ASM and the older baseline models can be launched from 100 miles away Russian Frigates and Corvettes defenses max out at 43 miles and with Crimea air field under constant attack its very likely F-16s will makes strike with Harpoons again Russian shipping At 5000 tons, the Harpoon 500lbs warhead is far more damaging than the Neptune's 330lbs warhead
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  3278. Because the last thing they want is the US's wrath
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  3279. So in other words, Assad is in Russia How ironic Russia invaided Ukraine ,yet their president with US stayed Syrian rebels attack and Russian supported Syrian president runs for the hills
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  3280.  @hercg1967  Yeah no The S-300 missile range is 125 miles and S-400 250 miles I will give u three guess what missile the F-16 carries that outranges both
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  3281. Simple Iran is like China and will reverse engineer the Su-35 tech so Russia would rather no go down that road again China brought just 24 Su-35s and now all of sudden , their J-20 has "improved engines"
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  3282. They kinda dont have a choice in the matter Iran's air force is hand ful of 1st generation 4th gen and late generation 3rd gen planes In modern terms, their air force is woefully obsolete Their propaganda like to claim they can fight both Israel and US but Israeli F-15i as well as US F-15C would make quick work of the Iranian air force They need 50 Su-35 to have a credible air force which they currently dont have
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  3283. Not likely Russia's problem is that F-16 can fully use the AGM-88s in all modes as F-16 APG-66 This gives Ukraine two major advantages The first is that AGM-88 can engage everything short of Buk-3M, S-300 and S-4000 Everything else can be targeted but most important is that APG-66 allows Ukraine to be able to locate and target Russian jammers Those two will be Ukraine greatest capabilities with the F-16 without jammers GPS munitions regain their accuracy and Russia loses its shield
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  3284. Sure not
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  3285. Lets crap HIMARS and ATACMS has been beating the brakes of Russian forces for over 2 years Lets talk about what the F-16s brings to Ukraine Ukraine MIG-29 and Su-27 can use GPS bombs but they can be jammed by EW. The F-16 can use laser guided bombs which are immune to EW as well AGM-65s also immune to EW Ukraine cant drop 3 ton bombs but pretty sure F-16s dropping 2000lbs bombs would be just as bad on Russian forces But most important is that F-16 can be fitted with UK, EU, FR or Israeli weapons The F-16s have been fitted with different equipment which is likely why it too so long to get them to ready They have Terra EW SP pods on the wings
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  3286. cope harder
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  3287.  @Testio26  yawn
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  3288.  @Testio26  Coper harder maybe someone might actually believe you Not
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  3289.  @owenbruce4120  The US doesnt need to photoshop images But most hilarious is propagandist cant tell the different between US and Russian ships
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  3290.  @Testio26  Says the clown quoting ancient history
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  3291.  @Testio26  Ah yes the sad reply The best you can do is quote something over 60 years ago hilarious cope hard
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  3292. Then the Houthis will learn why the B-52 is called the Buff
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  3293.  @CenterZero_DeadSecurity  Who is complaining about the US smoking an Iranian backed military in Iraq oh wait Iraq is
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  3294.  @manmin517  Iraq is the one crying as MQ-9s are back in busineess
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  3295. No they thought that Israel wouldnt do anything if they held hostage they though wrong
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  3296. victim card
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  3297. Thats why its called a bunker buster
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  3298. The simple is yes Most of the former warsaw pact countries have a lot seriously out of date weapons
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  3299.  @gang3576  They didnt even down the aircraft that struck them 2 days ago
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  3300.  @kam1470  Cope harder
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  3301. The best combination honestly would be F-16, Rafales and Gripen 12 Rafales, 12 Gripens and 76 F-16s The Rafale would perform the role of EA-18Gs for the Ukraine providing EW support and protecting the F-16s and preventing Su-35 and MIG-31 from getting long range shots The Gripens have the range and weapons needs for strike against the Black Sea Fleet bases and ships The F-16 would be used in the ground attack role. As far counter air operations against Russian fighters Unless Ukraine gets an AWACS , I would advise against it
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  3302.  @CallmeBotakaOrc  Cope harder clown
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  3303.  @paultom8905  Russian weapons so far are proving to be literally crap
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  3304. The F-16 is simply the best choice because it exists in numbers that would allow Ukraine to get 100 planes in matter of weeks F-18 , Rafale and Gripen lack the numbers
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  3305. Everything is a game charger for Ukraine Ukraine before the war lacked basically in every area The additional of western is moving them from poorly equipped to a modernized force
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  3306. Yeah how about no if the USAF was the adopt the ARRW , it would be vastly superior to anything China or Russia has fielded Lets lay out the details China's only weapons are massive DFs which B-52s or F-15E with ARRW can easily target Russia's weapons are Kinzhal which can only be used by handuf of assets and the Zircon which again even fewer assets Secondly you claim that China launched and the US didnt know is complete nonsense Chineses DFs are massive ICBM size weapons that even an F-35 can see from 1200 miles away The US hypersonic weapons are designed for tactical flexibility across various assets and does not require changes as seen with Chinese and Russian designs
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  3307.  @joeswanson5486  Yet only one PBU 55K6E command center
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  3308. The Kinzhal is aero ballistic weapon which travels at high altitude, above 30,000 ft which allows the Patriot to easily spot it Interception is simple math The Patriot fire control plots the missile speed and course and send out a missile to met the Kinzhal at a predicted point From 100 miles away, the Patriot FCS has 46 seconds to track and shoot. At 50 , its 23 seconds If the Patriot can spot it at a long enough range, it very possible This is why the USN is not worked about hypersonc weapons Their SM-6 has lock on after launch capability which allows them to launch without a firing solution The SM-6 datalink can get the missile to target area and its own seeker can take over or leave it to external targeting
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  3309.  @mrtopcat2  Yawn clown, Russia is still getting their ass hand to them
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  3310.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Thats a thing of the past there clown As F-16s start to take a more active role, the need to 155mms and HIMARS missiles by ground forces will drop substantially Unlike JDAMs, laser guided bombs cant be jammed by EW. The F-16 brings a lot of weapons that are immune to EW
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  3311.  @weedylock  The Russian S-series won't have time to The USAF has its own hypersonic weapons as well as the USN airborne jammer which combined can easily destroy any Russian S-series
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  3312. In sense, it does because the US military has shifted tactics from fighting in the air to destroying the enemy on the ground Its far more effective than trying to go plane to plane
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  3313. Iron dome has nothing with Israel putting steel on target in Iran
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  3314. You are forgetting where Israel gets its weapons from
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  3315. You do realize that Israel will crush Irans's so called air force in a matter of hours
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  3316. How about no
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  3317.  @АндрейШироков-л7ъ  Even with long ranger, it still has to unmask to fire. With the growing range of SHORAD systems, unmasking can be fatal The Herme-S is designed for ground launchers not aircraft, The Hermes-A is designed for aircraft and its range is shorter than the Spike NLOS What the Ka-52M will do, nothing much In Yemen, None of them missiles used were quote home made They have been getting advance weapons from third parties lastly no protection system is 100 percent ,thats just as pure nonsense The Ka-52 does not have infinite countermeasures While Apaches have been lost, its they have certainly seen fare more action that Ka-52 has seen hence why it massive outsells the Ka-52 on the market
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  3318.  @tukituki7680  Right and yet after how many years The KA-52 and Mi-28 despite its so called claims has found very very few buyers India who once brought Russian chose the Apache of the Mi-28 and KA-52 They are so satisfied they are buying more
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  3319. They are taking their chances on foot
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  3320. Its hype vs reality The Hype The Defense System President-S, also referred to as BKO, is a fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft protection system designed to defeat incoming infrared-guided missiles by laser and radiofrequency/electronic jamming of the missile's seeker. President-S is intended to defeat primarily man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) such as the Russian Igla and the United States Stinger shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles. KRET and Ekran tested this system firing Igla missiles at a President-S equipped Mi-8 helicopter fixed up on a special rig. During the tests, several missiles were fired from a distance of 1,000 meters with no missile reaching its target due to the highly effective jamming. Reality The Ukrainian landscape is littered with the wreckage of Russia air force aircraft from Ka-52s to Su-34s The Hype During a reported test conducted by the Russian military in 1999 the T-90 was exposed to a variety of RPG, ATGM and APFSDS munitions. When equipped with Kontakt-5 ERA the T-90 could not be penetrated by any of the APFSDS or ATGM Reality Before the conflict, Russia vehicles were seen with welded cages Ukrainian landscape is littered with burnt out hulks of Russian armor and equipment The Hype Russian equipment is made out of Stalinium Reality Due to budget cuts, they had use steel instead as Stalinium was too expensive
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  3321. The Hype Russian equipment is made out of Stalinium Reality Due to budget cuts, they had use steel instead as Stalinium was too expensive
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  3322. The Hype Russian equipment is made out of Stalinium Reality Due to budget cuts, they had use steel instead as Stalinium was too expensive They are losing because of lack of Stalinium
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  3323. The KH-31 like all Russian weapons is all bark and no bite
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  3324.  @rebelliousfew  They dont have enough ,however that numbers keep growing
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  3325. This makes no sense SPYDER , HARPY and SPIKE yes Merkava NOOOO
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  3326. The best Israel should offer is the SPYDER , HARPY and SPIKE NLOS The SPYDER is mobile defense systems which would be vital for protecting front line forces The HARPY is built for SEAD but also take out GPS Jammer The SPIKE NLOS has 3 times the range of any ATGM and can strike with high precision As for Iran getting weapons That goes both ways Israel's wishlist from the US is TLAMs, JASSMs and LRASMs The JASSM is nightmarish because one, its carry 1000lbs bunker busting warhead which is great for destroying weapons cache as well Iranian targets two the F-15Es that Israel has can carry up 5 per Israel would be able to attack targets in the middle east with far greater ease
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  3327. No The best Israel should offer is the SPYDER , HARPY and SPIKE NLOS The SPYDER is mobile defense systems which would be vital for protecting front line forces The HARPY is built for SEAD but also take out GPS Jammer The SPIKE NLOS has 3 times the range of any ATGM and can strike with high precision
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  3328. The US has MQ-9s with Hellfire and Hellfire RDX aka Salami Slicer in Niger The US wouldnt need wetwork to deal with them One salami slicer dropped on one is more than enough to make to the others rethink their life choices
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  3329.  @Babajagnee  The US has MQ-9s with Hellfire and Hellfire RDX aka Salami Slicer in Niger that more than enough to make to them rethink their life choices
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  3330. Chase the US out with what exactly harsh language You really wanna be on the receiving end of US airpower ?
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  3331. Iran isnt ready for Israel
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  3332. The goal was for a peace resolution but as that has been highly unlikely things have to change
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  3333.  @readytodie116  Still no match for the Israeli air force
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  3334.  @AmirmasoudGhadimi  Israel has the latest aircraft from the US while Iran's air force is from the 70s Germany delivered a new built sub and corvettes to Israeli navy last year whereas Iran? need I continue
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  3335. its not that Iran doesnt want escalation Its the fact that in a all out war They stand no chance
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  3336. Not likely if the ATACMS smoked sevastopol , Putin will have heart attack
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  3337. Yes , those game changers are why Ukraine has lasted this long
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  3338. Thats why Biden says its on the table
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  3339. Yawn
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  3340.  @Arya-Khosro  sure it was not
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  3341.  @syncopatedfeb4770  And your point is exactly what Nothing Weapons failing during testing is literally means nothing The difference is what the US is working on is vastly superior to anything anyone else has Lets recap, the US is developing a weapon that its bombers can carry in numbers up 20 per plane Russia's Kinzhal is 4 and China is at 2 missile per plane whereas Iran's hypersonic hot air is ??? The US is working on common missile for its destroyers and subs whereas again Russian and China, ?? Once again where is Iran, not even in the picture Iran has its hot air but the critical difference is the US systems being designed are so any US assets can put it on any one doorstep in a matter of hours Something that neither China or Russia can't do either Iran damn sure can't do
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  3342.  @syncopatedfeb4770  And your point
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  3343.  @syncopatedfeb4770  The LRHW is called Dark Eagle ding dong
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  3344. Thats all the more reason to station more ships in support of Israel and the all the more reason for the US break out the good ole terrorist eraser The MQ-9 Reaper
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  3345.  @dl8909  And your point that design is like a KH-58Mk2 or KH-69
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  3346.  @miriamweller812  Wrong NASAMs has 40-50lbs warhead optimized for taking out aircraft At most, it would takeout a piece of the building not collapse an section Case point, the destruction is similar to when Russia used KH-22s against a mall
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  3347.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  And its russian there geniss
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  3348.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  No that missile is absolutely russian made
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  3349. Clearly poorly planned by amateurs
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  3350.  @joshuapaul2022  Wrong on all counts there Ukraine has all airfields all over the country. Most of the airfields in western Ukraine are very much operational and out or range of Russian attacks Secondly, Ukraine is defend said airfields with Western air defense equipment The bases closest to the fighting , bordering with Russian and the ones in south towards the sea, yes they are either damaged or destroyed but that still leaves over dozen bases in Western Ukraine that Russian forces cant reach Lastly there are things called combat engineers who can repair damage in a matter of hours Russia has quote struck Ukraine air fields how many times now yet Ukrainian air force has show repeatedly that they are very much still in this fight
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  3351.  @joshuapaul2022  By themselves ,that would be a problem but backed by the West Not a problem
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  3352.  @hypnophonz  Its not that Kinzhal wasnt hypersonic its was the fact the Patriot beat Kinzhal 7 times in a row
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  3353.  @willrobinson9767  Right, the middle east is going to cut off their biggest buyer not in million years there buddy
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  3354. They can warn all they want Uncle sam doesnt care War is business
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  3355. You do realize that at the end of the day The US cares very little about Africa as a hole
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  3356.  @marko9598  its going to come to point where the West will had enough and take more direct action
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  3357.  @johanstinson  They tried and saw they still had issues
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  3358. It would be more successful if they give Ukraine the ATACMS
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  3359. The West is following the measured response rule There is no provoking going on
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  3360. Russian interrogation thats new
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  3361. It would actually have to fly first
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  3362. What did Biden expect Israel is taking no prisoners
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  3363.  @cringe1660  U have better odds playing the lottery
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  3364. ​ @JustAGroundhog  Yeah not happening India only option is working with France for highly improved Rafale variant to counter the FC-31s stealth Additionally need a new range missile able to engage stealth
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  3365. The Su-57 isnt an option what is an option is upgrading their capabilities
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  3366. They dont air superiority, Ukraine with modern integrated air defence system (IADS) with western tech would control the airspace There are not enough NASAMS , IRIS-T but the US can supply Ukraine with 50 Patriot batteries which can give Ukraine the frame work for IADS Germany needs to continue refurbishing Flakpanzer Gepard as Ukraine needs at least 100 units As for ATACMS they dont need thousands , only a few hundred and smart tactics Key ATACMS targets are Russian forward operating bases where KA-52s, Mi-28s and Mi-35s are . Russian main bases in the separatist regions where fuel and munitions are stored Striking those forces Russia to either bring on more protection and move them, either works for Ukraine
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  3367. Tactically and strategically with ATACMS Ukraine needs to target forward operating bases where KA-52s, MI-28s and Mi-35 operate Supply bases , communication , jammers and munitions/fuel storage Effectively make it that much harder for Russian forces in country to operate Ideally, a combined arms would special forces with Javelins or loitering munitons attacking key air defense sites like they did with sevastopol and open the door for ATACMSs to strike without having to contend with defenses ATACMS and Abrams is good but the real crowd pleaser is the F-16s
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  3368.  @tsclly2377  Correction After hearing that US carried out 75 plus strikes in Syria against ISIS I thinking Uncle sam on the sly send in a few B-2s and crippled the Syrian military giving the Rebels the momentum they needed Russia was too embarrassed to admit that US easily flew unchecked despite having an S-400 in country
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  3369. There are these things called observation satellites, been around since the 60s Th Oreshnik is MRMB which means there is no hiding it when one is launched The Oreshnik existence is actually pretty ironic When the US was working its Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS), they were considering using SLBM and ICBM and Russia argued against it development saying that such missiles would lead to misunderstandings , effectively saying that both Russian and China could mistake CPS launches as actually nuclear strikes against them How ironic for Russia to do the same thing they once argued against
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  3370. Yeah, the Oreshnik will be met by the US SM-3 or SM-6
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  3371.  @VIPER276  The A-50 like the USAF E-3 is vital asset for surveillance of the air as well as guiding fighters and cueing missiles to target With that asset, Russia has gaping hole in its defense that Ukraine exploit The A-50 numbers are very very thin and not easily replaced
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  3372.  @VIPER276  ATACMS opening act was shredding 2 Russian bases and nearly 20 aircraft The loss the A-50 and damaged IL-22 is massive blow to Russian air defense That complicates their ability to counter Ukraine strike
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  3373.  @VIPER276  Funny how Russia claims Ukraine western weapons wont make a difference yet here it is again costing them dearly
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  3374.  @badgermcbadger1968  If China does make a move, the F-15E and B-1B has the speed and payload to get on station the fastest. F-22 can provide top cover while Strike Eagles and Lancers work The F-35 will be doing mainly ISR work. China's problem is that they lack strategic airlift capabilities that the US and Russia has Since they have very limited strategic airlift capabilities they have to rely on ships to get the bulk of their forces to Taiwan Ships would be vulnerable to subs ,ships and aircraft
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  3375. In that scenario, F-15E and B-1Bs would better suited for dealing with the initial attack while C-130s and C-17s can follow up
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  3376. In order for it to be effective, that would mean that USAF would be buying thousands of missiles thats alot to keep track of
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  3377. They are running a war and believe me, its costing them dearly
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  3378.  @dosdannys  Yawn clown
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  3379. Iran couldn't compete with Israel on its best day Lets recap The Israeli airforce has access the 5th F-35 and the latest model of the F-15 The Iranian Air force best aircraft is the US made F-14. When Iran was flying escort missions in Syria It wasnt with their quote Saeqeh, Kowsar or Azarakhsh even their claimed F-313, Again F-14 Besides the F-14, the only other potent asset they have is the MIG-29 The US would have no problem supplying Israel with the F-14s weakness. The US also MIG-29 that they use for dissimilar air combat training and aggressor training All the aircraft that Iranian air force has can been easily supplied to Israel for dissimilar air combat training and aggressor training Can Iran get their hands on F-35 or F-15 nope The Israeli navy ships are built by US and Germany Iran's latest built ship capsized in dry dock? how to hell does ship capsize in dry dock nuff said
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  3380. Thats Israel without access to newer US weapons
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  3381. The package isnt finalized yet
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  3382. Once Russia started selling to Iran all bets with Israel were off
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  3383. Lil Kim tanks' against western anti weapons only ends with being shredded
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  3384. Thats Ukraine Not South Korea Learn the difference
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  3385. Thats Ukraine not South Korea Major difference in technology
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  3386. Not if they keep the yield between 1-5kt failout would be minimal however a find a target to use it on is the problem
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  3387. How about none of the above Hamas attacked Israel and choose to hid in Gaza Israel has to right to defend themselves and protect their people, Hamas has made the Gaza a threat that they can no longer tolerate There would be condemnation, sanctions and boycotts or any consequences period You are forgetting the fact of the attack Hamas gunned down unarmed civilians. They threw grenades into bomb shelters where civilians were taking refuge. They took hostages and tortured them as well threatened to execute them Sorry but no is shredding any tears if Israel wipes out Gaza Destroying Gaza can be done if they keep yield between 1-5kt at most If Hamas had attacked and simply left, then Israel's response would be considered disproportionate but as more and more information about what Hamas did and is currently doing Again ,zero consequences period
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  3388.  @bushwackenbubba3988  Its called scale On the tactical scale, Ukraine forces are beating the brakes of the Russian forces but on the strategic scale Russian forces are still making gains Zelensky knows that they can't win this conflict allow with tactical victories, they need to fight Russian forces on the strategic scale in order to win this conflict Norway is currently looking at giving Ukraine both NSM and NASAMS as well as the UK with Harpoons both systems are exactly what Ukraine needs to fight Russia on the the strategic scale Naval Strike Missile (NSM) has both land and anti ship capability but its key feature is its advanced target discrimination It can go after specific targets or locations.on a ship. The Harpoon benefit in land attack mode is that its 488lbs warhead can completely destroy fuel depots and munition storage as well large groups of targets. The Russian navy can easily stay out of range but that just means that Ukraine forces can focus on attacking Russia land assets in and out of Ukraine. if the Ukraine employes combined arms like the US does, they can inflict serious damage on the strategic scale Using drones like the Switchblade, to knock out defenses, then attack with either Harpoon or NSM to completely destroy the target Most bases can be destroyed with 8 missiles targeted at precision locations Fuel depots, munition storage, vehicle parking, command and control, communication and other assets critical to Russia as operating force Both the NSM and Harpoon have coastal defense units which allow them to shoot and scoot As for the NASAMS An advanced air defense with 5 times the range of MANPADs and able to hit aircraft at any altitude as well as is shoot and scoot with anti missile capability Zelensky knows he needs more weapons
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  3389.  @misha791  False
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  3390. Biden rain strikes down on the Houthis 24/7 They were warned but kept attacking shipping in major shipping lane So the US can do what ever they need to do protect the shipping lanes
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  3391. The US is going to degrade their ability to carry out attacks but if they will wanna play games Remember, the US arsenal vast and US can have strategic bombers on station to drop steel in matter of hours
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  3392.  @Thraun24  Cope cope
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  3393.  @Psychoterratic  Right here we are 3 years later and Russia has gotten no where
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  3394.  @kobodera8261  The F-16 hasnt burned yet Ukraine by measure So Ukraine getting an aircraft that doesnt rely on spare parts from Russia is getting burned hilarious
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  3395. They are game changers. Unlike Ukraine's Russian air force, the F-16 is made by the US but most importantly is fully compatible with UK, EU, French and Israeli weapons Simple put, the F-16 can be armed virtually any western weapon with ease. Example, the US is considering the JASSM and JASSM-ER for Ukraine As the F-16 is digital, that mod only only take days. If Germany wanted to supply KEPD-350s, easily added. There is very little that cant be fitted to the F-16
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  3396.  @123yogkiag5  The F-16 pilot likely suffered spatial disorientation and crashed You are forgetting that Ukrainian pilots received highly condensed training Normally ,it takes 2-3 years for pilots to experienced on a aircraft Ukrainian pilots only had a few months of training
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  3397.  @allalbenadam  So again you cant read is what you are saying
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  3398.  @allalbenadam  So you literally cant read is what you are saying
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  3399. Wrong on all counts Ejection from an aircraft has several factors in play if the aircraft was upside down for example and depending on the height, the seat may have not necessary height to get the pilot safely Secondly what you are falsely referring to is zero-zero ejections and those seats are not fitted to all aircraft because all aircraft dont need them What likely happened is that pilot misjudged his altitude and tried to save the plane instead of ejecting Case in point, USAF Thunderbird pilot Capt Stricklin was performing a low level loop and realized he misjudged his altitude , he stayed with the plane but veered it away from the crowed seconds before punching out. The minimum requirement to be a Thunderbird pilot for the USAF is at least 750 hours. When the USAF went to Iraq, only pilots with 300 plus hours were selected Given the time that has passed, Ukrainian pilots likely have a fraction of that flight time
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  3400.  @BahdengGenine  Except that didnt happen
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  3401. Nothing is working against the ATACMS
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  3402. Ukraine was holding their own till Oct , then the US didnt resupply them till last month so Russia making gains now thats stopped and its only going to get worst The US is preparing to send Home on Jam seekers for the JDAMs and SDBs for Ukraine effectively giving them more munitions able to hunt Russian EW sites Considering that Ukraine has a number of launchers for the SDBs, that will allow them to launch more attacks against Russian EW sites Russian EW has been blunted GPS weapons effectiveness and if they lose their EW shield, you are going to see massive drop in Russian control areas
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  3403. @MrBobinski1 Technically yes and no With the way Russia uses them yes With the way the US plans on using them no As long as air defenses radar have a clear unchallenged view of sky , they can intercept and thats where the US differs The US plan is use in concert with EA-18G and ADM-160s to disrupt enemy ability's to target which increases chances of the missile hitting target Russia has no airborne jamming assets like the US, they simply launch and leave Case in point The Kinzhal can cover 1200 miles in 9 minutes thats ample time for AD to react come up with firing solution When launched from 100 miles away, its 45 seconds. which is too little time for the AD to react Depending on how close you can get, the reaction time varies
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  3404. No ,the US doesnt cut corrners with its programs like China and Russia does
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  3405.  @gumanoid137  How about no The USN has been updating the SM-6 to counter the Chinese made DF-21 and DF-26 which travels at Mach 10 The Oreshnik only travels slightly faster but most importantly, the USN already the SM-3 which can intercept the before it re-enters
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  3406. No one is worried about Putin's so called toy especially NATO If Putin wants to try NATO and learn the hard way let him
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  3407. You are forgetting key points While Oreshnik claims high speed, there is no hiding when its launched
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  3408.  @gflucas4285  The recent loss of ship literally proves otherwise
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  3409.  @2good4u_1M  Apples and oranges The Slovakian S-300 is a massive very easy target. If you google the S-300 , you can see it shear size which makes it an easy targety The Harpoon on other hand is 1500bls and 15 ft long missile that can easily be transported Its very easy to load a single missile in a Mk 141 canister launcher on a KrAZ-5233 truck They have ample trucks with the capable to carry 2 missiles Mk 141 canister launcher The quad launch coastal missile defense system truck is just one truck much like the Russia Bastion So the odds of Russia forces stopping these missiles is relatively low Ukraine forces can safely store the missiles till they are properly trained to fire them
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  3410.  @愛を込めてロシアから  All yes, the copium
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  3411. You do realize that an engagement with the West will be Apache, Cobra and Tigr hunting Russian armor long before any Leopard or Abrams Russian KA-52s and Mi-28 both under performed in Ukraine Ka-52 losses over 60 and out of estimated 150 in Russian service, Mi-28 losses are not as bad but not good either Lastly Ukraine lost 3 Abrams while Russia has nearly a dozen aircraft in the last 10 days
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  3412.  @TomasFunes-rt8rd  Sorry clown, I never like my own comment like yourself you should work on that
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  3413.  @LuizSMatos-dr9tz  Sorry sunshine but the US ego is not affected one bit Ukraine has M1A1 SA (Situational awareness Thats 10 generations behind the US Army M1A2 SEPv3 12 as the AbramsX is the latest whereas every model tank Russia has put on ground in Ukraine has been shredded Lets not forget that a Russian T-90 got gangbanged by two Bradelys
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  3414. Here's new flash The West hasnt sent anything major to Ukraine while Ukraine has been sending back captured Russian tech who losing worst The west losing a few tanks and arty pieces or Russia has tanks, air defense units and whole electronic warfare systems sent back to the West
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  3415. 3 losses does not compare so hundreds of supposed best protected T-90s being destroyed not hundreds of T-80s and literally thousands of T-72s No the mention Russia is unwilling to use its supposed best tank in Ukraine
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  3416.  @Mestari1Gaming  Open source says Russia has lost 2800 tanks over a hundred are T-90A/KS/M models
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  3417.  @ggez-yc1ui  Glad to see you can admit being a clown
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  3418.  @ggez-yc1ui  Cope harder
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  3419.  @setsname3072  Yawn
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  3420.  @ggez-yc1ui  Cope harder The lost of the aircraft has been visual confirmed as well acknowledge by Russia and yes losing that many planes trumps losing a few tanks
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  3421. The Patriot is not the tool for the job in Ukraine but its large numbers means that Ukraine would easily get up integrated air defence system (IADS up much faster
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  3422. Israel has uses PAC against drones but what Ukraine should do is link the system to get an integrated air defence system (IADS) up so they can slew to cue with the Gepards using the Patriot's radar
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  3423. Actually Israel has done so in the past What Ukraine can and should do is link the Gepard's to Patriot's radar so it slew to cue with greater accuracy
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  3424. Iran wont attack At the end of the day Israel can hurt Iran far worst than Iran can Israel
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  3425. Israel has had plans for all out war with Iran for decades Any attack by Iran and its literally all out war
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  3426.  @D-E-S_8559  Ukraine will destroy it again The simple fact is that Ukraine has been striking S-400s more and more as over time they discovered weakness with the system The destruction S-400s opens the drone for air attacks from the Ukrainian air force which are limited in scope due to limited number of aircraft able to use western precision weapons if Ukraine had F-16s, the Russian base and ships would have been completely destroyed
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  3427.  @ZHOUKINGS  Lay off the potato juice You are literally clown There is no such thing as the MiG-28
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  3428. There are no rules for dealing with animals Hamas gunned down innocent civilians, tortured prisoner People hiding bunkers, they throw grenades These are animals not people and should be dealt with as such
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  3429. Interesting
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  3430.  @Lietuvaitiis  Propoganda would be fake Army captain It was already established that prior to the Russian attack, US intelligence had been supplying Ukraine with information regarding Russian movements as well predicted points of attack. Using that info, Ukraine wisely reinforced those locations thus when Russia did make it move, Ukraine wasnt caught off guard Specifically , Ukraine denied Russia the use Antonov Airport/ Hostomel Airport. Russia's 3 day plan had hinged on them taking the airport intact and landing waves of forces via IL-76s to be reinforced by an armored column The armored column arrived but the airport was useless hence's Russia plan collapses So the fake army captain statement is simply more Propoganda
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  3431. Simple they dont need the F-16 to go blow for with Su-35s Lets spell it out for you Ukraine has been striking air defense ,air fields as well assets in the air to reduce Russia's ability to interdict Ukrainian aircraft With A-50s flying, S-300 and S-400 fully operationally, F-16s would have been vulnerable Russia has grounded its A-50s and S-300/400s are getting attacked daily Without that coverage, its up to Su-35s and their radar which is extremely limited coverage Ukraine needs the F-16s ability to use fully use the AGM-88s in all modes. One it allows them to better attack Panstir ,Tunguska and Tor SHORAD and two most importantly it allows them better attack Russian EWS sites The F-16 can drop 500bs, 1000bs and 2000lbs laser guided bombs which are immune to EW jamming. More the point, it can use number of weapons immune to EW jamming but importantly, the F-16 can use US, EU, UK, French and Israeli weapons Lastly, the F-16 can use Harpoon ASM to hunt the remaining Black Sea ships at sea There is literally zero need for dogfighting
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  3432. Pretty much There are 5 variants of the ATACMS. M39, M39A1, M48, M57 and M57E1 Ukraine has M39, M39A1, and M48s, They wont see the newer M57 or M57E1 till the older M39, M39A1, M48 stocks are used up But as PrSM deliveries are in full swing, that might be sooner than later The US military opposed ATACMS because they were not receiving the PrSM yet Now that they are, they dropped all opposition to Ukraine getting the 190 mile variants of the ATACMS There are 300 PrSM planned for 2024 and 2025 Thats 300 ATACMS that Ukraine will receive in turn
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  3433. Despite Russia's claim of getting intact missiles it doesnt help them one bit Ukraine has GMLRS while the US army has moved on ER GMLRS and PrSM Ukraine has Storm Shadow and UK/France moving on to FCASW The reason why Russian cant stop them is because they have INS back up which is analog INS which are immune to EW Russia's fear hence why they are increasing strikes against Ukrainian airfield is the F-16 and AGM-88 combo While the MIG-29 and Su-27 can use the AGM-88 in limited fashion, the F-16 can fully use it and unlike the MIG-29 and Su-27, the F-16 can target Russian jammers with the AGM-88 No jammers, and GPS munition regain their accuracy
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  3434.  @anteneupitra  Cope
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  3435. Very old tech
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  3436.  @kwonekstrom2138  The critical difference is that the ATACMS was built to comply with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty). The Army had planned for modern multimode seeker for a newer batch of ATACMS however the withdrawal from the INF made that plan pointless. The PrSm increment 1 will use the modern multimode seeker however as you stated , lessons in Ukraine will likely see changes to seeker design in later models. The likely course that Lockheed will take is reusing the seeker technology LRASM and JAGM but wit the additional of DSMAC. The JAGMs MMW seeker for moving targets. The LRASMs EO and IIR passive tracking. DSMAC for GPS denial locations
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  3437.  @shafiumohammed1977  Russia is making a big deal about capturing a weapon that is decades old but importantly ignoring the fact thats not even the newest variant
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  3438. Yeah yet another dud weapon from Iran
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  3439. Thats not much of a message.
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  3440.  @grahamdrew5512  First thats whole point of aerial refueling is for 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 he 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 Two years ago, then the commanding general of the Norwegian Air force praised the F-35 performance and handling in Norways' weather which is very similar to Canada's Secondly you are miss mashing information The lack of bases is different issue
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  3441.  @abrahamdozer6273  The fact is that the 6th gen is rapidly approaching and buying 4.5 gen as your only asset makes no sense
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  3442. The simple fact is there is no case for the Gripen. The Gripen E/F is high end 4.5 however by 2030, Most of the 6th gen prototype will either getting ready to fly, flying or close to becoming operational. By 2040, all should be operational so by 2040, it will be hopeless obsolete The USAF can buy F-15EX because they have multiple assets as well as support from the USN and USMC The RCAF only operates one asset , the CF-18. So why build an asset that will be hopeless obsolete before all the aircraft are delivered To avoid obsolescence issues, they will need electronic warfare. More than what the Gripen can offer The F-18 and EA-18G offer made sense because the EA-18G capabilities makes harder for enemy aircraft to BVR The F-35 on the other hand has very long time before it reaches its obsolescence The factor there is hypersonic weapons. Hypersonic are going to make life extremely difficult for SAM sites So even if Russia or China could break the F-35s stealth ,there very little they could about it
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  3443.  @leonardovalentini03  Not yet
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  3444.  @leonardovalentini03  Tanks have no use ,whereas jets do
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  3445.  @margelatu79  Ukraiine only as 12 total NASAMS and IRIS-T moron Not nearly enough for country wide coverage
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  3446.  @margelatu79  How exactly are they going to do when Ukraine will likely have dozens of NASAMS and IRIS-T by then
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  3447. When Ukraine finally gets the ATACMS, it will be a major nightmare for Russian forces
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  3448. Lots and lots and lots of Vodka miscalculation was not securing Western Ukraine if the Russia military wasn't so inept, they would have attacked western Ukraine and established line with them between the West and Ukraine Had that line been established, no HIMARS, M270s, Harpoon, NADA but since they are retarded, Western weapons flow unchecked into Ukraine Ukraine is getting very close to getting the 190 mile range ATACMS Russian claims that they have destroyed western weapons is only music to US defense companies ears
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  3449.  @yohanessugiarto8620  However there is a silver lining/possibility The patriot missile to Ukraine The US has over 1100 launchers and over 10,000 missiles have been produced Unlike , NASAMS, IRIS-T and SAMP-T which only exist in limited numbers The US could easily provide Ukraine with 150 units as well 500-600 missiles which would allow Ukraine to have an integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running in a matter of days While Patriots protect major assets, the, NASAMS, IRIS-T and SAMP-T can be moved to the front lines to nix Russian aircraft and missiles With adequate protection from NASAMS, IRIS-T and SAMP-T keeping Su-35 at bay The F-4 would have free reign
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  3450.  @yohanessugiarto8620  The F-4 can perform the badly needed air to ground but without newer assets its a waste
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  3451.  @yohanessugiarto8620  With an asset able to match the Su-35 The F-4 is harder
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  3452.  @yohanessugiarto8620  It really is Ukraine gets a capable plane able to carry a decent amount of western weapons namely the Maverick, GBU-10/12 as well AGM-88s and AIM-120C-5s As the F-4E 2020 has MIL-STD, integration of JDAM AGM-84 as well AGM-84H/K would be possible The F-4E 2020 would give Ukraine much needed ground attack capabilities from the air but going to toe to toe with the Su-35 is beyond the F-4 Only JAS-39s or F-16s would stand a chance against Su-35s
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  3453.  @yohanessugiarto8620  Sweden doesnt have the Gripen's to spare but Turkey has ample Phantoms and the US can easily replace those with F-16s
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  3454.  @yohanessugiarto8620  If Ukraine could get a western aircraft with the MIL-STD data buses Adapting its stores management system to EU and US carry weapons would only take a few days at most Turkey's F-4E Terminator 2020 ironically could be an option
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  3455. ​ @yohanessugiarto8620  The SLAM-ER would be great if Ukraine was operating say even JAS-39 Something western that would make intergration faster
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  3456.  @yohanessugiarto8620  It easier when you use missiles that can be preloaded with target coordinates The AGM-84H/K is designed for highly precise strikes It requires two AN/AWW-13 Advanced Data Link pods The baseline AGM-84 is much simpler and doesnt require as much interfacing
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  3457.  @yohanessugiarto8620  The SLAMER requires too much interfacing AGM-84 is load and shoot
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  3458.  @cmsinx  Since they don't have control of the air space JDAM won't be of any use hence why it should be the AGM-84 instead
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  3459. While uncle JDAM will make a mark, they need long range precision missiles like the AGM-84 Ukraine needs long range precision missiles for a variety of reasons but mainly for major asset denial The AGM-84 would allow Ukraine to attack both Black Sea Fleet bases and ships as well strike from considerably longer range JDAMs are good but not what is needed
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  3460. For maximum effect, they more coordination as well as suppression of air defense units if they can suppress air defenses long enough, the MIG-29s and Su-27s can climb high enough for high altitude launches which allows them launch JDAMs from 15 miles away with ease The key is suppression of air defense units
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  3461. Russia is desperately trying to capitalize on a weakened Ukraine before they are completely resupplied by the US
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  3462. After 5 months of trying , Russian forces still can't counter the HIMARS pitiful
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  3463.  @peteranderson3956  If the West stopped aiding by the measured response rule, those trenches would be moot Russia's saving grace is that Ukraine has no long range precision capability if the West started supply Harpoons, Exocet and RS-15s as well the ATACMS This would be over very quickly
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  3464.  @arupmallick3923  If the west stopped aiding by the measured response rule Things would be over quickly in Ukraine for Russian forces
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  3465.  @crescentprincekronos2518  You can't send me Sending a Weapon of Mass destruction would be consider inhumane Ukraine's problem is that they need heavy metal. Since they lack it, they are pissing 155mm rounds , ATGMS, and HIMARS They need the newer models of Harpoons able to attack both land and sea targets. The Harpoon's 488lbs warhead is far more effective than HIMARS They need refurbished Mark 60 CAPTOR mines so they can effectively corner the Black Sea Fleet As someone commented about Russia's missile attacks Kuwait has ample stocks of Aspide missiles , estimated 750 units If Kuwait could provide at least 150 units , Ukraine would have enough for integrated air defence system (IADS) against Russian missiles and aircraft
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  3466. That was Putin's gambit He's gambling on the US withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan would make the US less likely to commit forces However if both the UN and NATO declare a military operation, then he has no choice but to withdraw
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  3467. Not Ukraine's problem
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  3468.  @jimmalley  No the point is that US did not leave anything of massive strategic value behind What was left was very minor equipment. Clueless people like you are just say the US left 85 bill worth of equipment without actually understanding what actually left Ukraine has gotten 63 Billion worth of aid from US and that actual has massive strategic value as actually includes a massive amount of strategic weapons like HIMARS with ATACMS, Patriot batteries , tanks ,IFVs and artillery , Actual weapons potent weapons
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  3469. yet they did
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  3470. it can be can easily misused
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  3471.  @chamindadewage9004  Not likely
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  3472.  @zg8661  Yet we are 3 years and counting in Ukraine imagine that
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  3473.  @off6848  I wont even call that nice try thats just sad The destruction of Russian tanks is seen on both photo and video as well shown by Russian sources Cope harder
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  3474.  @zg8661  if the carrier had actually been hit and as they claimed had to return to port explain why no one can find any image of anything supporting the Houthis nonsense just piss poor photoship
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  3475.  @zg8661  Yeah, propagandist need to brush up on their facts The first image on X is of the Russian carrier Kuznetsov not the ike The secondly claiming to be damaged was pulled from Google earth and digitally altered to show damage The images shows an apparent hole but lacks all the characteristics of a missile impact
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  3476.  @TiSIWO  The US will limit arms to Argentina while China will not
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  3477. No, it was the UK choice Either allow Argentina to get jets from the US with limited capabilities and weapons which would never pose a threat or allow them to get fully armed aircraft from China that would pose a serious threat to Falklands The US would supply Argentina with AIM-9Ms and AIM-120C-5. The AIM-120C5 range is 50 miles The Chinese would supply Argentina with PLs , the PL-15E range is 90 miles which near the range of the Meteor The JF-17 can also carry long missiles for land attack as well as anti ship The US would never supply both the Argentina The rational decision was allowing the F-16 or face a major problems if they get Chinese weapons
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  3478. No, it was the UK choice Either allow Argentina to get jets from the US with limited capabilities and weapons which would never pose a threat or allow them to get fully armed aircraft from China that would pose a serious threat to Falklands The US would supply Argentina with AIM-9Ms and AIM-120C-5. The AIM-120C5 range is 50 miles The Chinese would supply Argentina with PLs , the PL-15E range is 90 miles which near the range of the Meteor The JF-17 can also carry long missiles for land attack as well as anti ship The US would never supply both the Argentina The rational decision was allowing the F-16 or face a major problems if they get Chinese weapons
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  3479.  @hanselchristopher534  Never proven
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  3480.  @madanbisht6  Show us the wreckage oh wait, it never haeppened
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  3481.  @ungas024  Thats a nice high low mix
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  3482.  @ungas024  The F-16 as series is very old Ukraine will likely only get between Block 40- Block 52 planes The F-16 4.5 gen is the block 60 plus models which Ukranie wont get The most numerous the Block 40, 50,52+ models which is where they will draw from Even though they are older they are still light years better than what Ukraine is flying right now
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  3483.  @simpli721  That would be wrong HIMARS has given Russian forces nightmares as does Javelin and Patriot has defeated the kinzhal 7 times The F-16 will be Russia's worst nightmare Remember with Moskava a coral reef, The Black Sea Fleet only remaining major surface asset are the frigates Their defenses on reach out 31 miles, F-16s with baseline Harpoon can strike from over 120 miles Their base at Sevastopol will be easy target. Novorossiysk is further away but still with reach To protect their bases , that will force Russian to place S-400s as well GPS jammers which for the West is major bonus as puts them closer to western SIGINT/ELINT assets Over land, the F-16 does not need to fight, it can launch and leave It can also launch ADM-160s There are several ways the F-16 will screw the Russian forces
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  3484. Yes they need more air defense equipment but not to protect F-16s Ukraine needs to more ADF so they can generate an integrated air defence system (IADS) using western equipment A fully functioning IADS would shut down Russian attacks completely Ukraine has 37 Gepards., for an IADS, they need at least 100 AN/TWQ-1 Avengers 12, again at least 150 Patriot , 2 systems, the US can easily provide 50 units Aspide 3, again at least 100 IRIS-TSLM, NASAMSs and SAMPT dont exist in the numbers Ukraine needs With enough ADF, the strain would be reduced greatly on ground forces
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  3485.  @mzerk9324  The F-16 can launch cruise missiles from over 300 miles
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  3486. They have no choice now
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  3487. Ukraine doesnt need manpower It needs weapons so it can strike more effectively Case in point, Ukraine air force has very very aircraft able use Storm Shadow, JDAM , AASM and AGM-88s The Ukrainian army only has 155mm and MLRS and that sums up Ukraine's strike power With the additional ATACMS both 500lbs warhead and submunition variant Ukraine's 70 plus western launchers can strike nearly 200 miles vs the current 103 miles As before , Ukraine uses 6-7 ATACMS and shredded a Russian base So offensively, Ukraine can do more but Ukraine wont have true offensive power till they have at least 12 F-16s operational Unlike Ukraines' Russian aircraft , The F-16 is what is exactly needed For air to ground, the F-16 can use 500lbs, 1000lbs and 2000lbs laser guided bombs which immune to EW While MIG-29s can only use the AGM-88 in limited modes, the F-16 can fully use it , specially the F-16 can hunt and destroy EW sites allowing GPS munitions to be usable again The F-16 can also use the Harpoon ASM for anti ship attacks against Russians' frigates Russian fanboys are quick to say the F-16 is no match for the Su-35 or S-400 New flash, The F-16 doesnt need to be Ukraine has been striking S-300 and S-400 sites but mostly importantly after 2 were blow out of the sky, A-50s are no longer operational So the Russian air force ability to engage F-16s is already knocked out a smart Ukrainian play would play here kitty and have F-16s act as bait and draw Russian aircraft into missile traps Ukraine needs the F-16 air to ground capability more than its air to air
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  3488. Not likely by July , Ukraine will start receiving its initial batch of F-16s and then things will turn around
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  3489. Again not likely
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  3490. Cope harder
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  3491. I will take Biden's mental health over Trump's crazy any day of the week
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  3492.  @robertgarcia217  Amphibious capabilities are no use here Taiwan has the area between them and China layered with mines. Any amphibious force crossing that gap would get lit up An airborne assault with helos is the only way but as China has no heavy lift helo Heavy lift helo can move artillery and light armor which key for to gain a foot hold China already knows where they are going to land and set up shop so Yian-20 and Shaanxi Y-9 can quickly reinforcement with heavier armor and weapons The only thing that Tawian needs to do is continue developing high mobile but long range SAM sites that can rapidly relocate As long as China can't easily take out Tawians' air defense they are good
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  3493. Russia's fear of ATACMS is the simple fact that Ukraine has few Su-24 to use Storm Shadow but 60 plus combined HIMARS and M270 to launch ATACMS That means Russian bases in Crimea are now targetable Worst, Ukraine has learned how to decoy Russian defenses So how embarrassing is that all Russian's boasting about Western weapon, yet this one weapon allow is enough to make u use nukes
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  3494. Lay off the potato juice Ivan
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  3495. Sensitive technology no but India still needs quite a bit technology from the outside if they want to stand realistic chance against China The bulk of their weapons is Russian made and China has a lot of the same weapons They need to lean on the US, France, EU an Israel to overhaul their inventory or their fight will China will be very brief
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  3496. India needs a complete overhaul from the US, France, EU and Israel
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  3497. @Anton Smirnov So in other words,you literally have no idea what you are talking about Lets recap The West has advance targeting pods whereas Russia ??? The West has dual and tri mode bombs whereas Russia KAB-series is still single mode ? Specifically, several western countries have developed precision kits to iron bomb into smart bombs, Russia has no such capability 90 percent of western aircraft has AESA radars whereas Russia again??? And thats just one area Indian refused to buy the Su-57 because of facts not ideology "Defence Minister A K Antony has been saying the FGFA would join the Indian Air Force by 2017. On Monday, his deputy, M M Pallam Raju, told Parliament, “The fifth generation aircraft is scheduled to be certified by 2019, following which the series production will start.” The fact was the Su-57 was going nowhere. Instead of hundreds of aircraft by 2017 In 2017, Russia was still in the prototype stage with a handful of aircraft and nowhere close to building the FGFA Even now, Russian still has just a few examples And your point about Pyotr Ufimcev is what exactly? hes not the first nor will be the last person who came up with a theory that others put into practice Society has been doing that since BC As for the lost of the F-117 Again your point is exactly what ? The USAF lost an F-117 due to limitations of technology at that time. Today, that won't happen even against an S-400 or S-500 In Serbia, SEAD aircraft could not locate SAM sites unless they were actively transmitting. Second, the AGM-88 still needed a source of RF to home in on SEAD also could not see SAM sites hidden in forrest. Weather also played a factor. In gulf where there was nothing but desert ,SAM hunting was much easier Today all those limitations have to fixed As mentioned before Western aircraft have high resolution target pods that allow to ID targets from 30 plus miles away in all weather conditions Instead of solely relying on aircraft with AGM-88s , SEAD can locate targets and vector aircraft with bombs in for the kill Even if the site tries to go active, the SEAD can jam their radars long enough for other aircraft to strike The AGM-88 has been upgraded into all purpose weapon which no long relies on RF homing The lost of the F-117 was more than S-125 doing point and shoot. It took a lot of effort Thats why stealth is still very much active because all the major players understood what and why with the lost of the F-117
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  3498. That would be false Russia allows for transfers technologies but tech is never the same level hence why India is buying more US and EU tech now
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  3499. You do realize that the US is not even flexing on Houthi If the US actually flexed on the Houthi, Yemen would be glowing in the dark and thats not from nuclear attack
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  3500. With what assets they dont have anyhing
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  3501. Yeah no The fact that it happened was black eye enough for Russia and a major gain for the West as Wagner called Putin basis for the war a pack of lies As Ukraine the only thing happening in Ukraine in the coming months is more black eyes for Russian forces Russia's success in the counter-offensive is only telling the West where Ukraine is still coming up short in loitering munitions are problems because Ukraine does not have enough SHORAD to deal with them , hence Germany decision to send 45 more Gepard The KA-52s are able to attack from outside MANPADs range , this likely will speed up Ukraine intergrating RIM-7s to Buk launcher In the end, all bad news for Russia
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  3502. Yeah no Putin credibility took a nose dive with this coup The fact that it happened was damaging enough As for Wagner , Prigozhin had stated that his company was in ruins already due to prolonged war Ukraine strikes had killed a lot of his personnel plus Russian draft made it impossible for him to recruit In the end, another black eye
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  3503.  @robtarring5188  The point is that US cant be relied on for the next 4 years
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  3504. Not likely This will be all the more reason for countries to show they can stand on their own without the US
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  3505. You mean Trump will do whatever Putin says
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  3506. And both can strike back with nuclear weapons as well
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  3507.  @alessandrog1036  Again for the clueless masses The S-400 has was hailed as super system but turned to be a dud its has performed poorly in Ukraine
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  3508.  @worthit4493  Incorrect The West built numerous hypersonic weapons, they havent field any as fully operational yet The S-400 is hailed this super defense system not weapon pay attention
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  3509. They are but it pays dividends for the THAAD to be there
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  3510. @Richard AllisonChina's hypersonic defense system is not the world first , its in the high teens, behind , US, Russia and Israel As for nuclear conflict, Its not about being 100 percent, its about reducing the effectiveness of the attack, A few missiles getting through is better than a few hundred getting through In nuclear conflict, bases with bombers, SSBN ports, capitals and C/Care the first as the goal is to knock out the enemy's able to fight as well as command and control In the Cold War ,you would be correct but current defensive technology has improved greatly to where defenses can achieve a high level of interception The US has the best defenses and they are only getting better Russia's only defenses is the S-300/400/500 and the few A systems. They have no sea based defenses China has the HQ-9 and S-400 as well as few sea based defenses and are working on projectile defenses The US has PAC,THAAD, and GBI on land, and the SMs at least across 90 ships plus projectile and laser defenses in the works HVP ammo is being tested for the MK-45 5 inch gun on destroyers and the Army with its 155mm systems The US has layers upon layers China and Russia not so much
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  3511. Way to not fact check their Crux China's system is not the first world first system
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  3512. Lay off the Potato juice there Ivan Poland has a fully modern air force while Ukraine does not While Ukraine only got M39 ATACMS, Poland has 75 max range ATACMS Lastly Ukraine has a few Patriots systems while Poland 6 complete batteries complete with integrated air defence system (IADS) software A fight with Poland by itself only ends badly for Russia because unlike Ukraine, they actually have to the means to strike Russia with hurts effectively and repeatedly While Storm Shadow stocks are limited, they are buying JASSMs from the US FYI, the USAF in 2016 had 2000 JASSMs, its 2024 , their stock is likely higher
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  3513.  @realpolitik01  I has 5000 missiles Now thats comedy Lets add reality to that statement All worthless then end Its called modern warfare for a reason ding dong Sam sites are Missile firing units, radar, communications and command post MFUs are useless without comms or command post and radar can be simplely jammed with EW You dont need to target the missile, if you destroy their comm and command Without comms and command post, there is no way for the missiles to handled off Without radar, no way for missile to reach their target By destroying or jamming those items, all those missile become paper weights As far the US The US would destroy literally everything Iran has Iran problem's is that Serb already tried that tactic Serbian forces survived because US SEAD could not track them unless they were active and weapons could only engage them if they are active and they lacked comms to transmit data to other assets. Thanks to those lessons, the AGM-88G can engage even targets are cold or even moving at double the range Bonus, thanks to 20 years in Afghan, EA-18G Growlers networked together can generate targeting tracks for hostile radio-frequency sources in real time and trilaterate targets locations from hundreds of square to a very, very small area.
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  3514.  @willthecat3861  The BETAB500 is basically a boosted gravity bomb but it doesnt have long range The areas where Russia are attacking with missiles are protected by long range air defense They would smoke Russian aircraft long before they could get in range with BETA500
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  3515.  @GegeDxD  This one gives a use clear size of the weapon than the previous one
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  3516.  @brianwesley28  Its not too intact There are a several factors at play here The missile is air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) which means it travels at considerable altitude over 50,000 ft. if the missile was hit in the propulsion section , it would lose speed and basically drop out of the sky Depending how high it was , it would lose a lot kinetic energy before impacting the ground Secondly, even though missile travels at Mach 10, it still has to have an armored shell that can withstanding hypersonic speed but still achieve hard target penetration which is why those pictures are legit, the thickness of the case makes perfect sense Another more hilarious hypothesis but honestly likely case is that Kinzhal is basically a poor man missile The external casing is just for show , however propulsion section is from Iskander and warhead is literally a reused BETAB-500 without the booster It would explain why we are seeing what we seeing Russia reused a lot components just to make the Kinzhal which honestly as more and more are recovered is looking to be the case Iskander engine burns out at Mach 6 and what Ukraine Patriot operators are reporting is much slower speeds
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  3517. Its not BETAB500 thats a Kinzhal The factor you are missing what is range The BETAB500 is short range weapon This attacks were against targets with long range defenses so its not possible for Russian aircraft to get close enough to use a BETAB-500
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  3518. ​ @patriktoth6258  The West has been reaping benefits from the conflict non stop why stop it now
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  3519. More munitions is not going to stop Ukraine from kicking Russian forces ass
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  3520. Russia is losing ground slowing as Ukraine is gaining ground slowly Now if the West would lift the restrictions , Russia would be out of Ukraine in 4-6 weeks max Russia's saving grace is that Ukraine doesnt have long range precision strike capability Ukraine getting KEDP-350, ATACMS and Harpoon-F would change things over night
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  3521.  @sigma-sigma1  no you are absolutely a troll and there is literally no truth in any statement you make just bs propaganda
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  3522.  @francoisleveille409  Incorrect In Soviet Russia. there are no promises
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  3523.  @sigma-sigma1  Yawn troll
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  3524. They work, it just hilarious are using them in Ukraine
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  3525. Its called test runs They are gradually working up
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  3526.  @Fiberous_Pulley  The HIMARS is striking Russian forces daily
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  3527. @Ghastly_Grinner The US is a lot of things but being behind Russia and China in hypersonic weapons is not one of them The Chinese DF are massive 17-19 ton launchers which can not be used globally Secondly those DFs can be targeted by air borne hypersonic weapons China's second again weapon again only limited use as its only aboard their Type-055 destroyers I will give you 3 guesses on how many ways the US can smoke China's Type-055 destroyers The simplest is Mk48 from a SSN to its keel China's air launch system are not operational Russia's Kinzhal is only used on MIG-31K and Tu-22M3M As Russia no long has the warsaw pact countries as buffer The routes that MIG-31K and Tu-22M3M can fly in the Atlantic are very limited Russia's only way to strike is via the Pacific but even then, the USN can easily missile picket with SM-6s Russia's only weapon is the Zircon on the Yasen but they are too few to matter Zircon on a surface ship would get ended by Mk-48s Why is the ARRW vastly superior to China and Russia The ARRW can be used globally with very little effort whereas Russian and Chinese system require considered effort B-1B can carry up 31 or 20 on B-52 which means with just 5 aircraft and EW support, it can shatter any integrated air defence system in one strike Thats surface to air missile sites and airfields KOed No need to target ships With China, the US gets the trifecta The PLAAF will deploy its aircraft and ships 1200 miles out in order to stop US bombers from getting in range Thats targets for SSNs as they can simply wait out PLAN diesel and AIP subs The Chinese ships will be targets for USN and USAF aircraft Lastly, Chinese aircraft again ,easy pickings
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  3528. wow, what dumbass , and lyin sack of shit, for starters, no pilot has passed in the F-35 , that F-22 ass clown, secondly, F-35 will F-16s, Harriers and F-18, which is significantly cheaper. The airforce spent 843 mil to equip its planes with targeting pods, the navy and Marines equally as much. the F-35 has it built into the aircraft. it cost a bit in the end but the savings in the long term is what justifies the cost ,get your fact straight
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  3529. SeaToby11 true but the US enough land mass to find a suitable location  
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  3530. +Lei Barbosa for the UK, its about the cost , the two QE costs almost most as much the CVN-78plus the UK has issues with nuclear power being close to home.
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  3531.  @kylerittenhouse3161  By all means, shut up
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  3532.  @nuqwestr  Democrats remained united behind their pick. That shows maturity on the dems side whereas the Republican party despite having the majority was literally shit show
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  3533.  @kefashowanta4783  The quote squad did absolutely nothing
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  3534. Its not an election per say its internal process that they have to go through The reason why it was such a shit show this time was Republican party majority is wafer thin The midterms back Nov was supposed to be a quote ":Red wave" but ended being red joke In previous 117th Congress The Dems had 233 seats while the Reps only had 195 In this one 118th The Dems 212 while the Reps have 222 He needed to at least 218 votes from his party to be elected ,however for the few days, at 21 from his own party refused to support him
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  3535. its not a huge blow its called getting your ass kicked
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  3536. He wasn't speak truthfully There was a KGB political commissar off screen pointing a gun at his head in case went off script
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  3537. What a crock of shit He's being called on to answer for the charges and what ever direction they do is not of the UKs business
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  3538. What did that tractor do to you Russia?
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  3539.  @justauser6078  Its like you are stuck on stupid Russian forces are operating out of Belarus moron Secondly unequivocally identified by Russian military experts as fragments of a guided anti-aircraft missile of a Ukrainian S-300 air defence system." Ukraine does not make the S-300 ? Leaders of Poland and NATO have since said that the rocket was probably a stray that was fired by Ukraine to defend itself from a barrage of Russian missile attacks on Tuesday, Reuters reported clueless one
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  3540.  @justauser6078  And again, it could have been Russian launched depending on the position
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  3541.  @justauser6078  Again wrong Belarus has been allowing Russian forces to operate within their borders
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  3542.  @ehisgeorge414  Yawn troll
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  3543.  @jodyzuncs3536  Oh yes the copium denail
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  3544.  @fordwrc2006  Bot moron
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  3545.  @sergiofalkner9465  Exactly the point they know its S-300 and now they have establish where it came from
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  3546.  @justauser6078  Where have you been ? Russia forces have been using S-300 against land targets since July ?. Search "Russia Now Firing S-300 Surface-To-Air Missiles At Land Targets In Ukraine: Official
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  3547.  @fordwrc2006  Bot
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  3548.  @fordwrc2006  and your point bot
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  3549.  @fordwrc2006  Typical bot response
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  3550.  @ehisgeorge414  You wrote that idiotic statement but has the nerve to tell someone use their brains hilarous
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  3551.  @fordwrc2006  Donbas is illegal separatist country recognized by no one
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  3552. Not likely At the end of the day, its still Russia's fault as Ukraine was trying to defend itself from Russia's attacks against civilian targets
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  3553. And here we go Iran gets glassed by Israel
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  3554. They used ANFO its not ideal for large demolition but ANFO can be disguised as grain or salt and easily placed in heavy bags All they needed was two 1lbs bricks of C4 or SEMTEX to set it off Thats why there was so much flash and flare when it exploded
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  3555.  @dr1flush  Oh wow copium is now dr quinn medicine idiot LMAO
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  3556.  @dr1flush  Ah the copium and lame callbacks your inability to write one sentence is truly hilarous,you so desperate ,you have to rely as fast as you LMAO
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  3557.  @dr1flush  Ah yes, Copium is getting desperate with the lame call back now hilarious
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  3558.  @dr1flush  Ah yes ,the sweet sound of copium
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  3559.  @dr1flush  That copium literally proves my point that you are not but a shit talker despite established facts LMAO but pleas continue with your desperation its hilarious
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  3560.  @dr1flush  Yawn Copium Trying ,maybe someone will actually you believe your bullshit NOT LMAO
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  3561.  @dr1flush  Yawn Copium
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  3562.  @dr1flush  Keep trying to cope COPIUM
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  3563.  @dr1flush  The massive copium continues
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  3564.  @dr1flush  Copium continues Maybe someone might actually believe your bullshit, LMAO NOT Its absolutely hilarious seeing literally dozen replies, its like you are too stupid to write one paragraph You have to reply over and over LMAO with dumbass copium responses LMAO But please continue making an ass of your ass, this is hilarious
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  3565.  @dr1flush  That would be you copium
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  3566.  @dr1flush  Keep on coping
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  3567.  @dr1flush  Copuim!!!!
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  3568.  @dr1flush  Copium!!
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  3569.  @dr1flush  Copium-Straw man LOL
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  3570.  @dr1flush  Nice try with the copium but as you are stated, this is nothing about facts and everything about you getting in the last word LMAO
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  3571.  @dr1flush  Keep trying with the copium
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  3572.  @dr1flush  Copium!!
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  3573.  @dr1flush  YAWN with the copium
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  3574.  @dr1flush  Hey Copium your caps lock is stuck cope cope
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  3575.  @dr1flush  Cope Cope LMAO
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  3576.  @dr1flush  Cope cope cope of jungle
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  3577.  @dr1flush  Cope cope
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  3578.  @dr1flush  Copium!!
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  3579.  @dr1flush  Copium LOL
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  3580.  @dr1flush  Copium!!!
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  3581.  @dr1flush  Copium!!!
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  3582.  @dr1flush  Yawn once again
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  3583.  @dr1flush  keep trying with copium LMAO and no your comments are not there YT recognized your bs(no shock there) and started filtering them out LMAO
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  3584.  @dr1flush  The irony here is you don't realize how much of an ass you made yourself out to be Its so bad that even YT has censored out your idiotic comments and you have been too dense to notice LMAO
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  3585.  @dr1flush  Ah the sweet the sound of desperation
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  3586.  @dr1flush  Yawn This ground has already covered Your lame attempts to go back over covered ground save face is hilarous
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  3587.  @dr1flush  Yawn!!!
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  3588.  @dr1flush  Yawn
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  3589.  @dr1flush  And writing 4 comment again won't make you any less a loser
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  3590.  @dr1flush  Says the ass whose whole point simply getting in the last word as he has no factual evidence LMAO Trying restart the topic won't make you any less a loser
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  3591.  @dr1flush  Actually dont need it The fact you wrote it shows everyone you are literally just a shit talker
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  3592.  @dr1flush  YAWN!!!
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  3593.  @dr1flush  Again with idiotic caps locks LOL I dont need to recomment or use write the same 3 times keep trying with copium you might actually believe it
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  3594.  @dr1flush  I am sorry why do you idiots think that caps lock matter ?? Does magically boost your comment or something better yet why you cant seem to be able to be write one post Again with lame copium
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  3595.  @dr1flush  Its like you literally stuck in on stupid You haven't provided any. Just massive stupidity and lots of copium
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  3596.  @dr1flush  As usual everything
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  3597.  @dr1flush  Incorrect nimrod even with the differences in trucks it shows that they did X-ray the truck but did not stop it as they were not able to see the bomb your copium is hilarious
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  3598.  @dr1flush  Lets see Truck bomb not fake Hidden bomb also not fake your comments as usual 100 bullshit
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  3599.  @dr1flush  And again your point is what exactly The fact still remains ,they slipped through
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  3600.  @dr1flush  So why are you parroting that the X-rays have been debunked They show 5 axle truck but the alleged x-ray only shows 4 axle truck LMAO and even if the photo was legit, its still proves my point as the images show explosive as big dots with no sense of any kinda of wiring but not try with the copium
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  3601.  @dr1flush  You literally don't understand how it easy it is bypass X-rays Lets slow it down for your, Russia is not only ones with vehicle x-rays ding dong They chose construction film because in likely hood, x-ray had trouble seeing it clearly and massive weight of them make an inspection too tedious
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  3602.  @dr1flush  Its not amazing police work, they were not careful They obviously planned for a second attack but instead of withdrawing and let things cool off a bit, they overstayed which allowed FSB to get them
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  3603.  @dr1flush  Its called facts The FSB released statement confirming my theory it was truck bomb the explosive were concealed inside material and they used a command denotation system sucks to be you
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  3604.  @dr1flush  No , you are only one that is literally confused here
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  3605.  @dr1flush  The only person that is confused here is you LOL
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  3606.  @dr1flush  No clown The plan was two fold target the bridge and train
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  3607.  @dr1flush  What part of masked a bomb did you miss ??
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  3608.  @dr1flush  No actual experts said that LMAO nice try with the copium
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  3609.  @dr1flush  Confused one they hid a bomb in truck if they had focused the blast better , the damage would have been much more severe
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  3610.  @dr1flush  It wasnt a sucide truck they masked a bomb
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  3611.  @dr1flush  Its called visual evidence clown military grade explosives don't produce that much flash and flare
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  3612.  @basitmohammad3805  One carrying ANFO
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  3613. And thats a system not operating at max capability Flex
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  3614.  @allrpg10  That before the West sanctioned everything going to Russia All Russia can do at this point is retro fit old tanks
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  3615.  @attilamarics3374  There is no source there kiddo Russia attacking Hostomel Airport as well as well other bases in the area is exactly the same thing that US would have done hence why warned Ukraine where Russia would likely strike You are forgetting that siege of Kyiv failed because without an airbridge to reinforce their forces, their seige burned out So to save face, they changed their objectives and here we are 3 years later
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  3616.  @Carisco  Tactically and Strategically, Yes they are its been 4 months and how close is Russia to capturing the entire country ? they are not. They are still bogged down in Eastern Ukraine Considering Russia's claim as superpower, this should have been over months ago but Russia is struggling to make gains The US spent a fortunate developing its conventional capabilities while Russia half assed it In Syria 2015, Russia was boasting thats SVP-24 was as capable as US JDAMs and PAVEWAYs but at a fraction of the cost Russian forces aircraft losses in Syria over 5 years was 26 aircraft In Ukraine, 60 aviation losses over 4 months No boasting now
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  3617.  @4T3hM4kr0n  Thats why HEAT so much simpler
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  3618.  @Optimusprime56241  cope harder
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  3619.  @4T3hM4kr0n  The newer BMPs have ERA plates nothing thick enough for spall a from 120mm
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  3620.  @4T3hM4kr0n  Thats 25mm , so it doesnt take much for it to spall
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  3621.  @Alloy682  BMP's armor isnt thick enough to create spall Newer BMPs have thicker ERA armor but It makes more sense to preserve the sabo for tanks and use HEAT against everything else
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  3622.  @Sunshrine2  yawn
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  3623. The tanks in Moscow is just's Putin's ego and propaganda Lets go by the numbers Russia has claimed 7 Abrams destroyed Yet they have lost over 100 T-90s models The Russian navy has lost one 1 cruiser and attack sub totaling to 1 billion The Russian air force has lost 60 KA-50. 11 Su-30SM, 26 Su-34 , 7 Su-35, 2 Tu-22M3 , 3 IL-22 and 2 A-50s The Russian army is losing S-300 and S-400 sites at steadily increasing rate These represent Russia's latest as well strategic assets Russia could win Ukraine tomorrow but the fact that in 3 years , Ukraine cost them this much of their latest as well strategic assets is beyond embarrassing Here's another fun fact, the US has sent Ukraine various Anti-jam measures for JDAMs and none has worked effectively so Ukraine is getting Home on Jam Seeker for the JDAM as well SDBs Without EW jamming GPS, Putin wont have time to parade war trophies
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  3624.  @semenovna8769  Thats kinda impossible as the USAF coined tank plinking in Iraq where USAF strike aircraft were shredding Iraqi tanks with 500lbs bombs
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  3625. It pure stupidity that Russian forces wouldnt destroy it so Ukraine wouldnt able to capture it
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  3626. its not It just means that the next generation of tanks will have better protection against drones
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  3627. This is just sad , case and ethan couch shows there is something seriously wrong with the judges that are in place right now
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  3628. Galileo Galilei . Drones rarely need defending. The MQ-1 and MQ-9 able to carry AIM-92 for self defense. Manned fighters don't have the endurance. you put a drone in the air for nearly a day or longer. a manned fighter needs to tank every few hours. Fighters do have the equipment just not the endurance.  the USAF did do that and one RQ-170 ended up in the worst possibly hands.
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  3629. The 50K Cessna would end costly as much as the drone because it would have t to heavily modded to the do the predators job. GoPros don't have image quality of the predator nor the endurance nor the weapons ability hence why it is easier to use a purpose built plane than a modded one
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  3630. Showing Trump is lying no shock there
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  3631. While its good, the better news will be if Appeals throws out the Special master all together Unlike this, DOJ has plenty of room to play with
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  3632. No such thing as impossible to intercept
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  3633. That is the exactly why he's going to fry. The PRA mandates complete cooperation not peace meal
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  3634. Even if he gets it, he''s going to fry Trump's argument of good faith is what is going to burn him. The PRA mandate completely cooperation 18 months later is not cooperation At most , this should have lasted 6
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  3635. No mistake He called for a mobilization for them to go outside of Russian and they did exactly that mobilized outside of Russian Just not to Ukraine
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  3636. The ones who are willing to go don't realize they are just cannon fodder Russia's tactically blunder was not closing off western Ukraine as long as Western ukraine remains open Weapons from the West continue to flow Iran's so called RC planes won't last much longer as the West supplies Ukraine with better C-UAS weapons
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  3637.  @wiseman7779  Again you are forgetting that world is backing Ukraine, so rebuilding won't be problem. Every rebuilt city is nice fuck you to Russia so getting money ,materials and manpower wont be a problem
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  3638.  @wiseman7779  No such thing Massive apocalyptic destruction that will never be repaired. hiroshima and nagasaki were leveled by atomic bombs in WWII Yet both are thriving cites There were several cites completely destroyed in WWII but were rebuild Thats is facts The fact Russia has been at this month and has gotten nowhere
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  3639. @David Moore Everything that Russian MoD has released has been heavily edited propaganda videos
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  3640. The statement is refocusing their goals which is basically they retreating from Kyiv and moving on other objectives
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  3641. No Iran asking for Israel to punch its ticket
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  3642.  @jeffcurrie123  Irrelevant what do they have to do with Trump failing to comply with the Presidential Records Act
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  3643. Then break out the riot police as no one is above the law No one
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  3644. Ukraine can't win this war unless the West stops tip toeing around As long as the West withholds vital weapons and technology, they are playing into Russia's hand and giving them chance to win The only way for Ukraine to win is giving them newer models of Harpoon with both land and sea attack capability 200 ATACMS missiles and equipping their aircraft so they can attack the Black Sea Fleet both at their bases and at sea If Ukraine gets that and follows US tactics by carrying out a massive coordinated strike Effectively a decapitation strike against Russian forces by simultaneously targeting all key Russian assets in one strike and cripple Russian forces in a matter of minutes This would bring things to screeching halt in Ukraine
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  3645. Ukraine can't win this war unless the West stops tip toeing around As long as the West withholds vital weapons and technology, they are playing into Russia's hand and giving them chance to win
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  3646. Ukraine will not win unless the West stop tip toeing around
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  3647. Ukraine can't win this war unless the West stops tip toeing around As long as the West withholds vital weapons and technology, they are playing into Russia's hand and giving them chance to win
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  3648. Correction Ukraine can't win this war unless the West stops tip toeing around As long as the West withholds vital weapons and technology, they are playing into Russia's hand and giving them chance to win Russian adapted to the TB2. They are trying to adapt to the HIMARS and other SPAs Tip toeing around only helps Russia not Ukraine
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  3649. Ukraine can't win this war unless the West stops tip toeing around As long as the West withholds vital weapons and technology, they are playing into Russia's hand and giving them chance to win
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  3650. No exceptions Go directly to jail
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  3651. Pat Vigil Seriously don't feed troll
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  3652. 7 months, Russia relied on hype and propaganda 7 months later, Russian has nothing left but its nuclear arsenal , every thing else was proven a joke
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  3653. Walls closing in on Trump
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  3654. No duh They want their puppet back
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  3655. Here is the simple fact. Russia knows that Trump in the WH again would end the war for them because he would cut Ukraine's supplies off as well as long the other way for anything else Iran doesnt want Trump nor does China. Obviously North Korea doesnt mind if Trump returns so yes Russia and several other parties are most definitely trying to influence the direction of the election.
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  3656. Exactly
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  3657. Iran's logic never ceases to amaze
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  3658. which is why I say amateur because terrorist groups prefer high body counts to injuries
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  3659. this was definitely an amateur , He used a pressure cooker but not the correct amout of explosive. Furthermore the explosive was weak
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  3660. well, the FBI is confirming what I suspected, they are saying either black powder or smokeless powder , a high grade Hi-Ex would have done much worse,left a crater and fewer bomb fragments , in this case a lot of the bomb has been found which points to a weak explosive, common black powder mostly
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  3661. The longer Russia stays. the more countries open their armories to Ukraine
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  3662. The longer Russia stays, the more countries open up their armories to Ukraine Putin does realize that the US defense industrial complex lives for this kinda of shit storm that hes creating Raytheon can't make enough stingers Raytheon and Lockheed are rolling Javelin off at the cyclic rate Boeing, Northrop, General Dynamics ,L3, General Atomics are all getting calls for tech and weapon support for Ukraine? Even low level companies like AeroVironment
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  3663. Again no one cares
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  3664. Took them long enough
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  3665. Whats the problem, they presented their case to the court and the court agreed end of story
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  3666. Nah fam don't run keep that same energy ya'll had when Russia invaded Ukraine 7 months ago
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  3667. The Appeals judges are leaning towards throwing out special master so this is literally the least of his problems but its still welcome and hopefully the Dems use their time wisely before Jan
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  3668. Well the West would stop tip toeing Ukraine could end this very quickly
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  3669. its too much fun to make fun of him
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  3670. What did people expect would have happen after Fox had to pony up 800 mil for a lawsuit caused by his and others misinformation
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  3671. Petraeus laid it out in detail
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  3672. Ah the sweet sound of Trump's desperation
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  3673.  @residentgrey  Doesnt matter now its passed by Congress Biden will sign and Russia's good times are over
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  3674. Thousands death , millions more displaced and you wanna cry over one assassination
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  3675. Unless the west is going to provide them with advanced systems like the Israeli Spyder and Sweden's JAS-39 with BVR weapons its only a matter of time MANPADS have limited reach against high flying targets They need weapons able to reach Russia aircraft regardless of how high they flying as well assets to directly confront Russia aircraft
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  3676. A smart man would withdraw but Putin is not smart he wants to be stubborn
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  3677. Look , lil Kimmy fires on Guam, the USN and Army counter. One USN SSBN fires all her 24 of her Trident missiles and turns NK in a glass 30 minutes later.
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  3678. This mobilization is idiotic here person conscripted against your will, here is nice new weapons or tech that West would like to get their hands on Or person conscripted against your will goes to Ukraine and aids the Ukraine forces by letting them slip through Russian lines to kill Russian leadership or worst Not a good idea conscripting people against their will What happens when they help Ukraine forces in exchange for safe passage out of the country How much credit does an S-400 buy Russian forces trying to escape I will absolutely bet that conscripts will trying buy safe passage out of the Ukraine by trading Russian equipment or intel
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  3679. This mobilization is idiotic here person conscripted against your will, here is nice new weapons or tech that West would like to get their hands on Or person conscripted against your will goes to Ukraine and aids the Ukraine forces by letting them slip through Russian lines to kill Russian leadership or worst Not a good idea conscripting people against their will and sending to frontlines where they could easy turn this special military shit storm into a massive nightmare
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  3680. No, its very simple All president except for Trump were actual adults who actually listed when people told them something 100 percent sure someone warned him about these docs and 100 percent sure he ignored them
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  3681. Hopefully ,it keeps him from running again
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  3682.  @billydog1954  But just to make fun of you a pilot doesn’t come aboard the ship and take control of it, do they? Post: They are just advisers to the captain, who is known as the “master.” The master still has full responsibility for the safe navigation of the vessel.
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  3683.  @billydog1954  All your hilarous comments is proving that you are just shit talker the captain is responsible for the vessel not pilots there clown
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  3684.  @nomenclature9373  The aerial photos show ample room
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  3685.  @billydog1954  And thus my point is proven Another google clown
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  3686.  @AustinMichael  The ship's bow thruster as seen in the video was still operational They should have turned the ship around much sooner
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  3687.  @billydog1954  Wrong The pilots are only on board to guide the ship out of the harbor in an emergency, the captain is still the decision maker
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  3688.  @garybulwinkle82  And this is about to be a very sobering experience for them
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  3689. The crew is going be formally charged with gross negligence First, the captain should have made the decision to turn around but he didnt want to port the extra money involved in returning to port and chanced it Second the chief engineer is responsible for ensuring that all the equipment was fully operational and ready for sea It has been suggested that bad fuel may have been involved but this ship was built in 2014. As its much newer ship, it should have the newer tech that allows the crew to know of any impurities with the fuel There is a lot wrong with how this crew handled the situation and a lot they are going to have to answer for
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  3690. Because they are still under investigation Ironically, keeping on ship is easier and more effective because they can't skip out Say, they are put up in hotel and they get word that authorities are going to charge them Whats stopping them from making a run to Canada
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  3691. Shhh don't tell them
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  3692. They didnt they struck a building next to it which Iran was using as proxy site
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  3693. Iran wont survive a war against Israel
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  3694. No keep this going its hilarious He made history 6 times and counting LMAO Cue Ace Ventura LOOOOOOOSEERRRR!!!!!
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  3695.  @jimkeogh8552  So much for the republican party's rep
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  3696. Yet another reason why SCOTUS made a massive mistake by overturning Roe vs Wade
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  3697. Whats so hard about it Return what does not belong to you
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  3698. Whats so hard about it Return what does not belong to you
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  3699. Criminally charge him end of story
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  3700. Criminally charge him end of story
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  3701. He's some very good points
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  3702. Before Ukraine , Russian was considered a capable force Now they are considered a joke Putin's nuclear threat is a literal joke for several reason The US has SM-3/6 on USN ships, plus the Army's PAC-3, THAAD and GBI plus the NATO defense network plus European defenses European countries have their own defenses plus NATO defense network and some have sea based defenses All of Russia's defenses are land based upgraded S-300 models, plus S-400,S-500 and the their A-235? You wanna try a nuclear conflict when the West has 3 times more defensive capability than Russia ?
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  3703. So the public asking for answers should never happened then what is this opposite day
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  3704. They should say not our problem
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  3705. The moral of this story is dont try to do the court's job
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  3706. And they paid for it dearly
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  3707. No Life will just continue to suck for Russian forces
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  3708. About bloody time
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  3709.  @fletcherreed3259  Yes they have been trying ,however now he's luck is finally running out
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  3710.  @cnh1710  That whole day was all Trump's refusal to concede and his continued false claims that election was stolen
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  3711. and what to fuck do you know, jack shit. unlike stupid asses like I have traveled the world , Iran is garbage and always will be its stupid fucks like you dont know shit, Israel can attack Iran however its tactically dangerous you stupid shit. a strike in Iran would be 2500 mile round trip ,an F-15E can travel 1100 miles so Israel would need tanker support from the US. In short stupid ass, Israels attack is completely dependent on US support
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  3712. mmm, its a interesting but tactically dangerous gamble however if the US supported Israel the such strike would be much easier to execute. This is an example of why aircraft carriers are so important because in the case of Iran, the USN can park carrier after carrier in the arabian sea and level the freaking country
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  3713. second Iran is accessed by the gulf of oman which connected the the arabian sea you dumb fuck so the US can park carriers well outside Iran's ability to counter attack ass wipe
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  3714. No, they know a dead horse when they see it He wasted the 2 months after the election that he was supposed to be using to transition out of the WH trying to prove his falsehood about the election. So they can't claim it was a mistake during the transition out of office. Secondly , the statements from the NARA showing that they asked, and asked , and then subpoenaed and still asked yet again but he did not fully comply with their requests to return documents. That does not bode well Lastly, the blanket statement that he had declassified the documents still requires a paper trail showing that they had followed the established procedures in declassing the documents. Even ,then are documents that he can't declassify Its not that he's impossible to represent , its the fact that this case pretty much a slam dunk for the DOJ if they do decide to charge him
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  3715. The simple reason why he's not getting out of this one is because he wasted 2 months that he was supposed to using to transition out of the WH , trying to prove has falsehood about the election. Those docs ending up there was no mistake but a direct result of his actions
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  3716. The way you deal with them is electronic warfare since their components are all off the shelf , its they have virtually no resistance to military grade EW Ukrainian forces need to set emitters that target the UAV components The West need to counter UAV EW
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  3717.  @TheRealWattLife  And yet no one buys the nazi claim
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  3718. No duh the US helped
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  3719. Those ones wanted to keep him around simply because they wanted him for voting purposes
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  3720. They basically kept as they needed him Once things reached a point where they no longer needed him bye felicia
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  3721. Then shoot it down
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  3722. its game over now
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  3723. Ok why does everyone that the US has ABM and 14 SSBN that can deal with lil kimmy in 30 mins?
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  3724. About time
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  3725. The Neptune is just a remodeled KH-35 what is alarming is that Slava cruiser is 9,000-12,000 ship ton yet two missiles with 320lbs warhead managed to KO it?
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  3726.  @minimini9624  Shh , don't tell the west,
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  3727. Mr President Our new special ship The Moskva is has completed specials trials on the surface and now is currently conducting certification for special underwater missions Putin- so it didnt sink No, sir, it has special capabilities we never showed the west Trust me sir, they laughing only to conceal their fear of our new special ship
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  3728.  Abraham Donaldson  Yawn clown
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  3729. Ukraine strikes Russia hard once again
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  3730. Doney Hon I repeat myself STFU and leave the talking to the adults clueless one 
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  3731. Doney Hon The Typhoon line is closing in 2018 due to lack of orders The Typhoon problems like Rafale' is its high cost and drawn out development the only difference GmbH was smart enough to add options
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  3732. Doney Hon English may another language for you but you are light years from understanding it, let alone facts the fact that say English is another language means you trying hopelessly to defend the Rafale The fact that French government was is desperate sell the Rafale that they willing to redirect planes from their own airforce for exports is nuff said
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  3733. Doney Hon Again kid ,shush , adults are talking  
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  3734. Doney Hon I forget, kids like u don't understand the concept of cost vs capabilities
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  3735. Doney Hon again kid, leave the talking the adults   what part of that did you not understand
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  3736. Doney Hon amazing clueless response I see you should heed your own advice and leave the talking to the adults.
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  3737. Doney Hon The Rafale targeting pod is vastly inferior the AASM is designed as the Rafale general purpose weapon yet costs 220,000 per kit a LJDAM ER only costs 50,000 per kit  the issue is here that Rafale depends on the AASM which is expense for most air forces
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  3738. Here is the reality cut and dry US was part of the A400M project but left due to the infighting with European as they refused to agree on anything. The end result the A400M run was just 179 planes and 3 countries cut there orders for a combined total of 29 planes. The Eurofighter , the same deal. Infighting. The Horizon class frigate, Infighting The PA2 carrier against infighting The problem is that Joint European projects have way way too much infighting
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  3739.  @keithfrancis4549  Sorry Ivan but satellite imagery taken before and after confirms both ships are lost Updated imagery show both pens burnt out which confirms that massive fires were raging Just think When Ukraine gets F-16s, scenes like this will be repeated across Russian bases
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  3740.  @Bill-y4h  Thats why uncle sam, Israel and Turkey are striking now its dual purpose One its gets weapons out of the rebels hands and two shows that rebels that US , Israel and Turkey have no problem using force against them
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  3741. Well no worries just buy another one
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  3742. Its called getting rekt
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  3743. Germany made its play to get the rest to join which honestly makes no sense The Leopard 2 is the most numerous tank in Europe and the easiest to get and operate in the shortest amount of time Why they pushed for Abrams considering the logistics of just getting them to Poland makes no sense The US has 3700 tanks in storage, they have move 31 by rail to shipyards 1 sea lift ship can carry the tanks plus support equipment. 11 days to cross the pond. Then have to be railed via UK to Poland or directly unloaded in Poland
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  3744. Yeah they know their time is up
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  3745. By all means Try
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  3746.  @annviolet4727  And the US should continue to back Israel fully
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  3747. Exactly why the US need to give Israel support RQ-4s for intelligence, surveillance and, target acquisition, and MQ-9s with Helffire for target destruction Guarantee Hamas wouldnt be moving freely if the reaper drones were airborne 24/7
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  3748. The fact is as long as the West is still aiding by the measured response rule, this will drag on The West needs to give Ukraine the means to end this decisively and quickly not drag on The West fear escalation is their biggest gift to Putin
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  3749.  @emojidinosaur7300  Yeah that happens Russian forces would be crushed in a matter of days
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  3750. Ukrainian tanks are no match for Russian T-72/80/90 one on one however Leopard 2, Abrams and Challenger 2 can more than hold their own against T-72/80/90 one one one
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  3751. A huge difference Ukrainian tanks are no match for Russian T-72/80/90 one on one however Leopard 2, Abrams and Challenger 2 can more than hold their own against T-72/80/90 one one one
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  3752.  @izajahmed8863  The max range ATACMS carries 500lbs warhead which is perfect for strike targets like the Kerch Bridge
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  3753. Yeah not happening Russia's designs on Kyiv are officially toast Ukraine hadnt be resupplied by the US since Nov if last year hence Russia's recent gains Part of this package includes the max range ATACMS The same ATACMS that shredded an S-400 site in Crimea and forced the Black Sea Fleet to abandon its base
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  3754. The Houthi's dont realize the game they are playing There are no questions about the situation, they are attacking international shipping lanes and countries have to a duty to protect shipping lanes They wanna strike back but fail to realize that no matter hard they strike, the US can always strike 1000 times harder than they ever could And thats not using nukes, that just sending B-52s and B-1s from Israel or Cyprus for round the clock strikes
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  3755.  @miriamsaleh3913  Wrong, the Houthis are attacking ships in international waters in the red sea They were warned
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  3756.  @rockykhan6338  When the US stops playing nice, that rolling thunder starts and Yemen starts glowing in the dark Yemen is dealing with one CSG and a few aircraft from the UK When the US stop playing nice Remember, the US can fly B-52s and B-1s direct to Yemen without the need for nearby bases The USN ships are not cargo ships there buddy , they have ways to counter Yemen weapons both hard kills as well as soft kill As US bases, its called PAC-3 MSE and THAAD as well SM 2 and SM-6 Yemen wouldnt last a week if the US went all out
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  3757.  @speedyv6247  Bakhmut is moot as UAF is using Storm Shadows now Once UAF gets the hang of using them these will change very quickly Russia tried to twice to strike Kyiv and twice to strike at Patriot and failed miserably both times
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  3758.  @tommytomas-fr3sh  Bakhumt is literally moot right
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  3759. Not acting great Absolute legend
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  3760. Putin wont do anything because hes waiting for the US election
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  3761. Putin may say red line but he know honestly, he cant pick a fight with NATO What he is hoping and waiting for is trumpard If Trumpard gets in office , Putin can simply wait till after he takes office because he knows he will cut of Ukraine's supplies from the US
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  3762.  @shsh-he5qg  Wrong
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  3763. There is only 1 To try to exhaust and destroy Western supplied systems
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  3764. FAFO
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  3765. Good job just don't over reach
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  3766. Right the massive exodus via planes, trains and automobiles is just a hand ful of people cope much
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  3767. This mobilization is idiotic here person conscripted against your will, here is nice new weapons or tech that West would like to get their hands on Or person conscripted against your will goes to Ukraine and aids the Ukraine forces by letting them slip through Russian lines to kill Russian leadership or worst Not a good idea conscripting people against their will
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  3768. This mobilization is idiotic here person conscripted against your will, here is nice new weapons or tech that West would like to get their hands on Or person conscripted against your will goes to Ukraine and aids the Ukraine forces by letting them slip through Russian lines to kill Russian leadership or worst Not a good idea conscripting people against their will
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  3769. This mobilization is idiotic here person conscripted against your will, here is nice new weapons or tech that West would like to get their hands on Or person conscripted against your will goes to Ukraine and aids the Ukraine forces by letting them slip through Russian lines to kill Russian leadership or worst Not a good idea conscripting people against their will
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  3770. Its simple abacus Putin is staging these "referendums" and the results will be that occupied will all vote to become part of Russia Since they will become part of Russia, he will use that an excuse claiming that the West is attacking Russian territory and use that pretext to attack the West claiming they are the aggressors. Remember, back in Feb, Russia claimed that West supply of weapons wouldnt change the outcome yet 7 months of getting their asses kicked by Ukrainian forces Yet here we are with massive mobilizations despite Russian's claims of quote being in control in Ukraine The irony is that even if the West did back down, they still wouldn't lift any of the sanctions against Russia Russia annexing territory won't change anything
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  3771. Incorrect The balloon likely was Signals intelligence (SIGINT) asset reading the electronic signatures , using an AIM-120 and APG-77 would betray too much info hence why the AIM-9X was chosen The balloon's solar panels generated more than enough heat for AIM-9X. IR missiles are passive and do not betray any info
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  3772.  @WorksOnMyComputer  There are several factors at play but most likely they chosen the AIM-9X and F-22 to minimize the damage to the balloon so they can recover it mostly intact
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  3773. Simple The balloon's solar panels generated more than enough heat for AIM-9X Secondly because the balloon likely was Signals intelligence (SIGINT) asset reading the electronic signatures , using an AIM-120 and APG-77 would betray too much info hence why the AIM-9X was chosen
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  3774. she may be indian but she's freaking blonde to me. The US did catch saddam yes but as we say , the devil is in the details. Saddam was tried, convicted and executed by the Iraqi government. The pictures of saddam death came from Iraqi not the US get it straight blondy. Secondly capturing bin laden alive in reality would be problematic once word broke that we had captured him,every American outside the country would be target for kidnapping so in the end, shooting him was the better choice
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  3775. @@IlovefreespeechRumble-gd2km The fact that Russia's only option is nuke is no misinterpretation The US traveled 7000 miles to middle and had both countries on their knees in matter of weeks Yet Russian cant do the same with a country that they literally border
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  3776. @@IlovefreespeechRumble-gd2km Yeah, no The notion that Ukraine is beating Russia so badly that Russia has to resort to nukes is the ultimate humiliation
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  3777.  @Ripley201  No they will not be Russia's fear of the ATACMS is fact that its can be used with HIMARS and M270 both combined give Ukraine 60 launchers While Ukraine has few aircraft to use JDAMs, AGM-88s and Storm Shadow The combined 60 launchers will allow Ukraine to strike massively on a strategic scale
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  3778. Waiting on you China?
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  3779. Sorry thats literally a tax write off at the end of year for the US government
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  3780. Ah yes the Russian propaganda its 10 months and amazing anyone believes it at this point
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  3781. ​ @Cloud9ner412AlphaOmega  Its a simple deal Ukraine has some western air defense weapons but not enough for integrated air defence system (IADS) Ukraine with an fully functioning IADS with western tech would totally shut down all Russian missile, drone and aircraft attacks Ukraine's main offensive power is 155mm and MLRS. The Ukraine air force is very limited on it can do What the F-16 will do is dramatically increase Ukraine's offensive power The Russian navy has operated with impunity because Ukraine has no reliable way of getting them F-16s with baseline Harpoons can attack Russian shipping from over 100 miles away while Russian defenses on ships max out 30 miles While the MIG-29 and Su-27 can only use JDAMs and HARMS at fraction of their capability, the F-16 can fully use both the max and will make GPS jammers useless In order to protect its forces, Russia will have to reposition Su-35, MIG-31 and S-400 to positions that will make them more vulnerable to attack With an IADS, it doesnt matter what Russia throws at the F-16 bases. As long as Ukraine has an IADS, they will be protected that is why Zelenskyy is asking for
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  3782. A few billion worth of F-16 will do
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  3783. South America looks nice this time of year
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  3784. There is no risk Biden will supply Ukraine with everything he can so that Putin's position to make demands will be severely limited
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  3785. France is trying to get a piece of the action that companies like the Lockheed, SAAB and Rheinmetall are getting
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  3786. No they would not Same basic missile but different upgrades per country
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  3787.  @davemoore1101  your copium is hilarious
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  3788.  @davemoore1101  No you simple cant cope with reality
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  3789.  @henrygwese7549  Highly unlikely
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  3790.  @davemoore1101  Still no one is worried Ukraine is going on 18 months 18 months and where is Russia at tactically and strategically No where The supposed new success during Ukraine offensive doesnt erase the last 17ths months
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  3791. Normal nonsense from Iran
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  3792. And that matters because oh wait it doesnt
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  3793. War is hell
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  3794. Here's a news flash Israel has actually has nuclear weapons as well delivery systems Iran does not This will get very messy and may even go nuclear
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  3795.  @LarryDunhill-tp7xp  For now
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  3796.  @jamesaron1967  Iran's defense are no match for the Israeli air force depends Iran's propaganda claims of having defenses equal to Russian and the US if Israel wasnt confident about its aircraft They would have fired land based missiles as well missiles from their subs The Israeli navy is currently trialing the INS Drakon which was built in Germany The Drakon has a larger sail to accommodate a VLS for cruise missiles as well SLBMs You have one country getting the latest tech and other dealing with sanctions
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  3797.  @jamesaron1967  Iran fired missiles and drones while Israel sent its plane direct into Iran thats massive difference in capability
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  3798.  @iamthechosenone10  Well now thanks their stupidity and the ease they allowed Iran to control them It will be open war
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  3799. Absurd is this story Biden approved F-16s for Ukraine which the greatest gift they could give short of ATACMS
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  3800.  @TikkaT3x  Lets recap that Thanks to operations in Ukraine The West knows that MANPADs will be ineffective as SHORAD against KA-52 and Mi-28 equipped with LMUR missiles The US for example is already revisiting AIM-9X and AIM-120C-5 for SHORAD. The AIM-120C-5 30 mile plus range and active radar seeker is more than what KA-52 or Mi-28 can handle. Thanks to operations in Ukraine The West knows exactly how Russian GPS jamming works The US had shelved a project that equipped JDAM with Home on Jam ( HOJ)-seekers from AGM-88s for hunting EW Additional, Israel just happens to have loitering munition already operation with HOJ for hunting EW Thanks to operations in Ukraine The Gepard has proven a rockstar and showed how important it is for gun based SHORAD The Gepard short comings such lack of range and EO sights Lastly The use of Kinzhal's against Patriots has been massive gift to West The fact that US is providing PAC-3 MSE which is newest and most advanced model of the Patriot plus 4 other models to Ukraine shows that the US wants to see how well the Patriots hold up against Russian missiles More the point, its providing the US with valuable data
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  3801.  @macanalista  You mention they are trying and getting stopped cold by Storm Shadows and HIMARS
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  3802.  @macanalista  Yet Russian forces are going no where
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  3803. Go home Putin you are off your meds Russian was actually fighting now, Moscow would on its knees by now
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  3804.  @ssaini5028  Cope harder its 3 years and counting
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  3805. That would you thats fake here's a new flash "I’m an ex USA Military veteran Puerto Rican" No one that actually served in the military announces themselves like that ​ @freddychavez5136
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  3806.  @ssaini5028  Lay off the potato juice
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  3807.  @freddychavez5136  Says the clear fake troll account
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  3808. Russia is not winning by any measure Ukraine just shredded another Russian base with ATACMS Now the US has provided the max range ATACMS, Ukraine can strike targets nearly 200 miles away now The US has give Ukraine what they need till F-16s arrive and at that point things will be over for Russia Ukraine doesnt need the F-16 to fight air to air They need the F-16 air to ground capabilites
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  3809. No you are Russian troll trying to pretend there @freddychavez5136
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  3810.  @freddychavez5136  How about no This war is in 3rd war and counting and its own getting worse for Russia See genius , Russia's recent gains was simply due to Ukraine being nearly out of ammo Now that the US supplying Ukraine with fresh supplies. The writing is literally on the wall for Russia
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  3811.  @freddychavez5136  No you are Russian troll trying to pretend
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  3812. How about no Here are a few key failings of the Russian military its 2024 yet the only aircraft with AESA radar is the Su-57 and the planned Su-75. Not one MIG or Su has been retrofitted with AESA Virtually all US strike aircraft even AC-130s, B-2 ,B-1 and B-52 has AESA two Not one Russian again because the Su-57 and Su-75 have targeting pods The US has targeting pods on all strike fighters and B-1 and B-52 From lessons in Serbia with trouble fighting targets on the ground Targeting pods have advanced to include resolution FLIR which can spot hidden vehicles miles away The US spent the money to give the B-2, B-1 and B-52 the conventional weapons package allow them use virtually all bombs and missiles in the US inventory The B-2 can't drop Laser guided bombs but it can use JDAMs Russia's Tu-22, Tu-95 and Tu-160 have been riding the sidelines 90 percent of the time Every US ship destroyer, cruiser, frigate and even the LCS has the MK-41 VLS The LCS carries its on the flight deck Russia ??? The vaporware Lider class was supposed to be it Lastly the MQ-9 has been a massive asset Yet Russia has nothing like it FYI If Russia had MQ-9 style reaper orbiting 24/7 Many of their problems with Ukraine hit and run attacks wouldnt exist
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  3813. Ukraine has to stablize the situation on front lines before committing to an all out attack which is coming
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  3814.  @bigjohnmacarthy9493  Bloody YT Ukraine has to stablize the situation on front lines before committing to an all out attack which is coming
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  3815.  @bigjohnmacarthy9493  The irony is that Ukraine with limited western weapons is going year 3 and counting No ,its not complicated , You are forgetting that Ukrainian forces were nearly depleted Step 1 was the initial strike on Dzhankoi against Russian air power Step 2 is resupply forces and stabilize the situation on the front line Once thats done, they will starting planning to strike for maximum effectiveness both tactically and strategically in their shoes The Kerch Bridge for obvious reasons, fuel and munition depots , command and control, and more strikes against air fields The number of ATACMS delivered is estimated at 100-200 missiles at most so they are kinda limited to a degree Lastly Ukraine has operated mainly Russia weapons so going cold turkey on Russian weapons to Western has been a challenge Ukraine wont have true offensive power till they have at least 12 F-16s operational Unlike Ukraines' Russian aircraft , The F-16 is what is exactly needed For air to ground, the F-16 can use 500lbs, 1000lbs and 2000lbs laser guided bombs which immune to EW While MIG-29s can only use the AGM-88 in limited modes, the F-16 can fully use it , specially the F-16 can hunt and destroy EW sites allowing GPS munitions to be usable again The F-16 can also use the Harpoon ASM for anti ship attacks against Russians' frigates Russian fanboys are quick to say the F-16 is no match for the Su-35 or S-400 New flash, The F-16 doesnt need to be Ukraine has been striking S-300 and S-400 sites but mostly importantly after 2 were blow out of the sky, A-50s are no longer operational So the Russian air force ability to engage F-16s is already knocked out a smart Ukrainian play would play here kitty and have F-16s act as bait and draw Russian aircraft into missile traps Ukraine needs the F-16 air to ground capability more than its air to air
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  3816.  @Bird_McBride  That would be false IF Russia had that ability , then this war would have been over long again but the Ukraine forces are moving with virtual impunity
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  3817. Here's a new flash he cant
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  3818. So Iran wants to give Israel exactly what it wants which is open fight and Hezbollah is looking to pick a fight with an already pissed off Israel smooth move
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  3819.  @Bird_McBride  Ukraine is being resupplied so Russia's good days are over
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  3820. The US laughs in MQ-9
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  3821.  @evan6034  Again proof
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  3822.  @evan6034  By all mean provide proof
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  3823.  @evan6034  Pirate dont follow any laws
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  3824.  @evan6034  Wrong Somalian pirates go after ships international waters.All countries respect the 12 mile limit The so called pirates dont even have GPS
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  3825.  @nikintinia1732  Sorry clown but accidents with VBSS are extremely rare
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  3826.  @evan6034  Its not piracy there buddy They dont detain the crew unless they find illegal items
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  3827.  @Tekno2012  Except that didnt happen
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  3828.  @brandenburg2388  Lay off the drugs there buddy
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  3829.  @DarkMatterZombies  Unlike the Russian, the West doesnt hide things
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  3830.  @JLSMaytham  Thats kinda prerequisite for running a business
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  3831. Yawm Just more hot air from Putin
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  3832. Because those undeclared states are not actively supplying and training groups that the world has labelled as terrorist
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  3833. Why would the West be concerned when the SM-3s exists
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  3834. lay off the copium
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  3835. Even with the propaganda HT still acknowledges the F-35 superiority
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  3836. Sorry but thats one ugly looking helo
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  3837. The LCH is simply hideous What India should do is dump the LCH Buy more US Apache and HAL Rudra instead The Apache E is light years ahead of the LCH in every way possible
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  3838. Its was good effort but best path forward for the Indian military is buying more HAL Rudra for the light combat helo role and buy US made Apache for their main gunship The Apache already has MMW radar which can likely be adapt to use the India's Dhruvastra Basically the Apache has everything whereas the LCH would require it to be built
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  3839. There is nothing that Russia can do In to order support Niger, Russia needs overfly permission from either Libya or Algeria to deliver equipment Libya is a no and Algeria is in a spot France can send its carrier and ships down to the Gulf of Guinea and strike Niger as Nigeria does not support Niger Secondly , Russian is tied up in Ukraine and sending an expeditionary force to Niger would be massive drain on their already thin resources
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  3840.  @wahalawahala5258  Niger has no air or naval power If Libya grants France over flight Niger is bonned
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  3841.  @PeterLamin-bw5rs  So it means that they if pushed , they can defend themselves
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  3842. Of course Putin is yapping after Ukraine gave Russian another black eye with the loss of the A-50
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  3843.  @josiealvarado2296  Lay off the copium
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  3844.  @aymenbey9920  Its not a matter of aid, its a matter of the right tools The RQ-4 can survey a country the size of South Korea day It would give the IDF real time and complete coverage of the Gaza, effectively allowing Israel to track HAMAS in real time The MQ-9 is designed for precision strikes even in urban areas with Hellfire RDX. There are also Mk82 500lbs bombs designed Low Collateral Damage for urban strike that the MQ-9 can use The US EW aircraft can track radio-frequency sources in real time and trilaterate the location to "a very, very small area" Effectively narrowing down enemy locations Lastly, IDF armor could benefit from -Tank Urban Survival Kit (TUSK) used on the Abrams which adds NERA/ERA as well Remote control weapon station able use everything from heavy machine guns to grenade launcher The Merkava is designed for urban combat but it still needs additional protection
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  3845. Of course the West is laughing All you trolls claiming that Ukrainian forces need to launch a coup only for the coup to happen in Russia is beyond hilarous
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  3846. 3 Abrams lost yet Russia has lost close to 2800 tanks Secondly we see a Russian tank shooting at stationary not moving ? Lastly a T-72 supposedly shooting an Abrams does not compare to a T-90 getting gangbanged by two Bradleys
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  3847.  @marvinkho5018  The video shows nothing It shows them supposedly shooting at a stationary target and nothing unlike the video where T-90 is getting gangbanged by 2 Bradleys we see no sort of engagement here
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  3848.  @AlexanderK9519  TOW has different modes of attack TOW-2E uses tandem warhead while TOW2F uses top attack like Javelin As far tanks surviving multiple hits with context, its pure fiction There was a video of tank surviving NLAW hit only because the operator fired the shoot too close and missile hit wont explode because it didnt travel far enough to arm
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  3849.  @AlexanderK9519  Not likely If that was true, Russia would be blasting the propaganda video trying to redeem its credit As far surviving a hit from ATGM its depends where it was hit If Bradely were using TOW against that T-90, they fired first at the tracks to immobilize it and then a follow through shot from the kill
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  3850.  @99Eternal  No we see drone image and supposed thermal that shows nothing
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  3851.  @AlexanderK9519  No, Two IFVs should have been no match for T-90 yet due to T-90s crew piss poor training, they get owned by IFVs The tank was destroyed and only reason the crew survived as the fact that Bradley couldnt use their TOWs missiles T-90s 125mms massive outranges the Bradley 25mm so there was reason they should gotten that close
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  3852. How about no
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  3853. Bombers have flexibility across a variety of targets whereas missile dont
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  3854. HAMAS paragliders came in at low level and no one realize what was happening till it was too late Iran fired missiles and drones which Israel's defenses are designed for
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  3855. Iran speaking out against the US is a joke if the US decided to attack Iran there is nothing Iran could do about it point blank Iran fired missiles at Israel and US ships easily intercepted a large number of them
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  3856.  @3o3tigger  Again you are just a shit talker largest air force yet has failed to overwhelm Ukraine
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  3857.  @3o3tigger  You are obviously just shit talker what does 17 hours of maintenance per 1 hour of flying have to do with anything Answer doesnt All aircraft have maintenance intervals dumbass. Secondly Need runways over 8000 ft again shit talker A C-17 can land fully loaded in 4000 ft yet somehow F-16 more runway than Cargo plane you are special kind of stupid
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  3858.  @tonyxyxable  The JASSM-ER that Poland can strike target up 600 miles away well out of range S-400, S-500 and and Su-35 as for the Su-57, it does not factor in as Russia does not have enough to matter Secondly unlike Ukraine Poland already has the F-16 which means that one The US can easily replace it losses and two most importantly, the US can provide upgraded models with ease
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  3859.  @jamesgreen1116  You fanboys are hilarious Poland has give Ukraine light to medium weapons The only countries providing heavy weapons to Ukraine is the US, Germany, Sweden, France, Italy and the UK plus weapons captured from Russia Poland has provided some 155ms and some armor but nothing on the level as others Russia's saving grace in Ukraine is that Ukraine lacks the means to deliver heavy metal against Russian forces effectively Poland with its F-16 would not have the problem
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  3860.  @jamesgreen1116  Russia has a lot of weapons and no will matter against Poland
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  3861.  @doctorg1468  Yet mysteriously you idiots cant explain why the war has gone for 18 months
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  3862. Funny how those alleged broken weapons have inflicted so much damage to Russian forces
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  3863.  @magenta130  Fight for your home or live under Russian oppression, you propagandist are hilarious
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  3864.  @PerceivedREALITY999  No, the US will spite Russia just cause again Every thing Russia does, the US spites Russia by giving Ukraine more weapons
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  3865.  @lebohangmokheseng9250  Give Ukraine more weapons just to spite them
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  3866. They are welcome to try
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  3867. Wrong clown if Russia fought NATO, they would get their ass handed to them Lets recap Their flag ship is currently a coral reef at the bottom of the sea Their latest equipment which they billed as high tech is getting the shit kicked out of it KA-52s loses are nearly 40 , Su-34 losses are in the 20s The Su-30SM and Mi-28 also performing badly The T-90 which they claimed was the best protected tank in the world has been shredded over 100 times as well as capture and sent to the West The bonuses for the West Russia has been forced to reveal its GPS jamming tech Pro, it has reduced GPS aided weapon accuracy, Con, the West now knows exactly how it works Russia's nervousness around MQ-9s and RQ-4 is because they have the sensor payloads able to locate Russian jammers The over hyped Kinzhal got busted by the Patriot missile system The revelation that the Ukraine may get PAC-3 MSE is subtle way of saving that the US wants to continue to test the Patriot capabilities against Russian missiles As the Patriot is network-centric, the US is getting data from Russian attacks in real time But please continue with your copium its hilarious
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  3868.  @ss304_82  And that has been proven in Ukraine Ukraine with just a hand ful of NATO weapons is kicking Russian forces ass
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  3869.  @ss304_82  Ukraine has shredded over 1200 Russian tanks including T-90s yet fan boys wanna celebrate over a Leopard losses lol
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  3870.  @ss304_82  ah desperation over a few losses
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  3871.  @mrmateph729  Only took a year for Russian forces to do so
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  3872.  @chlim6826  Russia is paying dearly They are boosting about disrupting GPS aided munitions with jammers but silent on the fact that the West already analyzed the signal disruption and now knows exactly it works
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  3873. Russia has no choice An all out war between Iran and Israel is only money for the US and even worst day for them Russia is relying on Iran for support with Ukraine The Israeli Air force and Navy would cripple Iran's industry in a matter of days hurting Russia
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  3874.  @May_Day45  Ah even more Russian propaganda hilarious
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  3875.  @zakirlatorre8239  its called tactics ding dong The F-16 with AGM-84F can attack the Black Sea Fleet ships at sea while aircraft with Storm Shadow and possibly KEDP-350 attack Russian airfields in Crimea without airfields in Crimea, Russian force will have to travel longer distances from Novorossiysk and other air field much further away Without airfield in Crimea Russian forces in region will defenseless. S-300 and S-400 dont matter as weapons like the Storm Shadow and KEDP-350 can be fired from well outside their range
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  3876. Yeah, its called Russian taking its ass home
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  3877. This will end up as another black eye for Russia
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  3878. The F-16s can be equipped with stand off range weapons thats allows it attack well outside the range of any Russian defenses It can launch and leave before they can respond
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  3879.  @marshalljulie3676  and look how well that worked out oh it didnt
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  3880.  @garikaichuru160  Cope harder
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  3881.  @deadpoolguy283  This week actually The military already has to package ready as soon as the president signs it its in the air to Ukraine
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  3882. Thats why this pacakge included the max range ATACMS
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  3883.  @johnosullivan2197  Cope harder ivan
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  3884.  @johnosullivan2197  Lay off the potato juice their ivan
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  3885. Typical propaganda
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  3886. Wrong
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  3887. Lay off propaganda buddy Lockheed, Raytheon , AeroVironment and other US defense companies are making bank. In order to supply Ukraine, all US companies have had to ramp their production back to war time levels which has translated into more and more jobs. Hence why Congress is quiet about because of them have major defense companies in their district
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  3888. When the US takes off the kid gloves and get serious remember you were warned
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  3889.  @OMT988  The punchline is that UK has vastly superior capabilities and Russia' trying to fight them would result heavy losses in a matter of days The Russian air force only worry has been SAMs in Ukraine Against the UK, it would be Eurofighters with meteors and F-35Bs with AIM-120s hunting Su-35, MIG-31 and A-50 AWACS The UK Astute class subs would quickly rack up a kills in the Black Sea
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  3890.  @OldEnglish-  The UK sent the Storm Shadow for several reason The main being is that Storm Shadow is being retired in 9 years By sending Ukraine weapons that they are being retired , saves millions in de milling costs Secondly even if the FC/ASW ("Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon") falls through ,the UK has the option to purchase the LRASM and JASSM from the US its win win for the UK The US need to follow suit and hand longer range weapons
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  3891.  @OldEnglish-  But it has no anti-ship capability
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  3892. The whole point was to avoid escalation and hope it didnt come to that The US doesnt have to provide JASSM, they can provide AGM-84F which have 170 mile range and can strike Russian ships at sea The Storm Shadow can't do that so giving the Ukraine AGM-84F fills another need for Ukraine
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  3893. if WW3 started ,Russia would lose miserably First Russia weapons against the West was its Electronic warfare capability Specifically, jamming GPS and communication Both have been exposed in Ukraine and some systems have been even being captured and sent back to the West The West now knows exactly how Russian GPS jamming works and has has Lockheed, Raytheon and GD working on counter-measures Secondly the KA-52 and Mi-28 attacks has shown that US military using the Stryker SHORAD with Stinger missiles will be ineffective as both are attacking Ukrainian forces from with outside the range of the Stingers. So now the US military is looking to acquire the NASAMS High Mobility Launcher (HML) which is based on the Complementary Low-Altitude Weapon System (CLAWS) and SLAMRAAM (Surface Launched AMRAAM) concepts which uses AIM-9X and AIM-120C-5s for SHORAD The updated HML with AIM-9X and AIM-120C-5 can reach out to 30 plus miles which is beyond the range of any weapon use by KA-52 or Mi-28 Lastly, how many R-37, R-27, R-73 and R-77s have been recovered from downed aircraft and sent back to West Radars, EW and other tech from downed Russian aircraft 18 months in Ukraine has cost Russia more than you know The Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-T are network centric they transmit data in real time so every Russian attack with drones, missiles and aircraft All that data has been going back to the West in real time The more Russia stays, the more and more it has to dive into its capabilities and the more the West learns
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  3894. Putin's saving grace is the West holding back if the West stopped holding , Russia would be out of Ukraine by the end of the month
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  3895.  @mrmateph729  Simple ding song the Western easily maintain the tanks they send whereas the bulk of Ukraine tanks are Russian made and get parts to maintain is virtually impossible now
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  3896.  @Alexey_Nikolaevich  yawn cope harder
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  3897.  @h8marxists663  cope hard clown
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  3898.  @patb5266  Ukraine hasnt sent them in yet ding dong
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  3899.  @Robert53area  Yawn
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  3900.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Russia borders Ukraine yet after year and half, they have gotten no where The US traveled 7000 miles to Iraq and Afghan and had both those countries on their knees in a matter of weeks Let that sink it Russia's tactical blunder was failing to secure western Ukraine By not securing western ukraine, Russia did not cut ukraine off from the West and thus why Russia is currently getting its ass headed to it lets recap how they screwed up Since Ukraine still has open line they have gotten Javelins which have been shredding Russian armor. HIMARS which have sticking with deadly precision, Pzh-2000, CAESAR and other high mobility western 155mm systems. Last but not least Patriot systems if Russia was not an incompetent jackass, and had cut off Ukraine from the West, this conflict would have been over by April of last year instead, they have let Ukraine gain a path to victory Russian's weapon against the US was GPS jammers. Thanks to Ukraine, the US now knows exactly how they work Russia's Ka-52 and MI-28 have been attacking and once again thanks to Ukraine, the US now knows that its Stryker SHORAD will be ineffective so they have gone back to plans for using the AIM-9X and AIM-120C-5 for SHORAD. The AIM-120C-5 range allow massively out range anything that the KA-52 or MI-28 could carry and unlike MANPAD, the AIM-120s warhead would shatter a KA-52 and Mi-28 like glass Lastly, the Patriot , NASAMS and IRIS-T are all designed to be network centric which means they transmit data in real time Once again, Russia's constant missile attacks has only been feeding the West with vital info about Russia missiles and aircraft
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  3901.  @PerceivedREALITY999  So you just basically make up shit lol
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  3902.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Ukraine made no sense banned clowned the Patriot are not deployed near the public moron
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  3903.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Again clown news why do you think they give it 5 radar sets for oh wait ,could be to increase survivalable during combat so if one radar is down ,they can fall back on the other 4 No we are going be dumbasses like you and solely one set for every so if that set is damaged or destroyed we are SOL SMH
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  3904.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Its called Russian stupidity Russia was so eager to target the Patriot , they ended up black eyes instead
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  3905.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Sorry you can cope as hard as you want The Patriot has defeated the Kinzhal 20 plus times counting
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  3906.  @PerceivedREALITY999  The Patriot has defeated the Kinzhal 20 times and counting
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  3907.  AbhijeetKundu  Again where is the wreckage
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  3908.  @patb5266  Cope harder
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  3909.  AbhijeetKundu  Again just fairy India tells itself whereas the wreckage explain why no one could find a single piece of wreckage
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  3910.  AbhijeetKundu  The F-16 was never taken down by MIG-21, thats just a story India tells itself Su-30 has destroyed 11 times in Ukraine so far nuff said
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  3911.  @radio9730  The Russian fanboys are out because Russia's recent success but fail to see the cost The KA-52 has been able to attack outside MANPADS range The cost that is that US now knows that its SHORAD with Stinger will be ineffective so they have gone back the plans for use AIM-9X and AIM-120C-5 on backs of Humves, JTLV and FMTV trucks. The AIM-120C-5 range allow is longer than any the KA-52 or Mi-28 can carry Russia's weapons against the US was GPS jammers ,once again Russia has revealed exactly how its works and the US again is already developing newer GPS munition that are hardened against GPS jammer. They honesty dont see the cost to Russia's success
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  3912.  @PerceivedREALITY999  lets see clown why Ukraine is asking for jets 3 guess on who makes the Su-24, Su-25 ,Su-27 and MiG-29s as well the as the weapons So your clueless ass is not understanding why Ukraine is asking for jets from other sources as they are currently fighting the source of their current inventory you are special kinda of stupid
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  3913. They have more faith in the US than Iran
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  3914.  @JasonKing-m6m  Israel doesnt use missiles they use tend to rely on their air force for striking targets and they are rarely off target
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  3915.  @naushadali6982  How about you learn to read a map before running off at the mouth
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  3916.  @ingridjernej6361  How about no Ukraine despite the presence of S-400 was able to strike Sevastopol dealing massive damage to the Russian navy The Black Sea is only accessible through the straits and they are closed so Russia cant replace assets lost in the Black Sea The strike on the Rostov-na-Donu showed to massive breaches in the pressure which basically means that subs is destroyed Again Black Sea HQ was pounded by missiles and again A corevette destroyed in dry dock Both ships were Kalibr missile carriers Russia is not showing the quote full of S-400 and Ukraine is steadily removing the Russian navy from the picture with these repeated strikes
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  3917.  @ingridjernej6361  No they dont The S-400 was touted as their super weapon as Western stealth and missile More the point, its Russia's principle defense and its performance in Ukraine has been underwhelming
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  3918.  @ИванИванов-ц8и6к  Yawn troll
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  3919.  @NaushadBuksh-h3c  Lets look at facts shall Russia's weapon against the West was its GPS and Comm jamming Both of which they have been forced to use in Ukraine and revealed to the West how it works Russian's S-400 was touted as this hype advanced system yet again Ukraine has shown the West how it can be picked a part Russia started the war with 133 KA-52s , As Nov , 60 have been destroyed The KA-52 with LMUR success showed the West that MANPADS as SHORADs are no longer effective so Western countries going back to using longer range weapons like the ASRAAM and AIM-9s which massively outrange any the KA-52 can carry Lastly, Russian lost several hundred T-90s and worst some have been captured and sent to the West And this Russia fighting a country with limited capabilities
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  3920. its hilarious how the Russian trolls think the few weapons Russian is facing is all of NATO
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  3921.  @unbongarcon19  What are you babbling about
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  3922.  @Radio9730killer  and your point is ?
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  3923. Lets look at facts shall Russia's weapon against the West was its GPS and Comm jamming Both of which they have been forced to use in Ukraine and revealed to the West how it works Russian's S-400 was touted as this hype advanced system yet again Ukraine has shown the West how it can be picked a part Russia started the war with 133 KA-52s , As Nov , 60 have been destroyed The KA-52 with LMUR success showed the West that MANPADS as SHORADs are no longer effective so Western countries going back to using longer range weapons like the ASRAAM and AIM-9s which massively outrange any the KA-52 can carry Russian lost several hundred T-90s and worst some have been captured and sent to the West The Black Sea Fleet lost its flagship, sub and corvette Now imagine Russian trying to fight the NATO which unlike Ukraine has zero problem going head on Ukraine has no air force but the NATO does plus strategic bombers Ukraine has no navy but NATO does with subs and carriers
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  3924. Yeah no
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  3925.  @leslieomarmateo1050  They are going to hit the wrong ship and cause mass causalities. At that point, all bets are off and Yemen will glow in the dark from massive retaliation from the West
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  3926.  @rjohansen9486  300 meters barely 328 yards. Basic USMC marksmanship shoots at 200, 300 and 500 yards. US Army is 80 to 327 yards Snipers are trained to shoot accurately from 700 yards to 2000 yards. 328 yards for trained snipers basic point blank range Secondly, the AN/PAS-13 Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) is standard issue as well several other IR scopes With sniper teams , both have IR scopes, more the point, the spotter can mark the target for the shooter Simple put with the amount of $$ they spend for training , weapons and deployment There is no way that he should have survived
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  3927. Sure reward Iran and watch how it comes back to bite them in the ass
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  3928. How about no The drones are junk and only working as Ukraine lacks the weapons able to deal with them A well armed opponent would crush these drones very quickly
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  3929. Its not confusing Kyvi downed all the drone because they have ample defenses to do so as Russian is constantly targeting Kyiv Ukraine does not have enough counter drone defenses to support its front line forces There are only 37 Gepards in Ukraine, they need at least 150 Same with the Avengers ,just 12 while they need at 150 units
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  3930. The drones are junk and only working as Ukraine lacks the weapons able to deal with them A well armed opponent would crush these drones very quickly
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  3931. Ha you mean back to Ukraine kicking their asses
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  3932. If the West fought Russia directly, Moscow would be in flames by now Lets recap Ukraine has no navy while NATO can easily go blow for blow with the Russian navy and win. Lets recap, Russia's heaviest hitter is the 2 Kirovs while the NATO has 18 Ticonderoga class cruisers Ukraine has limited airpower while NATO again has overwhelming air power. The Su-35 may face no challenge from the Ukrainian force but NATO will easily punch it ticket You are forgetting that Egypt tested the Su-35 against the Rafale and Rafale easily beat the Su-35 in EW plus Su-35 EW pods have been recovered in Ukraine So the Su-35 vaunted capabilities turned out to be nothing burger Lastly, just as the KA-52s is attacking Ukrainian armor Apache and Tiger would be doing the same again Russian armor Please same Pansitr S1, Tor and Tunguska so we can all laugh at how have been captured by the West
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  3933. Russia's so called attacks is them desperate for credibility after Wagner's attempted coup Too late, Wagner already dimed you out
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  3934. Wrong again there Ivan The Bradley has proven its worth in combat and the Leopard 2 is new the figh There is more nothing devastating for Russian morale then the fact that Ukraine is pushing back Sure they lost some assets but the fact that Ukrainian are able to mount a large scale despite Russia propaganda claims boost Ukraine forces At the end of day, even if the offensive fails, The West will replace the equipment lost Ukraine got 113 Bradleys, The US has over 6000 Ukraine got 150 Leopards ,Germany built over 3600 plus You are forgetting equipment exist in large numbers in Western Lastly, the West is taking notes on where Ukranian forces were failing and making notes on what Ukraine needs so this doesnt happen again The Ukrainian forces got stuck in dense minefield and werent able to rapidly cross which allowed Russian forces to counter attack So far thats just bad luck not on the equipment
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  3935. Russia ready to get their ass handed to them
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  3936.  @-TheJewel-  Denial
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  3937.  @takethat941  If WW3 breaks out Russia wouldnt last 3 months Russia's saving grace in Ukraine is their capabilities In war against the West, they will not be so lucky Remember Ukraine has no navy but the West does and Russia forces will get acquainted with TLAMs Ukraine's air force is limited but the West isnt
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  3938.  @angiebaby9981  Sure they dont
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  3939.  @angiebaby9981  How many civilians targets has Russian forces struck so far Russia has leveled shopping malls apartment buildings and whole list of civilian targets so yes it hilarous for them to accuse Ukraine of war crimes
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  3940.  @mbusombuso9119  Thats now once Ukraine gets enough systems in place it will be a thing of the past
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  3941.  @mbusombuso9119  They need enough units to cover the entire country The current inventory only provides limited coverage and protection
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  3942.  @mbusombuso9119  Those system are active however Ukraine only has 9 NASAMS, 4 IRIS-T and 2 Patriot sites Once they get 30 of each system Russian missiles attacks will be a thing of the past its called numbers and they dont have the number yet for an integrated air defence system (IADS) coverage
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  3943. Ukraine is the battlefield and Russia is losing badly The Ka-52, Su-34 and Su-30 represent their latest aircraft and all have taken double digit losses The West is now supplying Ukraine with advanced air defense equipment getting Ukraine closer and closer to having an integrated air defence system IADS able to enforce a no fly zone over Ukraine The IRIS-T and NASAMS was bad enough but now add US Patriots and European SAMP/T systems Ukraine with an IADS is Russian's second worst nightmare The first is the West giving Ukraine long range precision cruise missiles
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  3944. Russia accusing Ukraine of a war crime Thats hilarious
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  3945. So HT source is convicted sex offender hilarious
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  3946. HT chooses a man that is convicted sex offender as a source hilarious and more hilarious has zero credentials to back it up
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  3947.  TheUmmahRises  UNSC approved the US resolution thats one key step is moving towards offensive action against Yemen
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  3948. Hence why its all garbage
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  3949.  @johnwi-l_l-iamsf3763  A few Leopard 2 losses amount to nothing Ukraine has lost 8 L2 so far while Russian has lost close to 100 T-90s
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  3950.  @irenagreg7373  yawn
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  3951.  @JohnAkaSB  LMAO lay off the potato juice their ivan Lets recap how many ways the F-16 will tear up Russian forces and its vastly superior the Su-25 First, the F-16 block 40 was introduced in 1988 The Block 40/42 is the improved all-day/all-weather strike variant equipped with LANTIRN pod which is Ukraine will get The Block 40 can use everything Ukraines HARM, JDAM, PAVEWAY , MAVERICK , HARPOON, AIM-7, AIM-9, and AIM-120. It can use CBUs as well be intergrated with Storm Shadows Can the Su-25 carry anti-ship missiles,No Cruise missiles no again, radar guided air to air missiles again no The Su-25 is a joke compared to the F-16 Secondly The F-16 can carry 2 Harpoons and launch them from up 120 miles away against naval targets without the Moskav promoted to submarine, Russia has no way to stop the F-16 from going after their ships Bases are in Crimea are going be the first targets for the F-16 While GPS jammers affect JDAMs, they have no effect on PAVEWAYS or MAVERICKS Air defense can be neutralized with ease You are forgetting that Pzh-2000 , Archer and CAESARs can easily drop steel Russian air defense equipment
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  3952.  @johnwi-l_l-iamsf3763  It only means game over for Russia Ukraine shortage is simply because they have no another weapons to use They rely solely on artillery for their offensive capability Hence the West decision to give them F-16s The F-16 will take the load off Ukrainian ground forces
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  3953. Still doesnt change the fact that Ukraine killed yet another Russian general
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  3954. No just insane with propaganda They love to claim they have thousands of missiles but silent on the fact that Israeli air force has repeatedly shown the easy at the which they penetrate Iran's airspace
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  3955. LMAO the irony
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  3956. Iran has missiles while the Israel air force can easily penetrate Iran's air space and strike without warning
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  3957.  @nomadiclapse  And Iran should realize that Israel has all the backing they need
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  3958. No Iran had to cope with the fact that Israeli air force penetrate their airspace again
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  3959. More wishful thinking from Russia Zelensky has supplied the West with critical info and equipment they have no reason liquidate him Russia is panicking because the US getting close to signing off an aid package which will effectively resupply Ukraine nearly depleted forces
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  3960. Russia is panicking because the US getting close to signing off an aid package which will effectively resupply Ukraine nearly depleted forces and effectively erase any plans Russia has
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  3961. More nonsense
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  3962. You are just now figuring that out? Rheinmetall. SAAB, Lockheed, Raytheon, MBDA are all going Ka-ching thanks to Putin
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  3963. Its only temporary India is buying French or US now replace all the junk they brought from Russia Long before Ukraine India was fed up with Russia's crap. Russian forces abysmal performance in Ukraine only reinforced that reality The Su-30, Su-34 and Su-35 represent Russia's latest tech yet have suffered considerable losses
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  3964. Rheinmetall. SAAB, Lockheed, Raytheon, MBDA are all going Ka-ching thanks to Putin
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  3965. What Russia wants is irrelevant what they will get is black eye
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  3966. Austrailia wont go back to that deal The republican demand is non-sense The USN replaces assets on a 1 for 1 basis As every Virginia class is commissioned ,they scrap 1 Los Angeles What the republican want is the USN building more subs than they need. What they dont understand its quality not quantity The USN has less subs but they are doing far more per sub than previous generations
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  3967. How about no Completely misleading and wrong info The USN has roadmap led out for its submarine purchases. The older Los Angeles class is replaced on 1 for 1 basis The republican clowns wants the USN to build more subs which assine as the USN has ample subs and capabilities already
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  3968.  @MrLeadb1  That would be incorrect US military M57 inventory is 500 plus missiles
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  3969. Russia does lol You dont seem to understand the game here Ukraine has been praising western weapons from Lockheed, SAAB ,MBDA and Rheinmetall which in turn has boosted their sales All of them has had to ramp up their production to war time levels which in turn is them hiring more people to meet the supply and demand The Ukraine is getting arms and the US military is replacing what they send Lastly, remember, giving Ukraine weapons like the ATACMS which will being replaced by the PrSM saves the US military major $$$$$ in demilitarization costs once the weapon is removed from service
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  3970. closer to a few months
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  3971. It wont take a year a few weeks to months at most The MGM-140s M57 has been out of production since 2013 so they can supply those very quickly The problem is likely that the US had to remove whatever they did to the HIMARS to prevent ATACMS from being used
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  3972. which means they were repaired
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  3973. Thats not a slap, thats says game on
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  3974. As a actual American, I would say your grammar is appalling but as you are orc bot its expected orc propaganda
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  3975. its tax write off their buddy
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  3976. Thats has nothing to do with the price of the tea in China
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  3977. Everything will stop when Russia takes it ass home
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  3978. Threatens US with what Hot air?
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  3979. What's Putin's going to do of wait nothing
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  3980.  @Judahscattered4corners-ms4lm  Again what did the US leave behind nothing 4 billion of what Nothing lets see use Ukraine for example Russian T-90s have been captured and sent to the West as well Panstir S-1s, Krasukhas, and even Khibiny has been sent to the West What did the US leave behind that equals any of that absolutely nothing
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  3981.  @Judahscattered4corners-ms4lm  And what did the US really leave Basically nothing
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  3982.  @albertkesson-rhule145  Lay off the potato juice their Ivan The US left,
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  3983.  @themillennialexperience2139  No they do not
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  3984. The West needs to take more direct action against Yemen instead of triaging the problem
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  3985. The USAF needs to make room for newer assets but Congress wants to be hard headed
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  3986. The F-22s cost is not problem ,just Congress being hard headed The USAF has already outlined that its future air power and is trying to shred the excess but Congress won't let them
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  3987. Ah yes, Russia's famed progandana claims
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  3988.  @A.110-j8z  You idiots literally dont understand how missile defenses work The PAC-3 is gear for missiles and aircraft not UAS system
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  3989.  @aminmalik4086  They are not saving anything The Zircon missile can't be used by any of the ships or subs that remain in the Black Sea The Kinzhal can only be used by handful of MIG-31 that have been converted to carry it The same goes for the Tu-22M3 Again only a handful its not that Russia is saving them they barely have any assets available to use them If the Russian military wasn't such a screw up they would have at least brought in one ship or sub with the capability instead now ,they are rushing to equip it to the assets in the Black Sea which again wont matter as its just 4 Frigates
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  3990.  @5150TJT  They don't need to LMAO
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  3991. Yeah no Kyiv has both NASAMS and Gepard protection it The NASAMS can provide the info for Gepard to accurately target
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  3992. Yet Russians are running out of the country instead
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  3993.  @hakeemajibola5555  You might wanna check the alleged sources of those reports
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  3994.  @drewski1441  What have they done other than get shot down
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  3995.  @Amaking10000  Yeah no Odesa is the far south where there is very little air defense equipment
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  3996. Oh how the mighty has fallen oh wait ,you would have to be mighty first to fall
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  3997. The F-16 will burn but they will be burning Russian forces into smoking corpses
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  3998. NK sub disaster in 3,2.1
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  3999. They can't If NK made, it you can bet for damn sure, its heavily flawed and disaster waiting to happen
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  4000. Simple answer no Combat engineers can be repair the damage Ukraine will like pull Patriots, NASAMS or IRIS-T to give the F-16s maximum protection
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  4001.  @PerceivedREALITY999  You copy and paste bullshit is hilarious biden: do we have hypersonic missiles? yes we do, any SLBM and ICBM travels at hypersonic speed No sir, we are not that advanced sir. we are not that advance dont make me laugh Russian borders Ukraine after 18 months has gotten no where
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  4002.  @PerceivedREALITY999  lay off the potato juice there moron Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-T are network centric The West is getting data in real time Secondly Ukraine isnt the West if Russia was facing the West its missiles would be useless The West key tactics is kill at the source Kinda hard to launch missiles if they are being destroyed at the source
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  4003. Lay off the potato their clown The F-16 can attack Russian ships with Harpoons and there is nothing Russian forces can do about it
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  4004.  @alienbotfarm187  Doesnt need to
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  4005. Lets see what does the F-16 bring to the table First, the Black Sea Fleet has operated with virtually impunity because Ukraine lacks the means to engage them F-16 can carry 2 Harpoon and launch them from over 100 miles away Unlike the USV that Ukraine has been using, Harpoon strike to any of Russian ship will be crippling or sink the ship Ukraine Neptune missile carried 360lbs warhead while Harpoons carry 500lb warhead While Ukraine has few Su-24 able to use the Storm Shadow, the F-16 can be easily intergrated with it as well the KEDP-350 or the US could give Ukraine a few JASSM Either way, Ukraine gets a far more capable platform for launching cruise missiles Russian jammers have limited JDAM and other GPS munitions while MIG-29 and Su-27 can use AGM-88 in limited fashion, the F-16 can fully use both to maximum capability well use laser guided bombs which are unaffected by GPS jammers Additional the F-16s can locate Russian jammer But most importantly, the F-16 will take the strain of Ukraine ground assets 155mm systems and HIMARS
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  4006. And the US carried out strikes today show how very little they care about hot air from Iran
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  4007.  @Aaa-mv6rd  Its called value and being practical How valuable is that capture tech to the West massively The T-90 armor will allow the West to test its strength and weakness against Western KE rounds The T-90s defensive systems and sensor will again allow the West to strength and weakness against Western ATGMs Lastly the T-90s 125mm rounds will be tested to see how western armor holds thats far more valuable to both the US and Ukraine The West can quickly get that data back to Ukrainian and tell where the T-90 is the most vulnerable Notice since the Pansitr S1 has been captured, its effectiveness has dropped substantially Lastly , how will they maintain the captured equipment? The bulk of Ukraine's equipment is made in Russian and its has already been stated that parts for the Russian made equipment is reaching levels where equipment can't be maintained By asking for western equipment, they have access to a massive amount of equipment
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  4008.  @meikhet.maru.011  No problem
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  4009. @Flying Tiger True but if they tweak the deal , the Rafale might have a chance but I believe the Hornet has this
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  4010.  @savage1717  And you point is ? The fact of the matter is they wasted time and billions for literally nothing The smarter play and less costly way would continue buying till
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  4011. @Flying Tiger The drama from the last Rafale deal is why I dont see the Rafale winning this one
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  4012.  @savage1717  The HAL Tejas literally dates back to 1983 Nuff said
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  4013.  @savage1717  A few mistakes thats called mountain of mistakes How much has the India military wasted on locally made projects That list is miles long
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  4014. @Flying Tiger The Rafale is competing against the F-18 in India right now The Indian navy is looking for replacement for the MIG-29K Boeing showed that F-18 can function off STOBAR carriers as did Dassault with the Rafale The original MRCA for the Indian Air force ended up only being 36 planes instead of 126 So the MRCA 2.0 is for the remaining 108 The Rafale advantage is it would simplify things and won't require much to bring into service but its disadvantage is the previous drama unless they abandon the make in India requirement and opt for new built or second hand I don't see the Rafale wining this one
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  4015.  @savage1717  Lets recap How much did the Indian airforce spend on the HAL Tejas program ? when it was simpler to work with SAAB and make locally made JAS-39s instead ? How much did the Indian army spend on the HAL LCH when buying more HAL Rudra for the LCH and US made Apache would have made more sense Back to the India air force How much did the India air force spend on the Su-30MKI and MIG-21 Bison only have them perform miserably during the 2019 engagement By all accounts, the combination should have easily dealt with the PAF forces ,instead they found themselves woe ill equipped The planned Super Sukhoi is supposed upgrade MKI with Su-30SM and Su-35 tech over 14 Su-30SM have been lost in Ukraine so far as well as Su-35 How much has the India military wasted on locally made projects
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  4016.  @savage1717  France is dragging things out The Rafale is competing against the F-18 in India right now The Indian navy is looking for replacement for the MIG-29K Boeing showed that F-18 can function off STOBAR carriers as did Dassault with the Rafale The original MRCA for the Indian Air force ended up only being 36 planes instead of 126 So the MRCA 2.0 is for the remaining 108 Again nothing shocking about this order
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  4017. Nothing shocking here France can't sell Rafale's new built but many recent customers have open to buying second hard F3 France's Rafale order of 180 has been open since 2001 yet in 2018 only 149 had been delivered France's tactic of dragging out procurement has helped them make some orders but their numbers of 240 planes are still par with the JAS-39 and well below the Eurofighter, F-15E advanced , F-16 block 60 plus and Super Hornet The Rafale lack of weapons and tech has beek its biggest drawn back The F4 is literally too little too late
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  4018. Transaction Putin is eliminating all threats to him now
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  4019. And exactly is Russia going to do Besides being NATO The UK has Uncle sam in the corner And even without their backing UK is more than capable going toe to toe against Russia
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  4020. Sure Literally making the case for the West to up the ante in Ukraine
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  4021. Pretty sure the US is planning on more than just hostage rescue The US has more options with Hamas than Ukraine
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  4022. So basically doing what Ukraine has been doing to them for the last year lol
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  4023.  @__shifty  He's correct, they would appeal to senior officer sitting in care smoking cigarette and that conversation was the length of the appeal
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  4024.  @mark4371  Yep lets see Russia's saving grace is that Ukraine Air force has very limited capabilities The F-16 changes that First the Black Fleet Sea has operated with impunity because Ukraine has no effective way to get them The F-16 with Harpoon missiles changes that. With the loss of Moskava, the remaining Russian ships have no long range weapons to prevent Ukraine from taking shots at them with Harpoons More the point, the F-16 makes strike against the Black Sea Fleet and bases a reality Ukraine can't fully use JDAMs and AGM-88 with their existing planes, the F-16 again would Ukraine to use both to maximum potential Specifically, the AGM-88 with the F-16 can home on jam against Russian electronic warfare assets. The F-16 has the MTD-STD data bus which allows to be integrated with EU, Israeli and France weapons in additional to the US While it took months for western weapons to added to Ukrainian jets The F-16 can be integrated with Storm Shadow and KEPD-350 a fraction of the time. Depending on the weapon, a few days at most Lastly unlike Ukraine's current aircraft, the F-16 has modern RWR, MAWS , EW as well as radar which means they can detect when Su-35s are trying to lock them up in BVR and actually counter
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  4025. it will only take 4 months for the F-16 do be ready And yes, the war will be over once the F-16 comes into play
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  4026.  @wschin2108  Right and whats the names of weapons killing Russian forces oh thats right, Patriot, Javelin and HIMARS
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  4027.  @MarkNOTW  Ukraine is also looking 41 F-18s from the RAAF which combined with F-16 is excellent high low mix But in the interim, what west needs to do is speed up delivery of Patriots as well increase the number to 20 units as well as delivery 70 more Gepards and at least 150 Avenger units Russia's obviously play is try and cheap shot with drone attacks as Patriot has proven capable of stopping the Kinzhal
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  4028.  @MarkNOTW  Wrong, Ukrainian pilots will fly them Lets look at facts shall The Buk missiles abroad the Russian forces max out 30 miles while the Harpoon from an F-16 can be launched from 120 miles No stopping them there The S-400 missile range is 250 miles , the Storm Shadow and KEPD-350 range is over 300 miles again no stopping them The R-37 claims 250 miles but in order to over take an F-16 , the missile has to launched at 180 miles The Su-35s is only 150 miles faster than F-16 so its race There are so many ways the F-16 can ruin Russian forces day
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  4029.  @edward6438  Yet why was the Iran still flying in old US tech
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  4030.  @kerrystetter3944  Exactly
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  4031. How they tricked doesnt matter How it ends will be with Hamas destruction
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  4032.  @raphaelosaretin4439  You are correct but also realize that France and the UK aint Ukraine Ukraine doesnt have a modern air force but they both do But importantly, They have easier access to uncle sam's weapons For example Russia's EW has been a major problem for Ukraine Both France and UK have the assets to easily negate that issue
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  4033. Go ahead and flip that coin Russia will find out very quickly that UK and France aint Ukraine
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  4034. So Russia is bragging about destroying 10 mil dollar tank while Ukraine destroyed 800 mil S-400
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  4035.  @MrLeadb1  Its called facts genius Russia has repeatedly claimed their destruction yet the very same battieries have been downing Russian aircraft and missiles with ease Germany give Ukraine 2 batteries The US sent one Other countries have donated launchers and missiles The Patriot can network and control dozens of launchers simultaneously but now that the US had signed off on aid, Russia's good times are over
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  4036.  @andrewvoorhees4062  No worst, the country that literally borders Russia like how Canada and Mexico borders the US yet after 3 years, Russia has gotten no where
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  4037.  @songnleepage5937  And you point is ?
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  4038. So Russia bragging about destroying 10 mil dollar tank while Ukraine destroyed 800 mil S-400
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  4039. So Russia is bragging about destroying 10 mil dollar tank while Ukraine destroyed 800 mil S-400
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  4040. Ukraine is getting its aid so Russia's good times are over
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  4041.  @williamkunte5361  Then explain the last 3 year then
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  4042.  @johnosullivan2197  Yet here we are 3 years later and Russia only gains was due to Ukraine being low on ammo. Now that aid has approved Russia's good times are over
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  4043.  @johnosullivan2197  Cope harder
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  4044.  @deborahhoffman3941  Yet the only reason why Russia has been able to make gains was Ukraine being short on ammo The same ATACMS which again Russian downplayed just shredded a Russian base
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  4045.  @deborahhoffman3941  And you are wrong by the way Ukraine has continuously downed many Russian aircraft an Tu-22M3 mostly recently and A-50s before than Russia has damaged 1 radar and destroyed 2 launchers for the Patriot Ukraine has destroyed 4 S-400 sites completely as well as S-300 and S-350 So again what exactly is Russia bragging about again
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  4046.  @chrissmith7669  The US has approved aid so this is them coping with the fact that good times are over With Ukraine being depleted Russia forces have gained ground but now that aid will be on the way, Russia losses are going get worst
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  4047. So Russia bragging about destroying 10 mil dollar tank while Ukraine destroyed 800 mil S-400
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  4048.  @umarbbosa5898  Wrong on all count there buddy Has the US provided ATACMS to Ukraine Nope TLAM,LRASM ,JASSM, JSM,JSOW, SLAM-ER Again no And thats just from the US What Ukraine is kicking Russia ass with is fraction of fraction of fraction of NATO weaposn
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  4049. LMAO take what to mainland USA are you insane you want to go to a country with gun ownership is constitutional right ? How exactly would u will get there ? Thousands of nautical miles of ocean with endless options Aircraft , not a chance
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  4050. Right Russian destroyed a few Leopards while Ukraine has destroyed nearly 100 T-90s Kinda hilarous that Russia is bragging over a few tanks
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  4051.  @JABelms  Except Ukraine wont lose The West increase in equipment is gradually allow Ukraine to fight evenly with Russian forces Ukraine is slowly getting to level where it was parity with Russian conventionally Let see Key capabilities that F-16 brings to Ukraine First the F-16 can attack the Black Sea Fleet ships and bases The loss of which would be major strategic victory for Ukraine Unlike MIG-29s and Su-27 , the F-16 can fully use the AGM-88 and JDAMs to their max potential The F-16 sensors are far more accurate than what Ukraine has and can easily hunt down Russian jammers and drones Thats 2 ways the F-16 will change things Lastly Ukrainian does not have enough equipment for an integrated air defence system (IADS) yet but once they do , then Russian aircraft and missiles will become moot
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  4052.  @JABelms  Ukraine has nothing to worry about The losses emphasizes Ukraine need for more weapons
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  4053.  @walterbrunswick  What truth the fact that despite of Russia's bullshit claims Ukraine is currently kicking in their front door
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  4054.  @JABelms  The point is you have no point Ukraine losing a few leopard does not matter as they can be easily replaced
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  4055.  @walterbrunswick  yawn
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  4056.  @JABelms  Cope harder clown its called facts There are over 3000 Lepoards built Ukraine's inventory is 150 Germany right now is currently negotiating with countries who have Leopards in storage which is hundreds more Yet you fan boys are making a big deal over a few losses
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  4057.  @vladimirprotein1275  Once again , your point Oh wait ,you dont have one
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  4058.  @vladimirprotein1275  And you point again ? Lancet carry anti-armor warheads which can damage or destroy tanks depending on how the target is hit
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  4059.  @JABelms  Cope hard clown I said 150 not 3000 pitiful try trying twist The Su-25 30 blown out of the sky and counting
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  4060.  @vladimirprotein1275  Wrong Finland has 139 2A4 the bulk of which are in reserve gathering dust Donating them to Ukraine is far cheaper than keeping them The use of drones is bonus for Ukraine as it emphasizes Ukraine need for more mobile systems like Gepard and Avenger The so called Lancet drones are effective as Ukraine doesnt have enough counter-drone weapons for point defenses for front like forces
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  4061.  @beast8667  Proof in the pudding kiddo
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  4062.  @vladimirprotein1275  Cope harder troll Germany 111 2A4/A6 Sweden 10-2A5 Canada 10 2A4 Spain 10-2A4 Poland 14-2A4 And thats not counting Finland is planning on supplying a few Germany is currently negotiating with Swiss for the 96 they have in storage Cope cope
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  4063.  @JABelms  And you point The Leopard were deployed in major offensive
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  4064.  @mikelmarcelle1970  This was Leopards being caught by arty not in tank combat big difference
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  4065.  @vladimirprotein1275  Cope harder troll As I stated Ukraine got 150 of 3000 tanks in existence They would lose all 150 and still have get 150 more by the end of the money By giving Ukraine its old Leopards they are make room to buy newer Leopard 2A8 and the KF-51 Which benefits Germany 3 times over They dont have to spend money to demil the older tanks, all the money they spend is on new tanks which benefits their economy as building tanks equals jobs Lastly, the benefit of the performance of Germany equipment in Ukraine Cope much
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  4066. Kinda hilarious that Russia is bragging over handful of tanks when Ukraine has destroyed so many of their tanks both old and new including T-90s Even more hilarious is that there are 3000 Leopards built and Ukraine only got 150 ? So everyone is kinda confused what exactly is Russia bragging about
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  4067. LMAO you are source of info is the New York times thats belong desperate
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  4068.  @off6848  Thats simple this situation has never happended before
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  4069.  @fw2101jacobinsleight  What ever they are doing now, they need to stop
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  4070.  @andretorben9995  Then he need to dial back his tactics
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  4071.  @fw2101jacobinsleight  Ukraine has lasted 3 years by being strategically and tactical smart Not overplaying or under playing This shift in thinking needs to stop
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  4072. Its likely a design flaw combined with dated technology
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  4073.  @unavailableusername9694  Thats literally wrong on all counts
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  4074. The Nimitz is old and its likely a design flaw with fuel and water systems being too close to each other combined with likely dated technology
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  4075.  @jchock7503  The mushroom cloud moron was from a missile impact not detonation of ammo again clown where is the secondary explosion
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  4076.  @dongusfinkleburn4172  Facts dont lie and the video says bs russian claim
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  4077.  @jonathanm4019  Lay off of the potato juice ivan This is allegedly a ammunition stock being destroyed yet no signs of secondly explosions consistence with ammo explosion just a strike showing something getting hit and nada By all means explain why there was no secondly explosion simple clown it was empty building as for large explosion likely due to FAE
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  4078.  @Greenbay-bn3yk  Thats caled propaganda ding dong First ,they dont name the alleged commander Second Russia despite bordering Ukraine cant seal the deal after a year of fighting Lastly , Russia's short comings are painfully evident in Ukraine
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  4079. Fun fact, the building was empty was there was no secondary explosion
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  4080.  @monumentaltravel3745  Ukraine's other major problem is asset protection While they have some western air defense equipment, they are still a long ways from integrated air defence system (IADS) They have 2 Patriot systems, while the US has over 1100, the US need to give Ukraine at least 50 system so they can have and IADS Ukraine has 12 AN/TWQ-1 Avengers, once again, they need at 150 Ukrained need an IADS for several reasons The Russians are not bother with the Ukrainian air force as they know they are limited even with JDAM, HARMS and Storm Shadow but F-16 like I stated earlier will allow Ukraine to fight with parity which means more missile attacks which Ukraine can barely defend against right now
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  4081.  @rawonboard7831  Thats why they called stand off weapons
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  4082.  @monumentaltravel3745  The Ukrainian air force has been a non factor due their limited capabilities and weapons
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  4083.  @monumentaltravel3745  The F-16 more than enough to do job The notion that F-16 is not ideal is Russian propaganda The Black Sea Fleet has enjoyed impunity because the Ukrainian air force has no way to attack The F-16 with Harpoons can attack Russian shipping. Even with baseline Harpoons, the range is 120 miles and the defenses on the frigate max out at 31 miles F-16 would be able lob Harpoon after Harpoon at Russia ships In order to protect the Black Sea Fleet, the Russian air force would have to operate from bases in Crimea While Ukraine few Su-24 to use Storm Shadow, the F-16 can be easily integrated with it which would strike against Crimea that much easier GPS jammers affect JDAMs but PAVEWAYS and MAVERICKs are unaffected by jamming More the point, they can be laser guided allow Ukraine forces for precision strikes against moving targets The older LANTRIN can be supplied to Ukraine as the newer SNIPER XR and LITENING are what the US military used Ukrainian MiG-29 and Su-27 can only use AGM-88 at fraction of its capability while the F-16 can fully use it all modes Lastly, while MIG-29 and Su-27 limited to old and outdated R-27, R-73 and R-77s as well have very limited supply F-16 can use AIM-9P/R and AIM-7, AIM-120C-5 and those are in massive supply Also fun fact, the F-16 can CBU-87s The F-16 is very much the ideal for Ukraine Russia's problem is that F-16 can also carry ADM-160s aerial decoys One simple tactics is to launch ADMs while 2 F-16 approach at low level against A-50s ,Il-22 and Il-78s Everyone is Russia would send MiG-31 and Su-35 after kinda hard to do if Ukraine goes after the A-50 in air or land and knocks them out Sure Ukraine could lose an F-16 or 2 in process but the lost of tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft would be massively worth it both tactically and strategically As far the S-400 and other air defense, if the Ukrainian air force is taking load of ground forces , they would be free to go after S-400 sites
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  4084. There is nothing to be scared of from the paper Russian air force
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  4085. This channel's propaganda is hilarious
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  4086.  @TrevorCrook-c1s  Here's thought Ukraine has few not many
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  4087. And get destroyed far more easily as well Russia is poking at the challenger over 100 T-90s have been destroyed
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  4088.  @redemissarium  Ukraine as been pledged large number of L2 but doesnt have them yet
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  4089.  @LoveBagpipes  Lay off the copium The propaganda shows thermal image of the T-72 shooting at something and Russia shows a supposed drone photo the Abrams Desperation much Ukraine showed two Bradleys gangbanging a T-90M. The supposed lost of an Abrams doesnt erase that or the fact over 100 T-90 have been lost so far FYI Ukrainian tank crews only has 7 to 8 months of training and before that, they were using soviet era or domestically The M1A1 SA is ten generations behind M1A2 SEP V3 that US army uses and the reason why they dont have SEP V3 is because it technologically more advanced The M1A1 SA is an analog while SEP V3 is fully digital and they cant learn that in a few months Russia is not even facing a newer variant of the Abrams while Ukraine has faced and destroyed newer T-90M/S Why would it be embrassing for tank thats technically 13 generations behind the newer variants are SEPV4, AbramsX and the M1A3 Same with the leopard 2 Only Challenger 2 is the same model as the UK army
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  4090. With what hot air
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  4091. Better to give them Ukraine than waste them
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  4092. Ah yes, the famous propaganda Russia has not emptied anything The US and NATO are sticking to the measured response rule If they stopped, things would be over for Russian very quickly in Ukraine
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  4093. Okay buddy lay off the potato juice If the NATO wanted to strike St Peterburg They would do so from the Baltic Sea with TLAMS or from the air with Storm Shadow ,KEPD-350 or JASSMs
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  4094. If NATO was fighting Russia, Moscow would be on its knees by now You are forgetting Ukraine has no navy but NATO has 3 to 1 superiority over the Russian navy Ukraine has very few planes while NATO outnumbers the Russian 5 to 1 No dumbass, the little bit of gear that Ukraine has gotten from the West is not even a drop in the bucket
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  4095. Layoff the potato juice Russia has no balls to pull that trigger Secondly Ukraine kicking Russia's ass so badly conventionally that Russia had to resort to nukes is the ultimate humiliation to Russia
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  4096. This only ends with Russia getting its ass kicked
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  4097. Humiliated would be Russia there moron What has NATO gotten from this Thanks to Ukraine, NATO knows exactly how Russian jamming against GPS and communication as well as how to locate them on the battefield Thanks to Ukraine, NATO has got fully intact, Panstir S1, T-90s, Krasukha as well partial Khibiny EWS parts Thanks to Ukraine using Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-T which are network-centric. NATO has gotten real time data about Russian missile, drone and aircraft attack But most importantly thanks to Russia's KA-52 and LMUR, NATO knows that MANPADS will be ineffective as SHORAD and already switching back to longer weapons But by all means continue bullshiting that NATO has been humiliated
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  4098. Israel flew its aircraft through Syria and Iraq to strike
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  4099. LOL its hilarous how they find these nobodys for their propaganda
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  4100. The die hard Russian trolls are out in full denial propaganda mode trying to spin the coup
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  4101. The die hard Russian trolls are out in full denial propaganda mode trying to spin the coup
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  4102. Ukraine and the West couldnt have asked for a better situation Russia having a coup in their own back yard and their claim for invasion being called lies by Wagner The gifts keep rolling for Ukraine and the West
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  4103. Wrong Iran already let the truth slip out The drone malfunctioned and crashed. what tipped off Iran was that drone was equipped with emergency beacon which gave away the location of the crash site Because of the remote nature of where it crashed , the US wouldnt able to destroy it
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  4104.  @evazabbas2443  Its called Iranian stupidity
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  4105.  @AcoRudovic  Sorry Fan boy, Ukraine only has fraction of fraction of weapons from NATO Ukraine has only has Storm shadow for long range precision strike while NATO has TLAM, JASSM, JSM, KEPD-350, and SLAM-ER/K Ukraine has no gunships while NATO has Apache, Tiger, Cobra and Mangusta Ukraine has no navy while NATO has hundreds of ships and subs You clowns do realize while Ukraine only has 2 Patriot systems, the US alone has 483 to 1000 Patriot systems Hell those 2 that Ukraine had punched Russia's Kinzhal lights out
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  4106.  @marnoldsalatan704  Cry harder
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  4107.  @marnoldsalatan704  It is funny Ukraine doesn't have peer level capabilities yet 10 months and they are still in the fight with just hand ful of weapons too They are super weapons due to Russia's inability to destroy them The fact that they were to launch offensives is hilarious because it shows how ineffective Russian forces have been
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  4108.  @marnoldsalatan704  As yes the famous propaganda claim FYI, weapons ending up on the black market is not unique to Ukraine , that literally happens in any conflict Even more ​ propaganda and quite hilarous too Russia has been destroying the quote weapons yet after 10 months LMAO Funny how Russia claims always come up short Lastly Yeah, Russia weapons are ineffective. , very ineffective as this conflict is 10 months and counting Again funny how Russia's claim to be destroying weapons "effectively" be can't explain it we are 10 months and counting If Russian weapon were as effective as they claim which they obviously not They would be flying deep interdiction into Ukraine, instead aimless firing missiles but they are not
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  4109.  @marnoldsalatan704  Really lets see The KA-52 and Mi-28 claimed to be flying tanks and vastly superior to AH-64, yet in Ukraine both are getting their asses kicked Ukraine forces thanks to a number of KA-52 crash landing in Ukraine has discovered all the KA-52 weakness Places with the armor is thin and area where the sensors are blind hence why nearly 30 have been lost so far The Su-34 and Su-30 which represent Russia's ,latest aircraft, all double digit losses Russia's modernized Su-25s high losses an counting Despite claiming air superiority, Russia is barely breaking even with Ukraine and that's just the air Russia famously stated that West weapons wouldnt make any difference yet here we are almost a year later and Russian forces now panicking at the notion of Ukraine get patriot missiles
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  4110.  @marnoldsalatan704  Of course , their is pride because the US didn't take any short cuts in developing the ARRW
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  4111.  @marnoldsalatan704  And your point is exactly about Avangard
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  4112.  @enriquillobribiesca5602  cry harder
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  4113.  @marnoldsalatan704  Yes because the US says quality not bullshit like Russia as Ukraine is showing Russian forces getting their asses kicked by HIMARS without ATACMS
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  4114.  @marnoldsalatan704  Marketing ploys is what Russia does, not the US The KA-52 was touted as superior to Apache yet in 10 months ,Russia has lost 22 and counting Same with Su-34, touted as a flying tank, yet 16 burning wrecks and 1 office building later
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  4115.  @enriquillobribiesca5602  Ah yes the denial
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  4116.  @enriquillobribiesca5602  That would be you every time you comment
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  4117.  @petterlion2659  proclaiming that USA is the Most Powerful Military in the World is not yet Proven. Not thats fact lets recap The B-1, B-2 and B-52 can be fly direct to China, Russia or anyone else doorstep Whereas China bomber's cant leave the SCS and Russias only bomber able to reach the US is the Tu-160 The US has bases where , virtually everywhere whereas Russian and China have what again ?? The USN again global reach to anyone doorstep with carrier battle groups Russia and China ?? Hell even the UK did global deployment from the UK to China's doorstep By all means give examples beyond the middle east for Russia and China
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  4118.  @marnoldsalatan704  AUR testing is final stage before production And thats irony even in testing , its potential is greater than any Russia or China has
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  4119.  @killuazoldyck8169  Says the clown that can't write a complete sentence without emjois
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  4120.  @petterlion2659  You honestly believe, that US put its best weapons in Ukraine, thats just stupid The HIMARS is not the US best weapon ,its kicks ass If the West stopped aiding by the measured response rule and give Ukraine everything asked for, this would be over quickly Yes moron, you read the art of war and it made you incredible stupid The long war Right Russia has lost over 100 manned aircraft, as most of those are two seaters , thats 200 experienced personnel gone Panstir S1, T-90M, Khibiny , Krasukha and very very long list Russian tech has ended up in Western hands At leas 6 high experienced generals dead The cruiser Moskva sunk and you idiots are actual stupid to enough to quote Art of War for Putins actions SMH thats not art of war that literally incompetence
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  4121.  @petterlion2659  Ah yes, let take about how retarded that is using S-300 missile for land attack you are wasting a million dollar missile for what exactly Just read Art of War. Apparently you read it and made you incredibly stupid The JASSM costs 1.3 mil , travels up 600 miles and carries 1000lbs warhead but in Soviet Russian it makes sense to waste a missile that only travels 120 miles with 330lbs warhead No wonder Russia is getting its ass kicked
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  4122.  @killuazoldyck8169  Lay off the propaganda buddy
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  4123.  @petterlion2659  News flash Russia is literally a joke We are 10 months into Ukraine and they are retreating We are 10 months into Ukraine and its so bad they had to ask Iran for drones We are 10 months into Ukraine and Russia despite their claim of air superiority is literally breaking even with Ukraine The KA-52 which they claim is a flying tank has gotten its ass kicked averaging 2 losses per month Su-30s and Su-34 also their latest aircraft, KOed T-90s again KOed Russia could win Ukraine but the fact that Ukraine lasted 10 months with no navy and very little aircraft
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  4124.  @petterlion2659  The S-400 is not rated for hypersonic weapons Russia's hypersonic defense is the S-500 not S-400 ding dong if you are going to lie try and get it straight
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  4125.  @marnoldsalatan704  Yes vastly superior China has 1000 and what can they do with , absolutely nothing The ARRW is designed so B-1Bs can carry up to 31 missiles whereas China and Russia has want exactly ? The B-52 can also carry 20 ARRW, the F-15E/EX 1 missile and the B-21 will carry it as well once again what does the Russia or China has that compares that capability , nada Oh right China has 1000 DF launchers that the USAF can now target with ARRW up 1000 miles away The ARRW design speed is mach 20, they simply said the missile traveled at hypersonic And Russia is in the same boat how can they deploy them Only with a few MIG-31s and fewer Tu-22M3M China's only air borne platform is the H-6K which carries 2 missiles at most Lastly the US HALO and HACM in work designed to give the F-18, F-35, F-15EX, NGAD and FAXX hypersonic weapons whereas Russia and China are where again ?
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  4126.  @petterlion2659  Its like you idiots dont know what range is The S-400 missiles range is 250 miles while the ARRW range is 1000 miles it can literally launch from 350 miles and destroy an S-400 in less than 1 min
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  4127.  @enriquillobribiesca5602  So just meanless ramble
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  4128.  @saysumn7369  Yawn Would say waiting for actual facts but you have none other rambling on about yada yada
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  4129.  @saysumn7369  Still waiting for actual facts oh wait you have not cry harder as usual
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  4130.  @saysumn7369  Ah yes denial by all means cry harder with your baseless information
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  4131.  @saysumn7369  The American Physical Society LMAO You propagandist are so hilarious when you jump on information from literally nobodies What does the quote American Physical Society know about US defenses Not a damn thing FYI ,you suck at cherry picking LMAO from the alleged post you so foolishly posted Asked by the news outlet Breaking Defense about the APS study’s criticisms of GMD, a spokesperson for DOD’s Missile Defense Agency pointed to successes achieved in recent tests under “operationally realistic scenarios.” In addition, the group is unimpressed with the “layered” missile defense system the Department of Defense announced two years ago to supplement GMD. They alleged post like you cherry picks information The US missile defenses is made up SM-3, SM-6, PAC-3, THAAD and GBI Cry harder
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  4132.  @saysumn7369  MORON LMAO Russia would destroy those bombers before the leave the ground, genius- how exactly is Russian going to strike bombers-Dumbass The USAF trains for minimum interval takeoff (MITO) which allows to get all assets airborne in 10-15 mins Bases in the US are deep in the heart of the country for that reason clown Even if you strike US bases abroad, you would get a fraction of any of the USAF's bomber fleet of 159 planes Fail much oh wait, all your life
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  4133.  @saysumn7369  oh could you be anymore stupid Russia already surpassed The US in hypersonic tech by all means dumbass, name the system Russia has that allows to the carry up 31 hypersonics missiles per bomber oh wait they dont have any moron
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  4134.  @saysumn7369  Well little girl, the video like everything on youtube does not contain all the facts regarding the ARRW program clown
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  4135.  @saysumn7369  Wow, apparently reading is also impossible for you Mach 20 is design speed ding dong
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  4136. Not likely buddy
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  4137. As yes The typical propaganda Sorry Russia is still getting their asses handed to them
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  4138. Russia has won zero , No surprise The idea that US and Germany are rationing weapons to Ukraine is just Russian propaganda
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  4139. Yet its happening
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  4140.  @BlackHatGhostAnon5670  Lets look at that The US is only using a few ships Yemen will burn when the US takes the gloves off
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  4141. You do realize that a few ships in the red sea are not even a drop of the US military capability All the Houthis have done up the ante in a game they cant win
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  4142. For starters , neither China or Russia can sail that far Secondly US bases in the region have been for decades Last, Iran's silly notion that they faced a CVN to change is course is propaganda
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  4143.  @agb3762  Its called fuck around and find out
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  4144.  @agb3762  They can host anyone they want ,just as long as they understand that Uncle TLAM will be making a house call
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  4145.  @agb3762  Cuba decide they wanna fuck around they will find out real fast
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  4146. Does Russia not know what the Kessler syndrome is
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  4147. The lessons in Ukraine is why the next gen of tanks are being equipped with auto cannons and air burst rounds to counter drones
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  4148. Zelensy wants more ATACMS
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  4149.  @Lettheflamestakeover-co5wi  And your point is you dont have one Russia claimed to intercepted ATACMS yet ATACMS strike shredded over 20 russian helicopters in one strike and continue inflict crippling damage Same with Storm Shadow, Russia made yet they still took crippling damage whats the point of Russian systems intercepting missiles yet Ukraine still achieves its goal Russia claimed to stop 13 of 15 Storm Shadow, yet one missile completely destroyed a sub Same with the attack on Black Sea HQ and the corvette At the end , Ukraine still struck effectively
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  4150. Ah yes Russia wishful thinking
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  4151. Oh lay off the grass buddy The West aint Ukraine
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  4152. The US doesnt need Qatar as a base to strike Iran as US strategic bombers can strike Iran from Diego Garcia or from hundreds away via subs or surface ships Thats just Iran's fear mongering
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  4153.  @waheedahmed4211  Hamas propaganda They poked Israel and now they desperate to get Israel off their ass
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  4154. They carried out the attack its a classic false flag They poked Israel and Israel is pulling out all the stops and Hamas is realizing how badly they fucked up so they are desperate
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  4155. They didnt Hamas is has poked the bear and realize how badly they fucked up so they are desperately trying to get Israel off their asses now as Israel is going all out against them
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  4156.  @ehisgeorge414  And where is Wagner now
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  4157.  @jimmyc974  Last time we checked ,Russia was already doing so
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  4158.  @jimmyc974  if Ukraine had F-16s instead old and rusting MiG-29s, and Su-27, this conflict would very different
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  4159. Its called being practical
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  4160.  @joblogs1072  The idiots who wrote that treaty have no idea about combat
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  4161.  @ravichitgopkar5304  Its called being practical
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  4162.  @avengerpz  How about no Poland, Estonia, and Romania countries who like the US who will aide by the treaty in principle but have no signed it so getting the munitions to Ukraine wont be problem Biden said it plain and simple quiting "they’re running out of that ammunition Again wrong Ukraine does not have an capable air force or naval assets No Frigates, Cruisers or Destroyers or even subs able to launch cruise missiles from hundreds of miles away. The few aircraft they do have are old and obsolete plans with very very little capabilities and even fewer in number There ground forces , specifically HIMARS, M270s and 155mm systems are literally doing all Ukraine's heavy lifting in combat Since they are really Ukraine's only weapon, the reasoning for giving DPICM is very simple DPICM allows them to do more per shot. Instead of having to target one by one , the DPICMs allow Ukrainian forces to hit multiple targets at once and greatly reduces the number rounds they need to fire mission You have a cluster of targets , the first shot is doing to alert everyone and they will be gone by 3rd shot You fire DPICM and one you are hitting everyone at once and two even if some escape, they wont be unscathed instead of burning rounds and missiles, when they have multiple targets in the same area ,they can service all them far more efficiently than going one by one
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  4163. If the West stops holding back, yes Ukraine would win Ukraine needs integrated air defence system (IADS) against Russian aircraft and missile 50 Patriot batteries would solve that problem Ukraine only has a few planes able to Storm Shadows while the 60 plus MLRS can all use ATACMS Lastly, the Black Sea Fleet has operated with virtual impuntiy as Ukraine cant attack them Since the Moskva was promoted to submarine, the remaining ships stay out of range A few air launched anti-ship missiles would allow Ukraine to give the Moskava some company and take the Russian navy of the picture completely
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  4164.  thulomanchay  No they literally dont care
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  4165. You keep saying taxpayer but fail to see how little they care Example, Lockheed's Javelin and HIMARS thanks to Ukraine has been ramped back up to war time level that means more personnel which more jobs US arms companies are hiring more and more people to make supply and demand which more jobs for people Thats nation wide so they care very little
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  4166. Lay off the potato juice their buddy Ukraine's problem is that their ground forces have been all the heavy lifting however attrition from combat is sitting in from combat The Ukrainian air force for the large part have been a non factor as their aircraft are hopeless outdated and carry very few few weapons In short with its limited airpower , they are overly relying on artillery which is why they are getting the F-16 The F-16 will take the weight off the ground forces and change the course of the war The Black Sea Fleet has operated with virtual impunty because Ukraine has no means to attack the effectvely The F-16 can carry 2 anti ship missiles and launch them from as far as 170 miles While it took months the integrate the Storm Shadow, the F-16 can integrated with Storm Shadow in matter of days Russia has been using GPS jammers , F-16 can laze and blaze with laser guided weapons as well as locate and destroy Russian jammers Lastly, the F-16 using Storm Shadow or KEPD-350 can strike targets up 300 miles away, the S-400 and R-37 range is 250 miles which the F-16 can launch and leave without getting in range The S-300 is only 120 miles , Defenses like Tor, Buk, Panstir and Tunguska range is too short to stop the F-16 when its using stand off munitions
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  4167.  @adriennemarierozario6591  Its hilarious how deluded you are fan boys are NATO is running out of weapons NATO gave barely Ukraine 5 percent of its weapons and yet thats all take to kick Russia's ass
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  4168.  @adriennemarierozario6591  And your point ? News flash , your point is literally moot Russia's tactical blunder was leaving Western Ukraine No matter how many depots they claim to destroy, the West replaces them in short order As stated before, they have claimed to destroy depots yet 18 months later, Ukraine is still very much in this fight
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  4169. Ukraine is already rearmed
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  4170.  @megladon13  cope harder they dont matter
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  4171.  @megladon13  No they dont matter
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  4172. No one spooked was by Belarus Belarus knows full well it only ends badly for them if they get directly involved
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  4173. NATO won't invade however Belarus getting directly involved only ends badly for them
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  4174.  @ElPalcoTigreHermano  Even if the Russian tanks were surviving Javelins, it still does not change the abacus For Ukraine , the ATGMs are their own only option against tanks The US for example has several methods from simple to brutal The simple method is AGM-114s and AGM-179s from AH-64 and AH-1Z Also simple 155mm Excalibur EST/S rounds The AGM-65 again very simple means Now if the US wants to go brutal They coined the term Tank Plinking in the 1991 where they were dropping 500lbs laser guided bombs on Iraqi tanks Simple but brutally effective tactic that's very much in use by the US military Ukraine may not have options but they do have enough weapons to double tap Ukraine's problem is they haven't quite broke their bad habits yet
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  4175. Exactly, ATGM penetrations values vary some as low as 400mm while others as high 900mm Without seeing what was used, we can only guess its was a lower end ATGM
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  4176. Its survived buts thats Ukraine who has limited capabilites The US for example coined the term tank plinking which was them dropping 500lbs laser guided bombs on tanks Simple but brutally effective tactic that's very much in use by the US military
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  4177.  @ligmasurvivor5600  its not about the ERA its about the missile that was used
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  4178. Judging by the design , it looks like 9K111 Fagot, 9M14 Malyukta , 9M113 Konkurs or 9K115 Metis was used Given that the 4 of them armor have very low armor penetration values and Ukraine would still be using the older models its very likely its one of these and fits as T-72B armor is 900mm and best they do is up 460mm hence why the tank shrugged it off so easily
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  4179. Judging by the design, it looks like 9K111 Fagot, 9M14 Malyukta , 9M113 Konkurs or 9K115 Metis was used Given that the 4 of them armor have very low armor penetration values and Ukraine would still be using the older models its very likely its one of these and fits as T-72B armor is 900mm and best they do is up 460mm hence why the tank shrugged it off so easily
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  4180. ATGM penetrations values vary some as low as 400mm while others as high 900mm Without seeing what was used, we can only guess its was a lower end ATGM
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  4181. You do realize that the US honestly doesnt care The lost of the MQ-9s is tax write off as far the US is concerned
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  4182. The Su-34 like all Russian hardware in Ukraine has been getting its ass handed to it Its so called modernization or upgrades literally dont matter Protection against non existent electronic warfare in Ukraine hilarious
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  4183.  @valeros8217  There are new images out and they show two massive hull breaches in bow and a midships The fact that pressure has been so badly breached The sub is complete now chalk another one up for Ukraine
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  4184. Yeah and images released confirmed that Russia sub is complete lost chalk another one up for Ukraine
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  4185.  @margelatu79  Lay off the propaganda there ivan What Russia has recovered the ATACMS booster
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  4186. Ukraine has defeat basically everything Russia has , their only shield has been their EW which has greatly reduced the effectiveness of the US GPS munitions The US has fielded different counter measures for Ukraine to use and none have worked So instead of trying work through the jamming, the US is sending Ukraine Home on Jam seekers for the JDAMs and SDB which will allow Ukraine to physical destroy Russian EW sites The great thing about this counter measure is that it puts Russia up the creek if they turn off their EW, Ukraine pounds them with GPS munitions if they leave it on, Ukraine pounds their EW sites , then pounds with GPS munitions As long as the EW is broadcastintg, the home on jam seeker can find and destroy it Without their EW shield, Russian forces will vulnerable to attack
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  4187. Right Ukraine using ATACMS shredded 3 Russian bases and counting
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  4188. The Buk wont help
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  4189. Trump will see jail but never hold office again
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  4190. Lay off the propaganda buddy
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  4191. If the F-35 came out of play, the Su-35 would be in pieces on the ground The Egyptian air force tested its Rafales against its Su-35s and the Rafale headed the Su-35s its ass Despite its claims of being a powerful PESA, the Su-35s N035 Irbis-E was no match for the Rafale's RBE2 AESA The Egyptian air force is shortly afterwards increases its Rafale order and currently expressed interest in buying the Rafale F4 variant once Dassault prepares it for foreign buyers The Rafale's RBE2 radar only has 838 T/R modules while the F-35 APG-81 has over 1600 T/R
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  4192. So basically just justify the need to send more weapons to Ukraine smooth move Russia
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  4193. How are they red faced when it shows that commander was clearly not unscathed from the attack
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  4194. No stalemate needed With F-16s, they can attack the Black Fleet Sea ships at sea as well as bases and take the Russian navy completely out of the equation With Russian navy out of the equation, Ukraine can attack Crimea bases and take them out of the picture and secure their southern flank With they, can focus on the separatist regions Ideally Ukraine need to have the F-16s wired for Storm Shadows or KEPD-350 The USAF ideally should be able to part with a older JASSM-As which in turn allows them buy newer JASSM-B/B2s which would make things easier for Ukraine Ukraine's focus when the F-16s arrive should be knocking S-400s sites With the S-400 out F-16s only threat will be Su-35s or MIG-31s which they can deal with using the right tactics
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  4195.  @FM-dx8sw  Thats Israel This is uncle sam who has considerably more options than Israel Round the clock strike from CVNs TLAMs from ships and subs cruise missiles from bombers
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  4196.  @screamingmonk  Its call resupply there ding dong
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  4197. Yes it F-18s can fly intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance in support Israel allowing the Israeli airforce to focus on strikes EA-18s thanks to operations in the middle east has learned how to generate targeting tracks for hostile radio-frequency sources in real time as well as trilaterate the location to "a very, very small area Essentially they can track even cell phone traffic but most importantly, CVNs has access to weapons that Israel doesnt have
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  4198. Passage to the Black Sea closed to all warship even US ones There is no way for the USN to get to Ukraine
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  4199. Again it depends on the assets available none of those things you mention has anything to do with air defense Most drones are cheaper than missiles but cost is not a factor in war The longer that drone stays overheard, the most information it is sending back to the enemy or worst , if its loitering munition its sending info back to the enemy and given them a chance to strike at your most valuable asset or even worst delay you long enough for the enemy to get assets on target So not destroying that drone can cost you dearly
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  4200.  @WR-NC-ASPL  Thats depends on available assets
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  4201.  @AbdurRahman-pn4qi  You make it sound like they are not already making plans
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  4202. Ukraine only proved that nuclear weapons was Russia's only card to play
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  4203.  @teemuvesala9575  Now that is hilarious
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  4204.  @viarnay  They can't literally Starlink greatest asset is shear numbers
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  4205. Lay off the propaganda buddy Russia has been using its own drones however over 130 have been lost. Additionally a large number of them have captured intact FYI All submarines are hard to track, Russia is not the only one with subs secondly the Russian navy track record with subs is very poor as for hypersonic missiles If you did a little research , you wouldnt look so much like an ass The Zircon missile is not use because the retarded Russian navy never bothered to send ships equipped with them Ukraine Now they are rushing to equipment the 4 Frigate with them The Kinzhal is only usable on MiG-31K and Tu-22M3 Only a dozen MIG-31 have been converted to MIG-31K and only 3 Tu-22 have been converted to Tu-22M3 Russia already had 1 Kinzhal fail to launch and MIG-31K with Kinzhal was destroyed on take off but please continue with the copium
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  4206.  @ewalker1057  Lay off the propaganda buddy Russia has been using its own drones however over 130 have been lost. Additionally a large number of them have captured intact FYI All submarines are hard to track, Russia is not the only one with subs secondly the Russian navy track record with subs is very poor as for hypersonic missiles If you did a little research , you wouldnt look so much like an ass The Zircon missile is not use because the retarded Russian navy never bothered to send ships equipped with them Ukraine Now they are rushing to equipment the 4 Frigate with them The Kinzhal is only usable on MiG-31K and Tu-22M3 Only a dozen MIG-31 have been converted to MIG-31K and only 3 Tu-22 have been converted to Tu-22M3 Russia already had 1 Kinzhal fail to launch and MIG-31K with Kinzhal was destroyed on take off but please continue with the copium
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  4207. And ignores the fact that Ukraine drones destroyed as many 7 strategic assets at Pskov
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  4208. Its been over 3 years and where is Russia at in Ukraine nowhere Ukraine has a fresh supply of ATACMS and are launching raids daily Worst, the US military deliveries of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) has reached the point where they are comfortable giving Ukraine more ATACMS from their warstocks Now Ukraine has ATACMS with submunitions as well single 500lb warhead Ukraine is getting closer and closer to flying F-16s and once they start, you will see a massively and very seismic shift in this conflict The F-16 uses a multitude of weapons that are immune to EW Contrary to popular belief, Ukraine doesnt them to go blow for blow with the Russian air force They need the F-16s ability to attack the Black Sea Fleet ships at sea with Harpoon ASM its ability drop laser guided bombs from over 14 miles but most importantly, they need the F-16s ability to fully use AGM-88 against Russian EW sites its simple math No EW , GPS munitions regain their accuracy Russia's obvious move is sending Su-35 deep in to Ukraine after the F-16s which Ukraine wants While Su-35 are trying to lock up the F-16, SAMs on the ground are locking up the Su-35 as well
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  4209. The fact of the matter was the Type-45 was supposed to be this all EU made ship, France convinced the UK to invest with Sylver VLS with Aster instead of the US MK-41 with SMs The Sylver A-50 weighs 8 tons whereas the tactical Mk-41 weighs 13.5 ton and 15 tons for strike MK-41 The shortcomings of the Sylver are painfully clear which is why the Type-26 and Type-83 will use the Mk-41 Secondly the UK chose the NSM to replace the Harpoon The NSM range is only 100 miles while the Harpoon maxes at 192 miles with II ER model The smarter choice would have been the LRASM The LRASM can be use by the F-35 and P-8s as well be intergrated with the Typhoon and Tempest The LRASM has top side launcher that allows it to bolted to the deck like the Harpoon and NSM as well has VLS capability The LRASM range is over 300 miles The other option is ripping out the Sylver and replacing it with the MK-41
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  4210.  @akmalkonoha8055  By all means Cope harder
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  4211.  @isaacisang2715  Lets see Vietnam is ancient and shows you absolutely desperation to refer to something from over 60 years ago Secondly the US had the Afghan on its knees with months and under control with in month, the US withdrew once Bid Laden was killed as saying was moot there ass
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  4212.  @williamkunte5361  Everything is open source and you still cant read 8 Fleets 7 active, 1 reserve The fleet that operates in Middle east is the 5th Fleet so much for your open source
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  4213.  @dr69296  When B-52s and B-1s pull they are going to get very quiet
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  4214. The presence of Russian ships wont save Iran
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  4215. What kinda of idiot would let a PMC get that much power ??
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  4216. How is it beautiful work when Russia has already lost so much They get a partially intact missile while the West 1000 times the intel Lets see Russia's weapons against the US was GPS jammers and now thanks to Ukraine, they know exactly how it works and what it does NASAMS, IRIS-T SLM and Patriot are network centric when means they transmit data in real time So the West has been getting real time data about Russian missile attacks as well as aircraftt The KA-52 and Mi-28 attacks have shown that Stinger and Starstreak will be ineffective against Russian gunships which can attack as from as far 8 miles Thus the US is dusting the SLAMRAAM (Surface Launched AMRAAM) and Complementary Low-Altitude Weapon System (CLAWS) which uses AIM-9Xs and AIM-120 Lastly, Russia has compromised the Storm Shadow, what will the West ever do. Buy KEPD-350s from Sweden or JASSMs from the US
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  4217. That would be incorrect Russia's weapons against the US was GPS jammers and now thanks to Ukraine, they know exactly how it works and what it does More to the point, there is ample time for the US to send variety options for Ukraine to test out for them NASAMS, IRIS-T SLM and Patriot are network centric when means they transmit data in real time Like the GPS jammers, the US and EU are also give Ukraine different missiles for those systems to see how do in real world The West has been getting real time data about Russian missile attacks as well as aircraft The KA-52 and Mi-28 attacks have shown that Stinger and Starstreak will be ineffective against Russian gunships which can attack as from as far 8 miles Thus the US is dusting the SLAMRAAM (Surface Launched AMRAAM) and Complementary Low-Altitude Weapon System (CLAWS) which uses AIM-9Xs and AIM-120 Lastly, Russia has compromised the Storm Shadow, what will the UK ever do. Buy KEPD-350s from Sweden or JASSMs or LRASM from the US while the Storm Shadow replacement, the Perseus continues development
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  4218. The Storm Shadow is vastly to Russian weapons
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  4219. Roaring success Now thats hilarious Ka-52 and Mi-28 are attacking outside MANPAD range and the US has responded by buying more HAWK missiles for additional low and medium-altitude/medium-range air defense capacity which would negate KA-52s and Mi-28 attacks Ukraine is only gripe with the West is getting the program started to train its pilots with F-16s which will give Ukraine what it needs most to push Russian forces out of Ukraine
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  4220. The US is not backtracking on anything
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  4221.  @wolfswinkel8906  How about no The US traveled 7000 miles to both Iraq and Afghan and had them on their knees in a matter weeks Russia literally borders Ukraine So Russia did face not any of the logistical ,political and technological issues that the US had overcome So yes ,they are losing In order to counter Western GPS guided munitions ,Russia was forced to reveal exactly how their GPS jamming works to the West Again losing The Kinzhal has been used enough times for the West to get an accurate profile on how it actually works again losing The KA-52 success with the LMUR has shown the West the MANPADS will be ineffective as SHORAD so Western countries dusting off old programs and bringing back longer range missiles for SHORAD that massively outrange anythign that KA-52 can carry Lastly Russia's Lancet and Iran Shah-136 Again telling the West that in addition to longer range missiles, they need modernized systems like the Flakpanzer Gepard with longer range radar and IR/Electro-optical targeting systems Thas called losing badly
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  4222.  @SentientOak  Lay off the potato juice Russia isnt facing anything Ukrainian air force has very little capabilities No electronic warfare, No tankers for aerial refueling ,No AWACS, No Anti-ship capabilities,Nada What they have is very few aircraft able to use JDAMs, AGM-88s and Storm Shadows So what challenge is RuAF from the Ukrainian air for no much Now give Ukrainian a fully equipped air force and you will see Russian forces running for their lives The Ukrainian army has no gunship able to carry out precision strikes their few Mi-8/24 can't do much Give Ukraine, Apaches, Cobra or Tigre and once again Russian forces will be running for their lives Ukraine defense has no integrated air defence system (IADS) They have 2 PAC, 1 SAMPT, 9 NASAMS and 4 IRIS which is not even close to what they need Now for IADS, they need 100 PACs and 50 SAMPT for long range, 100 NASAMS and IRIS for medium range and 100 RIM-7 launcher for SHORADs You honestly think the few pieces of what they are facing is NATO now thats comedy The USAF alone with 12 F-15E would cripple Russian forces on land and sea in 3 days
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  4223. They can do it but it will be much harder
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  4224. The 2024 election is still a year away and Trump tard is still a lot of legal trouble
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  4225. Little kim and littler kim be quite the adults are talking
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  4226. Simple The US has RQ-4 can orbit for 34 plus hours and provide Israel with superior surveillance capabilities effectively them real time coverage Second, the US military favorite tool for terrorist is the MQ-9 reaper with hellfire missiles.Specifically, the Hellfire RDX aka the Salami slicer Hamas knows that US support for Israel is very bad for them so they are releasing American as means to try and keep the US from getting more involved
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  4227. Or ECOWAS can simply kick Niger''s ass
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  4228. and your point
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  4229. No they are not
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  4230.  @jean-marcsalotti999  The US did no such thing
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  4231. Its called simple reality. Ukraine using Alternative Warhead (AW) with HIMARS and 155mm were marginally effective against targets DPICMs are true crowd pleasers and cover far greater areas than AWs and do far greater damage For Russian forces, their casualties and equipment losses are about sky rocket The US should do Ukraine a solid and throw in CBU-87s as well
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  4232.  @biljanacvjetinovic6204  Yep, smoking holes in the ground
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  4233.  @blackwidowsm  You guys and your fairy tale world are hilarious First , fun facts Ukraine doesn't have an air force while NATO has hundreds of assets. In conflict between the NATO and Russia, ground troops are literally moot F-15E, Typhoons, and F-18s can strike targets between 300 to 600 miles away without ever get in range of of S-400 or Su-35s/MiG-31 While Ukraine has no navy, the NATO has hundreds of assets. In war with NATO, Russian forces would be introduced to the hurt locker as unlike Ukraine, NATO has plenty of weapons to inflict serious damage As for grinding Ukraine down, hilarious as well stupid Russia has long touted its equipment as the superior and Ukraine has shattered that notion completely The KA-52, Su-30 and Su-34 represent the latest in Russian aircraft and all have double digit losses As mentioned before, T-90s have been captured or destroyed thus far Your desperate attempt to explain Russia incompetence is hilarious
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  4234.  @biljanacvjetinovic6204  Its hilarious how you bots are desperate
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  4235.  @GTfour01  Its Kyiv ass wipe
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  4236.  @GTfour01  That would be you clown
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  4237.  @GTfour01  Responding with bogus claims sad
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  4238.  @GTfour01  That would be you and childish comments
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  4239.  @GTfour01  Yawn clown
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  4240.  @GTfour01  cry harder
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  4241.  @GTfour01  Yawn clown you are all kinda of stupid with pathetic comments The US has 1110 launcher and over 10,000 Patriots made dumbass Secondly the Pacific defense is layer with SM2/3/6 and THAAD with Patriots being the last line of defense you fucking moron
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  4242.  @GTfour01  Yep Ukraine is the getting patriot missile system. As more soliders get trained, Ukraine can get more batteries Combined with other systems already in place, Ukraine will get an integrated air defence system (IADS) with western weapons Once Ukraine IADS is up and running it will shut down, Russian drones,missiles and aircraft. Everything except hypersonic weapons With an IADS up Ukrainian aircraft will be able to operate Ukrainian aircraft are also getting JDAMs which is going to be Russia's biggest nightmare. Unlike the unguided FAB-500 which Ukraine is using The JDAM can be launched from 15 miles away and thanks to GPS-jammers, JDAM are equipped with Integrated GPS Anti-Jam System (IGAS) and GPS Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) as well can use INS mode and still get with lethal range of its intended target If Ukraine gets all 3, 500, 1000 and 2000lbs kits , Russian forces are screwed Instead of HIMARS with 200lb warhead Ukraine will be able to drop some serious weapons finally
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  4243.  @Rohith_Chandrasekar  Russia is doing military shit show, nothing compared to the US Putin's claim was based on the Battle of Antonov Airport where Russian forces attempted to take Kyiv by landing 18 Il-76s full of forces and have them link up with Russian mechanized ground forces advancing from Belarus That failed in spectacular fashion as well infamous cluster fuck out side of Kyiv What does Vietnam 60 years ago have to do with modern warfare, not a damn thing Iran seriously Somalia again ?? Russia in 10 months has exceeded the US losses both in personnel and equipment in both Iraq and Afghanistan combined As for Russia doing the same FALSE The US has MQ-9s whereas Russia to turn to Iran for drones The MH-60/47, MV-22 and CH-53 can aerial refuel while no Russian helicopter can If Russian forces had that capability , they won't have lost at Antonov Airport All US aircraft have highly advanced target pods Again not found on Russian aircraft if they had targeting pods like the US has, finding HIMARS and Pzh-2000 would easy Sorry Russia's capabilites so far have been a joke
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  4244.  @Rohith_Chandrasekar  And you point is ?
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  4245.  @GTfour01  its Kyiv not Kiev Secondly West unlike Russia has nothing to hide and has been open about what they are sending Ukraine lay off the propaganda buddy from Moscow
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  4246.  @truth959  Nope , absolutely correct How exactly is Ukraine losses higher when they have considerably less tanks than Russia The bulk of Ukraine tanks were either scrapped or in need of repair by the time the war started
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  4247.  @truth959  Ukrainian turrets are not flying buddy as they are not using them as heavily as Russian forces are Oryx open source has estimated Ukraine losing over 400 tanks while Russian has lost close to 1600
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  4248. Yeah buddy thats called remote controlled weapon station and the West has been using those in tanks for over a decade
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  4249.  @biljanacvjetinovic6204  Right keep living in denial
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  4250.  @pranabjohn8110  The MIG-21 did not shot down anything no one piece of wreckage has ever been fond Even open source sites confirm no shoot down
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  4251.  @silveriver9  Pelsoi showed that China is all bark and no bite No is buying the moral high ground bullshit
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  4252. Its not impossible nor does Claas statement fool anyone 78 percent of Class revenue from sources outside of the Germany They are number 7 in the world for agricultural machinery manufacturing companies Pulling out of Russia would cost their company a fortune so the Claas ceo statement has nothing to do with Russia or Ukraine its simple survival for his company
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  4253.  @PerceivedREALITY999  And your point ? oh wait you have none Lest see, last year Russia fired a KH-22s into multiple apartment buildings killing over 60 people but please keep whining about 2 deaths
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  4254. Go ahead and flip that switch see how badly it works out
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  4255. New flash In typical propaganda RFK twisted the facts The labs were created as Cooperative Threat Reduction per Nunn-Lugar act for the to decommission and destruction nuclear, biological, and chemical weapon stockpile as agreed by the Soviet Union at the end of of the cold war Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan did not have expertise nor money for the task The labs existence and purpose has been know for decades Only jacksasses like yourself and RFK twist the facts
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  4256.  @upstairs1307  You want the long version sure The labs were created as Cooperative Threat Reduction per Nunn-Lugar act for the to decommission and destruction nuclear, biological, and chemical weapon stockpile as agreed by the Soviet Union at the end of of the cold war Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan did not have expertise nor money for the task The labs existence and purpose has been know for decades Russian propaganda twist facts
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  4257. Yeah its called BS
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  4258. Short answer, Iran wont do anything Israel may struggle to target Hamas in Gaza and the US with countering Houthi forces in Yemen but against Iran both Israel and US would have plenty of targets to chose from Remember Israel would have no problem allowing USAF bombers to operate from their borders Allowing US Army THAAD and Patriot units to operate along side their own Iran can strike US region bases but the US can strike Iran directly from air ,sea or land The USAF has the C-17 rapid dragon that they have been dying to try out The US Army wouldnt mind testing its LRHW The USN and USMC also wouldnt mind trying out some of their new toys as well Lastly, Israel has zero qualms about striking Iran with tactical nukes So Iran is treading very carefully because at the end of the day A fight with Israel is bad enough but with the US as well , it only ends badly
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  4259. They wont Russia is gaining ground as Ukraine aid in the US has stalled If Iran retaliates against Israel and the US and Russia pledges support for Iran then congress will authorize the aid and worst for Russia is that US has pledged to give Ukraine the max range ATACMS
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  4260. In other words Iran will do nothing
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  4261. Lets recap you bullshit Ukraine has no navy yet cost Russian its flagship The KA-52. Su-34, Su-30 and Mi-28 represent Russians latest aircraft and all in double digit losses The so called T-90 is closing on 100 tanks lost The US traveled 7000 miles 3 time and achieved complete control in short order Russia borders Ukraine and 18 months later Russian generals are intercepting Storm Shadows with body Wagner , once Russia's 1 number is now in exile and disbanded The US giving Ukraine DPICM munitions and getting closer and closer to giving Ukraine ATACMS which can launched from 60 plus MLRS launcher Ukraine has But please continue on a country with fraction of the capabilities punched Russia has humilated over and over
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  4262. He does realize that the US stopping the war is them punching Russia's light out with and starting WW3
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  4263. Downing a few missiles wont stop Ukraine
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  4264. Like downing a few missiles matters Ukraine still has plenty to use
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  4265. Funny how those western weapons has allowed Ukraine to kick Russa's ass for the last 18 months
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  4266.  @kazileon1994  Again wrong thanks to Putin Ukraine went from soviet era air equipment to state of the art western systems which they didnt have before Putin's objective Hilarous so Putin's objective was to reveal its GPS jamming to tech to US who now knows exactly how it works Putin's objective was give the US , Panstir S1, T-90, Krasukha , Khinby systems and whole laundry list Russian tech that Ukraine has sent to West Putin's objective was to reveal to the US that Stingers will be ineffective as SHORAD which was resulted in the US military going back to using AIM-9s and AIM-120s for SHORAD Your copium is hilarious beliveable that Putin has accomplished another other completley compromising Russia's capability to the West
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  4267.  @kazileon1994  Wrong Thanks to Putin Ukraine went from soviet era air defense equipment to state of the art western systems which they didnt have before Same with pretty much everything Ukraine had no long strike capability Now they have Storm Shadows which they are using to great effect Next the Ukrainian airforce will go from outdated soviet era MiGs and SU to state of the art F-16s The block 40 F-16s which was introduced in 1988 are still far better than what Ukraine currently has
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  4268.  @kazileon1994  How is Ukraine being armed to the teeth an objective
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  4269.  @johannuys7914  Which is literally moot
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  4270. Becoming a headache, not likely Just another moot weapon from Russia All it does is emphasize Ukraine need for more counter drone weapaons
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  4271. Exactly, the point The Apache had massive advantage because unlike Russia, the US weapons were not for show as Russian weaposn are proving to be
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  4272.  @necsoiub  And getting smoked in the process
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  4273. The Apache is designed for precision while the KA-52 is not The KA-52s losses are because of it wholly inadequate weapons
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  4274.  @maxstepanov1272  English clown
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  4275. Russia's failure in Ukraine is one very simple point instead of attacking Western Ukraine and effectively cutting the West out, they left the door open
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  4276. @xTrojanZ How about wrong on all counts The Apache-E despite being released in 2003 is still vastly superior the KA-52M Firsts capabilities, the Apache-E has the ability to control as well receive imagery from UAVs in realtime whereas the KA-52M? Why is this important, because it allows the crew the ability to scout ahead and ID threats without placing the Apache at risk Apache-E has Link-16 which allows to communicate with anyone on land ,sea or air This means that communication is seamless with the Apache. The KA-52M is getting the same capability that Apache has had for nearly 20 years The Apache can use the Hellfire, JAGM, Spike or Brimstone. The key difference is all that 4 of those missiles are fire and forget Specifically they can fired from concealed positions and in salvos Again the Apache has had this capability since 2003 whereas the KA-52 won't get it till the LMUR missile becomes fully operation The punch line is that KA-52M is getting capabilites that Apache-E has had for decades and even then still falls short of the Apache The Apache the about 7 kits for its 70mm hydra that turn them into precision missiles whereas the KA-52M ??? The Apache adopts the blade folding system from WAH-64 which allows easier transport once the again only the Ka-52K The ways the Apache outclasses the Ka-52M are endeless
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  4277. No optimization is exactly the KA-52s problem The KA-52 weapons are optimized for anti-armor while the Apaches weapons are designed to be multi-role The lack of armor in Ukraine has caused to Ka-52 to resort to its other weapons which are completely inadequate for the type of warfare in Ukraine
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  4278. The Apache has vastly combat experience
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  4279. Nukes in Belarus are just a stunt
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  4280.  @jordanjason6721  Cope cope
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  4281. Whats the surprise Ukraine hadnt been resupplied since Nov of last year so their defenses were severely weakened and Russia was taking advantage of it Pretty sure now that Ukraine has been resupplied that number will drop substantial as Ukraine now has the means to attack Russian aircraft effectively again The fact that Ukraine is moving up its F-16s deployment shows they are going blunt Russia's recent gains and force them back
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  4282.  @pong9000  The entire country is warzone so again point The different is proof Russia claimed that Ukraine struck a school but video evidence showed dozens of Russian vehicles and personnel using the school as base of operations As I mentioned before, Russia put KH-22 into a mall claiming it was munitions storage yet not secondary explosions consistent with muniitions exploded was observed There is a difference between intentional, accidental and unavoidable which is how attacks on civilians are listed Not yes or no
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  4283.  @pong9000  The entire country is warzone so again point ? Russia point an KH-22 anti ship missile with 2000lbs in to shopping mall last year yet you wanna complain about Ukraine getting DPICM How many times has Russian put weapons to into civilians ??
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  4284.  @pong9000  Lay off the grass tree hugger Ukraine had been using Alternative Warheads (AW) long before Cluster munitions and AWs were not cutting it The AW effects are against personnel and light armor but ineffective against to medium to heavy armored targets whereas cluster munitions is highly effective against personnel and all armored targets Secondly, on average , it takes 10-14 rounds for targets in wide area with unitary warheads whereas DPICM can do the same job in as little as 2 rounds Ukrainian forces are putting hundreds of rounds through their 155mm and the barrels are wearing out quickly Like or not, the other advantage to DPICM is less rounds fired which translates to less down time between barrel changes But by all means please keep stating your idiotic notion that Ukraine should continue with weapons that are clearly not getting the job done
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  4285.  @pong9000  Its war and Ukraine needs weapons able to inflict heavy damage to Russian forces and AW werent cutting it
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  4286.  @pong9000  It being banned by others is irrelevant CBU have proven combat effectiveness Now the countries issue was the high failure rate among the earlier generations of munitions. Hell ,Ukraine was use the MLRS equipped with Alternative Warhead (AW) which uses tungsten fragments They noted it was effective but the decision to go with DPICMs shows that AW still cant replace or match cluster munitions effectiveness Ukraine is in fight for survival and has limited options till F-16s arrive
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  4287. So much for those vaunted Russian defenses
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  4288. @DARK LORD IAF reaching Iran without AAR does not add up Tactically speaking ,its much easier to hit tanker flying a commercial air route , then tanker simply reroutes ,the B-707 has the range to go back and forth without landing As the F-35s are stealth and Iraq has lot open space with very little air defense equipment or radar Israel may be pulling a page out of the US playbook and setting up a FARP site in Northern Iraq or possible Saudi Arabia
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  4289. There is no back pedaling by the West Just Russian propaganda
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  4290.  @TheRealChese  Incorrect, they supposed control the airspace yet Ukraine is still attack with Su-24s As for the ships without the Moskva and its S-300, the remaining ships are Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates which defenses are limited to Buk missiles All they need to do is a simple split, one F-16 from the side, other from stern and one head on At 4000 tons, single Harpoon's 500lbs warhead will cripple the ship In order to protect,their ships, they need their air bases in Crimea. I will give 3 guesses what bases Ukraine will be going after first Russian BVR missiles do have range but they can ignore physics of interception
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  4291.  @TheRealChese  The F-16 can launch Harpoons from over 100 miles away what can the Black Sea Fleet do about ? nada The F-16 can launch cruise missiles from over 200 miles depend on the missile unless Russian forces in position again nada
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  4292. @@riccardo6820 Lay off the potato juice their ivan The most advanced F-16s are the Block 70s Ukraine is getting 40 to 50 ish planes Ukraine wont have the full F-16s suite of weapons Already have the HARM and JDAM AIM-9 and AIM-120, yes Paveway ,Maverick and Harpoon likely, CBU possibly JSM, JSOW ,JASSM. SDB not likely Secondly the F-16 will have the older APG-66s series and not the newer APG-68s Lastly, as Ukraine has no aerial tankers, they can't maximize F-16s capability now the counter point is that US can do Ukraine a huge favor The F-16 has the CART- CFT which allows to use drogue tanker. The US can assist Urkaine with modding MIG-29s to act mission tanker for the F-16 But the biggest favor that US could is give the baseline JASSM-A which they have hundreds of and the newest AGM-84F Harpoon which can be launch from 170s miles away that would make stand off strike so much easier and reduce need for F-16 to get close
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  4293.  @TheRealChese  Yeah no The F-16 40 years of combat both in US and Non-US hands Secondly Ukraine is getting Block 40 to 50 F-16s The most advanced F-16 being exported is the is Block 70s Most important, the F-16 does not need to go head to head with Russian forces For it attacking , the Black Sea Fleet, it can launch Harpoons from over 100 miles and thats just with baseline Harpoons
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  4294.  @princecharles6541  The reason why Ukraine is using so much ATGM is they dont have options hence why the US is considering CBU and DCPIMs to give Ukraine ability to take on Russian forces en masse As for taking on Russia they dont need much First they need integrated air defence system (IADS) to counter Russian aircraft and missiles 100 Patriot batteries would cover that They also need an 100 Gepard and 250 Avenger ADS. The KA-52 attacks has exposed that MANPAD range is inadequate so they need SHORAD with 10 to 20 mile range The West would do Ukraine a solid if they dusted off SLAMRAAM (Surface Launched AMRAAM) and Complementary Low-Altitude Weapon System (CLAWS) which HUMVEES carrying AIM-120s Secondly the Black Sea Fleet has operated with near impunity as the Ukraine can't attack them effectively The AGM-84L can be launched 170 miles away. Fitted to Su-24 , it would Ukraine the means to attack As mentioned before Ukraine is using a lot of ATGM because they cant take out Russian armor en masse CBUs and DPCIMs would address that issue
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  4295.  @princecharles6541  Its questionable if Ukraine only had ATGMS but the addition of Storm Shadow makes it very much sustainable The fact that US is consider CBU and DCPIM shows that US knows Ukraine needs a more effective means to deal with Russian numbers
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  4296.  @thehusketeers4319  cope harder
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  4297.  @joshuapaul2022  Its been 4 months and where is Russia oh right no where
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  4298. Ukraine is doing a lot of times but losing is not one of them Russia has stayed in Ukraine to point where Western countries are starting to provide long-range missiles like Harpoon More recently Spain is sending their Aspide for air defense and Just announced the US is providing Ukraine with NASAMS for air defense The additional of western air defense equipment is going to completely shut down the Russian air force and Russian missile attacks Russia has been bypass Ukraine air defense because 100 percent of it is Russian made so they know how to counter it Additional of Aspide and NASAMS are systems they can't easily counter. More the point, their designed to function as integrated air defence system (IADS) so even if one part is destroyed, the rest will still function So Russia's good time is about to come very abrupt end
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  4299.  @xxr7938  Please do that would be the ultimate propaganda and flex for Ukraine and embarrassment for Russian Russian forces beaten so badly by Ukraine, their only choice was to use nukes
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  4300. Yes please Ukraine is beating Russian forces so badly they have to resort to nukes thats ultimate propaganda and flex for Ukraine that they had to force Russia to use nukes
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  4301. Lets recap First, neither Russia,US or Ukraine signed the CCM treaty so they are not banned weapons If Russian forces dont want get smoked by DPICM , then go home, its that simple
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  4302.  @baldeagledelta3482  Russian forces have been destroying them with their bodies
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  4303.  @stevetilbrook3402  No they dont but ECOWAS has the US and France and unlike Ukraine The US and France has no problem proving air support to ECOWAS Wagner vs MQ-9 Wagner gets smoked again
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  4304.  @patb5266  If the F-16 came with the right weapons It would
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  4305.  @ss304_82  Again fantasy
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  4306. Lay off the potato juice there ivan Let recap what the F-16 brings to table The Ukrainian MiGs and Su-s are made by who ? how much parts do you think Ukraine and few western countries have for MiGs and Sus whereas the F-16 has access ample parts The Ukrainian MiGs and Su-s weapons are made by who, once again, the F-16 gives Ukraine access to substantially larger supply of weapons The F-16 has MIL-STD data buses which allows to use US, EU, French and Israeli weapons with ease. It engineers months to integrate the Storm Shadow to Su-24 The F-16 can have it done in as little as 2 weeks Ukraine is using JDAMs and munitions that really on GPS, the F-16 can use other munitions that don't rely on GPS like AGM-65 and PAVEWAY LGB Additional the F-16 can use CBU-87s as well air launched Harpoons Lastly, the S-400 range is 250 miles , in order for a missile to reach the F-16, the people has to close to at 180 miles or missile wont reach But most importantly, the F-16 can strike ground targets as well support troops with CAS and take the load of the grounds forces who in turn can destroy the S-400 sites The S-400 is design to counter aircraft not Pzh-2000 dropping 155mm rounds on it or uncle HIMARS taking shots at it
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  4307. Russia has already lost this war lets recap The Moskava , flag ship of the Black Sea Fleet is currently a coral reef Russia's so called best protected tank in the world T-90 has been shredded over 100 times as well captured and sent to the West Russia's so called flying tanks, KA-52 Mi-28, and Su-34 all have double digit losses The KA-52 35 losses, MI-28 12 and Su-34 21 losses Russia's Su-30SMs also double digit losses Bonus for the West is that Russia has deployed several , electronic warfare (EW) systems to counter GPS aided weapons Pro it reduces the accuracy of GPS aided weapons Con, the systems they are using are in plain view of NATO ELINT and SIGLINT aircraft which has given the West insight on how Russia would disrupt GPS in conflict Hence why Russian forces get nervous every time RQ-4 are air borne
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  4308. And then he woke up from his drug induced dream
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  4309. Lay off the propaganda buddy The only blame the US is getting is it not opening up more doors for Ukraine
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  4310.  @opulenceoche5118  With what harsh language ?
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  4311.  @bennadinayandex1207  Yes we know are you a clown
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  4312.  @niburu1508  And you point ? oh wait ,you didnt have one
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  4313.  @timminh468  Battle of Khasham ding dong
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  4314. lemme get this straight draft dodger trump is trying to say what exactly
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  4315.  @ZOFIELHERRERA-wy3yo  Yet Iran protested it being in Israel
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  4316.  @sammiemakki9339  The US had THAAD in Israel which more than enough
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  4317. Yeah not happening Russia
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  4318. Lay off the potato juice clown Taliban hide in caves while Iran has ample targets for the US military to choice from It would take 20 days for the US to level Iran
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  4319. If the US attacked Iran , it wouldnt be with 3000 troops It would be with few hundred TLAMs and JASSMs
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  4320.  @emilgustavsson7310  Sure not
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  4321.  @emilgustavsson7310  Flying desk is exactly that, your ass parked behind desk while others are seeing actually combat and gaining real world experience Colonel Douglas Mcgregor , hes' simple one who never learned how to shut to fuck up despite its credentials thats why the Army never promoted him or offered him a real command despite him record in gulf. Warfighter, yes , able to shut to fuck up, no As far ego its hilarous you keep making that claim LOL Has the USAF sent B-52s or B-1s to Yemen yet, Nope Right now, its one carrier with its escorts , a fraction of fraction of fraction of the USN capability in the area When the US decides to get serious It will be USAF B-52s and B-1s. USMC F-35s from LHA/D backing up the USN assets as well C4ISTAR aircraft for locating Houthis forces The Houthis have no idea how bad it will get
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  4322.  @emilgustavsson7310  Your source flew a desk his entire career let that sink in
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  4323.  @maquacr7014  Where do you guys find these clowns the yellow pages under psychos
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  4324.  @emilgustavsson7310  Its called measure response for reason that ass Your source is convict sex offender with zero experience hilarious
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  4325. Wow and they call Zelensky a comedian The Ukrainian went from having obsolete Soviet era to cutting edge western tech in less than a year Worst Russia has revealed to West exactly how its GPS jammer works Even Worst, the West has gleamed enough data to counter Kinzhal. At first, the US wasnt going to give Ukraine PAC-3s but now instead, Ukraine is getting PAC-3 MSE Only the most advance variant of the PAC-3 which means they want Russia to continue to taking shoots at the Patriots sites allow the US to gleam valuable data Russia is being played for the fool and doesnt even realize it
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  4326.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Cope harder with your nonsense their clown notice no one is buying Russians nonsense
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  4327. cope cope
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  4328. ATACMS and F-16s is how
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  4329.  @clintonjohn5482  If the West wasnt hold back Russia would already cease to exist
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  4330.  @clintonjohn5482  Doesnt matter as they cost Russian strategic assets
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  4331. Ukraine doesnt need to advance , they are doing exact what they intended With Russia forces tied up with the offensive, Ukraine for last few days has been pounding Sevastopol and made massive strategic gains one Kilo class sub destroyed , other badly damaged , Black Sea HQ destroyed as well as several high ranking officers killed Ukraine needs to strike airfields in Crimea for the trifecta
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  4332.  @bardarians  And your point is ?
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  4333.  @bardarians  Cope harder
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  4334. So lets get this straight your grand idea is to flaunt a few pieces of equipment captured from a country with inferior capabilities A few pieces of armor is not going to make up for the massive damage that Ukraine has inflicted on Russia so far Thanks to Ukraine, the West knows exactly how Russian jamming works against GPS and communication Thanks to Ukraine, the West knows that they need to upgrade it their SHORAD from MANPADS to longer range weapons like AIM-9, and CAMM which will make Mi-28 and Ka-52 useless Thanks to Ukraine, the West knows the exact capabilities Russian missiles, drones and aircraft as Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS_T transmit in real time so every attack has sent data back to West but by all mean flaunt those pieces of armor we need a good laugh
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  4335.  @Saba-fn5ub  Exactly, Hamas makes all these lofty claims yet they are the one showing videos of them torturing captured soliders
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  4336.  @GenocideJoe-xv8oz  Funny thats not what HT is showing
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  4337. Okay Fuck around and find out the hard way that US doesnt play games
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  4338. The JF-17 is the only option Te US won't export the F-16 due to the UK concerns even though they are second hand F-16s The HAL Tejas uses components that the UK would sanction and requires a lot of redesign to remove them The MiG-35 is highly capable but still very much a political hot potato The only JF-17 is also political hot potato but considering no one is angry at China(yet) its the only option. China has offered its own locally made ejection seat in place of the Martin Baker The JF-17 MIL-STD-1760 data-bus architecture with the Stores Management System is another advantage that JF-17 as it allows the JF-17 to use any weapons of any origin but pound for pound The only aircraft that can match the Typhoon is the MIG-35 if they are just getting something to fly, the JF-17 is the way to go
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  4339.  @MAli-rr9km  Exactly the problem if they go with the JF-17 only the MIG-35 can match the Typhoon
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  4340. cope harder
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  4341. Here's a new flash kiddo Ukraine has been putting money in UK, US and EU pockets so why would they stop Here is simple point for you When military equipment expires , it has to go through a costly process called demilitarization So with missiles, they have to be carefully dismantled, the warheads removed and disposed by controlled detonation. The rocket disposed by via controlled burns, The electronics removed and finally the case is melted or simply destroyed. The process can cost millions up words very high numbers By giving Ukraine weapons that are old or scheduled for demilitarization,, thats billions saved when you combined all the various weapons being sent that no long need costly demilitarization Instead, you can spend it on newer better weapons. More the point, newer weapons do more damage so you dont need as many so you are not spending as much In the end, UK, US and EU are reaping savings after savings Lastly, the military industrial complex thanks to Putin's fear mongering towards other countries that he wont stop at Ukraine is yet another reason so you see kiddo, its all on Russia
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  4342. Only take Russia 3 years to nail one system Still a massive flex for HIMARS
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  4343.  @СергейКузбасский  SM-3 and SM-6 can intercept hypersonic missiles there genius
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  4344.  @mephisto2812  Putin used the Oreshink against Ukraine A country with barely any advanced defenses Japan for example has 8 Aegis equipped destroyers that can use the US made SM-3 The newer Maya class can use both SM-3 and the SM-6 On land they have the Type 03 SAM as well 6 Patriot batteries South Korea like Japan has an AEGIS equipped destroyers at sea as well Patriot batteries and their own locally made systems Unlike Ukraine, they have plenty of air defense hardware and thats leaving out the number of US bases in the region so what makes Putin think Asia will be the slightest bit worried about his little toy Lastly, unlike Ukraine Japan and South Korea have top tier capability so they can easily fight back
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  4345. Ukraine can deal with the Kinzhal against targets that are protected with Western systems Russia is avoiding those systems
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  4346. A thumb of a US weapons Glad to see this page cant get even simple things right
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  4347.  @user-kc1tf7zm3b  That would be false The F-15 and F-16 have had long lives and excellent combat performance due to successive upgrades The F-15 and F-16 have been designed in 70s but the F-15EX and F-16 Block 72 are still in top 5 of the 4.5 generation outclassing newer aircraft like Rafale The F-18E/F was designed in the late 90s but the Block III upgrades gives it considerable capabilities So like the F-15 and F-16, the successive upgrades to F-18 keeps it very much relevant for now and the near future The F-35C and USN are complicated but simple situation They need the F-35C badly but they are waiting till Lockheed declares the Block 4 software operational The Block 4 is the most mature version of the F-35 and gives full capability So by delaying a bit, they can buy aircraft at block 4 and save more as it reduces the number of aircraft that need to upgraded to block 4
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  4348. I would say that Rafale M would be a shoe in but the problems with the first deal is likely why they may go with the F-18
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  4349.  @MiddleEast-4Ever  yawh
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  4350. That just means that the West will need to turn it up a few notches
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  4351. While Ukraine has shot down over 40 KA-52s , Hit the Kerch bridge repeatedly despite Russian defense claims and nearly sank the Gornyak But by all means brag about nothing Russian propaganda is hilarious
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  4352. Its called measuring the distance This offensive is measuring the distance between Russian and Ukraine capabilites Poor Russia dont realize how badly they are screwing up They destroyed Bradley's and Leopard because the combat engineer vehicles they had were unable to clear path through minefield and they got in the open Translation, Ukraine need better combat engineer vehicles so they perform obstacle breaching much faster Lancet drones striking Ukrainian forces Translation, more Gepards, Avengers and other counter UAS weapons Russian GPS jamming degrading HIMARS and other GPS weapons NATO laughing their asses off Russia revealed them how exactly their GPS jamming works, Worst, the constant jamming also reveals how NATO can pin point their position The USAF long ago worked on Home on Jam variant of the JDAM for exactly this issue As you stated , Russian has control of the air Translation, Ukraine needs integrated air defence system (IADS) 50 Patriot missiles systems from the US stock of 1100 would do the trick Every lost for Ukraine is a gain for the future The US has changed direction on ATACMS But someone need to give Ukraine air launched air ship missiles so they can start going after the Black Sea Fleet
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  4353.  @Grove-street677  cope harder troll
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  4354.  @vob8509  Throwing numbers around like they matter they dont Ukraine has proven they are very much still in this war
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  4355.  @niklaus9678  :Learn its called you use what you have ding dong
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  4356.  @vob8509  And your point is what exactly its a war and major offensive in progress, so you are confused why they are causalities ? seriously
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  4357.  @allanm250  Despite all Russia's claims here we are over year and change later
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  4358.  @niklaus9678  You dont need an air force for an offensive You can do it without ,it just means your ground forces are carrying the load
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  4359.  @truth959  Yeah no The West is reversing course on weapons which only mean much worst for Russia The Russian forces are revealing the short falls areas that West need supply Bradley and Leopards were destroyed because the obstacle breaching equipment that Ukraine has was ineffective They didnt clear the field and that armor got caught in the open The armor got caught because Ukraine doesnt have enough Counter-UAS weapons to supply its front line forces Ukraine has Storm Shadows but not enough aircraft to use them whereas the 61 US made Multiple Launch Rocket Systems can use ATACMS Half those with ATACMS would royal screw Russian forces over Case in point, MLRS would allow for strikes against the Black Sea Fleet base Sevastopol. The US has reversed course on the ATACMS so only worst
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  4360.  @titaniumskunkogkush4365  To counter HIMARS and JDAMs what was Russian forced to do Reveal to west how exactly their GPS jamming works Worst, their constant jamming has allowed the West to know to look for them
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  4361. Ah yes , Russia's famous over inflated propaganda numbers Sorry but after year and half, no one buyings Russia's nonsense
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  4362.  @Michael-2030  You do realize if the US gets serious Yemen will glow in the dark from the shear about bombs the US drops on it
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  4363. call them clowns
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  4364.  @dirksmith2742  3 Billion per ship construction Ironically based on the fact the red sea has validated the USN CVN capabilities. E-2D hawkeye providing early warning to ships allowing defenses to effectively engage missiles EA-18G providing SEAD/DEAD/EW. Even USMC AV-8Bs working in concert with CVNs has racked 7 drone kills The UK is looking to refit its ships with CVN like capabilties
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  4365.  @johnoconnell270  The UK having growing pains with their carriers is nothing new, it happens even to the US but the US has more options to use there is that
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  4366.  @hitmantwovictors  Cover up what exactly
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  4367.  @hitmantwovictors  Notice that no one has heard about Kinzhal again after Patriot kicked its ass
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  4368.  @0x0NoFear0x0  Put that under things that will never happen
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  4369. Yet the Patriot is has done nearly 20 times and counting
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  4370. At what point do they realize Israel is giving zero fucks right now
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  4371. North Korea can bark all it wants, just Remember NATO isnt even trying in Ukraine yet Russia is getting its ass kicked
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  4372.  @dhurjatinarayangiri6995  If NATO was fighting, Moscow would be on its knees by now you are forgetting Ukraine has no navy but NATO outnumbers Russia 3 to 1 at sea Urkaine has very little aircraft and capabilities while F-22s would be giving the Russian air force nightmares
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  4373.  @patb5266  And thats the greatest irony of Russia's so called propaganda about Ukraine losses Despite Russian claims, here is Ukraine going on the offensive
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  4374. possible assassination attempt ha if the West wanted him dead, there are simpler ways to do which leave nothing to chance The fact of the matter is that this was poor decision making
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  4375. Ukraine forces have captured Panstir S1s and sent a few units to the West while "Putin's troops brandish what exactly ? Ukraine forces have sent key parts from capture or disabled Russian tanks to the West"Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have sent key parts from downed Russian aircraft to the US while "Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have captured some of Russia's newest equipment while Russian forces is brandishing what again ?
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  4376. Its hilarious because they are flaunting anti tank weapons while Ukraine flaunting captured tanks, air defense and EW equipment
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  4377. Exaggeration is the word Ukraine forces have captured Panstir S1s and sent a few units to the West while "Putin's troops brandish what exactly ? Ukraine forces have sent key parts from capture or disabled Russian tanks to the West"Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have sent key parts from downed Russian aircraft to the US while "Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have captured some of Russia's newest equipment yet Russian are showing off ????
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  4378.  @Tayletubby  Shh don't tell him that you are running his copium LMAO
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  4379.  @rishabbhattachaya6676  Russia gets stronger from some anti tank weapons LMAOOOOOO
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  4380.  @rishabbhattachaya6676  Russia is flaunt anti tank weapons while Ukraine forces are capturing whole systems It doesn't matter if they are not working, they will still yield information
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  4381.  @rishabbhattachaya6676  So you are saying that T-90s are ancient tech as well the Panstir S1, Krasukha, Su-35, Ka-52 and Mi-28 are all "quote ancient cope much
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  4382. How exactly did the West play themselves Ukraine forces have sent key parts from capture or disabled Russian tanks to the West"Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have sent key parts from downed Russian aircraft to the West while "Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have captured some of Russia's newest equipment which included air defense and EW systems while Russian forces is brandishing what again ? So Russia has gained some insight into Western anti-tank weapons while the West gained insight to Russian tank armor design as well the design and capabilities of the 125mm ammunition. Gained insight to Ka-52, Mi-28, Su-30, Su-34 and a Su-35 systems. Gained insight to Buk, Tor , Tunguska, Panstir and S-300s and EW equipment. All of which is not export models but regular equipment given Russian forces but yes, the West played them over a few anti tank weapons I can't believe you wrote that with straight face
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  4383. Russian desperation so bad
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  4384. Here's a new flash Wars 9 out of 10 time are fought with outside help The UK didn't win Falklands by themselves. The US provided them with the latest weapons, 1 millions of fuel and access to US satcom Who did the Syria government ask for help , I will give you 3 guess There is always an external component in conflicts
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  4385. Ukraine forces have sent key parts from capture or disabled Russian tanks to the West"Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have sent key parts from downed Russian aircraft to the West while "Putin's troops brandish what again Ukraine forces have captured some of Russia's newest equipment which included air defense and EW systems while Russian forces is brandishing what again ? So Russia has gained some insight into Western anti-tank weapons while the West gained insight to Russian tank armor design as well the design and capabilities of the 125mm ammunition. Gained insight to Ka-52, Mi-28, Su-30, Su-34 and a Su-35 systems. Gained insight to Buk, Tor , Tunguska, Panstir and S-300s and EW equipment. All of which is not export models but regular equipment given Russian forces
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  4386.  @CommonSense_Bot  First lay off the propaganda as no HIMARS has been captures or destroyed Thats Russian desperation Russian forces can't do anything about HIMARS which why they are so terrified of it Towed Arty requires up to 20 minutes per mission and with 25 mile, range, its easy for Russian forces to counter fire The HIMARS fires on targets up 50 miles away and only needs 4 minutes per mission That ability to fire from long range and displace has made impossible for Russian forces to get eyes on them All these can do is show grainy videos and make outlandish claims with zero evidence As far others advancing their weapons good luck with that
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  4387. They won't because they are flaunting anti tank weapons while Ukraine flaunting captured tanks, air defense equipment and EW equipment and sending key systems to the US
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  4388. Cope harder there clown
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  4389. Ukraine may like the JAS-39 because of its lower operational cost but in fight, the F-16 or F-18 are far better The JAS-39 is not integrated with AGM-88 which is major need for Ukraine right now for countering Russian systems like Buk, Tor, Pansir S1 and Tunguska The JAS-39 has a lot of strengths but Ukraine needs F-16s and F-18 bomb truck capability right now
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  4390.  @WarFace-lj4kx  You do realize that west is not even flexing on Yemen yet They are facing 1 carrier , 1 cruiser , 3 destroyers and 1 sub plus handful of aircraft and ships from other countries who more defensive than offensive When West stops playing around and flexes, Yemen will be glowing in the dark That will be the USAF committing its strategic bomber force, plus USMC assets aboard more carriers Basically Operation Noble Anvil 2.0
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  4391. Iran speeding towards its own destruction
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  4392. Its like this channel is stuck on stupid France has CVN and the Libya is another option
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  4393. Israel isnt holding back
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  4394. Israel is literally not listening
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  4395. If Russia wants thinks this is a war with the West, the West can drop all restrictions on Ukraine and give then everything they ask for and then see how long Russia actually last when the West isnt holding back
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  4396.  @120-e5h  Only in your dream
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  4397. By all mean brag about destroying a few bits and pieces of Western tech While Ukraine continues to destroy all of Russia's modern weapons wholesale How many T-90s have been lost so far Ukraine bagged another BMPT 40 KA-52 lost as well 12 Mi-28 But by all means brag about literally nothing How the Gornyak doing
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  4398.  @MrLeadb1  How about wrong on every count As for why the alleged 600,000 couldt remove the supposed 190,000 Its called not having the weapons to do so In order to extricate Russian forces from Ukraine , Ukraine needs the means to do so which they dont have yet lets use the F-16 for example The F-16 can attack with JDAMs, PAVEWAYs , and CBUs against ground targets 10 miles away as well use use AGM-88 for SEAD , AGM-84F for anti ship., JASSM for long range precision strike and AIM-120 for counter air The Ukrainian air force currently can do a fraction of that They can use JDAMs and AGM-88 to a degree and use Storm Shadow for long range precision strike but they are still missing a lot capabilities Case in point, When Russian forces were stalled outside of Kyiv They would have been easy targets for F-16s with CBU-87s The Ukrainian army lost armor in a field because they lacked the equipment to cross it in short order Secondly they lacked the Counter-UAS asset to protect themselves and lastly how support to counter fire
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  4399.  @MrLeadb1  Only in Russia's dream will that happen
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  4400. Ah yes the propaganda that Russia is actually doing something beside getting the crap kicked out of them
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  4401. Kinda happens when the idiots in Congress are blocking Ukraine funding and weapons
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  4402. 12 F-16s are move than enough to punch Russian's lights out its not quantity ,its quality Ukraine has been attacking Russian ships with USVs with limited results The F-16 can carry 2 Harpoon ASMs MIG-29s and Su-27 can use AGM-88s and JDAMs in limited capacity The F-16 can fully use both What the US should do is gift Ukraine a few JASSM-ERs for strike against critical targets The JASSM-ER can strike up 600 miles away Ukraine only needs a few to strike both Black Sea Fleet bases, the Kerch bridge and Russian bases in the separatist regions Thats more than enough to break Russian's forces
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  4403. Its a dangerous gambit for the president to go to Israel but shall see how this plays out
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  4404. By all means , give the West another excuse to arm Ukraine more
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  4405. Odds are , it wont do much
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  4406.  @mgshabbire311  They can back but it wont help them
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  4407. Now thats comedy
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  4408.  @stevensko9153  India was never in negotiations for the F-35
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  4409. India was never offered the F-35
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  4410.  @arcontez9327  Lets recap how that Despite your alleged claims how many F-35s orders have been cancelled zero The F-35 in 2022 has added more orders Why all these so called reports, not zero action Simple, people like you are overhyping/ posting misinformation
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  4411.  @arcontez9327  if my evaluation coincide with that from an ex US Secretary of Defense Yeah, thats called desperation As stated before, that Sec Def only held the job for 72 and was not involved in military aviation so his word literally carries no weight following several dismal reports by the Government Accountability Office on the fighter’s performance, a nearly two-hour hearing on Capitol Hill highlighted its engine issues as a particularly problematic feature. Again, as I told you, the GAO reports carry no weight POGO, GAO and others , all they can be do is criticize, object or report but make no mistake, they carry no weight U.S. Marine Corps Captain Dan Grazier highlighted “ Dan Grazier is reporter and former USMC officer , again not credible No you are posting misinformation as you not posting complete information, just the bits that happen you fit your narrative Thats part you are not getting, nothing you have posted carries any weight all sources you posted carry no weight
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  4412.  @arcontez9327  On January 4th 2022, the South Korea Air force was forced to ground its entire fleet of F-35 after a landing on the belly of one of its F-35 whose landing gear failed. Grounding aircraft after accidents again, common and again not unique the F-35 the Pentagon admitted that the F-35 had 871 flaws that could potentially affect its performance, 8 if them classified as "critical". Along 2021 only two of these flaws were corrected, none of them from the most severe group Again with the cherry picking lets add the complete story "Given that the report is not as of yet available, it is not clear what the specific elements of the deficiencies are, or what kinds of impact they may have upon F-35 mission readiness or performance. It is also at this point difficult to have a sense of how critical these may be, as some are likely to fall within the category of routine software and hardware upgrades or maintenance." Again posting misinformation. News flash, the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) reports carry no weight with the Pentagon or US military The DOTE refused to approve the USAF and USMC plans yet both the USAF and USMC carried out their plans regardless When USMC declared its F-35B IOC in 2015, DOTE objected yet nothing happened other than the USMC moving forward with their plans POGO, GAO and others , all they can be do is criticize, object or report but make no mistake, they carry no weight Again with the cherry picking how SK tracks their metrics is unknown In late 2020, acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller had referred to the F-35 as “a piece of… Your desperation is hilarious First Miller was only Sec-Def for 72 days , LMAO, your source of information is someone who barely held the job for 2 and half months Secondly ,Miller was the special forces operator , not an aviator. So again your source of information was someone who knows literally nothing about aviation Lastly his rank was colonel Now, if the someone with actual credentials such Jim Mattis or the current Sec Def Llyod Austin made that statement ,it would actually carry weight as both Austin and Mattis were both generals, both held commanded United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) and both held Joint commands at highest levels of the US military Thats called credible sources U.S Marine Corps reported In an "alarming host of problems" with "lack of progress in almost every essential area" to bring it closer to a combat ready state. You just love posting misinformation First , the USMC made no such statement The actual statement reads "U.S. Marine Corps Captain Dan Grazier highlighted “a host of alarming problems” and “the F-35’s lack of progress in nearly every essential area” to bring it closer to a combat ready state" This article by Dan Grazier originally appeared in The Project on Government Oversight on March 19, 2019. Just posting misinformation is all you are doing
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  4413.  @arcontez9327  So whole paragraph of nonsense The F-35 has been flying since 2006 and you posted the 11 accidents it has in 16 years operation lets compare that The Indian air force has lost 11 Su-30MKI since 2000 oh look On Jun 27 2018 , Sukhoi 30 MKI being tested crashes in Nashik, pilots ejected safely 4 years ago, the exact same thing happened to India's top jet aircraft lost during test Oh look the Rafale has also had a number of incidents Yet again In Sept 24, 2009 A Rafale being test again, lost Amazing how idiots trying to knock the F-35 incidents with zero clue that the F-35s problems not unique to it The 11 incidents you hilariously mentioned have happened to every modern air force An issue that risks damage to the F-35's tail section if the aircraft needs to maintain supersonic speeds is not worth fixing and will instead be addressed by changing the operating parameters, the F-35 Joint Program Office told Defense News in a statement Friday. Nice cherry picking Lets add the complete story Supersonic flight is not a big feature of the F-35,” Clark said. “It’s capable of it, but when you talk to F-35 pilots, they’ll say they’d fly supersonic in such limited times and cases that — while having the ability is nice because you never know when you are going to need to run away from something very fast — it’s just not a main feature for their tactics.” In fact, going supersonic obviates the main advantages of the F-35, Clark said. “It sort of defeats all the main advantages of the F-35,” he explained. “It takes you out of stealthiness, it burns gas like crazy so you lose the range benefits of a single engine and larger fuel tank. When you go into afterburner, you are heating up the outside of your aircraft.” As I said, a real scam and a whole pile of (barely) flying garbage. As I said, you have zero clue
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  4414. Yet another person who knows jack about the F-35 The F-35 has been flying 16 years and so has had over 13 incidents which idiots like Abhijit Chavda have no idea what that means FYI, the considerably lower ,the F-14, F-15, F-16 and F-18 during their first 16 years The F-16 alone lost 200 planes between 1974-1984 due to various accidents The F-35 could crash every month and still wouldn't approach the lost rate of the earlier generation
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  4415. Funny how people are ignorant to fact that F-35 was being testing when it crashed
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  4416. First the F-35B is not for the USAF Secondly unlike the Russia and China, the US doesnt ignore problems
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  4417. Ukraine is showing how well cheaper aircraft are performing The KA-52, Su-30 and Su-34 which represent Russia's latest aircraft all have double digit losses Cheaper is not going to help your case
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  4418.  @dogsandrabbits1  None of the above will do anything
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  4419. Comedians roasts politician all the time West there HT this is literally nothing but a normal day in the west
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  4420. shocker not
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  4421. Nothing except their assed handed to them by the US
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  4422. Its not called war for nothing
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  4423. Right the same arms that have been kicking Russia's ass for the better part of 3 years
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  4424. if NATO was fighting , Moscow would be burned to the ground by now Just remember the Russian navy is getting ass handed to it by Ukraine with no navy
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  4425. You do realize that war is business for the US and defense companies are going ka ching every month this goes on FYI Weapons that were sent to Ukraine have to replaced so ka-ching Countries are beefing their defenses so again ka-ching Last countries are asking for weapons to be built based on lessons from Ukraine again ka-ching Putin's is literally pumping billions in the West industrial military complex
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  4426. Israel doesnt care what Iran says
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  4427.  @striker44  Lay off the crack there clown First you cant name anything linked this idiots company Like I said, a nobody They talk a big game about research but have done jack and shit As far going so where LOL The minute he announced he was republican he already lost
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  4428.  @monichat  Cope hard clown
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  4429.  @krod16  Yet Ukraine is still in
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  4430.  @1973oiler  You do realize that there are things called observation satellites in space which have repeatedly debunked Russia's claims
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  4431.  @1973oiler  If Russia could truly strike anywhere, this conflict wouldnt have lasted 3 years nor cost Russian billions in equipment losses
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  4432. The critical difference here is that Ukraine has max range ATACMS with submunition and 500lbs warhead That allows Ukrainian forces to strike attacking forces far more effectively
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  4433. @@alextim6961 With what hot air
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  4434.  @ALEX-gp4zx  Ukraine has Storm Shadows which have been using to great effect Ukraine can make a statement by launching a deep strike against critical Russian target
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  4435. Dodge a weapon that covers football field now thats comedy
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  4436. Putin can flip that switch and see how fast the West hands him his ass on platter
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  4437. its basically Houthi propaganda trying to save face
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  4438. Of Houthi propaganda would claim that after losing face to the US
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  4439.  @sul-v5p  They have survived because countries have shown resistant that resistant is steadily disappear
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  4440.  @leoncutajar1369  No one has offered anything there genius
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  4441. Its the Houthi signing their death warrant
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  4442. Of course , Iran needs Russian and China Without it Israel will wipe the floor with them
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  4443.  @diegomorata2885  The S-400 range is 250 miles The JASSM-ER range is 600 miles The JASSM-XR is 1200 miles so explain why B-52 would bother getting in S-400 range when it 2 plus weapons able to attack well outside the S-400 range The closet a B-52 will get to S-400 is 300 miles and that's simple to use a hypersonic weapon to destroy it
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  4444.  @heyfitzpablum  They do but there is nothing they can do about the B-52' The B-52 can stand off from 1000 miles which means interceptors need to be stationed at 1200 miles out so the B-52 can't get in range Problem there is MIG-31 combat range is 1600 miles while the Su-35 is 1000 At that range, they need tankers so they can orbit as well as get home which is vulnerability that can be exploited by stealth Just simply which and wait till they are low on fuel and attack both them and the tankers With their tankers destroyed, they no choice but to head home
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  4445. @Caleb Mendoza one very simple point The B-52s in 1960s only dropped Mk-117s unguided bombs which requires them to be within 5 miles of the target. Those bombers had no precision weapons capability The current B-52H has precision weapons capability that allows it strike targets from as far 1200 miles away Russia's S-400 despite its claimed Mach 12 speed maxes at 250 miles, the S-500 , 310 miles Even Su-35 and MIG-31 armed with R-37 will have trouble getting range There is no hypersonic SAM able to to reach 1000 miles against an aircraft
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  4446. That was then This is now and yes the US can easily win a nuclear conflict Russia's defense in conflict are S-300 that been upgraded, S-400, the few S-500 and A-235 The US has PAC-3, THAAD and GBI The difference is that the 13 Ticonderoga class cruisers and 70 Arleigh Burke class destroyer are the key reasons why the US can win a nuclear exchange The ships have the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System which gives the US a sea based arm to counter missiles That SM-2, 3 and 6 interceptors Both Russia and China have publicly stated that SM-3 gives the US an unfair advantage because its capability of intercepting missiles in boost, mid-course and terminal phases Russia has no sea based defenses Plus the US building Aegis Ashore sites with SM-3 and SM-6 The Ashore sites are looking at possibly housing a new SM-3 with 27 inch booster instead of the current 21 inch for increase range ,speed, and larger Lightweight Exo-atmospheric Projectile (LEAP) payload
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  4447. Yawn More Russian propaganda
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  4448. No one told Russia to invade Ukraine for bullshit reasons Instead , Russia gave NATO the greatest gift possible As for NATO benefiting from it, all Russia had to do is take its ass home instead, Putin stayed for his own ego and yes NATO is reaping the rewards wholesale
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  4449.  @jimmyc974  Yeah no Ukraine has been the greatest gift Putin has given the West Russia has been forced to reveal its GPS-jamming tech to the West, they thank him for that Russia missiles use against the Patriot even bigger bonus for the West as unlike the Soviet Era gear The Patriot has transmitted data back to the US in real time, they really appreciate that Lastly the KA-52 attacking from stand off range shows that West current SHORAD systems are inadequate The US army was considering not using the AIM-9X for SHORAD , however thanks to revelations in Ukraine They bringing it back. While Stinger has shorter , seeker more vulnerable counter measures and smaller warhead The AIM-9X is none of the above. It can engage KA-52 before it get in weapons range thanks putin
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  4450. Russia's victory is only due Ukraine shortage on ammo however biden is sending Ukraine aid as well ATACMS So Russia's good times are about end
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  4451. @rajibullah9072 Sorry not today The US is sending 300 mil in weapons which includes another shipment of ATACMS So Russia's good time are about end
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  4452. Yeah, with the amount of Russian equipment that has been compromised or captured No is buying's Putin ideal threats
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  4453.  @callwar-zr1xm  Again BRICS does not matter In a open war what can BRICS do absolutely nothing
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  4454. But importantly thanks the Putin The EU has been arming themselves to the teeth
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  4455. China's fleet cant leave the South China sea and has to few aircraft to matter against EU
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  4456. No one can help Russia is the point
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  4457.  @pedrinho963  Highly unlikely
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  4458.  @erikdexter3100  They can win
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  4459. China's navy cant leave the South china sea without get eaten alive
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  4460. And how exactly is China going to get to Europe oh wait they cant Any fleet coming through the Suez would get eaten alive by NATO forces that just leaves going around South America and again NATO forces would easily eat them alive The only possible item that China could give is a few aircraft and missiles its called facts try it sometime
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  4461.  @ikj2  yeah crimea annex there clueless one
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  4462.  @ikj2  New flash there clueless one its crimea annexation there ass
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  4463. And how exactly is China going to get to Europe oh wait they cant Any fleet coming through the Suez would get eaten alive by NATO forces that just leaves going around South America and again NATO forces would easily eat them alive The only possible item that China could give is a few aircraft and missiles its called facts try it sometime
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  4464.  @WretchedOnes  Which are all paper weights
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  4465.  @pakjai5532  Russia has nukes but cant and wont use them Iran wont take any action against Israel despite Iran's bluster for the simple fact Israel has demonstrated its ability to penetrate their airspace with ease North Korea wont do shit and China will sit back because a war between NATO and Russia only benefits them
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  4466.  @Gulzari-x6i  Who is going to support them Honestly
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  4467.  @callwar-zr1xm  And how many BRCS countries have tier air forces and navy very very few
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  4468. Its called 300 Billion well spent and Ukraine hasnt lost You fail to see how much the West has gained from Ukraine and how much Russia has lost Here are few highlights To date Russian aviation has lost 60 KA-52s, 25 Su-34, 7 Su-35s , 3 IL-22s and 2 A-50 To date Russian Navy has lost 1 cruiser and 1 sub To date Russian Army has lost just about everything so far And that just highlights What has the West gained How many pieces of captured equipment has been spotted in the West so far T-90s, Panstir S1, KA-52s, recovered pods from Su-35 and the list goes on Russia recently destroyed NASAMS, Abrams, and Archer. Two HIMARS were confirmed damaged but repairable and made a of fan fare about it Yet silent on the fact, that Ukraine cost them several billions more in equipment losses
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  4469. No one cares China
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  4470. Iran's problem with retaliating against Israel is that Israel will retaliate
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  4471. And Russia is acting like the West cant replace what they destroyed
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  4472.  @PerceivedREALITY999  ATACMS and F-16s says otherwise
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  4473.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Its called war dumbass there is always a cost
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  4474.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Why negotiate when Ukraine kicking Russia's ass
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  4475.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Still counting pennies Russia has lost one 750 million cruiser , 300 million Kilo class submarine and 200 million S-400s Ukraine is using Storm Shadows and now is getting ATACMS Unlike the Su-24s Ukraine has combined total of 60 MLRS that can use the ATACMS so much for Russia
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  4476. While Ukraine put 3 Storm Shadows into Black Sea Fleet HQ in Crimea before they, put missiles in to two Russian boats ,completely destroying one but please continue with your bullshit
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  4477.  @justaperson1619  The world begs to differ
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  4478.  @DanAth-il1uq  You are only one making an ass of yourself Lockheed, Raytheon, Boeing, GD and many other companies have ramped up to wartime production which in turn required an increased workforce which translates to jobs their moron Secondly by giving Ukraine weapons, the US saves billions in demilitarization costs So instead of having to billions scrapping decades old weapons, they give them to Ukraine and saves So why are people protesting oh wait, they are too busy working while the dumbass like yourself sit around whining about nothing
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  4479.  @nukestrom5719  You do realize how much money the US is making in Ukraine
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  4480.  @chopstixsix802  You dont make deal with terrorist who attacked you first
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  4481.  @DanAth-il1uq  Lay off the potato juice their ivan
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  4482.  @cleopatra7377  NEVER
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  4483. Show what So we are just going to forget about Russian forces leveling a mall and residential building with missiles last year ? claiming they were legitmate targets
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  4484. Luhansk is a legitimate Cry harder
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  4485. Right lets recap Su-34 flying into building
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  4486. No ding dong The pilot a test pilot that fests aircraft before they are handed over to the customers all aircraft makers have such pilots
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  4487. Right illiterate would be you The B-2 is over 33 years and you are confused as to why they are breaking wow clueless much The F-35 in 17 years accidents are fraction of the F-15,F-16 and F-18 that it replaces But most importantly, of 13 accidents it has had only 4 are unknown causes Lets recap everyone else oh wait you can everyone is crap
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  4488. And your point would be The F-35 in 16 years has a fraction of incidents of the planes that it replaces
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  4489. How about no Ukraine has been on going nearly 2 years and Su-35 has been no factor with 5 losses and counting As far the arming Iran with Su-35, Mi-28 and Ya-130 Thats literally moot In potential fight with Israel Israel has AWACS capability while Iran does not Israel has 5th gen fighter while Iran does not and thats just for starters
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  4490. How about no over 35 KA-52 have been destroyed so far
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  4491.  @evrussia  Yawn ivan
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  4492.  @DavyRo  Right Ukraine forces have been quote decimated yet this war has been going on for year and some change funny how that works
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  4493.  @DanAth-il1uq  Right so video correct and everyone else wrong NOT
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  4494. @modogogozilla383 The 35 plus KA-52 that have been blown out of the sky says otherwise The alleged President can't stop MANPADS thats just another fairy tale First its called blind spots and all helicopters have them Secondly MANPADs use IR or Semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) With SACLOS as someone already mentioned, the operator is literally guiding the missile all the way which depending on range is about 3-5 seconds at most Most IR MANPADS are all aspect ding dong that means they dont rely solely on targeting the exhaust, they can target any part of the helicopter
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  4495. Sorry clown, we dont get down like that
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  4496. News flash Russia is already beat Thanks to Ukraine The West knows exactly how Russian GPS jamming works The West know that Stingers will be ineffective for SHORAD so they need to invest in longer range system The West knows the performance and profile of every missile and drone Russia has used in Ukraine Also thanks to Ukraine is the captured T-90s, Panstir S1 and Krasukha Putin's invasion in Ukraine has revealed how much capabilities to the West ?
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  4497.  @krod16  Simple, Ukraine kicking Russian forces out of Ukraine requires more heavy metal Ukraine has Storm Shadows but not enough aircraft to use them Ukraine has advanced western defenses but not enough for integrated air defence system (IADS
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  4498.  @magellanmax  Russia may try to shoot it down. The RQ-4 sensor payload are immune to Russian EW and worst can be triangulate Russian EWs positions its ability to locate Russian jammers has created problems for Russian forces as Ukraine arty are smoking those jammers whole sale which in turn is bringing up GPS munition effectiveness
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  4499. They could have and the US could respond by Ukraine even more weapons just to spite them Saint Javelin and Uncle HIMARS alone has given Russian forces nightmares
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  4500. and then you woke up as Ukraine was kicking the front door
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  4501. Lets look at that with just a handful of weapons from the West Ukraine is kicking Russias teeth in
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  4502.  @PuppyPinky  How about no Russia's weapons against the US was GPS jammers and now thanks to Ukraine, they know exactly how it works and what it does More to the point, there is ample time for the US to send variety options for Ukraine to test out for them NASAMS, IRIS-T SLM and Patriot are network centric when means they transmit data in real time Like the GPS jammers, the US and EU are also giving Ukraine different missiles for those systems to see how do in real world The West has been getting real time data about Russian missile attacks, aircraft as well as capabilities of Russian EW The KA-52 and Mi-28 attacks have shown that Stinger and Starstreak will be ineffective against Russian gunships which can attack as from as far 8 miles Thus the US is dusting the SLAMRAAM (Surface Launched AMRAAM) and Complementary Low-Altitude Weapon System (CLAWS) which uses AIM-9Xs and AIM-120 What does Panstir S1, T-90,Krasukha and Khibiny have in common, all captured and in Western hands Lastly ,you are forgetting the key thing about stockpiles By giving Ukraine, stockpiles , the West gets rid of millions of tons of weapons that they would have had to spend a fortunate on demilitarization Now they get to buy newer and more modern weapons. Thanks to Russia, those weapons have the lessons learned from Ukraine
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  4503. Funny how Russia claims western weapons wont change things but get mad when Ukraine more of the same weapons Oh thats right, Ukraine smoked a number of Russian aircraft and missile uses PACS
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  4504. "strict adherence to international law" Yet Russia repeatedly strike civilian targets "
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  4505. No moron, the F-35 likely operating in stealth which meant all electronics were in passive mode which prevent its from being tracked even by the US military
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  4506.  @hurtsdoesntit5652  Yup Unfortunately for Russia, the S-400 and R-37 as well other air defense equipment is now useless thanks to operations in Ukraine The West has gathered valuable ELINT/SIGINT from the S-400 as well intact systems from other equipment Ukraine attack on the S-400 with Neptune has shown they have discovered a weakness with the system For now the US method is very resource intensive till hypersonic weapons are ready Thats EA-18Gs plus F-22s for defense. F-18E for launching decoys, JASSMs and JDAMs with, F-35s with AGM-88s for SEAD Its a lot work right now
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  4507. Not surprising Putin is now seeing all his generals at threats now They might wanna stay away from windows for a while
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  4508. A war between the US and Russia would be a massive nuclear exchange not conventional
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  4509. They did and the US tore it to shreds Just remember when the US send the B-52s Thats when its game over
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  4510. Biden is not the one who invaded another country for nothing
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  4511. Bye
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  4512. As for Putin's statement the US is may take out those leaders probably the first time Putin actually told the truth The US has MQ-9s in Niger as well as their favorite weapon,. the Hellfire and Hellfire RDX aka the Salami slicer So those leaders may wanna rethink think their life choices
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  4513. Lay off the potato juice their ivan
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  4514. Considering that MQ-9s are in Niger and the US favorite weapon is the Hellfire They may wanna rethink their life choices very quickly
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  4515. Playing with fire Russia
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  4516.  @The_Prince_Of_Crows  The key factor you are missing is Ukraine doesnt have the assets to deal with Russia's EW whereas NATOs In a conflct, EA-18Gs, supported by EC-130 and RC-135 Rivet Joint would actively hunting Russian EW While Ukraine has few Storm Shadows and fewer ATACMS NATO has ample cruise missiles that one are immune to EW jamming and two able to track moving targets AGM-65, PAVEWAYs and GBU-53 are a few examples of weapons NATO has that are immune to EW jamming PAVEWAYs are laser guided. The AGM-65 can use Laser or IIR , the GBU-53 is IIR as well laser Ukraine doesnt have any of the abovie
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  4517. Russia only being successful as Ukraine is running out of ammo
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  4518.  @MrLeadb1  Russia so far proven to be anything but peer more like subpar
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  4519.  @willyvanroy3534  which is what Russia will amount to
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  4520.  @_upiter-5.  Cope harder
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  4521.  @Alexey_Nikolaevich  The Bradley has already proven itself long before Ukraine Cope harder
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  4522. Dont worry when the West stops holding back it will end very quickly
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  4523. Yawn Russia's typical desperate claims
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  4524.  @julianchung9215  If the US or UK provided help that bridge would be in pieces
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  4525.  @julianchung9215  Ukrainian forces used ANFO hidden in truck hence why the bomb flashy but ineffective If the West was involved, they provided Ukraine with military grade satchel charges 2 people in the back arm and drop the satchel charges on the bridge as the truck drives by throwing the charges on both sides of the bridges Additionally they would have disrupted the feed so there would be footage of what happened
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  4526. If the West had assisted ,the bridge would be completely destroyed
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  4527. This was your basic fertilizer bomb. They used ANFO The reason why the guards didnt detect it was because it was disguised inside film rollers Since ANFO is described as a non-ideal high explosive, as its explosive velocity is far from the thermodynamic ideal due to its porosity and the phase separation of its two components. In others words, its not good for demolition however.all they needed to set it off was two 1lbs bricks of C4 or SEMTEX Hiding 2 blocks like that is incredibly easy They probadly watched the checkpoints and though up this way of getting pass it
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  4528.  @farhanaditya2647  Its called ANFO ANFO is described as a non-ideal high explosive, as its explosive velocity is far from the thermodynamic ideal due to its porosity and the phase separation of its two components. In others words, its not good for demolition however.all they needed to set it off was two 1lbs bricks of C4 or SEMTEX Hiding 2 blocks like that is incredibly easy
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  4529. Nope Trump broke the law Biden didnt its that simple
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  4530. Right Didnt Ukraine just liquidate of Putin's general with a Storm Shadow
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  4531. No, Ukraine can liquidate with Storm Shadows like they did one of Putin's generals
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  4532. Yawn
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  4533. Russia's claim to fame is destroying an outdated system they supplied to Ukraine decades ago ?? Talk about desperation Not destroying a NASAMS, IRIS-T or even a Hawk Umm Vlad buddy you might wanna go after the West systems as Ukraine doesn't care about losing its Russian crap as the West is giving them newer and more advanced systems that are laying the foundation for Ukraine getting an integrated air defence system (IADS) up with Western instead of Russian weapons which will be bad news for Russia in every way possible Russia's only option will be hypersonic weapons or using stealth which again is very bad for Russia While the systems can't shoot down hypersonic weapons ,they can still gleam valuable data from its use and flying Su-57 again valuable data can be gleamed You might want get on that
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  4534.  @williamwalker3837  Its far worst than that Ukraine is not even a tier level opponent yet modestly equipped , they have lasted 10 months
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  4535. How about no The West is aiding by the measured response rule if the West stopped aiding by the rule, Russia would be defeated by quickly If the West employed Private Military Contractors like how Russia's Wagner group operates to man Patriots missile sites, Ukraine would have integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running in a matter of days An IADS would shut down the Russian air force and missile attacks completely leaving only Su-57 and hypersonic weapons which is not option for Russia against the Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-T Those are modern systems radars can easily allow the West to gleam valuable info if Russia use Su-57 and hypersonic weapons Lastly Ukraine lacks long range precision strike capability which can change if the West provides ATACMS Additional the Swedish RBS-15 and Harpoon Block II can strike both and and sea targets Both have 190 mile range and can be launched from aircraft or surface launchers If the 40+ plus countries stopped aiding by the measured response rue this would be over and Russia would be beaten
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  4536. At what people are they going to realize Israel does not care
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  4537. At which point does people realize Israel does not care
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  4538. You do realize that US is literally holding back
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  4539.  @les-chouans  it called no shit sherlock there is major offensive in progress
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  4540.  @les-chouans  Ah yes , the Russian propaganda whats next the tooth fairy and easter bunny
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  4541.  @les-chouans  And your point
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  4542.  @walterbrunswick  Russia already this conflict in 100 ways so its literally pointless Lets recap Their flag ship is currently a coral reef at the bottom of the sea Their latest equipment which they billed as high tech is getting the shit kicked out of it KA-52s loses are nearly 40 , Su-34 losses are in 20s Su-30SM and Mi-28 also performing badly The T-90 which they claimed was the best protected tank in the world has been shredded over 100 times as well as capture and sent to the West The bonuses for the West Russia has been forced to reveal its GPS jamming tech Pro, it has reduced GPS aided weapon accuracy, Con, the West now knows exactly how it forces Russia's nervousness around MQ-9s and RQ-4 is because they have the sensor payloads able to locate Russian jammers The over hyped Kinzhal got busted by the Patriot missile system The revelation that the Ukraine may get PAC-3 MSE is subtle way of saving that the US wants to continue to test the Patriot capabilities against Russian missiles As the Patriot is network-centric, the US is getting data from Russian attacks in real time But please continue on how a few tanks and bradley matter when Russia has lost much already
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  4543.  @walterbrunswick  Sorry but weapons of mass destruction would only humiliate Russia I wouldnt have wasted time on counter offensive
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  4544.  @Roman_Listratenko  Your copuim is hilarious the fact of the matter is ding dong is that the West will replace equipment lost
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  4545.  @Roman_Listratenko  Yup, losses will happen yet Germany has been working with countries who have leopards in storage to get them for Ukraine while the US military alone has 6000 Bradleys Ukraine losing a few doesnt matter
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  4546. Ukraine hasn't demanded anything , typical misinformation Germany was already negotiating with Leopard users who have tanks in storage Secondly, the US give Ukraine 113 Bradelys The US military allow has 6000 So replacing them can be done very quickly Nothing takes away from the fact that Russian claims about Ukraine forces have been debunked
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  4547. Israel is not caring at this point so its nots a not bombshell Hamas is mistaken if they holding hostages is going stop Israel
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  4548.  @georgeray649  That would be Hamas
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  4549.  @valeros8217  And look how badly its gone for Russia
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  4550.  @johnosullivan2197  quiet troll no one cares
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  4551. More propaganda
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  4552. The irony here is that weapons that US hit Yemen with were developed for Afghanistan Specifically hitting the Taliban in underground sites why do you think the Taliban always hide in cities for
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  4553. Thats called the US not caring
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  4554. and then you woke up
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  4555.  @mohamednamani3320  Yawn
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  4556.  @selvammaniamawasi697  A lion and the houthis are ants
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  4557. Ants firing missiles at a Lion
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  4558. Its called combat of course there will be causalities in this type of operation
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  4559. Hes only made because his country is not getting on the action like how Germany , Sweden, US , UK and France All the major arm countries are going ka-ching plus Ukraine is getting a lot donated high tech gear Ukraine is going come out this conflict armed to teeth
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  4560. No they don't and no other countries wont support them
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  4561. Got the holy hands
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  4562. 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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  4563. Germany position is strange but he does have a point, the US does have a massive surplus but what he should be saying is for the US to give Leopard 2 countries M1A1s as replacements for their Leopard 2 given to Ukraine The US has 3000 M1A1/M1A2 in storage 500 for 500 would make sense
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  4564.  @aditya-ml6km  No Ukraine does not have the logistics to support the Abrams The Abrams uses gas turbine engine which requires specialized training The Leopard 2 uses a diesel engine which does not Then 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 There are thousands of older model Leopard 2A4 in the EU that could be in Ukraine in as little as 7 days The Leopard 2 is just the right tank
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  4565. Too late
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  4566. The point is that the Houthis were confident that their underground facilities were safe from attack Yet Israel struck one site and the US simultaneously struck 5 But worst for the Houthis is that B-2s came from Australia which despite their blusters, they cant do anything about if the B-2 came from a middle east base, the parrot would already be yapping Lastly, the USAF use of its strategic bombers is nightmareish because of the loads they carry
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  4567. 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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  4568. @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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  4569.  @carpenter3069  Being resusable is very much not a require Being survivable is
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  4570. 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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  4571.  @Sin3xtreme  Yet Putin is crying
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  4572.  @Sin3xtreme  Ukraine is letting missiles fly
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  4573.  @Sin3xtreme  Oh look Ukraine is letting Storm Shadow fly in Russia now
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  4574. Pretty sure Ukraine is only getting started
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  4575. Wagner is PMC,, they are not equipped for full scale conflicts
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  4576. 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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  4577. Give them the MEADs as well
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  4578. 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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  4579.  @dfui.  The Taurus can be if they intergrate to the F-16
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  4580.  @NoobGamer-sc9lt  They are the ATACMS max range now that will take some stress off ground forces but they need at least 12 F-16 operational to fully take the load of ground forces
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  4581.  @pjhgerlach  An initial batch was sent with 300 mil package Ukraine has likely gotten more now
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  4582.  @bekeneel  Combined with Ukraine attacking S-300 and S-400 sites Russian has nothing to stop them
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  4583. Thats not issue Ukraine only has very very small of aircraft able to use Storm Shadows They have over 70 western launchers able to use ATACMS Germany has 40 M270s in storage that Ukraine could make use of it much faster than trying to adapt the Taurus to an aircraft
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  4584. 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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  4585. Ukraine needs missiles first for the existing batteries, then US needs to send Ukraine at least 15 complete batteries sooner than later Ukraine needs an integrated air defence system (IADS) made up of Patriots, NASAMS and IRIS-T SLM If they had those in the right numbers, they would be able to negate Russia's airpower and missiles completely
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  4586.  @David-gy6fv  No need for the Patriot to attack when Ukraine has plenty of other weapons to use Russia worry is that the patriots would effectively shutdown their air operations
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  4587. The US has over 1100 launchers and over 10,000 missiles have been produced Unlike , NASAMS, IRIS-T and SAMP-T which only exist in limited numbers The US could easily provide Ukraine with 150 units as well 500-600 missiles which would allow Ukraine to have an integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running in a matter of days While Patriot's protect major assets, the, NASAMS, IRIS-T and SAMP-T can be moved to the front lines to nix Russian aircraft and missiles providing ground forces with adequate protection and means to push deeper into Russian held territory. So yes Russia plenty afraid as Patriots would be one of many seismic shifts in the war that would be very very bad for them
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  4588.  @sharmana100  Right remember the Russians saying the same thing about javelin and himars
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  4589.  @scott4766  Nice try but Russia has already stated they are openly afraid of the patriot
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  4590. Of course they are afraid The US has over 1100 launchers and over 10,000 missiles have been produced Unlike , NASAMS, IRIS-T and SAMP-T which only exist in limited numbers The US could easily provide Ukraine with 150 units as well 500-600 missiles which would allow Ukraine to have an integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running in a matter of days While Patriot's protect major assets, the, NASAMS, IRIS-T and SAMP-T can be moved to the front lines to nix Russian aircraft and missiles providing ground forces with adequate protection and means to push deeper into Russian held territory. So yes Russia plenty afraid as Patriots would be one of many seismic shift in the war that would be very very bad for them The PAC-3 which allows up 16 missile per launcher is circa 2000, even if it was captured, Russia wouldnt learn anything
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  4591. 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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  4592. Yet Ukraine used 6 missiles and wiped out 2 Russian bases causing the massive equipment lossses
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  4593.  @cyber_habanero  they have tanks but crews still need to be trained
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  4594. 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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  4595. 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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  4596. @@flynnspunks83 That would be false B-2 during normal ops always travel with ASD on and reflectors
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  4597. Just a guess Lack of leadership
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  4598.  @delta_glider4362  They dont need 10000 fplanes there chlld
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  4599. There are too few Gripens to matter to Ukraine while there are thousands of the F-16s
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  4600. 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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  4601.  @thischannelisbackon5679  The Israeli made Spyder is exactly what Ukraine needs right now
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  4602.  @MSDGroup-ez6zk  No such thing there
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  4603. Your democratically elected government was just removed Africa is known for coup after coup and other countries wont tolerate it
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  4604. Putin is running out of cannon fodder
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  4605. Trying annexing more terriority and see how that workds out
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  4606. They need to do an direct draw and expedite 30 units
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  4607. 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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  4608. IKR
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  4609. Exactly
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  4610. Fatigue not on the menu Ukraine has been the trifecta for the US First , Russia has been forced used a lot of its EW capabilities which is huge bonus Second, Ukraine has been steadily shipping capture assets back to the US Third, weapons sales and development are through the roof The US couldnt have asked for a better deal Russia is boasting about KA-52 performance but also giving the US another bonus The Stryker SHORAD has both Stinger and Hellfire which both have to short range for engage KA-52s Now the US Army is revisiting plans to use the AIM-9X for SHORAD More the point , Ukraine is showing the need mobile air defense units able to engage drones and loitering munitions with 30mm but also engage gunships, cruise missiles and aircraft with missiles The US did develop such asset but it never made to production 3 guess whats getting dusted off
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  4611. I cant imagine why
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  4612. In a nutshell, yes
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  4613.  @maryanchabursky9148  The 6 million dollar question is why Russia who developed 3 APS hasnt equipped any to tanks in Ukraine
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  4614.  @maryanchabursky9148  Thats a simple fact of life Combat losses will always outstrip manufacturing its takes on average 3-6 months to make most pieces of armor.
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  4615.  @maryanchabursky9148  Replacing tanks is not the issue Russia can scrap its obsolete tanks for the metal to make new ones but experience they cant make
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  4616.  @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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  4617.  @wirasanjaya4517  The UK and US have been their since Houtis starting attacking shipping
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  4618.  @Tamarlane389  They didnt ask for help
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  4619.  @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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  4620. Israel will pay Iran back with interest
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  4621. caution is out the window
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  4622.  @RichardHensley-xg3ti  Nope Israel would respond massively The only thing stopping Israel from total nuclear commitment is the presence of foreign nationals in Tehran But any response, Tehran would be at the top of the target list
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  4623.  @ksmith4712  Simple Russian is recognizing them as independent states which works for their interests This sham vote is desperation Russian forces can't find a remedy for Ukraine's increasing capabilities Years of corruption among other things has taken its toll on Russia's military and they literally can't win this fight so the only way out now if annex territory captured and use nuclear weapons as a threat
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  4624. This is sham referendum under gun point
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  4625. Biden give Iran sound advice and they ignore it Now its open war
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  4626. No, people are missing the point. The Dems voted him out because it gives the another shot at the Speaker of house It took MCcarthy 15 rounds and giving his balls away to get job while the Dems stood united behind Jeffries The Republican are in chaos and seats have been lost So the Dems decision is simple logic
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  4627. Exactly, there is no reason why they cant sit their behind down and resolve this
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  4628. Ya think
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  4629. Yeah, the US never signed that agreement
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  4630. Yeah no Air to air missiles are not that expensive, but the cost of that targeting was much more
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  4631.  @BellaCroyda  Exactly
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  4632.  @richardf.8412  No but its a start in actually draining the swamp. How many members of Congress have been in office for decades simply because they have the backing of the Big Pharma, Big Oil and the Industrial military complex ? No one finds it strange how certain members of Congress seem to have no problem getting massive amounts of $$ for their campaigns
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  4633.  @EleneDOM  The country on the brink because so called officials cant agree
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  4634. So is the insanity or simple desperation
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  4635.  @fanndisgoldbraid3183  Except IVF is two part egg and sperm The egg doesnt grow with unless its fertilised by sperm so how is a egg life by itself ? there is no guarantee that it will grow
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  4636. WOW whats going with networks
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  4637.  @matthewq4b  As I told you before moron timelines are not solid figures They are situation dependent
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  4638.  @matthewq4b  Right I am quoting direct from the program manager your just making up bullshit so whose really tapping out
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  4639.  @matthewq4b  All your bullshit does not change the fact that program manager stated that its situation dependent with NGAD your quote bullshit is just estimates which again the program manager depends on the situation There is no deflection here, just more of your bullshit Again with the jackassery The Japanese F-X has not been under development for 10 years moron. The F-X was originally designed to be Japan's 5th generation under the ADT-X program however Japan went with the F-35 instead and repurposed the F-X for 6th generation developed Again wrong the FCAS and Tempest started roughly at the same time in 2018. In reality both program date back much further The Tempest is further along because BAE has access to much of the tech used in the F-22 and F-35 In addition , Rolls Royce was also part of the USAF NGAD ADaptive Versatile ENgine Technology (or ADVENT) engine program RR, GE an PW were contracted to develop ADVENT engine The FCAS is not behind because they just started at 2020, they are behind no one them have built or operate 5th gen aircraft The market in the EU for the 6th is dependent on who can field it first
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  4640.  @matthewq4b  Why would I when you;'re of shit if you had any sense you would simply search the quote and read the story Second quote from another source Lt. Gen. Clinton S. Hinote attempted to put a timeframe to the possible downsizing and eventual elimination of the F-22, saying that the aircraft will begin to phase-out “in about 2030,” Air Force Magazine reported last week. He qualified this timeline, however, as “situation-dependent" So again the program manager is stating that its situation-dependent So again for the billionth time The 2030 figure isnt a solid number however 6th gen aircraft are going to be rolling off the production line within the next 5 years is still solid fact. The competition to field 6th outside the US is fierce because of export potential The US isnt going to export the NGAD or FA/XX so that open door for other countries to try and achieve the same export success as the F-35 if they can get their 6th gen fielded and operational The rest of your posts is just bullshit assumptions Lets try a little common sense why would FCAS shoot for 2040 when BAE Tempest and Japan's F-X are shooting for much earlier time frame
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  4641.  @matthewq4b  That quote is direct from Lt. Gen. Clinton S. Hinote, deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration, and requirements. Also from Hinote Depending on the threat and hedging against problems in NGAD, the USAF may consider a service-life extension program for the F-22, but Hinote said that seems unlikely because the NGAD is making swift progress. So the general in charge is literally saying they are "making swift progress." Now you get through your thick skull as I am quoting direct from the program managers whereas you are just making up bullshit
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  4642.  @matthewq4b  What part of not a solid figure do you not get it "Hinote said the F-22 will begin to phase out in about 2030—the exact timeline will be situation-dependent" Like I said its not a solid figure they can move faster or slower depending development, funding and technology They acknowledge that if situation requires it, they can accelerate the program This will likely mean, they will defer what they can to a later date
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  4643.  @matthewq4b  Again The 2030 figure isnt a solid number It depends on development, funding and technology How fast they get through development. The more problems they have , the longer it will take Funding is major problem as it will be a costly process The EU track record with this area does not inspire confidence that they can meet their timeline China will likely cut corners again Russia will try again India, doesnt even factor in. They are trying to compete with big boys, they need to stay home The last factor is technology Again the USAF it already while everyone else is making it Nothing is solid yet I am betting that 3-D printing is going to play a role
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  4644.  @matthewq4b  All the 6th gen programs are in race to see who can deliver first. While the USAF is leading, the rest are playing catch up Some may sacrifice or defer parts of their program for faster development. Most are saying 2030 but they can move faster Russia was forced to defer parts of the Su-57 till technology was ready. China basically just cut corners So the 2030 figure isnt a solid number SAAB has no plans beyond E/F as of yet The F-35 has road map whereas the Gripen doesnt
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  4645.  @matthewq4b  They need to look at it from the long run perspective Is 4.5 gen aircraft worth it when 6th gen aircraft are going to be rolling off the production line within the next 5 years
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  4646.  @FallenPhoenix86  Damed YT The AIM-7, AIM-120 and AIM-9 are all based on lessons learned from operations and combat whereas the Meteor ? The final model of the AIM-7 was the R model which would have dual guidance SARH and IR similiar to the SM-2 So yes the AIM-7 in reality would have been a better weapons ,however the R was not developed Technically its still unproven weapon. If its going to USAF, USN and USMC, then ability to be deploy in numbers is key Secondly the no ones does licenses anymore. More to point the Meteor is multi national weapon made by UK, France, Germany , Spain and Sweden Just like how the UK vetoed the JAS-39 to Argentina, one or two would like do the same The USAF just awarded Lockheed 10.9 billion IDIQ contract to keep the F-22 update till they can field the NGAD The Meteor is here but its not what the USAF or USN needs. The USMC draws from both USAF and USN stocks so they wont' buy independently The AIM-120 doesn't have all the bell and whistles but it can be overcome its short comings with simple tactics. The AIM-260 will have definitive advantage over the Meteor. The key points of the program Small foot print as the AIM-120 which allow the F-22 and F-35 to carry 6 internally vs 4 Meteor Longer range than the Russian R-77ME and Chinese PL-15 The ability to defeat jamming such as digital radio frequency memory jammers and other advance methods Those are the points that are known
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  4647.  @jammiedodger7040  APS would lower the weight but APS has finite amount of ammo and can not effectively defend against Top attack munitions Secondly down grading the gun means that its shot per target is higher against armored threats
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  4648.  @jammiedodger7040  In order to be useful, they would have to weight more no than 20 tons At that weight a C-17 would be able to carry 3 of them versus 1 MBT 120mm with a PGM like the LAHAT or KSTAM would allow it to deal with MBT regardless of APS The crew would still be command driver and gunner in both vehicles The Japanese Type-26 upgunned with 120mm would an excellent system to have. its light weight for most operations and reserves the MBTs for when absolutely needed
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  4649.  @jammiedodger7040  Tanks problem is that Top attack weapons can easily ruin their day even with APS. Secondly repair tanks is costly and time consuming even for modular tanks like the Merkvava Chobham can protect tanks against other tanks and some missiles but manportable missiles are getting heavier warhead able to do some serious The reality is that AFV are more economical than pure tanks
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  4650.  @jammiedodger7040  Well 130mm isn't quite ready yet
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  4651. The plan that is in place is that 79 C2 while be retired by 2040 while the remaining 148 will be upgraded to C3 standard. So its most likely they are trying to minimize the overlap between the C2 sustainment program and the C3 upgrade
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  4652. It may be tech demonstrator but the Army is still likely interested to see what tech can be retrofitted to the Abrams They bridge the Decisive Lethality Platform with upgraded Abrams SEPV5 or even revive the M1A3 for high low mix
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  4653. Army is likely interested to see what tech can be retrofitted to the Abrams They may bridge the Decisive Lethality Platform with upgraded Abrams SEPV5 or even revive the M1A3 for high low mix As for the 130mm No likely two key points, Ukraine and depleted uranium Ukraine forces have captured and turned over T-72B3, T-80BVM and T-90s to west While the armor packs may not been up to spec, the tanks themselves still yield valuable data as for weak points as well exactly thickness of the armor in key locations If the T-72B3, T-80BVM andT-90M did have actual Relikt ERA installed , then West will able to accurate performance data on how well their armor-piercing, fin-stabilized, discarding sabot (APFSDS) perform against Russia's second best ERA Countries in EU have banned their militaries from using depleted uranium rounds. This is where is get funny The belief was that the existing 120mm rounds would be unable to penetrate Russia's newer ERAs like Relikt and Malachit hence the development of the 130mm The West acquisition of Russian armor will make or break the 130mm gun. The US has no such restrictions with DU hence why they are bullish about the 130mm Tungsten rounds can achieve penetration but DU has penetration plus additional effects. DU is naturally self sharpening. So even against composite armor, it still retains its shape. Tungsten is not naturally self sharpening and will blunt depending on the composite armor. DU is very dense metal, only few metal and alloys are denser than DU. DU''s most prized effect is that its pyrophoric, it literally self ignites When the round makes contact, its burns and remains sharp. That combination has proven to highly effective against armor The West acquisition of Russian armor, specially allow the US to test out the effectiveness of its new M829 round If the US quietly announces M829A5 or they are trying their hat into 130mm program it probadly means that results were not stellar.
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  4654. Never any doubt
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  4655. Definitely a Tuesday
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  4656. if the US decided this was war Yemen would be burning by weeks end
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  4657. facts
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  4658. So let the criminal go free thats what we do huh
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  4659.  @freddiej2411  There is plenty that West can do it just requires the will to do so and does not require direct conflict Israel has whole catalogue of loitering munitions that would allow Ukraine to attack Russia forces on the strategic scale Example, the IAI Harpy carries 70lbs warhead and can travel up to 300 miles away. Additional, the Israeli made SPYDER is a highly mobile anti aircraft system for quick-reaction surface-to-air missile system capable of engaging aircraft, helicopters, unmanned air vehicles, drones, and precision-guided munitions.. Its literally 3 pieces, missile unit, radar/command and reloads The West is looking at Anti-ship missiles for Ukraine if they give them the later models of the Harpoon with land attack capability, Again major boost for Ukranie
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  4660.  @SooHooSamaSito  Sorry no one is buying tin foil conspiracy
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  4661. We will believe when we see it
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  4662. Can't hide from that upcoming conviction
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  4663. Emphasis on court approved
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  4664.  @BobbyHo2022  No president writes their material
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  4665.  @michelejackson7934  The CIA bar is never that low
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  4666. Funny how Congress is blaming the Navy for a problem they created The Navy told Congress that naval gunfire support (NGFS) was no longer relevant to modern warfare yet Congress in their infinite wisdom knew better and demanded the USN retain it The same ships that they are claiming are old were was supposed be replaced by the planned 32 Zumwalt class and CG(X) Since neither happened, the USN only choice was Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) on those assets they can be replaced So Congress has no room to grill the USN over SLEP for ships
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  4667.  @mystiquesquared  Not likely The election is not till Nov Thats 8 months away Then another 2 before the swearing in 10 months total Ukraine first F-16 pilots will be flying long before then Trump cant reverse any transfers made
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  4668. No ,war is business for the US and the longer this drags on its only gets worst for Russia Ukraine use of artillery is simply because they have no other options When F-16s start flying active missions, you will see a massive drop in artillery use Russia's loss of 2 A-50 AWACS as well Ukraine constant attacks on Russian air defense assets is paving the way for the F-16
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  4669. Seriously they have enough to charge this clown with fraud 10 times over and counting
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  4670. Cue Ace Ventura LOSER to Mccarthy
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  4671. False If there was ammunition stored nearby, there would have been a massive secondary explosion which there was not BBC has clear picture of location from above and clearly shows the situation The hanger which Russia claimed stored weapons was no where near the mall , almost half a mile away. What happened was Russia stupidity and lies First if they believed that plant was target and according to them, they have air superiority why didnt they send Su-34 or Su-35s armed with KAB-1500 to strike the target. Secondly the target is located in densely populated area which again , common sense would have said in order to minimize damage to the surrounding We need aircraft up close If getting close wasn't an option Russia claims that P-800 are high precision as well as the KH-59 and Kalibr which all can be launched from Su-34 and Su-35 The KH-22 was designed as anti-carrier weapon not land attack weapon and guidance is designed for tracking a moving target not against a fixed So the first missile overshot and struck the rear side of the mall , the second strike the alleged depot with no secondary explosion This was war crime point blank
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  4672. The 2020 was no sham as to date not one shred of actual proof been produced As for this vote A election under gun point is sham
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  4673.  @MrMJmusicLover  Right because the ships. 50 heavy machine guns , 25mm cannons and 5 inch guns just magically stopped working FYI, Guns of these caliber have been used to down aircraft since WW2 Also the CIWS has manual fire mode where the ship is literally put and shoot (Block 1B PSuM Phalanx Surface Mode, 1999) In areas where the VLS can't be used like the canal and straits, USN ships have Stinger missiles as back up
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  4674.  @JudgeCrater22  Its amazing that people still believe Russia propaganda News flash, fake story
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  4675.  @plmn93  If she was a real threat, the question still remains, why open the door for All he had to do was stay inside
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  4676. Not anymore
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  4677. Thats so wrong
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  4678. Asking for a special master does not change anything
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  4679.  @ktkt1825  No its fact When Biden won, instead of using Nov- Jan for transition out of the WH, he spent it trying to prove his falsehood. He also stated that he wasn't going anywhere and had instructed his staff to not prepare that fact is going to burn him badly Instead of letting the NARA do their job with documents break them down to What is property of government, public and exclusive to the president He decided instead , that he was going to tell what they could get which he does not have the authority to do . There are documents that are property of government and public Once he's out of office, documents that government and public property have to be turned over Lastly NARA asked and asked, then subpoenaed and even , he still didnt comply fully He's famous statement that he declassified the docs using presidential also won't fly as he as provide a paper trail that shows they declassified using established rules and not his say so Trump my way attitude is going to cost him dearly this time
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  4680. This is beyond stupid Uvalde was massive failure in leadership , policy and procedures not the police force Instead of wasting time and money Fire the leadership which is just handful of people. Then change the policy and procedures regarding active shooter
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  4681. And so it begigs
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  4682. You elected a crazy men and wonder why he is making crazy decisions
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  4683. You elected a crazy men and wonder why he is making crazy decisions
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  4684. @Ruby Lively The DOJ has him dead to rights and he knows it When Biden won, instead of committing to the transition of power, Trump spent trying to overturn the election. Since he wasted that time,plus his statements that he wasnt going any where, he can't claim that the documents being there was accident during his transition out of office. its clearly shown that he wasted that time Secondly when the president leaves office, all documents are supposed to go NARA, once again instead of complying with the NARA, Trump decided that he would give what he wanted ,not what the law required. By doing what he wanted and not what the law required He opened the door for the DOJ. He claimed that NARA was "quote" satisfied with him turning over documents? which they fired back very quickly by stating at no point they did any ever say that His whole defense relies unsubstantiated claims He knows full if this goes to trial, the courts want facts not fiction. He was no facts , just a lot fiction that the court won't give them the time of day
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  4685. It took you idiots 4 days just to agree not happening
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  4686. The republicans want to push their agenda for border control however they are not control as the Senate and President are Dem So this was just them being petty The Dems were never going to vote with them on this
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  4687. Wrong The Supreme Court only steps in when both the House and Senate agree on the impeachment articles As Senate squashed it, it doesnt come to their desk
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  4688.  @Dat_Cornpop  One group stormed the capitol solely because of falsehood information that to date has never been proven Whereas one group protested the countless acts of police brutality that been ignored and unchecked One group has actual facts , the other does BLM wont see court because they are acting on proven facts The capitol rioters rightly fully so are getting burned for their falsehood
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  4689.  @Dat_Cornpop  Which has zero impact on anything at all
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  4690.  @mysmirandam.6618  My point exactly People have been to the barracks understand why this happened its basically a normal day someone sneaking someone in
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  4691. This is interesting and highly unusual Not how things are done Looks like someone was trying to make a statement by having PMO make him do the perp walk in front everyone at the barracks Normally with a situation like this, His CO would have already signed a brig detention order and thats where he would be till further notice The USMC doesnt require formal charges for brig detention so the fact that he wasnt in the brig already and the perp walk in front everyone means someone was trying to make a statement
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  4692. oh thats just the warm up
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  4693. The US has more options with Israel than Ukraine
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  4694.  @TeranIcer  The fact still remains Trump took documents that were property of the US government
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  4695.  @darryljohnson3029  The judge made the decision not them
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  4696. The utterly poor performance of Russian munitions says it alll
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  4697. Just more bs from Iran The strait is over 650 deep More to the point, how exactly did they force it surface Where are the proganada pictures Answer there are no because it never happened
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  4698.  @papihsha_pkm1642  A conflict with Iran , wouldnt be a war, its would be Iran getting its ass handed to it You are forgetting that if US went to war with Iran, Israel will be the first country offering the USAF a place to launch from
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  4699. The key word there is deluded
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  4700. Iran didnt force anything The Ike and her group is being redeployed to support Israel
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  4701. Iran's warnings are so hilarous
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  4702. Sanctions has keep Iran from being a problem If Russia ignores said sanctions, now Iran becomes a problem that has to be dealt with
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  4703. Lets put that non-sense to bed NATO's defense system 90 percent Patriot missiles which Ukraine does not have. NASAMS and IRIS-T do not make up a large part of the NATO's integrated air defence system (IADS). Secondly Ukraine supply of weapons are weapons that they can afford to give without issue In conflict , the weapons that the West would be deploying is PAVEWAY, JDAM, JSM, JASSM, JSOW, TLAM,STORM SHADOW and JAGM None of which Ukraine has Ukraine does have AGM-88s however they have AGM-88B not the newer AGM-88G Same with Brimstones and Hellfires, Ukraine has the older models Ukraine has the Harpoon but the US is replacing its Harpoons with LRASMs Ukraine has HIMARS but not the PrSM Ukraine has the Javelin however the US already had newer and completely different Javelin in development Even with precision guided 155mm rounds, thats tech that they can afford to give with issue
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  4704. @Sam China's entire area denial plan for SCS and Pacific relies on the DF-21 and DF-26. Those missiles are key for China's entire area denial plan for the Pacific. Without them, they have no area denial in the pacific. Without area denial from the DFs, Aircraft from CVNs can very quickly reduce the PLAN 355 ship navy to artificial reefs with repeatedly attacks from Super Hornets carrying 4 LRASM and stealthy attacks from F-35Cs. China's fear is that the USN could recover pieces or worse ,intact DF-21 and DF-26 from ocean floor and gain a working knowledge of how the missiles operates. The USN is infamous for recovering missiles fragments from weapons tests. They do so on several occasions during the Cold War sending subs into Russia waters recover missiles fragments from weapons tests.This would allow the USN to develop countermeasures. Since testing in the ocean is too high risk, their only option is the middle of a desert. The US can still observe the test but they can't recover anything.
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  4705. @Cisco Kid Fab Not quite the case here China's entire area denial plan for fighting against the US is the DF-21 and DF-26. Those missiles are key for China area denial plan for the pacific Without them, they have no area denial in the pacific. The USN is infamous for recovering missiles fragments from weapons tests. They do so on several occasions during the Cold War sending subs into Russia waters recover missiles fragments from weapons tests. China's fear is that the USN could recover intact DF-21 and DF-26 and gain a working knowledge of how the missiles operates. This would allow the USN to develop countermeasures. Since testing in the ocean is too high risk, their only option is the middle of a desert. The US can still observe the test but they can't recover anything.
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  4706. By all means ,try
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  4707. I won't call it bravery its calculated risk at this point but everything the West does is calculated risk At the end of the day, the simple fact is that the West patience with Russia is running out The hope was that Russia would see reason and leave but Putin is determined to stick to his bullshit claims So the West has no choice now. Ukraine need to level the playing field. The Storm Shadow is good but the West can bolster that with Germany/Sweden KEDP-350, France with Exocets and the US can provide a mix of ATACMS and AGM-84F The Exocet and AGM-84F can deal with Black Sea Fleet while the Storm Shadow and KEDP-350 target Russia bases, and the ATACMS deals with everything else
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  4708. All Russia has to do is take its ass home
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  4709. Its not about security, its ability safety Chinese manufacturers are infamous for using lower quality materials in products. The magnet in testing would produce the same results as others but the due to its lower quality build, it wouldn't last as long which means a lot time and money spent replacing it
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  4710. Here's new flash kiddo North Korea didnt attack anyone but Russia is
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  4711. Just think Now that Ukraine has the max range ATACMS all hell will break lose
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  4712. The brave youth niger will change their tone very quickly when the reality of combat sets in
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  4713. Just like Putin special military operation turned into a shit storm this will too
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  4714. More stupiditiy
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  4715. China and Russia are plenty scared of it
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  4716.  @allanbernabe38  They will reveal it when the time comes
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  4717. True but it also shows how far ahead the US program is compared to Russia and China
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  4718. it doesnt need to be hypersonic the military standard is gray not blue
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  4719. While I understand the reasoning, Western aircraft in Ukraine is problematic as Ukrainian SAMs battery are not as skilled and that can possibly lead to a lot of friend fire
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  4720. You would think that they would have learned by now
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  4721. All the more reason the US need to send them more missiles so they can strike more than 250 key targets They can strike all targets
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  4722. lets be clear everything russian is a target
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  4723. I am blocked , oh my god , how will I ever getting blocked by some random idiot what will I ever do LMAO pathetic
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  4724.  @brianmatthews4323  LAME LOL
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  4725.  @brianmatthews4323  ssh the adults are talking
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  4726. IFF is a two way street Yes it lets defenses know that the aircraft is friend but it also lets Ukraine know the aircraft is hostile Ukraine has a number of MANPADS and SHORADS at their disposal By flying with IFF on, it gives Ukraine a chance to lay trap for them thats how Ukraine nailed two A-50 AWACS
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  4727. They fly with their IFF on, and Ukraine tags them They fly with their IFF off, their own forces tags them its kinda hilarious
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  4728. Not potential They will make Crimea worthless
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  4729. No duh Wagner has made itself a threat so now everyone goes to the gulag
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  4730. Problems is an understatement
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  4731.  @circleancopan7748  The irony
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  4732. No suprising Russian tech ending up in the US
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  4733. So where are the Su-33 pilots at then ?
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  4734. They said that first time and yet photo showed otherwise
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  4735.  @MsLampalampa  Lets put it this way FAFO
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  4736.  @goldiga3935  Yawn clown cope harder
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  4737.  @goldiga3935  Thats not interception works genius the SM-6 does not need to match its speed It was designed to engage targets far more advanced than the crap Fattah
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  4738. The Reaper has considerably greater range and capabilities than the Bayraktar
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  4739.  @diegoflores9237  yawn
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  4740.  @diegoflores9237  its facts try it some time
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  4741.  @diegoflores9237  The US military has dozens of weapons for C-UAS for protect its forces Ukraine barely has a fraction of fraction of that capability
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  4742. Makes you wonder how many they sent to the west
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  4743.  @Stephen-bq4nq  The JSOW is good but the JASSM would be better Like the Storm Shadow, Ukraine number is limited but US stocks of JASSM is massive and they can easily part with 500 missiles But most important is that 570 mile JASSM-ER is circa 2002, so they are plenty of first production run missiles that the US can part with That missile range would allow Ukraine to hold several Russian strategic targets at risk Hell taking a shot at Putin would be possible
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  4744. Patriots by all means Armor no
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  4745.  @orionlt1028  Lay off the propaganda there buddy they are called observation satellites for a reason
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  4746.  @mcblaze1968  The US has a lot JASSM-A baseline models with 230 mile range I would wage they would give those up so they can be better and newer JASSM-ER and JASSM-XR
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  4747. Funny how Africa countries were quick to rush to Russia and now they are SOL
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  4748.  @avrolancasteraircraft5446  lets see Ukraine to date has captured 10 T-90A 3 T-90Ms 1 T-90S The US only needs 1 of the each for analysis oh yes Russian has Abrams M1A1 SA here's a news lash thats 12 generations behind what the US Army uses
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  4749.  @avrolancasteraircraft5446  Right , the image of T-90 in the US was fake cope harder
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  4750.  @rogerwilco5918  The ER program was canxed
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  4751.  @rogerwilco5918  Outdate nope The JSOW has 3 unique features that will make it nightmare for Russia forces JSOW also carries submunitions which means it can strike a wide range of targets especially airfields and troops gatherings from as far 70 miles away The JSOW like the Storm Shadow uses the BROACH for hard-target penetration , I will give you 3 guesses where Ukraine will drop those Lastly the JSOW-C1 can track moving targets The bonus for Ukraine and ire for Russia is that the JSOW can be repackaged new missions, targets and system upgrades allowing to cope with anything Russia throws at it
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  4752.  @johnroche7541  All of Russia's lauded equipment is getting shredded
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  4753. So they literally can buy a simple water filter
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  4754. it’s not a coup, it is a “special military disagreement
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  4755.  @dearmas9068  Thats literally a pointless claim
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  4756.  @wonderfulcaeserz8710  If they plant a few storm shadows in the right place it will
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  4757.  @wonderfulcaeserz8710  True but in absent of numbers Ukrane has to play it smart They need ground forces to attack Russian air defense equipment so the effectiveness of HIMARS, and Storm Shadow is maxmized Kinda hard for Air defense unit to work when 155mm rounds are raining down With air defense out of the picture Ukrainian forces would have free reign
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  4758.  @Luke_Skywatcher_  So fog and mountain-1 -Chopper-0
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  4759. Lay off the potato juice ivan
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  4760.  @operator9858  Cope harder buddy
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  4761.  @operator9858  They dont need much Ideally SAMS
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  4762.  @tringuyen7519  Since North Korea forces are present, I think are willing to make that deal
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  4763. Since North Korea is supporting Russia, there is nothing Trump can do about it
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  4764. Ukraine has captured enough Russian armor to know where exactly the armor on Russian T-90s is the weakest
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  4765. The missile was definitely a HAWK not Piourn MANPAD. it wasnt a direct hit, but it go off blank range While its great seeing the KA-52 getting wrecked for 33 time, Ukraine needs work on getting integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running Around Kyiv as well the front line There are plenty Aspide and Hawk system available that could give Ukraine an IADS for front line forces while allow NASAMS, IRIS-T and PAC to protect high value targets Kuwait alone has 300 Aspide which the West could trade for Getting more HAWK is easy
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  4766. Show how far China and Russian programs are behind the US
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  4767. The EW does throw off HIMARS and JDAMs as Ukraine cant counter jam and has limited ability to engage the sites but its still bad news for Russian The JDAM was tested with Home on Jam kit using AGM-88 seeker That or something newer has likely been dusted off Russia use of EW in Ukraine has RC-135 Rivet Joint and Combat Sent, EC-130s , EA-18Gs flying and RQ-s flying overtime logging emissions from sites Pretty much every western ELINT, COMLINT and SIGLINT assets have been running 24/7 Wouldnt be surprise if contractors were on ground with gear taking readings as well
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  4768. Ukraine is wasting no time
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  4769.  @Alien_isolationist  Simple Ukraine is pulling back but thats only for now Russia's only weapon that has worked so far is its EW shield The US has sent various countermeasures but they are not working so the US is sending a permanent countermeasure The JDAM and SDB are both getting Home on Jam seekers which will allow Ukrainian forces to effectively search and destroy Russian EW sites Without EW protection, GPS munition accuracy will return to 100 percent
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  4770. No,they are Trump is coming in Office Jan 6 and has already said that a US withdrawal from NATO is in the cards If the US does withdraw, then a conflict with Russia would be challenging as most of the NATO depend on US weapon shipments and Trump would likely withhold them to force NATO to agree with Russia but Trump could also face massive back lease as the US had many oversea bases that they depend on and their lost would be a massive loss in capabilites especially if Trump wants to start a conflict with Iran So kinda
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  4771. Russia is stupid enough to try and make a run Kyiv with arsenal Ukraine now has
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  4772. Everyone is threat now
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  4773. Whats happening is that the newer Western equipment is protecting the cites allowing Ukraine put its Soviet era SAMs in the field, more the point set up kill boxes and take it th the Russian air force
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  4774. So much for Russia's propaganda
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  4775.  @TankandDimples  The other problem is getting them from AU to Ukraine is a massive logistic problem
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  4776.  @DC9848  Theses are not vehicles that you drove on the road Aircraft airframe have very limited lives The best bet for ukraine is F-16s not f-18s
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  4777. If only it was true
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  4778. Lets see Ukraine is shit show Syria is yet another shit show Every where Russia is trying gain influence has turned into a shit show
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  4779. Western systems dont have long range Ideally but the risky would boots on the ground Ukraine needs an integrated air defence system (IADS) and thats at least 20 Patriot batteries
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  4780.  @Thulgore  Reports are stating that the Russian tactic of sending prison recruits to attack Ukrainian positions—allowing them to identify defenses for the artillery to pummel afterwards—has proven effective, though slow and deadly. Essentially, they are using cannon fodder This is situation where they rely on more drones and loitering munitions
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  4781. Bakhmut is still up for grabs, however Ukraine to change tactics if they want to prevail
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  4782.  @xisotopex  Again This process wont happen over night When contracts are negotiated under normal terms, it takes 3-5 years at minimal Thats training the maintenance personnel , setting long term repair and supply lines Pilot training nominally targets 1-2 years depending on the complexity of the aircraft They trying to compress this process and even, it will still take a lot of time
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  4783. This isnt car kiddo This multi million piece of equipment that requires consideration training to fly and maintenance This process wont happen over night
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  4784. No, what the US is doing is adding Home on Jam seekers which will allow JDAMs to attack Russian EW sites more effectively
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  4785. Its time consuming but it will be worth the wait
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  4786. Only if that 60 billion was F-16s carry cruise missile for land attack and ASM for anti ship as well 500 ATACMS and 150 air defense equipment
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  4787. Correct, so Congress needs to stop playing games
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  4788. Yeah no Ukraine's issue is lack of strike power There is problem is that offensively ,they limited to MBT, 155mm arty , HIMARS and selective strikes with Storm Shadows The additional of F-16s will change that picture Unlike Ukraines old soviet era aircraft, the F-16 can fully use US, UK, EU, FR and Israeli weapons Example laser guided bombs from F-16s are immune to Russian EW
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  4789. Facts
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  4790.  @Someone_Here_7567  is not
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  4791. So much for Russia as superpower
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  4792.  @JethroBodineWhooWee69  The US doesnt need to convert the Abrams to diesel nor does Ukraine need them to do so
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  4793.  @JethroBodineWhooWee69  Again wrong Only the Abrams uses a turbine everything else is diesel
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  4794.  @JethroBodineWhooWee69  Again not likely If Ukraine was still using their Soviet era crap that would be true but they are using more and more superior western tech their losses have greatly dropped
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  4795.  @JethroBodineWhooWee69  Not likely
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  4796.  @danny-qs5zd  Thats situation will change once Ukraine gets an integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running with western equipement
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  4797.  @JethroBodineWhooWee69  Thats not what was said Miley's statement Milley said Russia has lost "strategically, operationally and tactically" during a joint news conference with the US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, The Guardian reported General Mark Milley, Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said that neither Russia nor Ukraine is likely to achieve their military aims, and he believes the war will end at the negotiating table, With Ukraine's current capability and the restrictions in place , that may be true however if the West lifted all restrictions Ukraine would be able eject Russia from its territory in a matter of weeks The HIMARS's deadliest weapon is the ATACMS which can strike targets up 190 miles away carry 500lbs warhead Ukraine only has the M31 with 200lbs and 50 mile. The ATACMS would allow Ukraine to strike Russian targets at 3.5 times further The Ukrainian air force MiG-29 and Su-27 are basically useless Ukraine with F-16C/D Block 50/52 with CART and KC-130s would change that unlike the MiG-29and Su-27 The F-16 can fully use the AGM-88 in all modes additional the F-16 can carry JDAMs, MAVERICK, PAVEWAYS and most importantly Harpoons As the F-16 has the MIL-STD data bus it can be equipped with European made KEPD-30 and Storm Shadows The CART allows the F-16 to use drogue for aerial refueling Aerial refueling would allow F-16 to strike the Black Sea Fleet any where in the Black Sea KEPD-30 and Storm Shadows would allow Ukraine level Novorossiysk and Sevastopol.effectively putting out of commission completely Both missiles 300 mile range allows them to attack without getting in range of S-400 or R-37s If the West lifted all restriction this would not end at the table
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  4798.  @JethroBodineWhooWee69  Putins' trying to do so for over a year and gotten nowhere
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  4799. HIMARS is good but the US needs to lift the restrictions and let Ukraine cut loose Giving Ukraine, the US military's inventory ATACMS works out for the US in several ways The biggest is that it saves them the time and money with demil them Ukraine can put them to good use punching Russian forces lights out
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  4800.  @ryanyoder2694  No, the fact that its been over year is why Russia is not winning in ukraine
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  4801. Exactly
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  4802.  @187Rajah  So basically you are idiot MANPAD Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPAD) what part of man portable are you missing ? Ukrainian forces have landed special on crimea several times at various points
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  4803. Either way, its a big deal
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  4804. Russia's folly with the S-400 is operating them with range of USAF RC-135s
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  4805.  @FreeUkraine69  False Russia has operated the S-400 continuously for last 3 years in Ukraine plus two batteries in Syria All within reach of USAF RC-135s Rivet Joint and Combat Sent
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  4806. ATACMS baby
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  4807.  @Asymmetrical-Saggin  Strike targets in Russia requires precision weapons as well information and means to deliver it Ukraine can't randomly fire into Russia
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  4808.  @runrau9275  Thats still pushing it
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  4809. The key to this package is the Home on Jam seekers for the JDAM and SDBs That will effectively allow Ukraine to search and destroy Russian EW sites and allow GPS munitions to regain their accuracy Also remember that Ukraine is getting F-16s and this will allow buy needed munitions for the F-16s Ideally they need Harpoon ASM for hunting the Black Sea Fleet at Sea AGM-65 Maverick for precision strike as well as time sensitive targets They will also need targeting pod for their F-16s well so expect of this will be arming up the F-16
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  4810. They are adapting new tactics as they realize they will no longer have free reign
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  4811. its not shicking its called underperforming
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  4812. Russia invaded Ukraine for no reason as the Wagner chief already stated Secondly, there was never any plans to change the US nuclear bases Europe has has 100 B-61s going 50 years without any change And the only one that did that before was Russia putting nukes in Cuba The simple fact is that Russia invaded Ukraine for no reason and gave the West so many gifts as result Russia big deal was it electronic warfare (EW) system for jamming GPS and communication They have used a lot that tech in Ukraine and worst it has ended up in US hands The US knows exactly how and what Russian GPS jamming does The irony was that US had a home on jam kit for the JDAM for dealing wit jammer Can guarantee that kit is no longer gathering dust on the shelf More the point, Ukraine has exposed several short comings that the West were not aware of The US Army dropped the AIM-9X in favor of the Stinger for SHORAD, however the KA-52 attacks has shown that Stinger is inadequate Also gathering dust was the SLAMRAAM (Surface Launched AMRAAM) which was 6 pack of 4 AIM-120s and 2 AIM-9s on back of Humvee like the EW JDAM, guarantee thats also being dusted off Nothing could save KA-52 from AIM-120 All of Russia's advantage are now moot
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  4813. Ukraine needs what Germany has in storage not missiles
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  4814.  @Unfiltered-gb8vh  Even more than that The US has sent Ukraine various counter jamming measures for the JDAM and no have worked hence the decision to send home on jam seekers This basically tells the US that in a conflict, its easier and faster to destroy the jammers than trying to work through it
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  4815.  @jeffreycaudle5108  No , you simply dont understand reality Selling involves contacts, bidding and tenders None of which Ukraine has time for Ukraine needs equipment expedited not bogged down in red tape
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  4816.  @jeffreycaudle5108  Selling is irrelevant in this situation Ukraine has no choice but others countries not in Ukraine's situation do
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  4817.  @kitcarpo4745  How much you think it costs to demilitarization an ATACMS for example The warhead has to be removed and destroyed Same with propulsion , removed and destroyed via static firing Guidance has to be removed before the remaining metal is melted down The other side of the coin. The US had invested with the Switchblade series 300 and 600 Ukraine used both and reports from them showed that 300 was woefully ineffective, So they canx 300 and stuck with the 600 JDAMs have various anti jam measures designed to work through jamming however they havent worked as well as the US hoped Armed with that knowledge, the US revived its Home on Jam program for the JDAMS and SDB as physical destruction of the jammer or laser guidance is the only effective measures and thats just for openers Ukraine has proved the west with invaluable insight
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  4818. Ukraine will get JASSM-A and B Both models are circa late 90s
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  4819. Cope harder
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  4820.  @simpledude5974  Cope harder clown
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  4821.  @MeselayersizTv  You literally have no idea what you are talking hence your complete denial of facts Case in point "Greece uses S300 instead of Patriots. False. Greece uses the Patriot missile system. The S-300 system that Greece has was not purchased directly from Russia but was transferred to Greece to defuse the Cypriot S-300 crisis Second "Why should Kaan work compatible with F35" So you literally have no idea what working in concert means their clueless one No idea as to why the KAAN was originally designed to work with the F-35 here's a new flash its called sensor shooter, One aircraft uses its sensors to locate target and the other engages with weapons its the most basic of concepts but like I said you literally have no idea what you are talking about
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  4822.  @MeselayersizTv  So in others words you literally have no idea what you are talking about
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  4823.  @MeselayersizTv  Ah denial hilarious
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  4824.  @MeselayersizTv  Yawn
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  4825.  @MeselayersizTv  Wrong The KAAN was supposed to be developed over longer scale to work in concert with the F-35 Since that was no longer happening, the Turkey had to rush through to get the KAAN flying hence the rush its called facts try it sometime
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  4826.  @MeselayersizTv  Cope harder
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  4827.  @olivierfaber8478  The KAAN design looks very rushed so the smart thing would be to follow the US lead and revise the design Just as the YF-22 was revised to the F-22
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  4828. And you are just clueless The F-22 is first operational 5th gen and 3rd built The first 5th gen aircraft was the YF-23, the YF-22 Note while the US building the YF-23 and YF-22 , Turkeye was still barely building F-16s The facts stand The F-35 had all tech read to go The KAAN does not
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  4829.  @ebnhahn1993  lay off the potato juice there Ivan The KAAN is joke compared the F-35 The F-35 had its engine from the start while the KAAN is waiting for it to be designed The F-35 had its radar from the start while the KAAN again is waiting for to be designed In short genius, the F-35 from the start had every thing ready and available whereas the KAAN has zero
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  4830.  @BitsofEurope  Go throw your tantrum somewhere else stuck on stupditiy
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  4831.  @BitsofEurope  YAWN child, go take your nap
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  4832.  @BitsofEurope  Explains your clueless
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  4833.  @BitsofEurope  15 years of 100 percent bullshit The shear lack of knowledge in your comments actually explains
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  4834.  @BitsofEurope  You are right, I am a genius and you are clueless. By getting the ability to strike heavily and far more effectively , those troops and vehicle concentrations literally become moot. For, starters, being able to strike them before they can leave their bases is fare effective than fighting them spend out, As the phrase goes, you are killing them at the source before they can become problems. Secondly, they are called ship launched not sea launched ding dong, by taking the Black Sea Fleet out of the picture, you open the door for west to supply Ukraine via ship. Trains can only carry so much while supply ships can bring metric tons of cargo per trip. Ukraine has been fighting Russia on the tactical level and not going anywhere. The need weapons so they can start fighting on the strategic level. The HIMARS and ATACMS won't do much compared to aircraft able to travel hundreds of miles carrying 1000lbs class weapon. a Few 1000lbs to any Russian base will put it out commission permanently Not damage but permanent is what Ukraine needs to start doing
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  4835.  @BitsofEurope  It is very futile what Ukraine needs is aircraft able to strike heavily not weakly with 30mm cannon rounds troops or vehicle concentrations on the ground.are not Ukraine's problems. if MIG-29 was able to carry AGM-84, they would be strike the Black Sea Fleet bases Sevastopol and Novorossiysk as well as strike at sea and effectively put the Black Sea out of commission. That's far more important than troops or vehicle concentrations Secondly, if the MIG-29 was able to carry KEPD-350. its range 300 miles carry a 1000lbs warhead. Thats bases, airfields and strategic targets erased in as little as 5 to 10 missiles per target but most importantly, it allow Ukraine to strike without ever getting in range of S-400 or R-37 Ukraine has reached the point where they need a substantial increase in capabilites not chicken feed
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  4836. Unless they have been upgraded to carry NATO standard weapons , its basically an exercise in futility
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  4837.  @ragingmonk6080  Cope harder, maybe you actually believe your own bullshit
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  4838.  @ragingmonk6080  You cant shrug of anything that would imply you are actually had sense in the first place which you clearly dont
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  4839.  @ragingmonk6080  Still throwing your temper tanturm from being to be nothing but ass hilarous
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  4840.  @ragingmonk6080  Again Putin using cannon fodder is not weakening Weakening would destruction of Russian forces on a strategic scale What part of that eludes moron If the West wants to weaken Russian forces, then ukraine needs the tools to do so on a strategic scale
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  4841.  @ragingmonk6080  Putin using cannon fodder is not weakening Weakening would destruction of Russian forces on a strategic scale
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  4842.  @ragingmonk6080  Weakening is one thing but this conflict is long pass that stage
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  4843.  @ragingmonk6080  The billions of dollars say otherwise They are giving enough but that is reaching the point where its no longer enough
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  4844.  @ragingmonk6080  Ukraine has IRIS-T, NASAMS,and MANPADs which so far has inflicted heavy losses. The KA-52 allow over 31 destroyed with Su-34 losses at 20 plus and Su-30 over 11 Air defense is not what they need
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  4845.  @ragingmonk6080  Incorrect The only country that went down the road to making their MiG-29 compatible with NATO standard weapons is Romania with the MIG-29 Sniper program The only things that Poland and Slovak did was communication, navigation and,electronics Quote Slovakia “The MiG-29s were upgraded in the years 2004-2006, including with NATO-compatible communication and navigation systems,” the Defence Ministry said in a statement. “Slovakia’s 11 remaining MiG-29s will reach the projected end of service life between 2029-2035.” Poland new open architecture avionics suite includes a multifunction colour display, mission computer, INS/GPS navigation, up-front control panel, digital video recorder and databus, plus a Rockwell Collins RT-8200 UHF/VHF radio. WZL-2 also provides a new briefing and debriefing system, developed in conjunction with IAI's Lahav unit. Neither added western weapon capability So like I said Unless they have been upgraded to carry NATO standard weapons , its basically an exercise in futility Ukraine needs heavy weapon capability Harpoon, KEPD-350, Maverick , PAVEWAY They have JDAMs but thats a start Ideally, CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition (CEM) would be perfect dealing with Russian convoys but sadly that is unlikely to happen
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  4846. Unless they have been upgraded to carry NATO standard weapons , its basically an exercise in futility
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  4847.  @oleksii000  You posting that you are clown is hilarious because YT is literally deleting it everytime
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  4848.  @oleksii000  YT is taking pity on you being a clown and deleting you comments LOL
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  4849.  @oleksii000  Why do you keep telling everyone your are clown?
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  4850.  @oleksii000  Yes we know are you are clown and proud of it
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  4851.  @oleksii000  Still throwing your tantrum I see
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  4852.  @oleksii000  Happens every time you look in the mirror
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  4853.  @oleksii000  You are simpleton so stupidity is natural for you
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  4854.  @oleksii000  Thousands of ammunition for an aircraft is rounds for the gun, ding dong
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  4855.  @TroIIingThemSoftly  Having equipment and it been upgraded is two very different things
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  4856.  @oleksii000  Honestly, yes
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  4857. Unless they have been upgraded to carry NATO standard weapons , its basically an exercise in futility
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  4858. Yeah think
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  4859. It worth mentioning that the F-16s Ukraine has link 16 reception coincidentally so does all the ISR aircraft the West has flying around Ukraine Call me crazy but those ISR can send Ukrainian F-16s real time data say movement of Russian EW sites or AWACS warning them that MIG-31 or Su-35 are vectoring in just saying
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  4860.  @wiglafpimwick4163  Should also check his life insurance as well
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  4861. Russia cant handle the truth
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  4862. The only issue with the turbine is that not fuel efficient.
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  4863.  @senianns9522  Ideally the simple solution is Stryker or JTLV with the radar and 30mm cannon traveling as escort Able to fire while moving both 30mm and missile such as the Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket (LOGIR) Germany makes a 30mm variant of their highly AHEAD rounds which can kill a drone with one shot The 30mm AHEAD rounds has 160 tungsten sub-projectiles and its basically a giant shotgun shell That would be the ideal solution But tanks still need their own protection thats a CROWS with an autocannon with airburst rounds thats pretty much the only option Ukraine has shown that in addition to APS They need defense against drones. which APS cant do
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  4864. ​ @patrickcamp5885  Thats 10 hours and thats assuming that aircraft tests up vs a crew change , 2 hour D/T and refuel As far speed goes Props are never going away jet engines have speed but not fuel efficiency unless someone makes break through
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  4865. The F-35A and F-35C can use the B61 internally. The F-35B has to carry externally
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  4866.  @ChrisJones-fm6wp  The USAF was using it for ICBM sites so its lift capability is plus for them but shall see
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  4867.  @tararaboomdiay7442  thats why its called black budget
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  4868.  @tararaboomdiay7442  Its not inconceivable Its literally in the budget
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  4869.  @tararaboomdiay7442  They have basically a blank check to do whatever and that would cover bringing 6 to 12 Defiants into the fold The current estimate for a V-280 is 43 mil. The UH-60M costs 25 mil. So even at a cost of say 50 mil per for 12 units its very easy to cover the estimated 1.5 bil for aircraft, maintenance, training and logistics when US military spends 30 billion alone just on special forces
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  4870.  @tararaboomdiay7442  The 160th budget is different from other units due to the highly specialized nature of their aircraft. Secondly even if the Army doesnt wanna foot the bill SOCOM can still foot it with ease Its not about being routine its called special mission use.
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  4871.  @JSonMaui  Exactly The UH-1 series lacked power hence why they had be used in large numbers as well as the techniques for taking off heavily I was trying to find but there was Blackhawk crew who did the same thing , I believe , it was Afghan where they were overloaded but had to employ some techniques to get enough lift
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  4872.  @BravoCheesecake  The reason that for that was the limited range and payload of the UH-1H Those bunch of numbers which clearly went completely over your head as they explained that fact V-280 has substantially greater payload which allow sit to carry more per trip In other words, the V-280 does more with less aircraft
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  4873.  @givemethedaily1052  There is a lot of work but the USMC and USAF operation with the MV-22 will answer all those questions
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  4874. Its called Directional Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) and very possible that it would work but countermeasures can be affected by various factors its not perfect
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  4875. The only difference between the USN FA/XX and USAF PCA/ADF is that the FA/XX needs low speed qualities for carrier operations. Low speed was a bane to the F-14 so the USN not looking to repeat that. There has been a lot of talk about the X-32, X-36 and YF-23 designs being recycled for use as possible 6th gen. They should really go clean sheet vice trying to recycle.
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  4876. @ @charlesharper2357  "The Iranians will just pull their aircraft out of " LMAO and that will do what exactly As stated before, the US will rain cruises missiles, drones and decoys so Iran's defense will be working hard just to avoid destruction, let alone protect the Iran air force. Every air base Iran has is on the first strike list and Iran has very few tankers Pulling its aircraft out of range to where ? Tehran to Asalouyeh is 600 miles. Asalouyeh sits right on Iran's coast USAF F-15C combat radius is 1000 miles. F-15E Strike Eagles is 790 miles and F-22s 600 miles So once the USN and USMC clear out Iran's defenses , USAF assets will have free range of the country. So what air to air combat will be going down ? zero
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  4877. @charles harper That's pretty stupid. The US is extremely good at raining cruise missiles, drones and decoys. Iran's defense will be working full time trying to avoid being destroyed themselves Keeping their planes on the ground just makes them a target. More to the point, they will be a target either way,
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  4878. @Timothy Mckee Also a dead for the USN Aircraft designed for the USAF dont mix for the USN
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  4879. @Timothy Mckee The F-111 had a great career with the USAF, but for the USN It was a dead end
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  4880. @Timothy Mckee True but the F-15 was built from the ground up whereas the F-14 is basically a heavily reengineered F-111
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  4881. The F-14 is where it belongs, only the scrap pile. The F-14 was too much of problem child and not worth the effort.
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  4882.  @Angry-Lynx  The 25mm cannon can mobility kill a T-72 but needs the TOW for kill kill Bradley is much better taking on other AFV and IFVs Its not know if the Bradley has BGM-71F TOW The 71F is the most variant lethal of the TOW against armor because its a top attack weapon Bypasses the T-90s,80s, and 72s ERA/NERA/Armor and attack where the armor is the thinnest like the Javelin The Bradleys only weakness with the TOW is reloading If the US could make autoloading variant with TOW like the BMP-3 "Khrizantema-S Able to reload in secs, then hunting tanks would be in order
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  4883.  @VenturiLife  Easting 73 where Bradley engaged T-72s and won
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  4884. The distance was too close for a TOW iif the Bradley had Javelin instead of TOW They could engaged in direct fire mode with Javelin and knocked it out The only mistake they made was not coordinating better They should go high low Burst on turrent, then on track While the turret can withstand, the tracks would give out very quickly and leave it unable to move
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  4885.  @irvhh143  No you are literally an idiot It cost car companies at most 300,000 dollars at most to develop a new car This contract called for 240 mil per company and 5 year development There is literally zero parallels or comparison between the 2
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  4886. Good luck with that
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  4887.  @larsrons7937  True but YT CBU-87/B Combined Effects Munition (CEM) Live Fire by jaglavaksoldier and see why CBU would have been so awesome
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  4888.  @larsrons7937  Way they are supposed be used is against large number of targets Example, that massive cluster fuck outside of Kyiv would have been a perfect target for CBUs
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  4889. Honestly, I think that Ukrainian forces are not going to reveal how this was done because they are likely planning on strike out critical assets so they are going to keep quiet for now
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  4890.  @kimpedersen4746  The ATACMS far better than the Storm Shadow First Ukraine only has a limited Su-24 while the ATACMS can be used any HIMARS or M270 launcher Thats all 38 HIMARS and 23 M270 are able is ATACMS If the US got Ukraine up 50 HIMARS and 50 M270s, thats 100 launchers able to ATACMS vs trying get more Su-24 fitted for Storm Shadow Second the Su-24 has low level to avoid Russian defense Both HIMARS and M270 can approach undetected , fire and depart 5 HIMARS or M270 from Odessa or Kherson can easily fire on Sevastopol without warning While Storm Shadow has better warhead , Ukraine lacks the aircraft
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  4891. The US denial of the ATACMS makes no sense When the the US need to do business its Uncle TLAMs that gets the call The USAF backed that up with AGM-86 CALM and now the newer JASSM They are saying it would hurt the US inventory is non-sense As the PrSM enters production, the ATACMS will be withdrawn It literally saves the US millions giving them to Ukraine vs having to deal with cost of De-mil Show some countries may buy a few but giving them to Ukraine benefits the US in several ways
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  4892. its more than a middle finger Putin will lose his shit when ATACMS strike the Kerch bridge
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  4893.  @gratius1394  Time is not Russia's side regardless Russia's strategic blunder by not cutting Ukraine off from the West is allowing Ukraine to get more and more capabilities which will eventually make this a very one side conflicts Ukraine has two NASAMS 2 units and counting. Germany is making IRIS-T SLM units plus supplying them with Gepards for point defense Thats the makings of a very modern and advanced integrated air defence system (IADS) and very big problem for the Russian air force Ukraine has the HIMARS and Harpoon Launchers Both have the option for missiles up to 190 miles While the HIMARS can't attack targets at sea, the Harpoon can The Harpoon has topside canister launcher for smaller ships which like lightweight fast attack craft which again problem for the Russian's 4 Frigates in the Black Sea As time goes, Ukraine is getting more and more and things will get very bad Like very bad Russia's success has been the lack of capabilities of the Ukrainian military as a whole as well their screw ups
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  4894.  @Conan-ny1um  The US is not keen on cluster munitions right but they consider them a last resort As for attacking Russia inland There is simple solution to that Have Ukrainian engineers work on upgrading the R-360 Neptune for land attack The Harpoon, Exocet ,RBS-15 and pretty most of the newest models of those missiles and the newer gen of ASM can attack both land and sea targets so its strange that Ukraine didnt lnclude that with the Neptune
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  4895.  @Anita-k  Blowing depots is good but material is equally as important S-400, S-300, Buk, Tor ,Panstir S1, EW equipment, communication points, airfields with KA-52, Mi-28 and Mi-35 Those are the material Ukraine forces should be going after Without air defense protecting the sky, the Ukraine air force can come off the bench and take a more active role Without KA-52, Mi-28 and Mi-35, Ukrainian armor can more much for freely and also take more active role Knocking out those targets pays dividends for Ukraine in several ways Depots destruction slows them down but replacing those assets is hard Russia's inventory of KA-52 is barely 200 and they have lost 14 in Ukraine already
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  4896. Sell sell and more sell No seize it all
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  4897.  @goodasgold2012  More like very messy
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  4898. The US will glass NK in 30 mins
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  4899. sink it with what, harsh language
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  4900. Its called state diner for a reason
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  4901. In reality, the DOJ could charge DeSantis with a list of charges Reckless endangerment to the immigrants and the citizens of the US Acts of cruelty to immigrants by having them needless bounced around ? For openers
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  4902.  @bartman7181  Its easier to get Trump on mishandling than saying he flat out stole documents
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  4903.  @zenobiaookpik  He knew that but also knew that PRA act has no enforcement written into so he knew that they couldnt force him however he didn't expect to go this route
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  4904.  @zenobiaookpik  Stealing would only apply if he had no right to document which technically he did not but thats too hard prove
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  4905.  @zenobiaookpik  He didnt' steal them From Nov to Jan is the time allocated for outgoing administration to transition out of the WH instead of transitioning, he spent those months trying to overturn the election results. When the results become final on Jan 6 He only has from Jan 7 to Jan 20 to transition out of the WH He didnt steal but them being there is no accident Secondly, Instead of allow the NARA to do their job which is sort the documents into property of the US government, public and exclusive to the president He decided that he was going to tell the NARA what they could get from him The NARA was very patience with him but their patience ran out and they kicked it up to the FBI to deal with Trump claimed that he was cooperating with them which is true but he was only cooperating to certain degree The presidential records act has no enforcement written into it as its expected that the president would fully comply ,however they didnt account for over grown man childs like trump
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  4906.  @THEBUTCHER1911  The point is nothing should be released
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  4907.  @THEBUTCHER1911  Mar a lago has only 100-300 people at most, the process of elimination on that many people very easy to do Again if we talking about CI in a city of millions , the odds are impossible but with 300 people at most its not that hard to figure out who was the CI
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  4908.  @THEBUTCHER1911  ignorant would be your comment By not releasing anything , it preserves the integrity of the case Mar a Lago is not a city , its very small location with at most a few hundred staff so clown , say if this was NY ,a city of millions, releasing info in a city that size makes impossible to determine anything however as Mar a lago is on 1-300 ish people, the process of elimination is substantially easier
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  4909. Thet judge continuously showed clear bias through out the trail and deliberately influenced the jury Its called burden of proof if the prosecution wants to call the people that lost their lives 'victims" then the falls on their shoulders to produce prove that they were actually victims and the defense prove that were not When he said that he wouldnt allow the word, he showed bias to prosecution. Both sides have to make their case and Judge is supposed to be the neutral party, however it didnt happen here The judge repeated attack the prosecution as well It was already know on based the judge behavior that justice would not be served
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  4910. Just another whacko
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  4911. Gag orders are designed to keep things fair and impartial during trials so neither side can influence anything Trump is con artist and he's upset that court is not letting run his cons games Thats why he never shuts up
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  4912. Its not Gag orders are designed to keep things fair and impartial during trials Trump's problem is he has to attack anymore is who against him
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  4913. He can slam the cost of the program all he wants, all it is just hot air first he has to get congress to approve any major changes, good luck with that as the main problem with that is that he has present a real alternative. The USAF and USMC are fully committed to the F-35. The block 60 F-16 costs as much as the F-35 and the Harrier is no longer in production. Further more, the USN designed its ships around the F-35s. There is no alternative that he can present. The USAF/USN are still years from the prototype stage for the 6th gen as the bulk of that tech is still under development. So Trump again is just blowing hot air
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  4914. Right NK, you are going to try to go nuclear with a country that has been making Nuclear weapons since the 40s and reserve arsenal is enough to destroy the planet 10 times over
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  4915. Presidents are not kings nor is their rule supreme No one is above the law
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  4916. Simple tanks has little use in this conflict The weapons that are making their presence known is Javelin, Bradley, ATACMS , Storm Shadow, Pzh-2000 and FPV drones What Ukraine needs is offensive striking power That will only come with the F-16 and if the West gives the F-16 the full weapons package
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  4917. Germany has 600 Taurus/KEPD-350 cruise missile which Ukraine is asking for As Ukraine is getting close to fielding F-16s, they asking for capable weapons As for lost equipment Sorry kiddo but Russia has lost 1000 times more than what the West has lost Ukraine How many T-90s have been captured and sent to the West Panstir S1, Krasukha, recovered equipment from downed Russian aircraft, even piecs of Kinzhals What has fallen into Russian hands thats consider major ? Lets not forget since Ukraine has moved its advanced western SAMs to the front, Russian aviation losses has skyrocketed
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  4918. different pots of money and different arguments
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  4919. It could but First Argument over why it is needed then another over why should we pay for it, then environmental impact, then opposition bringing 3 mile Island and Chernobyl as well opposition simply based on ideology And yet another over what process for bidding requirement for contract The problem is that we can't simply do anything anymore. if politics stopped getting in way, roads, bridges, water and hospital would be fixed with relative ease
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  4920.  @goatgoatgoatgoatgoatgoatgoatgo  Again two completely different sources
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  4921. different pots of money and different arguments
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  4922. different pots of money and different arguments Individual states are responsible for their own maintenance and up keep Trying to send money to fix say the roads is generally argument over why it needs to be fixed, then another why should we pay for it and yet another over what process for bidding requirement for contract The problem is that we can't simply do anything anymore
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  4923.  @haseebkhanperdasi2828  And now Israel is going level Iran in response
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  4924. Ramping up production is not the issue The issue getting Ukraine to adjust its tactics so they stop burning through so much ammo
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  4925. IKR
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  4926.  @UserUser-ww2nj  The crudeness of the video shows it was rush job and sadly a wasted opportunity I applaud Ukraine's ingenuity but there are several ways they could have done better under the circumstances In WW2, the Peter terror(PT) Boats carried out attacks by dashing and launching a spread of torpedo again large ships Build simple surface torpedo with wire guidance ,300lbs shaped charge and contact fuze. Only need 1 mile of wire Launch em 3 at time per target Seeing them get this close shows that if they planned it better, they could have really done a number on Russian shipping
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  4927. Say what you will, Even if the attacks were repelled, the fact that they were able to get so close is frightening Russia is lucky they didn't have the right equipment or this could have been much worse
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  4928. More than likely Ukraine will get close to 100 Challenger 2s The UK has a number in storage which frankly is expensive just for them to sit there Sending them Ukraine is number of advantages for the UK First ,it gets rid of old inventory for cheap. That both tanks and other 120mm rounds and most importantly it allows them buy Challenger 3 new built instead of upgrading C2 So UK will up its number because it honesty works out for the best for them give to Ukraine instead spending a fortune to demilitarize them
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  4929. I wouldnt put my money on it pretty much sums up Russian chances against the C2
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  4930. It can end that way but only if Ukraine gets what it needs to do so Ukraine needs to prioritize the destruction of GPS jammers and S-400 sites which will allow them to maximize the F-16s when they arrive
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  4931. Simple Egypt overthrew its president and basically its operating as authoritarian country The US stopped supply them with arms so they have to look elsewhere now France is willingly to look the other way simply because they need Rafale orders in order to compete with the US but they know its only a matter of time with France Russia is pretty persona non grata so that leaves China who like France is trying to compete with the US on the market The J-10 is lower quality but their options are limited
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  4932. Got the holy hands
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  4933. Kim eat snickers
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  4934.  @hasnat9545  yep
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  4935. Everything is warming up
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  4936. Iran will let the tanker go because if the UK asks the US for help, Iran knows Trump would love nothing more
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  4937. A politician being held accountable say it aint so
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  4938. Sorry but you are not going to find a major defense company without a degree of corruption Its literally how they work most of the time Back in the day, it was the wild wild west Today, they are more under the radar with it but they still get exposed from time to time
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  4939. Its not uncommon for old programs to be recycled
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  4940.  @terranempire2  No my mistake GDLS makes both So I seriously doubt they would the AbramsX a threat to MPF program H
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  4941.  @terranempire2  If its weight is right the Army may scale back the MPF
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  4942.  @terranempire2  They already have the Trophy. Like I said, its iffy on the rest
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  4943. Well as long Ukraine lay off the direct engagements and keep going after Russia supply lines, it should keep them bottled up for now but they up the ante and hit other critical targets
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  4944. The key difference is that the West is going the Ukraine everything it needs
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  4945.  @jaypee389  its not about rpm its doing max damage with just one round
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  4946.  @jaypee389  The problem with 20mm is that there were doubts that it could produce lethal enough fragmentation per round 25mm on up no issue about producing lethal enough fragmentation
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  4947.  @xxxlonewolf49  That would be wrong The PKM not the DhSk was most common used by insurgent forces Special forces use the MK-48 Mod 0/1 not the M240 Mk-48 range is 875 yards as it has the shorter barrel vs the PKM range of 1094
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  4948.  @xxxlonewolf49  It was not the DShK, it was the PKM and yes both are why regulars forces are getting the Carl Gustaf replace M72 and AT4 as it can match both the DShK and PKM range The 338 does allow them to equal range but still needed some to resolve the issue in one shot
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  4949.  @williamzk9083  The Spike is most modern missile
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  4950.  @mrgrinch837  They fly high because they have no choice The Apache with the longbow radar Hellfire-L can fire from a concealed position without having to unmask Operations in Iraq and Afghan revealed vulnerabilities in the Apache's armor and design Hence why the Apaches stand capabilities were improved as well as the ability to receive images from UAV. The incident in 2007 when an Apache fired on a news crew is what prompted the Army to require Boeing develop full color sensors for Apaches
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  4951.  @mrgrinch837  Apache were in Iraq twice and the Afghan Lesson learned from those conflicts is why it wouldnt have the Ka-52 and Mi-28s problems The Ka-52 is over 60 losses now and Mi-28 are getting higher Russia has even admitted that the use of the LMUR missile has slowed down their losses
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  4952.  @mark4371  Thats why the Apache is equipping the dual guided JAGM and Spike NLOS In situations where the longbow cant get a target lock the JAGM and Spike NLOS are immune to jamming The JAGM has both SAL and MMW The Sike NLOS is IR/EO More the point, Lockheed has developed a newer variant of the JAGM with tri-mode seeker
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  4953.  @hyokkim7726  All I hear from you is whine whine and more whine
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  4954.  @davidgoodnow269  Again no ding dong The Cobra's gun is manually operated, there is no automatic control for Slew-to-Cue (STC) targeting Secondly if the Cobra is already in position is absolute dumbest comment and why the USMC isnt doing this nonsense With F-35, position doesnt matter, if the F-35 is airborne , all it has to do is recieve the target info, point its nose and fire with the AIM-120D, thats over 80 miles vs trying to engage 2-3 miles being silly The Goalkeeper achieves literally nothing point blank as its never been used in actual combat The Goalkeeper will never replace the Phalanx nor was it ever considered First, complete installation weights 21K where Phalanx weights just 13K The Goalkeeper uses the less common GAU-8 whereas the Phalanx uses very common M61 As result, the Goalkeeper costs 25 mil while the Phalanx costs just 12 mil But most importantly, the Goalkeeper 30mm cost over $60 on up while Phalanx rounds $30 on down depending on rounds Very few modern ships use the Goalkeeper while the Phalanx is planned for newer ships Simple facts
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  4955.  @hyokkim7726  We are nearly 2 years into this war and where are Russian forces on Kyiv doorstep-Nope 100 miles away, Nope Russian forces are still very going nowhere In Sept, Ukraine struck the Black Fleet Sea twice, Destroying one sub, crippling a ship and leveling Black Fleet HQ Being of Nov, destroyed a Corevette ATACMS opening act was shredding two Russian bases well as nearly 20 helicopters Nearly half of Russia's KA-52 have been destroyed ATACMS strikes have majorly demoralized Russian forces as the ATACMS payloads are designed to shred both personnel and equipment And its only getting worst
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  4956.  @hyokkim7726  Cost effective doesnt factor in The CVNs can use Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) with F-35C, F-18s , E2-D and FA/XX For LHA/D which operate away from CVNs, the VAWS with F-35B is literally the only option
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  4957.  @davidgoodnow269  Again the AH-1Z can not be used for CIWS, point blank VAWS design so the missile can be fired and updated via datalink enroute to target which is literally 3 to 5 seconds firing The AH-1Z has get in position, the FCS has plot a track and the gun adjust ,thats 20 to 30 seconds if they lucky The only asset that will use the VAWS is the F-35 because allow them to stop the target long before it becomes a threat As for the MK-15 and Goalkeeper again False The MK-15 was built by General Dynamics GD sold that part of their company in to Hughes in 1995 who in turn was brought by Raytheon in 1997 There was no refusal by Raytheon, just another tall tale The Phalanx is on Block 1B Block-1-1988 Block- 1A1999 Block-1B 2010 Everything you said about the MK-15 is just tall tale
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  4958.  @snubbybinky4460  The Apache still has the edge with technology
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  4959.  @davidgoodnow269  No thats very iffy nor is being tested First M197 rpm is 1500 while the M61 is over 4500 rpm. So for starters, its considerably slower Secondly there is no software issue between the AH-1Z and AEGIS The software is Virtualized Aegis Weapon System (VAWS) and its been around for since 2014 The software is designed for cueing missiles not playing CIWS Lastly, Raytheon isnt refusing anything Siemens now THALES makes the Goalkeeper CIWS which a completely different system from the Mk-15 The Mk-15 is far more widely used than Goalkeeper
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  4960.  @davidgoodnow269  Thats very iffy
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  4961.  @fatdaddy1996  No one offered the AH-64 to Ukraine They only thing Ukraine has asked for for is UH-60s
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  4962. Not even close Ukraine is showing the value of the Apache systems compared to Russian systems which are barely performing
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  4963. Yeah not happening 105mm , no way 30mm to 40mm at best
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  4964. Its made in china nuff said
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  4965. A dual turrent with twin 125mm would be possible however the amount of armor it could carry would make it combat ineffective against other tanks 10 rounds at most per gun with 125mm rounds, if they dropped it down to 100mm , would get more rounds but still ineffective against modern armor but at the end of the day what use is any tank against the SK or the US The US military pioneered tank plinking which dropping 500lbs GBUs on tanks and SK has the latest US ATGMs
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  4966. Tanks normal range 200-300 miles These tanks are likely diesel so they can handle being idle for that long Now US tanks with is tasty gas turbine engine not so much
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  4967. At the end of the day The US military pioneered tank plinking Pretty sure they can do it again
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  4968.  @rapahandock  No again Brought for Ukraine There are several pieces of enough equipment that the US brought before hand for Ukraine
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  4969. THAAD, SM-3, SM-6 and GBI make up US missile defense PAC-3 are technically part of it but the PATRIOT is needs a new missile
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  4970. Ultimately in order to drive Russia out of Ukraine, Ukraine need 3 pieces The first is knocking out the remaining surface combatants and 4 Kilo class subs of the Black Sea fleet Why that matters, without those ships, Russia's ability to strike from the sea neutralized, Russia's ability to blockade Ukraine also done Russian forces resupplying from ships , again gone. Taking out the Black Sea assets would be massive blow to Russian operations in Ukraine For this they need long range precision strike capability. While the HIMARS missiles have 200lbs warhead,, the Harpoon 487lbs does more destruction per missile Why the Harpoon The newer blocks of the Harpoon have both land and sea attack capability and range between 75 to 150 miles. Besides have 3 times the range of the HIMARS M31s but slightly shorter than the ATACMS, the key advantage to Harpoon is that launchers on trucks are quad packed. With ATACMS its 1 on HIMARS and 2 on the M270 The Harpoon coastal units carry 4 missiles. , So with the Harpoon , you more missiles per launcher The Harpoon's ability to attack both land and sea targets give Ukraine the ability to neutralize the black sea fleet as well strike other high value targets on land As the Harpoon's warhead is like dropping GBU-12 The next piece is integrated air defence system (IADS) With IADS, It puts the already strained Russian aviation assets in difficult position as well provides protection against cruise missile attacks The last piece is their aviation assets If Ukraine get long range strike capability with the Harpoon and a functioning IADS, that gives them time for the last piece Missiles are good but aircraft are better The only plane for this job is the F-16 and its amazing simple The F-16 has the CART CFT which allows to use drogue instead of boom which means that Ukrainian air force cause Su-27s as tankers The Ukrainian air force only need 5 weapons, AIM-9Rs and AIM-120C-5 which are both late 90s tech so even if they ended up in Russian hands they are still decades out dated, AGM-65s and GBU-10/12/16 and AGM-84 again , the US has plenty of older models from the late 90s that wouldnt betray anything to Russia if they got their hands on it. Same goes for the 20mm gun. The F-16 is also LANTRIN capable which is still in use and again old tech If Ukraine gets all of these its game over for Russian forces
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  4971. Thats true but time is one thing they can't give Ukraine Ultimately in order to drive Russia out of Ukraine, Ukraine need 3 pieces The first is knocking out the remaining surface combatants and 4 Kilo class subs of the Black Sea fleet Why that matters, without those ships, Russia's ability to strike from the sea neutralized, Russia's ability to blockade Ukraine also done Russian forces resupplying from ships , again gone. Taking out the Black Sea assets would be massive blow to Russian operations in Ukraine For this they need long range precision strike capability. While the HIMARS missiles have 200lbs warhead,, the Harpoon 487lbs does more destruction per missile Why the Harpoon The newer blocks of the Harpoon have both land and sea attack capability and range between 75 to 150 miles. Besides have 3 times the range of the HIMARS M31s but slightly shorter than the ATACMS, the key advantage to Harpoon is that launchers on trucks are quad packed. With ATACMS its 1 on HIMARS and 2 on the M270 The Harpoon coastal units carry 4 missiles. , So with the Harpoon , you more missiles per launcher The Harpoon's ability to attack both land and sea targets give Ukraine the ability to neutralize the black sea fleet as well strike other high value targets on land As the Harpoon's warhead is like dropping GBU-12 The next piece is integrated air defence system (IADS) With IADS, It puts the already strained Russian aviation assets in difficult position as well provides protection against cruise missile attacks These first two , Ukraine forces can get in short order but if this drags on, then Ukraine can get the last piece at which point Russian is done The last piece is their aviation assets Missiles are good but aircraft are better The only plane for this job is the F-16 and its amazing simple The F-16 has the CART CFT which allows to use drogue instead of boom which means that Ukrainian air force cause Su-27s as tankers The Ukrainian air force only need 5 weapons, AIM-9Rs and AIM-120C-5 which are both late 90s tech so even if they ended up in Russian hands they are still decades out dated, AGM-65s and GBU-10/12/16 and AGM-84 again , the US has plenty of older models from the late 90s that wouldnt betray anything to Russia if they got their hands on it. Same goes for the 20mm gun. The F-16 is also LANTRIN capable which is still in use and again old tech If Ukraine gets all of these its game over for Russian forces
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  4972. Ultimately in order to drive Russia out of Ukraine, Ukraine need 3 pieces The first is knocking out the remaining surface combatants and 4 Kilo class subs of the Black Sea fleet Why that matters, without those ships, Russia's ability to strike from the sea neutralized, Russia's ability to blockade Ukraine also done Russian forces resupplying from ships , again gone. Taking out the Black Sea assets would be massive blow to Russian operations in Ukraine For this they need long range precision strike capability. While the HIMARS missiles have 200lbs warhead,, the Harpoon 487lbs does more destruction per missile Why the Harpoon The newer blocks of the Harpoon have both land and sea attack capability and range between 75 to 150 miles. Besides have 3 times the range of the HIMARS M31s but slightly shorter than the ATACMS, the key advantage to Harpoon is that launchers on trucks are quad packed. With ATACMS its 1 on HIMARS and 2 on the M270 The Harpoon coastal units carry 4 missiles. , So with the Harpoon , you more missiles per launcher The Harpoon's ability to attack both land and sea targets give Ukraine the ability to neutralize the black sea fleet as well strike other high value targets on land As the Harpoon's warhead is like dropping GBU-12 The next piece is integrated air defence system (IADS) With IADS, It puts the already strained Russian aviation assets in difficult position as well provides protection against cruise missile attacks The last piece is their aviation assets Missiles are good but aircraft are better The only plane for this job is the F-16 and its amazing simple The F-16 has the CART CFT which allows to use drogue instead of boom which means that Ukrainian air force cause Su-27s as tankers The Ukrainian air force only need 5 weapons, AIM-9Rs and AIM-120C-5 which are both late 90s tech so even if they ended up in Russian hands they are still decades out dated, AGM-65s and GBU-10/12/16 and AGM-84 again , the US has plenty of older models from the late 90s that wouldnt betray anything to Russia if they got their hands on it. Same goes for the 20mm gun. The F-16 is also LANTRIN capable which is still in use and again old tech If Ukraine gets all of these its game over for Russian forces
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  4973. Good ole German engineering
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  4974. The French navy wont be a factor Turkey can't allow them to enter and their Missile de Croisière Naval (MdCN) which is their version of the US TLAM has considerably shorter range From the Aegean sea to Ukraine is 690 miles and I dont see Turkey or Bulgaria allow France to lob missiles over their territory
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  4975. China and Russia's programs are simply to give them a possible defense option against the US Without hypersonic weapons, Neither China or Russia can match the US in conventional warfare Now the US program is design to give the US a means of breaking through Russia's and China IADS quickly While they can't match the US conventionally, both their IADS still represent an obstacle that has to be dealt with China's problem is that their DFs are massive launchers The US Common-Hypersonic Glide Body or LRHW can be travel up to Mach 17 and launched from 1700 miles away Even at 1000 miles, it will reach a DF launcher in 5 mins , how far can DF move in 5 min not that far The older TLAM needs 2 hours to cover that distance So USN ship with LRHW can engage both Chinese DFs as well as their IADS The ARRW claims 1000 miles but actual speed is not known yet but both systems attack Chinese assets would be too much for China to handle While China's missile that did a lap around the world is impressive, Unless it can simultaneously 10 plus targets, its basically moot Russia's system too easy to make fun of
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  4976. Having them is one thing but can they use them Not really
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  4977. Thats an impressive increase but bullpup rifles are no good for infantry. Maybe for snipers and thats about it It takes too much effort with mag changes
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  4978. It been exported to a few countries so its not surprising, just hilarious that Russian forces are also relying on western tech
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  4979. The USN need to follow through with the SSGN and make 4-8 for Columbias conventional operations
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  4980. Actually you can keep all 12 out They just rarely do it
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  4981.  @M16_Akula-III  Thats why they do buoys instead Unless is ship is nearby , The P-8 is the only option
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  4982.  @M16_Akula-III  Simple The VL-ASROC requires the destroyer to be in range and its range is only 12 miles A Sub is not going to fire if there is nearby surface ship ASW Helo has fraction of the capability of the P-8
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  4983.  @M16_Akula-III  The US is only buying 2 because thats all they really need
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  4984.  @M16_Akula-III  China has few SSNs Without tenders or forward operating bases, that trip is miserable Then consider that destroyers have towed sonar and ASW helicopter. Once those subs fire their missile, the US will back track to the grid and have P-8s overheard Say you fired from 1000 miles A P-8 would be overheard in 2 hours How far can SSN travel in 2 hours at 30 knots , 65 miles A P-8 would find them in no time and drop MK-54 And thats assuming thats there is Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) MQ-4C nearby if there is The P-8 is just coming in to drop Mk-54s
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  4985. What ever the Panstir uses its not working in Ukraine
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  4986. The rationale likely they want to test out a number of technologies for the NGAD on the F-22
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  4987. Too easy for modern ATGMs
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  4988.  @Matt-yg8ub  The AGS flaw was them not making it compatible with USMC and Army 155mm rounds naval gunfire capability died when missiles like the AGM-84E/H/K SLAM/ER were developed while the Maverick was precise, its range was still too short longer range missiles allow aircraft to strike targets at longer range with great precision GBU-39/54 are another stand off weapon that made naval gunfire capability moot The other factor is the increasing range of coastal defenses
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  4989.  @Matt-yg8ub  The Zumwlat is another example congressional stupidity The USN told congress they didn't need naval gunfire however congress as usual thought they knew better and the USN ended up wasting the Zumwalt class
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  4990.  @Matt-yg8ub  No clowns with no experience canx the F-22 The reason why the F-22 cost was expensive because dropped procurement from 750 to 183 The USAF fought for 381 but clowns dropped it to 187 which greatly increased its cost if they had kept the 381 figure A lot problems wouldnt exist
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  4991.  @Matt-yg8ub  That would incorrect The F-22 had nothing to do with F-35 The people in the positions at the time were incompetent jackasses Both SecDef and Pres never served a day in the military and were cancelling programs just to supposedly save money
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  4992.  @Matt-yg8ub  Which was silly to begin considering the nature of the JSF program That made sense for the F-22 and ATF program not for the JSF
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  4993.  @Matt-yg8ub  Not Lockheed's fault they were prepared Boeing's downfall was that their X-32 was literally crap
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  4994.  @hamzamahmood9565  Considering that USAF has been asking since 1999
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  4995.  @Swedester  The B-2 introduction was 1997 The USAF has been advocating a new bomber since 1999 , they released the Air Force White Paper on Long Range Bombers that year You are forgetting that the original plan for the B-2 was165 planes to completely replace both B-1s and B-52 Ironically while the USAF is committed to replacing the B-1 and B-2 , The B-52 retirement is still out of question The Buff simply can't be replaced yet
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  4996. @@sheldonfords9637 No it is, but IR tracking range is still short compared to radar
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  4997.  @benhudson4145  I warned you he was clueless
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  4998.  @benhudson4145  Don't with the bother He conveniently cant tell difference between his ass and a whole in wall
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  4999.  kittycat3015  Cry harder its hilarous
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  5000. ​ kittycat3015  "Here begs the question, why build such expensive plane? It is useless against Russia and China. For other opponents" Simple the idiot who wrote the question has literally no idea what he talking about because ​ kittycat3015 moronic ass never heard of SEAD , EW and Aerial decoys Apparently they dont exist
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  5001.  kittycat3015  Cry harder Chinese bot
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  5002. With newer weapons, the B-21 doesnt need a massive payload
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  5003.  @aaronleverton4221  Yawn!!!
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  5004. ​ @frabe81118  Even you spotted the tanker, you still have to guess what target they are coming after The only option is putting up a wall of fighters which can problematic for a dozen reasons namely you are showing your end and letting the enemy know what bases are scrambling fighters They can targeted by sub or ship launched missiles With the newer generation of hypersonic weapons missiles can be on target in under 5 mins depend on the range which can be fatal because they can knock out your assets before they can be used
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  5005.  @aaronleverton4221  For not buying the your revisionist crap LMAO UK didnt do it alone in the Fallkands get over it
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  5006.  @MrNigzy23  Right anything saying that the UK had massive help in the Falklands is obscure Sad how you are trying to rewrite history now
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  5007.  @aaronleverton4221  Ah yes, the famous strawman claims LOL That would be you not me Everything I stated is established facts ,however like I stated, you trying to rewrite history claiming that UK did all alone LMAO what you call defensiveness, just your hilarious self-disillusions
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  5008.  @aaronleverton4221  For starters, you have no point Trying to rewrite history to make seem that the UK didn't need anyone help with Falklands is pitiful The UK didn't need US to supply them with fuel or SATCOM nor them prohibit arms sales to Argentina Nor France's embargo on French arms The UK magically did on their own sad
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  5009.  @aaronleverton4221  Wow, more people in denial And where exactly did the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships get the fuel.? Once again The UK had no assets able to deliver the fuel needed to support their operations, the US diverting a supertanker allows them to refuel both ships and aircraft allowing the UK to conduct sustained operations without having to worry about fuel." Extremely poorly-worded and You failed to specify is beyond pitiful First what is the fuel capacity of said ships Thats right, Tidespring and Appleleaf combined was 55,000 tonnes of fuel Wanna take a guess on how much fuel the Hermes and Invincible alone required not counting the Fearless and Interpid But please continue this is hilarious
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  5010.  @bhaskarmukherjee8170  We can safely say not happening China's lack of tankers means they can't project while the USN and USAF If China had ample tankers , they could easily create an A2/D2 with aircraft up to 1000 away With tankers, they are basically stuck
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  5011.  @MrNigzy23  What I stated is facts You are just painfully in denial The underground fuel tanks were empty when the Task Force turned up in mid-April 1982,” recalls Major General Julian Thompson, then commanding the main Royal Marines assault force. The leading assault ship, HMS Fearless, did not have enough fuel to dock when it arrived off Ascension. The Americans diverted a supertanker to fill up the Navy’s tanks. There are several articles both US and UK that detail the US supplying the UK with millions of gallons of fuel British Military has had the use of its milcomsat-FALSE LOL Again several US and UK that detail the US allowing the UK of its SATCOM denial much
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  5012. Absolutely it can make a difference
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  5013.  @GreenLeafUponTheSky  Number 2 Russia is less likely to use the full force of its weapons on its own soil. You honestly think Putin or his general would even consider use nukes on Russian soil
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  5014.  @rewinderon707  He's constantly attacked Ukraine inhumanely this would be a helluva of reality check
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  5015. Well the problem with Armor is that it can be defeated. High grade 50 rounds like the SLAP and MK-211 can easily shred body armor. Even if the armor does stop the round the shear amount of kinetic energy from the impact will kill the wearer. In order for it to be useful, it will have to be protect the wearer from penetration as well as the KE from the impact. So that layers of armor potential. Secondly rounds impact on limbs is another problem as 50 can easy rip off limbs So any suit would need all around protection. Its possible but when dealing with heavy weapons, protection is simply not going to happen Power is another problem. While Iron man has fictional a power supply, we live in reality and dont have compact power supplies Honestly we dont have technology yet Now if you are building a 10 ft plus tall system, then yes we have the technology to do so but a suit as ultra compact as the TAOS Iron man is not available with our current level of technology
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  5016. Simple, piss poor leadership
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  5017. Russia has that in spades. When you look at the people in Russia's high level position, they lack experience Hell the Russian minster of defense never served a day in the military yet it trying to run a war?
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  5018. it would be but thats waste The better option for drones is 25mm canon with air burst rounds and leave aircraft to SHORAD
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  5019. C-UAS for modern armor is simple 25mm or 30mm cannon with programmable air burst munitions and EW As for trying to counter mines thats iffy you can design the hull better and improve sensors but mines are not easily dealt with
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  5020. Cracking down on the cartel is simple its called MQ-9 Hellfire missiles would shred any vehicles they used as well precisely destroy any building they hid For extra kick, 500lbs PGMs can be used No need for ground forces to get into fire fight MQ-9s start crossing them off whole sale and you will cartels disappear over night
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  5021. Carriers will never be obsolete even when facing advanced weapons
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  5022.  @Birdylockso  The US uses retired ICBM and MRBM first and second stages
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  5023.  @kabbythedog9409  Russia's supposed weapons aint doing shit in Ukraine
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  5024.  @newsieboys1171  How about no Ballistic missile have long range however they are one use items. The DF-21 ASBM claims 900 miles however CVN can destroy DF-21s with ease while the DF-21 cannot While the CVN current level of capabilities makes this process very resource intensive but impossible, future weapons make the DFs moot A carrier based hypersonic weapon will F-18s to service DF- sites from as far 1000 miles away
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  5025.  @logicomega7  Its called reality there ding ding The USN knew the threat of H-6 with YJ-12 was real one H-6 carries 4 missiles and multiple H-6s can attack from various directions thats was a real threat DFs on the other hand are not For starters there is no hiding when one is launched point blank
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  5026.  @Mrwizard-ck7oe  lets see US based in Iraq and Afghan were attacked by insurgents using VIED and mortars What can insurgents do against a CVN, nada. Due the USS Cole bombing, All naval ships were upgraded with Mk-38 to counter threats from small boats The CVN can attack at will and insurgents cant do anything about it
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  5027.  @hyokkim7726  Very much so
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  5028.  @somedudeonline-i3t  Again ivan lay off the potato juice The US has 11 CVNs plus LHA/D class as light carriers for total of 20 ships , thats plenty Lets break it down for you as you are slow In fight with Iran, the USN will have EA-18Gs jamming with USAF F-22s hunting for the Iranian air force. 1 Ohio-class SSGN from 500 miles , well outside Iran's defense capability will lay waste to Iran's defense As long as the EA-18Gs are jamming, Iran defenses will be degraded so they have to no choice but to go after EA-18Gs and F-22s will be waiting The US will target Iran's defenses ,command and control air fields and MRBM sites What can Iran do, literally nothing B-1s can carry up 24 JASSMs with 600 mile range which again make every part of Iran easily targets Fun fact, is that Israel will welcome US forces operating as Iran to Israel is only 1100 miles or come from Diego Garica Russia and China pound for pound can't match the USN The backbone of the USN is Burke class with its 90 cell VLS, China has VLS ships but only 20 ish Russia has only frigates Key part of VLS is that ships can carry anything what is Russian strongest surface combat, only 2 Kirovs which are easily matched by Ticos and Burke China's 8 Type-55 again matched by the Burkes and Ticos
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  5029. Ukraine is simply exposing how badly Russian forces conventional capabilities are lacking if the US was in Ukraine, it would have been over a long time ago What Ukraine has show is that Russian lacks Persistent Air Support (PAS) , SEAD, and intel For SEAD, the US has EA-18Gs, F-16CJ, and EC-130s for dealing with air defense So far ,Russia has been able to neutralize Ukraine's Soviet Era SAMs but not the newer Western systems The US would be actively hunting and destroying SAMSs With SAMS out of the picture, PAS with MQ-9s would actively hunting MLRS and artillery unlike loitering munitions, the MQ-9s carries Hellfires ,and JDAMs which will 100 percent destroy would they hit If Russia made drones like the MQ-9, HIMARS launchers and other SPAs would have been destroyed long ago Lastly Russian intel Ukraine's president has been traveling back and forth with ease The US would have been had F-22s or MQ- waiting Others areas that Russia is lacking is aircraft capabilities All US aircraft have targeting pods for precision strike Russian aircraft dont have pods and that is why so many of their strike aircraft have been lost they are getting within MANPAD range and getting smoked 22 Su-34s lost The F-15E across 7 conflicts is fraction of that its possible for carriers to come under attack but impossible for that to be destroy as easily as others claim Lockheed has developed 500kW DEW for the Army and the DDGX is planned to have 600kW if the USN commits to SM-6s launched by F-18s, 500-600Kw laser weapons to DDG and CVNs, PAC-3s along SM-6s from VLS and Hyper Velocity Projectile (HVP) from Mk-45 guns and an working Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo (CAT) system with Anti-Torpedo Torpedo Good luck with that
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  5030. Hell in a hand basket
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  5031. No no and heck no Lemme put stop to 100-400 mil nonsense At the height of the WW2 , the US army size was 8 mil , during Vietnam was 3-4 mil and Cold war 1-4 to 2.5 mil in size This modern warfare not WW2 During WW2 , you need 100-200 bombers to have a 90 percent chance of hitting the target Today most targets one plane one target To destroy a tank or armor required a 4-12 personnel Again 1 missile 1 target While the EU and other countries have banned cluster munitions , US and China still reserve the right to use them Numbers dont matter when 1 munition can easily thin out the enemy's numbers
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  5032.  @RootzRockBand  America is not insulated by being surrounded by oceans. America is insulated by the fact that gun ownership is constitutional right Think honestly, does China and Russia really wanna set foot on country of gun toting lunatics Country with the most PMCs A massive list of defense contractors In addition even more lunatics
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  5033. I say no for field use because too much get go wrong wit it. However for base defense, its great idea
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  5034. The Freedom class should have taken on the LCS role while the Independence class took over the FFG- role The Independence class of the two was the design with the most growth The USN's mistake with the Constellation is not giving the ability to use the SM-3 and SM-6
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  5035. The issue with the LCS is simple mismanagement. The Freedom class should have taken on the LCS role while the Independence class took over the FFG- role The Independence class of the two was the design with the most growth
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  5036. Well here the rub its called cost The AT-4 is $1500 wheres a Javelin is 175K per missile and the Carl Gustaf is $500 to $3000 per missile The AT-4 is simply cheaper While Carl Gustaf and Javelin gives Special forces options , your rank and file boots dont need the Carl Gustaf and Javelin keep it simple and give em AT-4s The only thing they need to do is extend the range of the AT-4 to at least 1500 m The Carl Gustaf has long range round but pretty sure that expensive as hell
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  5037.  @csnation  Again missiles outrange cannons and HMGs The JTLV heavy gun carriers does the same job as IFV at fraction of the cost
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  5038. The fact is that with the rapid advance of light but lethal weapon on ground and air asks the question is armor of any use any more
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  5039. The fact is that with the rapid advance of light but lethal weapon on ground and air asks the question is armor of any use any more?
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  5040. The fact is that with the rapid advance of light but lethal weapon on ground and air asks the question is armor of any use any more ?
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  5041. The fact is that with the rapid advance of light but lethal weapon on ground and air asks the question is armor of any use any more?
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  5042.  @utoobuser206  The JTLV size can be configured with various type of weapon in dual or tri configurations Example a JTLV with optics, 30mm cannon and quad Javelin launcher too heavy for Humvee but light weight for JTLVs While the CH-53K and CH-47 can internally carry Humvee Smaller specially made like this Quad buggy https://www.army-technology.com/news/rafael-air-deployable-missile-launcher/ takes up less space and allows for more to be carried There is just no niche left for the humvee
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  5043.  @Buck123four  Here's the reason why https://www.leonardodrs.com/sitrep/q1-2017-ausa-global-force-symposium-expo-special-edition/reconfigurable-integrated-weapons-platform-riwp/ Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) can mount just any thing on the top of JTLV which mean endless options for the USMC http://www.military-today.com/artillery/hawkeye.htm Now if they could make this a little more compact, the USMC would jump on it CH-53K can carry Humvees internally but Hawkeye gun sits too high when its stowed if they can get it a little lower https://www.navair.navy.mil/node/24326
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  5044. The JLTV is definitely a step in right direction. but
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  5045.  @Alex-o4j4t  Again there are images that show them side by side with other and there is no magic height difference
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  5046.  @Alex-o4j4t  Again wrong with made up nonsense The bulk of modern IFV/APC height averages between 7-9 ft Even the Japanse Type-16 , US Stryker MGS and German boxer is are 9ft So literally no Tawian would slow project for a few inches
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  5047.  @Alex-o4j4t  There is no height between the CM-32 equipped with 30mm and the 105mm variant Nor is there certain tunnel issue thats just made up The CM-32 baseline is height 7 ft while tanks and self-propelled howitzers height is 11 ft Thats M109, CM-11 and M-60s all over 10ft The CM-32 turret at most puts it at 8 and half feet, 9 ft at most For ample clearance, tunnels would have be at least 13 ft The key requirement for force dispersal is commonality so any asset can take shelter in any location by saying on certain location can house certain assets, you have basically told the enemy where critical are stored
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  5048.  @Alex-o4j4t  How about no There are images of the CM-32 side by side with other models and the height difference is only a few inches at most The CM-32 with 30mm side by side with 105mm shows there is no height difference
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  5049.  @RobFomenko  Hence why SEAD is needed to carve out that hole
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  5050.  @RobFomenko  You can still use paratroopers without complete control of the air but you would have to carve a hole for them to get in Ideally , you wanna air drop them with Humvees with ATGM like the Spike NLOS for anti armor and Stingers for air defense Air dropping Humvee Hawkete with 105mm would also needed The combo all 3 would allow paratroopers to hold out as well be mobile increasing their survival Without vehicle support, they are easy targets
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  5051. Simple H and K
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  5052. The Rapid Dragon is an interesting twist but as the C-17s is no longer in production, I would think they would focus more expanding capabilities on the C-130 or throw Airbus a bone and buy A-400Ms
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  5053.  @johnronellequinones4819  misidentification happens and there is very little that can be done about it. One of the reason why the US military pushed the advancement targeting pods and other Electro-Optical Targeting technology is to reduce misidentification Wiki leaks leaked July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike claiming it to be cover up however the poor quality of the video showed the Apache Target Acquisition and Designation Sights (TADS) did not have resolution to clearly see the situation and pilots made their best guess. The result of the incident lead to the Army speeding up the fielding of the Arrowhead and even now, the Army signed another contract for increased higher-resolution color imaging with longer ranges and a wider field of view but even with the best tech accidents can and will happen
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  5054.  @johnronellequinones4819  No, Iraq was the one converted a lear jet to carry 2 Exocet missiles. The issue with flight 655 was that it came from the same airport as Iranian military aircraft and the crew misidentified the aircraft flight profile as well several other factors The biggest is that the ship was unable to communicate with the aircraft
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  5055.  @julianpetkov8320  lay off the potato juice The US chose to intercept the ballon when it was safe to do this US not Russian Putting the population needlessly at risk would not have gone over well
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  5056. Ukraine getting Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-T is why you dont see the Su-57 trying its luck
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  5057.  @menzbercedes8962  No Ukraine doesnt have time for training to use the F-35 And they had crash course with the Abrams whats Russia's excuse
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  5058.  @paghilumdihauy  Functional is pushing it The Su-57 more wrong than right
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  5059. On a scale of 1 to 10 about 6
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  5060. Its moot at the end of the day because the tech that was left was not that big of deal as politician's tried over hype The US left obsolete tech
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  5061. Thats really a moot point the US didnt leave anything that show stopping
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  5062.  @harveywallbanger3123  The Namer armor too many trade offs its high grade protection but at also at a cost
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  5063.  @Mrdardas99  You can haul them on trucks but lighter options are easier
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  5064.  @harveywallbanger3123  If you need to rapid deploy 60 tones is major issue whereas 12-25 is not if the vehicle is damaged against moving 60 tonnes requires specialized movers or other Namers or tanks moving 12-25 ton is very easy to do
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  5065.  @Mrdardas99  Talking logistics The US made Stryker only weighs 19 tons , the ACV , 24 tons and the LAV-25 13 tons Basically similar vehicles are 12-25 tons at most which logistically is easier to move
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  5066.  @andreisouzabento7506  Lets recap you claim propaganda yet Russia warns United States against sending more arms to Ukraine funny how that works
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  5067. Only years late
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  5068. If the USMC adopts 105mm variant as well make the LAV-25 I would say the ACV would be huge success
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  5069. Ultimately, I believe why it was abandoned is that one you can double tap with ATGMs Striking the same spot in rapid Two solid rounds like Sabos wouldnt be affected by it Three, shear kinetic force would destroy the plate
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  5070. Its pretty simple figure out Unless someone develops a power like ARC reactor EM armor is not viable
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  5071. Its not a tank its armored fighting vehicle My only gripe is that it seems that the Army is wasting the 50mm cannon as the MPF carries a 105mm
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  5072. Massive security failure against the board
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  5073. Trump isnt the POTUS He's detail doesnt have all the bells and whistles but yes Law enforcement was supposed to secure that building especially given its locaton
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  5074. China is smart but also bone dead dumb at the same time. As you stated, their actions are driving the Philippines back to the US For while , the Philippines wanted nothing to do with the US but thanks to China's overzealous actions they have gone back
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  5075. Honestly I think they testing out tech for next gen
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  5076.  @ZOV24-2-22  How about no FPV drones are working in Ukraine because both sides are ill equipped to deal with tme There are a few solutions to the FPV issue however one that is gaining traction is upgrading active protection system (APS) with additional launchers with programmable airburst round either low velocity HEDP 40mm rounds or high velocity 30mm AHEAD rounds so adding the new features to the existing assets allow them to test options for counter drones Second, the US wouldnt have Ukraine problems in a conflict Russian forces are caught unaware 90 percent of the time US forces have Joint Battle Command-Platform (PM JBC-P) which is carried by all forces and can be equipped even to HMWVVs For battle management and airborne ground surveillance . the USAF used the E-8 JSTARS giving forces on ground real time info on enemy movement Even though the USAF retired it, the US Army has been allowed to buy a replacement for it While Russia doesnt take SEAD/DEAD seriously The US has EA-18G, F-16CJ, EC-130H ,Rivet Joint and Combat Sent as well as E/A-37 in RD and the bulk of US aircraft can use the AGM-88., ADM-141 and ADM-160s The US has a whole arsenal devoted to destruction of enemy defenses and also thanks to Iraq and Afghn, Electronic warfare sensors are far more precise Lastly, the US wrote the book on drone warfare with the MQ-1 and MQ-9 As the US takes SEAD/DEAD seriously, Ukraine wouldnt have SAMs to target aircraft and the US would have its airborne ground surveillance , AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft opening with impunity
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  5077. True but it would have made more sense to make an MGS variant from ACV or make one based off the LAV-25 or its replacment The Japanese Type-16 MCV would have been a good design to use
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  5078. Stalemate
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  5079. Iran can a small area while the US can strike every where
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  5080. Its Russian vaporware
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  5081. What happened was stupidity The USN told Congress repeatedly that Naval gunfire was no relevant in large scale engagements but Congress in their infinite stupidity knew better and the USN ended wasting the Zumwalt design
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  5082.  @Birdylockso  Which is kinda strange Since Ukraine ,the industrial military complex has had to ramp up to meet countries needs who sent Ukraine weapons and need to replace orders from other countries who want to beef up their defenses and countries wanting new weapons developed because the lessons from Ukraine Yet politicians in DC are fighting over aid thats putting money in their pockets simply because the orange jackass said something ??
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  5083.  @protorhinocerator142  The LPD-17 is easier and faster than a barge. Secondly a flat badge is not survivable in modern warfare. Thats literally a massive target and very easy target for submarine But most importantly you get more utility out of an LPD-17 vs a missile barge
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  5084.  @protorhinocerator142  The idea of the Arsenal ship died out because reload arming that type of ship even with swappable mod would be a massive chore Huntington Ingalls Industries showed a BMD concept of the a LPD 17 with MK-41 288 VLS capacity or 144 MK-57 The USN response was they didnt need that many VLS cells They showed Future Surface Combatant based LPD-17 with 96 cell So yes cargo ship ,ideally an LPD-17 would be best for not that reason The electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) had two issue, Ships able to generate enough power and barrel life Mount on LPD-17, it could be fitted with a system to automatic exchange barrels Secondly hypervelocity projectile (HVP) can be fired from the standard 5 inch Last the Laser weapons The 5 inch gun would stay mounted in bow with Laser weapons on both sides The Future Surface Combatant design had a reared mounted 57mm which would replace by the EMRG Retain the MK-57s on the sides but add the swappable VLS and advanced payload module The LPD-17 is big enough to accommodate everything as well as can fitted with 3 MT-30s in an Integrated Power System (IPS) set up The benefit of the LPD17 is already built and USN plans to close 30 ships so reduces cost The MT-30 and IPS proven technology and would the only differences between the LPD-17s designs With ample power from its IPS, Laser weapons can tuned for 150kW drone, 600kW for missile and 1MW shots for large targets
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  5085. Zumwalt and Littoral Combat Ship are just wasted potential If the USN had been smart, they wouldnt be in this mess Conestellation class can avoid being a mess if the USN equip its with the same swappable VLS mod as the DDG-X One of the problems with VLS is the time needed to reload The swappable will greatly cut down time in port for reload
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  5086. It is but it also past its time The smart and sensible option is to shelve the F-22 for the NGAD as well as speed up key weapons
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  5087. The F-22 has to be cancelled now to make room for the NGAD There is no getting around that fact now
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  5088. Not short sighted It happens when you have asses with zero military experience in the wrong positions
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  5089. Iran's strike revealed that their only offensive capability is missiles and drones Israel's strike revealed that the Israeli air force can easily penetrate Iran air space and strike without any warning The difference is that Iran's attack can be easily countered once defenses are aware that means they get one surprise attack and after that they are basically useless Israel's attack shows that the IAF can strike any time any where regardless The fact the Israel targeted Iran air defense equipment mean that Israel can cripple Iran's defense allowing for follow up strikes from other weapons The down side for Israel is that they have shown they will make use of the from the med to through Syria and Iraq to strike Iran which means that Iran is going to likely beef up defenses on the border but Israel can take a few pages out of the US playbook to deal with that
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  5090.  @ORaddlyispissedoff  its not baffling its just pure propaganda Putin's claim was that NATO would put bases in Ukraine which would threaten Moscow however the world already knew that was 100 percent bullshit Yesterday when Russia used a Kinzhal , it confirmed that everything Putin had said was a lie. Tu-22M3M can literally launch a Kinzhal from Moscow and strike London in 10 minutes Thats 1553 miles From Moscow to Kyiv is 459 miles thats literally 3 min From Russia border is 1 min 52 sec So Russia has to capability to strike targets in the EU in under 10 mins as well most targets in Ukraine under 3 minutes but demands neutrality from Ukraine what does that say about Russia's claims about its S-400 and S-500 system as well as the Kinzhal
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  5091.  @bradleyperry1735  IDF attack is barely happen what major naval engagement has happened what major air battle has happened fighting on the ground does not meet the require for full scale war the emphasis is scale all across the air , sea and land thats what full scale means
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  5092.  @bradleyperry1735  This most definitely low-intensity conflict Full scale war involving competing air forces No happening here armor vs armor , again not happening major naval and air engagements, again no about 80 percent of what goes on in all conflict is not happening here
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  5093.  @bradleyperry1735  That would be false In 91 for example Gen Myatt led 1st MARDIV from the front line Gen Kelly in 2003 with Task for Tripoli as well Gen Petareus with 101st General Swannack and General John Abizaid were attacked by insurgents forces in Fallujah 2004 There is no difference US generals have been just as close to the action as Russia generals The fact is that US traveled 7000 miles to Iraq twice and 9 to Afghan and only lost 1 flag officer in 20 plus year of conflicts yet Russia loses 4 in 3 weeks
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  5094.  @Taskandpurpose  Its hard to take Russia seriously when they have lost 4 flag officers in 3 weeks of war The US lost General Greene in 2014, General Maude in 2001 and Admiral Robinson in 1972 Yet in 3 weeks Russia has lost more flag officers than US has in 50 years ?
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  5095. They can do it if given the right weapons
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  5096.  @adamparker9765  The change from 30.06 to 7.62 was simply logistics at the time they has so many different type of weapons in in They were consolidating everything but I agree that the change from 7.62 to 5.56 was most definitely botched
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  5097.  @2Potates  That would make the rounds lighter not more effective
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  5098.  @LRRPFco52  I prefer 7.62mm over 5.56 Granted 7.62 is strong for CQB but its still a better round
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  5099.  @Predator42ID  SPC wasnt made for general purpose use but time will tell
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  5100. There is a lot bad information here so lets clear that up First the Kiowa role became moot due to increase use of drones and advances in technology. Small drones like RQ-5 and RQ-7 which could loiter for 6 plus hours. The newer MQ-1C can loiter for over 24 hours The OH-58 could only loiter for 2 hours. The AH-64E has the capability to control UAV. This allows them receive information as the UAV sees The OH-58 had no data link capability nor could it share imagery. It had to radio back to command post. Secondly drone units can be deploy much faster and easier than OH-58 They can be packed up in C-130 and flown to where ever they are needed. The AH-64D/E long bow radar was also another factor as it can target further than the OH-58 can see The AH-64D/E received a number upgrades that moot the OH-58 moot The greatness irony was the RAH-66 was the perfect replacement for the OH-58 The Bell 360 is waste of time if they are serious about it, then need to develop an EO/IR/AESA mast for it
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  5101. Different times
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  5102.  @Rocketsong  Exactly
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  5103.  @MrZlocktar  Blah blah bah The US and NATO are already doing plenty by supplying Ukraine forces off hand. As long as those supplies are flowing, all Russia is going to do is count their dead in Ukraine as the over hyped S-500, 400 and 300 LMAO Russia can't use none of above First Ukraine is over 233,00 sqaures miles ding, dong, you would need close to 500 plus units for complete coverage Russia has ample S-300s however they have considerably shorter range Russia is not pulling S-400 or S-500 as Ukraine borders several NATO countries which would allow NATO intel gathering to gleam valuable data So how about nope
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  5104.  @catadoxas  You are clueless
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  5105.  @didyoumissedmegobareatersk2204  Apparently you can't read F-22s in top cover ding ding
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  5106.  @southbrazosbass244  Again its their lack of weapons Specifically capable weapons
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  5107. Their saving grace is that Ukraine lacks the weapons to decimate that convoy
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  5108. Just going to stop you right there Russian jamming is working in Ukraine because Ukraine has not means of effectively dealing with it Secondly, the US military has several other munitions that can do the job The JDAM is normally the simple route but not the only GBU-53s are immune to jamming for example
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  5109. Interesting to see if this makes to NATO standard
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  5110.  @BojanPeric-kq9et  Without Serbia, the shortcomings of stealth and other factors would have never been discovered but most importantly Allied Force was directed by NATO not the US
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  5111.  @slavisaasus  There is a lot of the F-117 shoot down but at the end of the day, it was still a massive gift for the US military
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  5112.  @JD96893  Sorry but no The F-117 is not viable for modern warfare. The F-35 makes upgrading the F-117 moot The F-35 weapons bay was designed from the start to accommodate various weapons whereas the F-117 was only designed for bombs And thats the biggest problem was that F-117 payload limits its use
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  5113.  @tk03_85  The M10 is only 2 tons heavier
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  5114.  @voidtempering8700  Ukraine has been sending all high value equipment that they capture to West The West has the capability to analyze the equipment light years faster than Ukraine and can provide insight in a matter of days
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  5115. @@JimCarner Electronc warfare is going to make passive systems like TERCOM ,DSMAC and Automatic Target Recognition Unit (ATRU) top priority as means able to drop bombs and the enemy has no way to soft kill them with jamming
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  5116. Same thing that happened to every other piece of Russian armor that was sent to Ukraine It under performed badly
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  5117. If Ukraine gets enough to create an integrated air defence system (IADS) it will make a major difference
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  5118. If Ukraine gets enough to create an integrated air defence system (IADS) it will make a major difference
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  5119. How bad just look how well things are not going for them in Ukraine
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  5120.  @Mortablunt  The 7.62 is outrange The 338 isnt as heavy as the 50 they are taking what ever saving they can
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  5121.  @Mortablunt  Combat in Afghan and Iraq exposed the problems with 5.56 and 7.62 The 5.56 was outranged and lacked stopping power. The 7.62 was simply outranged. The 50 cal is simply too heavy 338 offers both range and power. Granted, its heavier but not as heavy as big 50
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  5122. Try more like 3 hundred problems
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  5123. That is correct but you are missing a few key points The Fujian is still conventional limited by its fuel supply
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  5124. At the end of the day, still doesn't change the fact that Iran is still a shit show of a country
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  5125. Israel is popping the champagne
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  5126.  @visitor4210  The kid was shit bird point blank
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  5127. At the end of the day, he's a jackass The Army was planning on admin sep him, its not bad nor good but at least with OTH ,he could have appealed with the VA and gotten some benefits Now if his ass ever sets foot on US soil again, the Army will run his ass full mast up the flag pole with every charge they can think of which will those days in the Korean detention center look like a cake walk and give him BCD as parting gift
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  5128. facts
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  5129. First problem with the KF-X is its pods. The F-35s is built into the airframe while the KF-X carries them it external. While thats good for missions where stealth isnt required, it still carries a bit of return on its RCS. Secondly projecting low operational before actual operations is wishful thinking. It took the US a while to the F-35 to that level. The KF-X is the first program for Korea so that hardly qualifies them as leaders in technology. Its ambitious thats about it
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  5130. What you heard is that political fall out for Ecuador is going to massive for breaching international law Countries may start breaking off all ties with them as well pull business out of that country if they cant respect the sovereignty of embassy's under international law
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  5131. So much for Putin's annex
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  5132. Russia can't hit back Ironically Russia's saving grace has been the West keeping to measured response rule. If they stop keeping to that rule, Russian forces would be crippled in matter days
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  5133. No The Leo 2 and Abrams are superior hands down
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  5134. Putin's free body bag promo isnt working out
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  5135.  @inezm8444  Again wrong Lets spill it out for you Ukrainian F-16s dont need to trade blows with Russian aircraft What Ukraine needs from the F-16 is its ability to carry 500lb, 1000lbs and 2000lbs laser guided or GPS guided bombs, carry Harpoon ASM , CBU-87s and possibly be carriers for Storm Shadows Unlike Ukraine's MIG-29 and Su-27, the F-16 can fully utilize US, UK, EU, French and Israeli weapons as has NATO standard MIL-STD databus Ukraine doesnt need try and trade blows a with Su-35 for several reasons. And you are correct They only have months of flying with F-16s while the Su-35 pilots have been flying for years it would be foolhardy to do so unless they are trying to lure them into a missile trap
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  5136.  @mikkel066h  Ukraine doesnt need the F-16 capabilities in the air, they badly need its air to ground capabilities and that is what makes it a game changer Ukraine's MIGs and Su-are extremely limited on what they can do Now here is the F-16 The F-16 can deliver 500lbs, 1000lbs and 2000lbs Laser guided or GPS guided bombs. Unlike the MIGs and Su, the F-16 can fully communicate with the JDAM Case in point, when dropped, the JDAM looks for GPS signal which Russian EW jams. The F-16 allows the JDAM to piggy back of its GPS receiver which is allows the JDAM to hit its mark. Also remember that the JDAM also has laser seeker attachment with newer models The F-16 can fully use the AGM-88 in all modes which Ukraine's aircraft cant do. Thats allow them to target battlefield SHORAD like TOR, BUK , TUNGUSAKA and PANSTR Ukraine's strikes with Storm Shadows have been hindered by those. The F-16 full use of the AGM-88 would resolve that issue Lastly the F-16 can carry 2 Harpoon ASM which is bad news for the Black Sea surface fleet Without the Moskava and Crimea air fields under attack, Russia has no air cover for its ships Lastly The F-16 can drop the crowd pleasing CBU-87s It truly changes the game because Ukraine will be strike Russian forces far more effectively The worst they had to worry about is 200-500lbs warhead dropping on their heads Now its up 2000lbs
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  5137. Ukraine is getting a lot of western intel and overhead surveillance photos from the West. The smart play would be committing TB2s and other drones for wide area surveillance
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  5138.  @shaneb315  6 Su-57 may work against Ukraine but the US alone can match 6 Su-57 with 6 F-22s and 6 F-35s
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  5139.  @shaneb315  Remember 6 is more then enough as Ukraine only has handful of outdated jets and no integrated air defence system (IADS) Now if Ukraine had an IADS with at least 100 units of NASAMS and IRIS-T , then yes Russia won't take the risk however they only have 12 total So its worth the risk
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  5140.  @shaneb315  Hence why I believe Russia is going to try and use the Su-57 in Kherson they need something both morale and propaganda
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  5141.  @shaneb315  If Russian forces can destroy a significant amount of tech, it just might
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  5142. As Novorossiysk is 350 miles away and the Su-57 is over 1000 miles, it can easily sortie from Novorossiysk and take out key Ukrainian targets Russia is playing something along those lines of simultaneously breaking Ukrainian morale while trying to boost Russian morale with Kherson Ukraine best option is to limit the use of strategic assets if Su-57 manages to kill Pzh-2000 or HIMARS , even if Kherson fell to Ukraine it would still be a huge propaganda and morale victory for Russia
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  5143. Ukraine was warned by the CIA about Russian forces making a play for Hostomel Airport and as such, they had adequate forces in plays that prevented Russian forces from gaining a foothold early on Its likely Ukraine is still getting that level of western intel and overhead surveillance photos from the West.
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  5144. Ukraine's additional of the HIMARS has been a bane to Russian forces Once they get the rest of their weapons, the Russia's only way out of this situation would be to leave
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  5145. Thats how conflicts start senseless waste of good beer
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  5146. Why Russian does not practice destruction to prevent enemy capture, the world will never know What we do know is that all the left behind equipment has been an intelligence bonanza for the West R-73/R-77 air to air missiles recovered from down Russian aircraft, Jamming pods, air defense equipment and weapons, electronic warfare systems and tanks all in Western hands now Unlike Ukraine, the West can analyze that equipment quickly and provide Ukraine with valuable insight its hilarious because there are videos of Russian forces flaunting captured Western ATGMs vs the West getting intact tanks, and other major systems
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  5147. Not the best time to get cocky but still need to use the momentum they have gained
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  5148.  @jacobgordon7998  No one can argue that they are bad or ineffective, Ukraine's opening act with ATACMS was shredding a Russian base as well nearly 20 helicopters By some estimates nearly half billion in damages with 6 missiles Worst Ukraine did that with the 100 mile variant Now they have 190 mile variant that can carry either submunition payload or a single 500lbs warhead Russia's fear the variant with the 500lbs warhead that allow Ukraine to hold a number of targets at risk Namley the Kerch Bridge. air fields fuel and munition storage, fuel depots submunitions are good for materiel targets but 500lbs warhead is excellent for pin point strikes again high value targets
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  5149.  @Steven-yg9zx  Russia fare is that US give Ukraine over 100 ATACMS Unlike Ukraine's diminishing number of Su-24s that can use Storm Shadows Ukraine has over 70 western launchers able to use ATACMS That means Ukraine now has the potential to strike simultaneously and massively Such a strike would be a massive blow to Russia's already fragile ego
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  5150.  @yellowtunes2756  t's about flying without being interfered by enemy planes, which is the case for Russia-Wrong true air superiority is total and complete control of the battlespace It's impossible to destroy every piece of equipment on the opposite side- Wrong USA lost 10k planes and helicopters in Vietnam.- You best statement is war decades ago that has nothing to with modern warfare your copium is hilarious Lets get the propaganda out of the way, if Russia destroyed 10 himars and 6 pzh2000 in August, they would have wasted no time parading the wreckage for the world to see yet nada. US military developed Persistent Air Support (PAS) which allows for total control of the battlespace. The first asset is the UAVs such as the MQ-9 which can function as both reconnaissance and strike asset The second is the E-8 JSTARS provide Airborne ground surveillance (AGS) as well communicates with the MQ-9 The JSTARS also provides battle management and command/ control of aircraft. Russia has neither The newer EA-18G can network together with multiple aircraft allow them generate targeting tracks for hostile radio-frequency sources in real time They narrow targets to down to very very small areas. Again capability that Russia does not have US aircraft carry Litening, LANTIRN and SNIPER XR targeting pod, Russia aircraft lack targeting pods The only Russian aircraft with an actual targeting pod similar to the Western pods is the Su-57. The MIG-35 OLS is basically the 80s era Pave Spike pod hopeless out dated JDAM, PAVEWAY, JSOW, JASSM, HARPOON and SDB I/II are standard to virtually all US military strike aircraft B-2 can't use PAVEWAYs or SDB I/II but it can use most everything else Lets look at Russian aircraft Not one Tu-95, Tu-22M or Tu-160 can use any of the KAB-series weapons ,more to the point only few aircraft can use them ? Same with missiles. In short, the Russian air force virtually no commonality with weapons, its literally a sock draw of capabilities The Russian air force convinced itself that SVP-24 was good as the western targeting pod and that has been proven false The short comings of the Russia military is endless Strange how the Su-33 and MIG-29K are on the sidelines It's impossible to destroy every piece of equipment on the opposite side- Wrong Its not about destroying every piece of equipment, its about rendering the enemy combat ineffective which the Russian air force isnt doing The way you render an enemy combat ineffective by neutralizing their supplies and weapons its 10 months later and that has yet to happen
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  5151. Ukraine needs at least 150 more Gepard units to for an effective defense against drones, helo and missiles If they can get integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running, attacks would drop
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  5152.  @yellowtunes2756  Thats not air superiority , thats propaganda. The Russians flying that much but thats all for show If Russia had true air superiority, that West wouldn't be able to readily supply Ukraine like they are doing If Russia had true air superiority, then HIMARS, Pzh-2000s and other West SPA would have been destroyed long ago If Russia had true air superiority, then Ukraine's counter offensives would have been over before they began True air superiority is total control of the entire battle space.
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  5153.  @matteusvirtanen392  Compared the rifles that make previous shot This one is joke Its completely ill suited for rapid movement
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  5154. Interesting but ultimately useless
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  5155.  @lairdcummings9092  its a cheap short cut
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  5156.  @TheJustinJ  Given size of the rifle they likely set him up in known location for Russian forcee and let things play out
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  5157. its very possible and likely given that Ukraine is in full scale war But as anti-materiel rifle (AMR) its very poor design The reason why the M82 Barrett is the most widely used anti-materiel rifle is due the fact it it weighs just 30lbs which makes it extremely easy to carry and has 5 round mag for rapid fire You can get off 5 rounds quickly and easily dispalce The Horizon , you can't do that Setting up for shots with this monster is just a massive chore
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  5158. The ships will never be close enough fire guns or CIWS its all missile shooting
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  5159.  @ashleygoggs5679  The US Navy has plans for all its missile for future upgrades as for the UK, that remains to be seen
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  5160.  @ashleygoggs5679  The Type-45 biggest joke is the Aster missile The US SPY-1 range is 175 miles but they can engage targets up 150 miles with the SM-6 The Sampson's range is over 250 miles yet the Aster maxes out at 75 miles All that radar without no weapon to maximize its capability
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  5161.  @mrfr87  Active protection systems on tanks are designed to detect incoming missing The only logical solution is redesigning the APS sensors so they are accurate enough to detect small drones as well as software patching CROWS to act as CIWS
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  5162. The CIWS can do the job but it would need to intergrated with the ships radar The CIWS is designed to be independent from the ships system
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  5163.  @cerperalpurpose  That would be incorrect While the US has operated them since 2004, operationally they have considerably lower flight hours than US Apaches From 2006 to April 2014, British Apache helicopters flew 50,000 hours in Afghanistan A single US Army Apache unit flew 11,000 hours in 2014 In 2023 , the US Army hit 5 mil flight hours for its Apache So no, the UK Apache a lot of life left
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  5164. No, the war in Ukraine is highlight Russia's KA-52 and Mi-28 short comings Thanks Iraq and Afghan, US Apaches and Cobra are equipped with more stand off capabilities Russian KA-52s and Mi-28 lack stand off capabilities as seen in their video they do more running and gunning then precision strike hence their massive losses One of the newer features of the AH-64E is that is receive real time video from UAVs allowing UAVs to scout all and locate threats The US Army is in process of upgrading the Longbow radar so they can use the SPIKE NLOS to max effect The NLOS can strike targets up 20 miles away. This is interim measure till JAGM increment II/III is available The JAGM III variant is supposed to be the longest range variant similar to the Brimstone II/III
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  5165.  @leeprince9283  All areas The Flight I/II with the SPY-1 is limited to 175 miles with the SM-2 and SM-6 and requires external support for the SM-3 The Flight III with SY-6 is 300 plus miles with SM-6 1B and relies minimal support for the SM-3 The Type-45 is better than Flight I/II in air defense but outclassed by Flight III
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  5166. Absolutely wrong
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  5167.  @davidbevan3688  The RN for Type-26 and others have gone to the MK-41 It would even smarter if they got the tactical variant for land attack
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  5168.  @SCscoutguy  Thats why the DDG-X is being designed with swappable moduble Instead of craning missile by missile Yank out the used module and replace it with a fresh one 2 hours at most As for the used module, the shore units can reload it If large scale conflict does erupt, VLS reload at sea is still unlikely unless its done well outside the combat zone Now, the USN did back in the 60s had ships with cranes for reloading SLBMs If they brought those ships back, reloading at sea would easily as support ship would simply crane on the new missiles
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  5169.  @johnnytyler5685  We are not worried about then, we are worried about what can be done now and those systems can be done now
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  5170. Operating it can be taught in as little as 3 weeks The problem is that its maintenance requirements take a lot longer to teach The smart play honest would be trading Patriot systems Countries that IRIS-T , NASAMS, Aspide, The US should trade or provide them with Patriots in exchange , they give those units to Ukraine as their forces as already familiar with them, its speeds things up
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  5171. @Gus Gone Lack of suitable docks is not issue Repairing a ship that size goes considerably smoother when you use the dock where it was built In the US, Newport News Shipbuilding builds CVN as well does refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) work in the same shipyard Docking the ship somewhere else means a whole lot of effort getting parts, material and personnel security is also an issue
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  5172. Overstretched No Severely under equipped , yes
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  5173.  @1chish  The quote Eurofighter GmbH or Typhoon consortium was founded in 1986 so again you come up short
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  5174.  @1chish  Again trying to rewrite history The ATF was started in 1991. Two companies were selected in 1986 and prototypes flew by 90 with selection by 91 The program entered the Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) in 92 and fly by 1997 with delivery by 2003 and fully operation by 2005 Lets look at the Eurofighter European Combat Aircraft (ECA) programme started in 70s, then cancelled, then restarted Future European Fighter Aircraft (F/EFA) programme in 1983 France withdrew in 1985. EAP demonstrator flies in 1986 The EAP last flight was 1991 Production was till 2000 need I go on
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  5175.  @1chish  Thats called delayed and no it does not compare to other projects I
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  5176.  @1chish  One other point, the reason why there was no navalized typhoon was the Eurofighter program was massively delayed and behind schedule
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  5177.  @chrismitchell4622  In simple terms not happening A hybrid between STOVL and CATOBAR is not feasible. The USN uses flat deck on the LHA/D and if the UK went CATOBAR, the F-35B won't suffer any lost in performance with flat deck. They would just mirror the US in take off Now for the practical problems As this will be a British solution You have to spend time and money developing EMALS and AAG As nuclear power is a touchy subject in the UK, more time and money developing an conventional electric system able to power the EMALS as well the ship France had no land-based catapult test facility, they took the Rafale to US to use the systems at NAS Lakehurst Thats yet another problem for testing the aircraft In simple terms, 20 years at minimum Why do you the UK army went to Rheinmetall for the Challenger 3 Most all the companies that built the original Challenger 1 and 2 were defunct Its easy to buy than build
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  5178. There was no games being paid, the F-35B is the most complex and challenging of the 3 to build. Besides that, the US also to deal with politicians constantly trying to cut funding. The F-35B was targeted several times because of its issues for cancellation As for the UK changing its order, its simple abacus Future Combat Air System (FCAS) NGF plans to fly by 2027, if the Tempest wants to compete ,it has be either before or within the same year They need money and pulling it from the F-35B is simple gambit Besides the US and UK, there are 100 F-35B on order from other countries which means that F-35B production will be going strong for a while, easily into 2027 They can pull those funds and accelerate the Tempest so it able to pace or outpace the NGF but ultimately the UK won't keep their F-35B numbers to the bare minimum The decision to keep he QE STOVL makes that the odds of a navalised Tempest is highly unlikely
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  5179.  @hishot1078  it doesnt have to be
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  5180.  @hishot1078  At 47 plus tons , other SPA require specialized movers At 30 tons no so much How long to repair a track vs industrial tires Like the CAESAR, the Archer also has an 8X8 model Modern warfare is about speed, mobility, and lethality The Archer checks all those boxes
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  5181. The smart move for the UK would be Swedish Archer The Archer at 30 tons is light enough for the A400M Other options are 47 plus which means they can only be carried by C-17s The Archer operational range is 400 miles whereas others between 200-260 miles The only draw back to the Archer is its lack of manual mode
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  5182. Not likely
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  5183.  @СерхиоБускетс-ф7я  Lay off the propaganda and no potato for you Russia is 50 years ahead of the rest of the world in rocket technology. Lets recap that The AGM-183 is designed so that B-1 and B-52 carry between 12 to 31 missiles whereas Russia's Kinzhal Only the Tu-22 carries it and thats 4 missiles Strange how Russia's quote superior missile tech is barely usable
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  5184.  @СерхиоБускетс-ф7я  Oh living in denial Typical propagandist rants ICBM mines LMAO Its called ICBM sites ding dong
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  5185.  @СерхиоБускетс-ф7я  You don't understand what Ukraine is doing and has done for the US The Su-34 and 35 all use the Khibiny system for self defense and the Su-30 uses SAP-518 jamming pods Both have fallen into Western hands Hell even KA-52s have ended up in the West So much Russia gear has ended up in the West hands, they are having to continuously revise their plans
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  5186. How exactly would the UK run out of munition with the US as their ally?
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  5187. Chair of the Defence Committee is obviously senile but his comment does work in favor for the UK military The Eurofighter uses the Storm Shadow which is produced by MBDA France however the US made JASSM and LRASM would be the better option for several reasons The LRASM can be used on the UK, P-8s and F-35s. It has topside canister launcher that be used on the Type-45 and Type-23. Adding it to Eurofighter gives the UK one missile that cover aircraft and ships. The JASSM-ER 600 mile range would be huge leap over the Storm Shadow. As Lockheed makes it, keeping the UK supplied wouldn't be problem The Sea Ceptor and Aster are capable missiles but Raytheon's SM-2/3/6 exist in greater numbers and producing them in greater is easy for Raytheon EU would easily run out their own weapons but the US would easily keep them supplied with US made weapons Its not knocking the EU weapons , its just saying by adding US capability , it gives the UK more Example In 2012, the MBDA deliver its 500 Brimstone to RAF In 2012, the US ordered 24,000 Hellfires
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  5188. They should be focusing on perfecting hard kill defenses against torpedo's
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  5189.  @meme4one  The cost of precision is going down and its getting easier and easier to make systems that were once unguided to guided which greatly increases 1 shot accuracy vs the walking rounds on target One the problems with air defense is they do need radar to locate targets at long radar and depends on terrain and radar even AESA still gives off emissions
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  5190.  @bonifacenjuguna7453  oryx has confirmed the losses cope harder
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  5191. Gepard dont have the range Ukraine need to speed up the RIM-7 and Buk project so they can have effective defense again gunships at long range
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  5192.  @tankman66  Hence why Ukraine need to speed up with Buk and RIM-7 project The RIM-7 would give Ukraine the SHORAD it need to stop KA-52 long before they can get in range it also gives them a longer range against Su-35, Su-25 and Su-30s They have been shown able to survive a MANPAD but the RIM-7 90lbs warhead even with proximity fuze will down the target
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  5193. Countering is depends how fast the RIM-7 and Buk takes The KA-52 is taking advantage of Ukraine's gap between MANPAD and SHORAD While Ukraine does not have the SHORAD yet They do have Storm Shadows The smart move would be to locate their Forward operating bases and pound them Storm Shadows The Storm Shadow 1000lbs warhead precisely targeted damage or destroy them on the groundf
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  5194.  @davidrobertsemail  Carrier cant be operationally without its planes There are systems onboard that can only tested when planes are aboard
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  5195. True but for now its needs to pass test to make sure its operationally ready (again)
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  5196. The advantage of its size that its near super carrier level The US LHA/D are mini carriers but no where near super carrier level
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  5197.  @johnallen7807  There UK's problems are easily solvable but its easier said than done
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  5198. The F-35 is the least of the QE class problems If the UK wants the QE class to be a force to be reckoned with, they have a lot of work to do First the QE class lacks organic aerial refueling capability. They have to rely on MRTTs from land bases Secondly their Carrier onboard delivery (COD) is limited to Merlin Third, their AWACS again is limited to CROWNESTs on the Merlin 4th limited EW capabilities Last their F-35s lacks weapons The MV-22 would be able to address both COD and aerial refueling As for the CROWNEST, the MQ-9 Mojave would solve that problem and more The MQ-9 has SeaGuardian kit for ASuW/ASW and SkyGuardian for AWACS plus the UK's only protector kit For EW, they can follow the USMC plan to equip F-35B with NGJ pods allowing the F-35 to add dedicated EW as needed The UK has the SPEAR-3 which is lightweight weapon but they dont have heavy weight hard target weapon like LRASM or JSM If the UK can solve those problems, the QE class will be a force to be reckoned
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  5199.  @AA-xo9uw  And again wrong
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  5200.  @thetruthhurts7675  That very true that CVN need extra time but the big extra for CVN is flexibility Due to constraints of the STOVL , the F-35 is limited on what it can use while on ship The F-35B can use weapons 1000lbs or less on ship with no issue Heavier weapons like 2000lbs GBU, JASSM and LRASM present problems for the F-35B but not for CVN aircraft as the CATOBAR but developing lighter weapons for F-35B is a simply investment The UK chose CATOBAR simply because its considerably cheaper on the ship and aircraft and future tech like EMALS wasnt ready for prime time Ironically the Russian put forth a concept of hybrid carrier with both STOVL and CATOBAR which many be something that UK many consider for their next carrier
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  5201. @jimfrazier8611 Incorrect The whole point of having long range is so the enemy cant surprise you Thats why the USN is trying to get more range out of ships and AWACS
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  5202.  @fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617  That would be wrong While the QE has problems, they are completely fixable The MQ-9 Mojave which the UK is testing is compatible with the regular MQ-9 kits Thats Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) kit aka Seaguardian for ASW/ASuW. There is also AWACS kit in development An MQ-9 with BAMS and AWACS would address those short fall For electronic warfare, there are two options, the first an MQ-20 fitted for STOL with EW kit The other which is more likely is that USMC investment with the Next Generation Jammer program is variant of the pods that can plug and play with the F-35 without any modification besides software updating. As for weapons Again with the UK , its simple investment The USN was working on the JSOW-ER which had 300 mile range with a broach warhead , the USAF is working on the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) , Boeing working the Powered Joint Direct Attack Munition (PJDAM) and Lastly, the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) which already designed for the F-35A and C models The model for the B hasnt been developed yet. Of course, the weapon can only weigh 1000lbs and has to have a multi-role warhead for various target types )there are those options Or the UK can contract a company in UK to develop 300 mile range weapon able to attack both targets on land and sea targets but able to fit in the F-35B weapons bay The QE does have problems but they can be fixed
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  5203. @jimfrazier8611 Thats why you dont put yourself in that situation
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  5204.  @LunaticTheCat  They are sourcing units that have to be built The Aspide and Skyguards exist in the hundreds You can pair those missiles with newer radar and control systems much faster than waiting for units to be built Spain has 200 and they retired most, Italy has 37 units , Kuwait has 320 The 3 of them can easily source 100 units Most importantly, it can be armed with RIM-7 Sea Sparrow or Aspide missiles. As the USN is upgrading from the RIM-7 to RIM-162 ESSM They won't mind handing over a few RIM-7s as it allows them buy more ESSMs The RIM-7 has been successively upgraded by USN for counter missile and aircraft operations People are laser focuses on one asset when there other options out there
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  5205. They need to rethink that and source other systems that can be fielded faster
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  5206. What is the state of Royal Navy land-attack missile capability?-FYI thats the story navy lookout Britain’s warships have gym where land attack missiles should be -that tag line is all over As you clearly cant comprehend
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  5207. its called facts try sometime instead of running off at the mouth
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  5208. its hilarious when dingdongs comment about established facts What is the state of Royal Navy land-attack missile capability?-FYI thats the story navy lookout Britain’s warships have gym where land attack missiles should be -that tag line is all over As you clearly cant comprehend clown
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  5209.  @composimmonite3918  Its hilarious when idiots you comment about established facts What is the state of Royal Navy land-attack missile capability?-FYI thats the story navy lookout Britain’s warships have gym where land attack missiles should be -that tag line is all over As you clearly cant comprehend clown
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  5210. 200 at most is what they need
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  5211. Not only does it make the pilots job easier it makes maintenance a lot easier
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  5212. Ah how the mighty have fallen The so called mighty Russian bear beaten so badly they have to resort to using ICBMs The fact that they used ICBM is testament to the effectiveness of western defenses
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  5213. The problem there is that IR scans across many wavelenghts so any protection would have been able to protect against that it can be done but it depends on how thick and weight
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  5214.  @joeboom0697  The UK's intent is fielding to those groups first, then everyone else The UK's decision is about cost its more cost effective to buy KS-1 in bulk to meet all their needs
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  5215.  @garagenigel  Yes it
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  5216. True but at the end of the day Ukraine needs aircraft more than tanks. Ukraine just got the ATACMS with 190 range able to carry 500lbs warhead Thats going to be a major bane for Russian forces Submunitions are good for materiel and light armor but a 500lbs warhead is excellent for pin point strike against high value targets The Kerch bridge for example
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  5217. Depth gauges are literally one of 3 things that has to work correctly on a sub the others being power and air supply
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  5218. The simple answer is Ukraine its been 4 months and what has Russia actually accomplished very little. They have been constantly changing the narrative of their invasion as their failures mount
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  5219.  @limedickandrew6016  Yep and old systems like the Gepard and Avenger that were bound for the scrap yard are getting a second lease on life as they have been super stars for Ukraine's defenses
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  5220. Apparently a coupling on the shaft broke. By comparison, the QE while off the US lost an engine but that was repaired in 24 hours without a dry dock This is way more serious. How it broke is mystery
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  5221. Its not insane Remember in Soviet Russia, there are only 2 Channels, Channel one with propaganda and other with political commissar asking why are you not watching Channel China has just one channel
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  5222. @@karmakazi101 This isnt disposable either
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  5223. On a scale of 1 to 10, its get a 10 for innovation While the MQ-9 is vulnerable to SAM, this drone has too many potential problems
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  5224.  @stuartjobling9360  The F-16 is at the end
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  5225. @@phillipbanes5484 If the USAF intent was to keep the F-16, they would buy new built F-16 with completely fresh operational life not invest in Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) Again wrong The USAF is SLEP not updating or upgrade, its simple an extension to keep the air frame flyable
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  5226. @@phillipbanes5484 Again you have no idea what you are talking about The USAF is SLEP its F-16 till the F-35 is fully fielded, what part of that do you not understand Due to COVID and project delays, the F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision has been repeatedly delayed and the F-35 production line is not full capacity which means that USAF has keep F-16s around longer than expected. The original FRP was supposed to be in 2018 SInce that didnt happen, the USAF has to extend the F-16 life The program your incorrectly trying to use is the Post Block Integration Team or PoBIT which decided in 2022 If the USAF was truly intent on keep the F-16, they would buy F-16 block 72 not SLEP existing air frame
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  5227. @@phillipbanes5484 Evidently you cant read
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  5228. @@phillipbanes5484 incorrect The F-16 service-life extension program (SLEP) is only their to keep the F-16 operational till the F-35 is fully fielded The USAF only has 234 of 1372 F-35
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  5229.  @frank-ko6de  Right so your claim is that Russian and China are not demanding the most from their 4th gen top fighters cope harder
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  5230.  @frank-ko6de  The Su-35 carries 12 R-77s to the F-16 six AIM-120 Similarly the Chinese J-11 also carries more than the F-16 The USAF is not adding the JATM to the F-16 So again The Su-35s carries 2 R-37s and the Chinese J-11 the PL-15 Secondly the larger F-15E can carry substantial about weapons both defense and offensive as well sensors with little effort The F-16s limits its payload
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  5231.  @Zatvornik  Lay off the potato juice their Ivan The fact that you are missing is that the Ukrainian air force has been sidelined for the bulk of the conflict There is no heavy fighting between them and Russian air force Secondly the pilots that are training are in the West and have been for many months Pilots training in the US, UK and Canada, while maintenance personnel are being trained in Denmark and Romania So your theory has more holes than swiss cheese Lastly no Ukrainian pilot would be that stupid As they would effectively giving Russia a gimme Ukraine has lasted this long but not being stupid
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  5232. They still will The shootdown was against Russian assets not civilian targets big difference
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  5233. @@phillipbanes5484 The F-15 has over 100 kills to zero losses while F-16s has been downed numerous times Secondly the F-15 airframe has far more growth then F-16 The F-15E/EX can carry SNIPER, LEGION and DRAGON EYE pods with minimal impact to its payload whereas the F-16??
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  5234.  @kizzyp2735  Case in point The US and UK started dropping TLAMs and bombs on Yemen
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  5235.  @kizzyp2735  Again this is the US not Russia The US would easily counter mobile launchers One of the problems that US had in Serbia was the F-16CJ , EA-6B and AGM-88s were ill equipped for dealing with mobile units. The newer EA-18G trilaterate targets to very small area and even track signal sources from cell phones The AGM-88G is now a mini cruise missile able to engage moving targets US aircraft have advanced targeting pods that can ID hidden launchers and bunker busters for underground sites RC-135 Rivet Joint track targets by emission Rivet Joint would get the general area the EA-18G would narrow it down Then they would either commit MQ-9s or RQ to examine the area Also remember that the US can easily neutralize Yemen's defense and fly MQ-9s with Hellfire and JDAMs or simple fly RQ-170/180s and let Houthi forces led them back to their hidden site and smoke those sites with cruise missiles or air strikes
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  5236. Its called baby steps They are starting off small The RN has purchase an MQ-9 Mojave for testing The Mojave is STOL and if successful, the Mojave would open up the door for several capabilties that QE lacks
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  5237. Its cost too much to go CATS and TRAPS Maybe with the QE replacement in the distance future but for now , the UK has to make do Ideally they MQ-9B STOL or Mojave fitted with mission kits would address a lot but not all of the QE shortcomings They should look at MQ-20 to see if its possibly for it operate STOL with mission kits
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  5238.  @EnglishScripter  Thats what the Mojave is for
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  5239. They sure cant thatts why they are buying MQ-9 Mojave The Mojave can be armed with up 16 Hellfires Ample firepower for dealing with rubber dinghies
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  5240. Send them the Stryker MGS
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  5241. The Tornado ADV would useful for countering Su-35 and MIG-31 however the F-16 or JAS-39 are still the best option for Ukraine
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  5242. its not optimistic Its design and power limitations The current generation of UK ships cant support multiple units Secondly its called not putting your eggs in one basket 20mm CIWS and Dragon fire is potential combo
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  5243. Nope Send 50 M6 Linebacker model those are Bradleys with 4 tube Stinger missile
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  5244. Actually they not The US can afford to shed a few hundred Ukraine problem is lack of heavy metal but Uncle JDAM will solve that problem
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  5245. Dig in and wait
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  5246. Simple MK-48 to either of China's carriers and thats all she wrote
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  5247. Simple Russian forces are being commanding by people who never served day or flew desk most of their carriers
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  5248. The A400M problems ended up being a gift horse to both the C-17 program and C-130J Its delays sent many customer to the C-17s and C-130Js The RAF is trying to back to its original plan somewhat with just the A400M but key difference is they have C-17s as well The C-130J continues to popular if anyway , pretty sure someone is already looking to take them off the RAF hands
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  5249. The simple fact is yes, 62 lives is not even drop in the bottle compared to other aircraft You wanna guess at how many lives were lost with CH-46, CH-53 and UH-60 that the V-22 replaces
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  5250. its possible Given its massive size, and limited payload its likely has a lot space for fuel
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  5251.  @bobsmith3983  Right because MAWS and RWR dont exist cope harder
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  5252.  @ugvadugvaw  When you attach a new weapons to aircraft, the fire control system has to be updated to recognize the new weapon as well allow the aircraft to program the missile With the MIGs. the missiles are programmed on the ground and the pilots simply release it when they reached the designation coordinates There is no real changes made to MIGs FCS, just enough that they can release it The Storm Shadow, Taurus and SCALP is fire and forget. It has no post-launch retargeting capability WIth western aircraft like the JAS-39, they can reprogram the missile while in the air up to launch So with the JAS-39, you are doing a lot more
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  5253.  @ugvadugvaw  They used a highly abbreviated process to strap those weapons to Russian aircraft The different here is cost
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  5254. If Ukraine the time and numbers that wouldnt matter The JAS-39 is a lightweight powerhouse and Ukraine would do well with it but I think honestly, Ukraine will look for something else Problem one The F-16 can use AGM-88s while JAS-39 cant The AGM-88 is essential for hunting SAMSs, jammer and other EW sites so its must for Ukraine so if SAAB wants to sweeten the deal with Ukraine , they need to work on adding the AGM-88 s Problem two As Sweden is party to Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), they wouldnt be able to add cluster munitions to the JAS-39 Ukraine has uses cluster munitions to great effect. While the Alternative Warhead (AW) which produces 182,000 pre-formed tungsten fragments over area has been some what effective Ukraine has found that standard cluster munitions are far more effective both in anti personnel and anti materiel affects Ukraine used ATACMS with cluster munitions to shred Russian bases. The F-16 can use CBU-87/89/97 cluster munitions while the JAS-39 due to CCM , SAAB cant support or even allow it Lastly, the JAS-39 is only intergrated with KEPD-350 which Germany has refused to Ukraine. So for long range precision strike , its Storm Shadow which Lockheed can add There is the possiblity of JASSM-A Basically With the F-16s , there are very few hurdles with weapons whereas the JAS-39 has alot Honestly, the F-18E/F or Eurofigther Typhoon would be better in the future Ukraine issue with EW and Jamming, I wouldnt buy the EA-18G or Typhoon EK I would follow the Israeli air force path with taking a business jet and making it in to EW platform as well AWACS killing birds with one stone
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  5255.  @yyperi  pretty much
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  5256.  @1chish  The F-35 and QEs are expensive options But remember the Somilia pirates were costing billions till CTF-151 stepped in This is far worst The US needs to bring out the B-52s, B-1, Rivet Joint, R/MQ-4, MQ-9 to the support the USN. The QE is larger than US America class why thats preferred as to can operate a large number of US and UK and France can add some Rafales to USN CVNs
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  5257.  @1chish  The Houthis are not backing down its getting time to take kids gloves off and get down to business
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  5258.  @1chish  Actually you do The same argument applies to the QE class , Spent all that money just for them to sit on the sidelines
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  5259. Ah yes, Russia's typical propaganda after getting their lights punched out by Ukraine Its over a year and where does Russian stand out no where Ukraine is now getting long cruise missiles able to strike at much longer ranges
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  5260.  @alexlanning712  facts
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  5261.  @Orbital_Inclination  He is wholly unqualified for the position point blank Yes strategic command experience is must How much time do you think military commanders had to spent explaining things to Sec Def Austin or Mattis Nada as far former commanders themselves, they required no explanation as 90 of percent of things as being General ,they had the necessary experience What does he know about military strategy nada Case in point, Obama appointed Gates another unqualified person to the Sec Def and they damn near gutted the US military The USAF was left with inadequate number of the F-22s and by the time Congress realize mistake, it was too late When you put wholly unqualified people in key people, it only ends badly. As Austin and Mattis served, they truly understand the needs of Enlisted and Officers through the branches No doctorate in political science is going to make up for that
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  5262.  @eliasziad7864  lets see we are 18 months into it and yet Russia has gotten no where
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  5263.  @jj2jj  as well as BMPT
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  5264.  @eliasziad7864  ] Of course they would Whats Ukraine most advanced tech outside of what the West sent Basically nothing While Russia has lost T-90s. S-400, Su-34s , Su-35s KA-52 and several pieces of its latest hardware in Ukraine Thats pretty humiliating considering how much boasting Russia does
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  5265.  @1chish  They will be operating concurrently but not quote change in orders for the F-35 Let like I said, they making a calculated move
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  5266.  @AA-xo9uw  Spain 2023 budget has replacement aircraft for the AV-8B (Spanish Navy Harriers) and C.15M – 2nd Phase” with € 6.25 billion. The Juan Carlos I is amphibious assault ship so it does not have CATS or TRAPs for CATOBAR or STOBAR The AV-8B has been out production since 2003 and they have already red lined the AV-8B at 2029 So unless they are planning on retiring their Harriers without replacement? which does not sound like Unless they planning on developing FCAS with STOVL capability, The F-35 is only game for them to retain that capability for the Juan Carlos
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  5267.  @pvp64  The UK needs money for the BAE Systems Tempest program and cutting F-35B gives them billions back in their pocket not someone else's Secondly the USMC, Japan, Italy and South Korea has considerable orders plus additional orders from Spain and Singapore which means that F-35B production line will be open for quite a while so if they decide they need more F-35Bs or got back to the 138 option, they can its very calculated and thought out move thats basically a win a win for the UK either way
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  5268. You can't compare to the two The USN is main user of the Super Hornet aside from Australia and Kuwait while the F-35 has over dozen user orders that have to be filled Secondly the F-18E/F has been production longer while F-35 production is still ramping up to full rate
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  5269. The irony there is that they can't improve it unless they deploy and use the system under operational conditions
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  5270. And the USN isn't worried the slightest about overhyped Russian tech
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  5271.  @meme4one  The UK MOD has already signed the contract for 623 Boxers Adding the Skyranger is ink a page and can be faster than it takes UK company to build a similar system
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  5272.  @meme4one  Germany's Sky Ranger is ready and available and also compatible with existing boxers its a win win
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  5273. Better option would be buying Germany Sky ranger
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  5274. Its not huge it simple math. The F-35 completely crushed the 5th gen market for the West. There is literally no point trying to compete with the F-35. The 6th gen is differently from F-35. Specifically, EU countries are aiming for it to be an open market not cornered like the 5th gen so its no surprise that so many countries are banding together Trying to get all benefits with minimal risk but potential billions back
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  5275.  @1chish  No you just like to twist facts SELEX (aka Leonardo) is similar to General Dynamics , a company that covers a wide array of defense programs , Like the GD, they have a hand in defense but not a world leader The F-15EX uses two Advanced Display Core Processor (ADCP) II which can process as high as 87 billion instructions per second of computing throughput Whats under the hood of the Typhoon again, nothing nowhere near that The PIRATE IRST is built into the airframe is its limited both in size and capability The Legion pod has vastly superior resolution and range and already has planned roadmap for increasing both resolution and network centric capabilities The DragonEye's pod which is AESA has allows the F-15EX simultaneously to look in multiple directions. The pod can survey the ground allowing the main radar to maximize its search capability for aerial threats vs allocating T/R modules. In sense it gives the WSO his own radar to use but by all mean continue with the pointless quotes that amount to nothing FYI The Air Force originally asked for funding to buy 33 F-35As in 2023, which was lower than the 48 the service asked for in 2022. Secretary Frank Kendall said the Air Force wanted to use the money freed up by buying fewer F-35s to develop the Next Generation Air Dominance platform, work on a new, advanced engine for the F-35 and more quickly bring on the F-15EX Eagle II Dec 7 Trying quote actual facts not months old garabage The USAF is not walking back on the F-15EX as they need it for the ANG units and if they walk back, it would mean they would have divest precious F-35 and NGAD to ANG which they are not keen on doing From the Sec Def Dec 3 Austin laid out some of the efforts the U.S. military is undertaking to strengthen that deterrence, including that on land, air and at sea.  In the fiscal year 2023 budget, he said, the Defense Department requested more than $56 billion for airpower. That is focused on the F-35 Lightning II, the F-15EX fighter, the B-21 Raider and other systems.
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  5276.  @1chish  The CAPTOR-E sacrifices too much for the sake of being steerable. As SELEX being a world leader, thats abit of a reach Northrop, Raytheon and ELTA are the leaders as far airborne systems, Selex hasn't fielded munch
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  5277.  @1chish  RR has both the F-136 and ADVENT already at their disposal so that massive savings in time and money which just leaves design Japan's experience with AESA tech is another gain for the Tempest radar who is developing there rest of the sensors ? Leonardo S.p.A.,helped with the IRST for the Typhoon but Tempest needs both IRIST and EOTS but like I said, neither has time, they need to move fast. They need to borrow pages from the US play book and get the individual tech rolling separately instead of waiting
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  5278.  @1chish  Meeting member needs is easy but export is potentially more money back in your pocket as well possibly lower unit cost among members There are still many countries with 4th gen inventories that are still looking to upgrade that can't buy F-35 for what ever reason or are still buying 4.5th gen Greece, Qatar, Portugal, Thailand and the UAE are few of them. Taiwan would anger China but also operating an aircraft that close the China is too difficult Same with Ukraine. Turkey may show interest. There is a lot of potential RR was part of the USAF ADaptive Versatile ENgine Technology (or ADVENT) program between 2007-2012 so its very likely they will leverage that tech for the Tempest The ADVENT is designed for power generation for supporting DEW The fact that RR was part of the ADVENT gives them advantage of the Safran and MTU
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  5279.  @1chish  Neither side has the time if they want to the 6th gen market to be open
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  5280.  @1chish  that makes the competition in the EU so much interesting to see France on side and everyone else
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  5281.  @1chish  So you what you are saying to dont include the French
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  5282.  @Clickathon  Its them simply not argeeing to path and sticking to it No it did not at first, however the F-35 righted itself in the end India bailed because the Su-57 failed to meet its deadlines Russia plan was fly by 2008, fully operation by 2010 and market by 2012 with India IOC by 2015 Lets just say , what actually happened and the fact that as of 2022 only 7 production Su-57 exist was reason enough
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  5283.  @Clickathon  The reason why the US dominates is because they don't have the problems the EU does The EU and joint programs have very nasty track record If the EU could learn to lay off the constant bickering, they would easily complete with the US
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  5284. Germany, Spain, Canada, Australia, Korea, Norway, and even Poland will declare an intention to become customers and component manufacturers. Yeah, literally not happening Germany and Spain have already through their hat in with the FCAS program Canada literally wasted so much time with CF-18 replacement ,they literally don't have the time Australia is shifting from EU to US made due to fact its EU equipment has not enjoyed the constant upgrading as US made Korea KAI KF-21 Boramae program is own path to indigenous weapons systems, they are looking to make their own not buy Norway is very much satisfied with its F-35 as well as its support from Lockheed Poland is only country's position is ambiguous however they have expressed interest with the KAI KF-21
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  5285. @Mullah Poster ' Boeing hasn't fallen behind Lockheed has the F-35 while Northrop has the B-21 Boeing the T-7, E-7 , P-8, AH-64, MV-22 and very long list of other programs bringing in cash both new purchases and sustainment The NGAD has already flown and the USN is not expected to commit to the FA/XX till the NGAD moves forward some more The key factor about the F-35 is that the US is committed to it As for leaning on patents Granted the F-22 ALR-94s, F-35 ASQ-239, MADL ,AAQ-37/40 and HMD as well ADVENT engines will likely be 'borrowed", there is still room for them for their own unique tech You have to remember that F-35 needed an incredibly powerful engine for the F-35B Secondly the Eurojet EJ200 has growth option for increased power
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  5286. Its not about building your own, its about offsetting the cost 6th gen aircraft will be very expensive and even countries like Sweden which can build their own is doing partnership vice solo The F-35 crushed the 5th gen market and has put a lot money in the US hands The EU is aiming for the 6th gen to be an open market but going solo is a 10 percent chance given the complexity of the 6th Joint programs gives all the benefits with minimal risk and money back The US , Russian and China honestly dont have to do joint programs as they can easily shoulder the cost but for everyone else the increasing cost and complexity of aircraft make joint program the preferred option
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  5287. The Tempest will replace their Typhoons and F-15Js
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  5288.  @1chish  Russia is not part of Europe its part Eurasia Secondly its called Americas US and Canada in the North Everyone else the South
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  5289.  @1chish  Europe or EU, same difference , I believe you are referrring to European Union but for US its, European union or Europe, dont really see much difference There are two projects in Europe or EU , the FCAS and Tempest SAAB is still fielding JAS-39E/F right now so they wont be buying anything for a while Like I said earlier The F-35 crushed the 5th gen market so the FCAS and Tempest goal is for 6th to be an open market The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) formed with UK, Japan and Italy is interesting development none the less Japan has only committed a handful of the F-35s to replace the F-15J so its interesting to see what happens with GCAP The US has the lead with NGAD as its flown a prototype and entered the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase while FCAS , GCAP , PAK DP trailing The FA/XX hasnt officially kicked off yet
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  5290.  @1chish  Its not the first time, Japan has turned to someone else besides the US, its first time that Japan has embarked on such a massive endeavor outside of Japan Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace Company , Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Japan goal has always been indigenous weapons systems So its interesting to see them get involved with multi national EU project considering the EU track record However you are correct, Germany and France bickering is literally what everyone has come to expects from multi national EU projects
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  5291. So will history repeat itself is the question
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  5292. Joe Soap  'f Americans want to spend billions of taxpayers money to squeeze an extra 5 knots out of your carries suit yourselves"  5 extra knots ? US CVNs have been clocked at over 35 knots  
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  5293. Japan sending 4 carriers across the sea was 1941, this is 2016, warfare and tactics are very different. The QE can travel a long distance , true but its has to limit its speed in order to conserve fuel. Example US CVNs can sustain 30 plus knots for as long as needed which allows them to get around quickly, QEs max out at 25 knots and are limited by fuel reserves. As for your nuke theory, nope. Both the US and UK have top of the line missile defense furthermore, no one what to get into a throw weight with the US. 14 SSBN tends to deter that idea Syria is mainly an air support mission, there are virtually no ground troops there Many ports dont allow carriers ,example in the UK, carriers park at sea and crew ride ferries plus not docking allows for faster departure
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  5294. The LMUR is a capable missile but still very much moot The KA-52 and Mi-28 can only carry 4 missiles max Not very combat effective given the amount of targets that need to be engaged in Ukraine
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  5295.  @lukeallison3713  Lockheed is working a sub launched LRASM
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  5296. They need something in numbers and the HAWK is it
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  5297.  @nosamsemaj9150  Its SOP to carry weapons for self defense in combat zone For as Syrian or Iranian aircraft honestly they are not that stupid
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  5298. @Drew Peacock That would be false Despite their claims, the DF-21/26 and Zircon/Kinzhal require a complex ship detection/targeting, data processing for real time positioning and communication systems external systems as well as onboard guidance. Any one of those being jammed and the missile is paperweight. The DF-21/26 still need real time info to stay on targeting and the jamming is the simply way to blind it. China can't counter USN jamming unless they get close. Can't use satellites as the USN would smoke it with an SM-3 Chinese aircraft don't have the legs to be out that far and if they did, the USN/USAF would eat em alive. Chinese ships would also have to contend with USN subs In theory , the DF-21/26 sounds good against naval targets but in practical no so much The US has no doubt that DF-26 can hit Guam as its fixed location and they can do is build up its defenses but as far the DF-21/26 pulling of the KO against naval targets a lot of doubt. Granted the USN has upgraded its SM-6 to deal with the DF-21/26 to be safe but also realize that China has barely tested the DF series as they fear that testing would give the US the info its needs to accurately target it The TLAM is tried and true and needs no range upgrade The USN next weapon for land attack will be the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) but there are few steps before it get here first the launching unit called the multiple all-up-round canister (MAC) a derivative of Virginia Payload Module (VPM) has to be installed and tested on surface ships The CHGB is too big for the MK-41 or MK-57. The USN is going have balance the MAC with the MK-41/57 or equip ships solely with MACs Since the MAC is designed for heavier weapons, the USN may go the MAC route as it would allow for increases in the SM-series range The TLAM at 3500lbs is heaviest weapon in the Mk-41 system, the SM-3 is next at 3000lbs USN has strangely negated the ASROC for long time. TLAM or LRASM The US has the ARRW in development which can end the DF-21/26 before they launch. Now China in order to protect its DF-series would have move the missile further inland as well as build defense which is more problems for China. Russia's Zircon and Kinzhal has problems preventing it from being effective
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  5299.  @glennridsdale577  "Sea Viper really is markedly superior to AEGIS as currently deployed, and will remain so until the Flight III Burke’s become operational in about 2025. That is why the US Navy likes to include a T45 in their carrier battle groups if it can possibly be managed." False. The Sea Viper has advanced technology but not capability. The Sea Viper has no Cooperative Engagement Capability capability which allows ships and aircraft spotter shooter capability. Nor does it have the battle management or weapon capability of Aegis for other types of warfare. Its use to the USN limited to none as it cant guide weapons As you said, the use of the SM-6 is too expensive but at least the USN has that capability if needed "to buy a fleet of E-2Ds would in itself run into the billions". False 6 -8 planes at most. CATOBAR are expensive but their capabilities cant be matched by STOBAR or VTOL carriers. The Type 45 need a major refit. The USN has planes for the TLAMS to gain anti ship capabilities which adds yet another multi purpose weapon
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  5300.  Dave Klonpenberg @ Diesels are still a threat that USN hasnt dealt with effectively yet
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  5301. @VIPICCB8 Hence why they may wanna consider a 3rd carrier built with CATOBAR for true power projection capabilities
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  5302.  @bobsemple9341  11 months later is not winning Thats Russian forces losing badly
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  5303.  @Rob-vv5yn  Incorrect The backbone of the Ukrainian air force is MIG-29, Su-27 and Su-24 which one, exists in large numbers in friendly hands Getting Ukraine replacement is not hard. Secondly the JDAM does not require the aircraft to be flying fast. Like all weapons has its both as both high and low altitude capability as well as maximum and minimum require speeds. Like everything from Russia, all we have heard is claims not facts about the MiG-31 Russia's Su-57 are attacking from outside as Russian fears them getting shot down
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  5304.  @ericberg2131  Russia isnt winning this
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  5305.  @darreloutland4604  No its reverse engineered from the Iskander
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  5306.  @ericberg2131  Ah yes the typical propaganda what does regions show Russian failure All 3 are deep in the separatist regions Funny they are not knocking on Kyiv door's but Ukrainian forces are knocking on the separatist doors
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  5307.  @wolfmaster0579  Kill chain is what people dont understand
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  5308.  @frankrenda2519  You are very confused Unless Iran's drones do something unsafe towards US ships, they generally don't bother with them As for the S-400, its literally joke compared to the AEGIS, more to point, compared to Western systems
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  5309. Advanced tracking systems able to provide accurate and real time information are far more important than building interceptors
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  5310. What Irony Russian armor getting shredded by TOW
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  5311. Hacking is near impossible however in Ukraine, the ATACMS knitted together systems have proven highly resistant to Electronic warfare while newer system have proven to be highly vulnerable to EW So most likely, there is low tech or will be low tech solution
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  5312. True but once JDAM-ERs with paired with F-16 their accuracy will greatly improve
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  5313.  @Zatvornik  lay off the drugs buddy Shooting Russian aircraft down while still in Russian aircraft is perfectly ok with the US and the West What they dont want is Ukraine launching ATACMS , SCALP/Storm Shadows against targets in Russian Case in point Russia accused Ukraine of hiding weapons in a old vehicle plant however both missiles Russian fired missed and leveled a mall nearby causing massive collateral damage Shooting Russian aircraft has little chance of collateral damage on the ground Lastly, Russian aircraft are attacking Ukraine while still in Russia so again the US and West dont care
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  5314.  @davidhouseman4328  Even with its air wing, the UK carriers are far from being a capable force A few RIM-116 would give the QE class better chances.
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  5315.  @andrewstephenson8243  An exercise and actually war are too very different things Carriers are protected by AN/SLQ-61 Nixie and AN/SLQ-61 counteremeasures Ironically the Gotland is why the USN upgraded the existing AN/SLQ-25 and further developed the AN/SLQ-61 as well developed the Anti-Torpedo Torpedo Defense System (ATTDS), The ATTDS failed to measure up but the drive for hard kill anti torpedo measures hasnt stopped
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  5316.  @davidhouseman4328  He actually has a point. The UK hasnt committed to equipping their F-35s like the US. Right now they are just flying with PAVEWAYs IV which is for up close attacks but the UK still lacks range precision weaponary for its F-35s The US has the JSOW-ER,JSM, GBU-53 and the planned SiAW for their F-35 fleet. The JSOW-ER gives the F-35 long range hard target penetration with anti ship capability.The JSM long range land and sea targets. GBU-53s is short range multi purpose weapon and the SiAW is long range time sensitive strike/SEAD The UK has the SPEAR-3, and Brimstone planned which are light weight weapons like the GBU-53. Right the UK F-35 can defend against attacks from other aircraft but as far sinking ships are long range, not happening Granted a F-35 at 30 feet above the ocean with an internal weapons load can likely get up close enough to ring a ships bell with PAVEAYS but thats a risky tactic
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  5317. Because the USAF is stupid it was clear that KC-135 wasnt cutting but instead of buying the KC-10 in larger numbers well the newer MD-11 they kept the inferior KC-135
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  5318.  @1chish  It does that but it also has pod for specifically for the SEAD role for the Gripen EA: proposed electronic warfare (EW) ‘Growler’ or Electronic Attack variant of the Gripen F. Saab is making their version of the Growler There are somethings that US does play close to vest with
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  5319.  @1chish  That doesnt make much sense I would figure they would try do something on the level of the US Next Generation Jammer pods or Saab Arexis escort jamming pod as far pods go as well try match the EA-18G as Saab is with the its EW variant of the Gripen
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  5320. Its much simpler to apply the Growler package to the Typhoon than buying Hornets
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  5321.  @jimbob100-d3l  All I hear is blah blah blah First The AEA community has been relying on the ALQ-99 TJS for decades,” Lt. Jonathon Parry, NGJ-MB Aeromechanical Project Officer, said in the news release. “Gone are the days of isolated Surface-to-Air Missile systems that operate on a small frequency spectrum and do not integrate into a larger Integrated Air Defense System. Modern adversaries are developing complex emitters that use advanced techniques to defeat legacy jamming. NGJ-MB will provide new capabilities to the fleet to ensure spectrum dominance against current and future threats.” One , dont you feel dumb Second Further development has led to the AGM-88G AARGM-ER, which was contracted for development by the U.S. Navy in January 2018. It marries the AARGM’s warhead, guidance, and control sections in a missile that has revised low-drag tail surfaces, aerodynamic strakes along the side replacing the mid-body wings, and a revised propulsion section for increased fly-out speed and broadly double the range. two look at you clown
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  5322.  @jimbob100-d3l  Its called simple facts The AGM-88G range is 187 miles. The S-400 missiles reach out of 250 miles In order attack the S-400 with a AGM-88G, the launching aircraft needs to be at least 185 miles away The F-35 at best speed covers 65 miles in 3 min 15s The AGM-88G travels at Mach 4 which covers 185 miles in 3 min 30 plus seconds The current ALQ-99s suppressing S-400 is for 7 minutes is extremely difficult hence the need for additional resources such as EC-130s and ADM-141/160s The ALQ-99s were built under the Tactical Jamming System program in the 70s. Even with upgrades, they been having more and more persistent reliability issues, Which is why they need the future Next Generation Jammer Pods and ARRW
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  5323. ***** "No I am not clueless Britain is only buying 48 F35's anyway" no you are clueless Britian has  42 on order with 138 planned the other half of the RAF being 160 Eurofighters with 137 delivered to date. The land basing the F-35 means what exactly? nothing The F-18 is used by 8 countries , only 1 actually uses it on carrier. buying a carrier capable plane and land basing it nothing new been done since the 40s "people underestimate Russian military jet capabilities" there is no underestimating, Russia jets are just crap The MiG-35 has been available on the market since 2007 yet to date only one country outside of Russia brought. India was given the choice of the MiG-35 in the MRCA and they passed in favor of deciding between the Rafale and Eurofighter the Su-30 you mentioned earlier the largest operator is India who builds it under license as the MKI. it has more western  technology than Russia built in it the Chinese MKK model also has more Chinese than Russia tech so countries with the capability to gut the Su-30 waste no time doing it
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  5324. ***** wow you are clueless first even with CATOBAR, the SU-30 would have never been a choice period first look at size Length/Width the F-35B 50/35 Mig-29K 57/34 F-18E/F 60/44 Su-33 69/48 Su-30 72/48 next is size of the carrier The US operates the 100,000 plus CVNs so size of planes is never problem however the Russia carrier Kuzentsov at max is able carry 25 Su-33 due its large size hence the decision to add the MiG-29K and reduce the number of Su-33  the UK QE class is able to carry to 50 F-35s however its similar in size to Russia carrier so adding the Su-30 would cut the carrier's wing size by half or less lastly, is capability the Su-30 is able to carry 8 tons of weapons however it lacks many modern featurs no link 16, targeting pod,  its bombs and missiles are hopeless outdated example the UK uses US JDAM and PAVEWAY IV is dual mode laser/GPS whereas the Russian KAB series is single mode the Su-30s general purpose missile is 690 KG and is able to carry 6 KH-29 whereas the UK uses 48.2 KG brimstone and the F-35B carries up 18
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  5325. Fedaykin24 The F-35B can operate on US CVN however it is not preferred. The decks of US LHA/D are treated for VTOL and be retreated to handle the F-35B http://aviationweek.com/awin/us-navy-details-ship-mods-required-f-35 CVNs decks dont have same treatments. Harriers have landed on CVNS but not conducted sustained operations is what you are missing. the F-35B can operate on those ships but as mentioned, the decks will have to be treated so it can conduct sustained operations. France leaving is why there the carrier version of the Eurofigther never got off the drawing board
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  5326. The UK going to STOVL over CATOBAR saves them money at the cost of capabilities. as far as training, the French make use of US carriers and training centers no reason the UK cant do the say as for STOVL vs CATOBAR CATOBAR always has the advantage.
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  5327. Sorry but for better or worse, the UK needs its Uncle Sam
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  5328.  @YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech  That has nothing to do with the XM7' The first issue was that M855A1 round higher chamber pressure was burning out existing weapons second improvements with body armor raised questions about the 5.56mm ability to penetrate
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  5329. Interesting ideas they have
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  5330.  @lmaoroflcopter  If the UK wants to get the QE class up to the level as the USN CVNs The MQ-9s is the only way to go for their specific issues
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  5331. @@JimCarner The Mojave is designed to everything the MQ-9 but with STOL capabilities
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  5332. @@JimCarner AWACS for the MQ-9
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  5333. @@JimCarner They already exist
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  5334.  @FelixIsMyName  The QE For but not with design has been severally questioned
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  5335. The QE class wont go CATS and Traps , Buying Mojaves with the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) and Skyguardian payloads as well buying MQ-20s with EW payload is far easier than dropping billions retrofit the carriers The QE lack of capabilities is only resolved by the investing or buying assets. Reconfiguring the ships is just not happening Now when it comes time to replace the QE,, EMALS and AAG should have reached the maturity similar to the C-13 steam cats making it viable But for now, its a no go
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  5336.  @1chish  its not a myth EMALS requires a large amount of energy to work Since the UK isnt going nuclear, having time to research will allow ample to refine the technology more For starter, the EMALS is not made by General Dynamics Its made by General Atomics General electric brought Converteam in attempt compete against General Atomics when the UK was still considering EMALS for the QE As you stated , Converteam was working on the UK made EMCATS while General Atomics was offering the US made EMALS So GE purchase was simply power play in case the UK did want electromagnetic catapults for the QE The only thing that General Dynamics does is nuclear propulsion for USN subs Frances next carrier will use electromagnetic catapult, its interesting how or where they get from
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  5337.  @1chish  They can land on a CVN but can't operate for extended operations. Thats only possible one LHA/D as their decks are specially treated for STOVL As for not buying EMALS or EMCATS Thats going to haunt the UK. The UK likely won't go nuclear with their next carrier so they going have engineer one helluva of power supply to support Hence why buying EMALS or EMCATS would allow them ample to time research
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  5338. You have to look at all the cost There is heavy toll on the airframe every CAT and TRAP that they do For the US, its worth the expense The UK not so much As some one already stated, EMALS and the AAG were not mature enough but the UK still should have purchase both and worked on themselves for the possibly of future carrier The UK has full interoperability with the USMC abroad the LHA/Ds , just not the CVNs
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  5339.  @JustmikeTangaiKetasi  Russia isnt fighting many countries their genuis Ukraine with just a handful of weapons from the west has been giving Russia the best
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  5340.  @GunnerRA155  The AW249 has nothing on the Apache but of course crazies want to try and defend what doesnt exist
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  5341. False again Poland made its decision in 2022 for AH-64E for tender. The lie that you are trying sell is for the AW101 not the AW249. Poland has license to built the AW10. Leonardo tried to use that deal to leverage for Poland's Kruk program however they lost , there was never any deal for the AW249 False again for the billionth time Leonardo has no license to build AH-64E. That ended when the Apache MK-1 was retired ,more to the point, no one has a license for AH-64E Quote the UK Ministry of Defence announced a $2.3bn purchase of 50 new AH-64E Version 6 (v6). Rather than entirely new-build aircraft, select airframes from the current AH1 fleet were sent to Boeing’s Apache production line in Mesa, Arizona, to be disassembled and partially re-built. The first two of the new aircraft were delivered via Boeing C-17 Globemaster III to RAF Brize Norton in November 2020 before continuing to Wattisham Flying Station by road. By early 2022, 14 aircraft had arrived in the UK and the type entered service. The remaining 36 are scheduled to be delivered by summer 2024 in time for the retirement of the AH1 Quote the UK will be able to draw on a global supply chain for its new Apache fleet – with all the benefits in terms of availability and economies of scale which that implies – since its AH-64Es will be almost identical to those being flown by the US Army and other international customers. This will enable the British Army to either reduce operational costs for the Apache fleet So again false Lastly ,they are called the British Army not Royal Army and there is no such conversation The AW249 only confirmed orders are 48 for the Italian Army while the AH-64E has over 1400 orders UK has repeated many times that the reason for buying new built AH-64E from the US is to reduce operational cost by increasing commonality false again
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  5342.  @solinvictus1234  False again Poland made its decision in 2022 for AH-64E for tender. The lie that you are trying sell is for the AW101 not the AW249. Poland has license to built the AW10. Leonardo tried to use that deal to leverage for Poland's Kruk program however they lost , there was never any deal for the AW249 False again for the billionth time Leonardo has no license to build AH-64E. That ended when the Apache MK-1 was retired ,more to the point, no one has a license for AH-64E Quote the UK Ministry of Defence announced a $2.3bn purchase of 50 new AH-64E Version 6 (v6). Rather than entirely new-build aircraft, select airframes from the current AH1 fleet were sent to Boeing’s Apache production line in Mesa, Arizona, to be disassembled and partially re-built. The first two of the new aircraft were delivered via Boeing C-17 Globemaster III to RAF Brize Norton in November 2020 before continuing to Wattisham Flying Station by road. By early 2022, 14 aircraft had arrived in the UK and the type entered service. The remaining 36 are scheduled to be delivered by summer 2024 in time for the retirement of the AH1 Quote the UK will be able to draw on a global supply chain for its new Apache fleet – with all the benefits in terms of availability and economies of scale which that implies – since its AH-64Es will be almost identical to those being flown by the US Army and other international customers. This will enable the British Army to either reduce operational costs for the Apache fleet So again false Lastly ,they are called the British Army not Royal Army and there is no such conversation The AW249 only confirmed orders are 48 for the Italian Army while the AH-64E has over 1400 orders UK has repeated many times that the reason for buying new built AH-64E from the US is to reduce operational cost by increasing commonality false again
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  5343.  @solinvictus1234  All false lets recap The UK literally just increased their order from 38 to 50 AH-64E so they are watching nothing. The UK uses the Hellfire, JAGM, Brimstone and Spike NLOS which is already integrated with the AH-64 whereas the AW249 has none of the above so the UK would have to pay that cost. Additionally, the AH-64 uses 30mm on both AH-64E and WAH-64 while the AW249 uses a 20mm cannon which the UK does not use period so again cost. Spain has committed to the MkIII programme for the Tigre Germany is the only one with uncertainty regarding their future. Japan has committed to withdrawing its gunships fleet completely as they see no reason for them Neither Poland, Singapore or Indonesia have any interest All you are hilarious claiming is that customers with recent orders of the AH-64 are going to magically renge orders in favors of the AW249 No is watching or speaking
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  5344.  @solinvictus1234  Yet despite all the claims ,interest in the AW249 is virtually non existent as no one has made a serious order while
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  5345.  @solinvictus1234  Lets recap Which is currently the best selling attack gunship on the market and which is still being developed
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  5346.  @solinvictus1234  False
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  5347.  @thecommentaryking  Cost of the program is creating issues now If they had opted for an aircraft already used by the US military, cost wouldnt be an issue
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  5348.  @thecommentaryking  That purchase made no sense
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  5349. Making a replacement for the Apache is hard nut to crack The USMC AH-1Z has fully glass cockpit as well as newer Helmet mounted sight similar to the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) uses on strike fighters so any replacement would need both The Mast mounted system would need Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS), FLIR and AESA rolled into one system allow for passive tracking without emission Lastly improved range and speed Its a tall order But the airframe would have to go in completely new direction
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  5350.  @wor53lg50  Simple cost
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  5351. American has a lot more than this
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  5352. ​ @ggoddkkiller1342  Its using 20mm cannon which has doesnt have that bad of recoil but yes, the sensor placement is very iffy
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  5353. Agusta-Westland may built the WAH-64 but they did not have access to the Longbow radar. The Lockheed and Northrup handled the integration, programming and sustainment for the WAH-64. Agusta-Westland didnt have a license to build the Longbow from Lockheed and Northrup. Even if an aircraft is license built, there are still items that are not including and have to brought separately. Additional the UK retired all its WAH-64s in favor of new built AH-64E from the US. The data from Leonardo mentions various sensors but not does it explicitly say Longbow nor does it say they were giving a license to build it Stingers and Sidewinders are hilarious moot. The addition of AIMs to gunship was from earlier times when radar coverage was virtually non-existent and there was real possibility of being ambushed by enemy aircraft. Today, that capability isnt even a footnote, Hell the USMC AH-1Z is being worked on by for possible carriage of the AIM-120 The Arrowhead entered service in 2003 and was upgraded in 2016 and again in 2022 receiving another upgrade request from the US Army The Apache can track up 128 targets as well simultaneously engage 16, again wrong Lastly the F-35 capabilities cant be compared to some half made helicopter
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  5354. Oh where was I right Wrong on all counts Agusta-Westland may built the WAH-64 but they did not have access to the Longbow radar. The Lockheed and Northrup handled the integration, programming and sustainment for the WAH-64. Agusta-Westland didnt have a license to build the Longbow from Lockheed and Northrup. Even if an aircraft is license built, there are still items that are not including and have to brought separately. Additional the UK retired all its WAH-64s in favor of new built AH-64E from the US. The data from Leonardo mentions various sensors but not does it explicitly say Longbow nor does it say they were giving a license to build it Stingers and Sidewinders are hilarious moot. The addition of AIMs to gunship was from earlier times when radar coverage was virtually non-existent and there was real possibility of being ambushed by enemy aircraft. Today, that capability isnt even a footnote, Hell the USMC AH-1Z is being worked on by for possible carriage of the AIM-120 The Arrowhead entered service in 2003 and was upgraded in 2016 and again in 2022 receiving another upgrade request from the US Army The Apache can track up 128 targets as well simultaneously engage 16, again wrong Lastly the F-35 capabilities cant be compared to some half made helicopter
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  5355.  @solinvictus1234  Oh where was I right Wrong on all counts Agusta-Westland may built the WAH-64 but they did not have access to the Longbow radar. The Lockheed and Northrup handled the integration, programming and sustainment for the WAH-64. Agusta-Westland didnt have a license to build the Longbow from Lockheed and Northrup. Even if an aircraft is license built, there are still items that are not including and have to brought separately. Additional the UK retired all its WAH-64s in favor of new built AH-64E from the US. The data from Leonardo mentions various sensors but not does it explicitly say Longbow nor does it say they were giving a license to build it Stingers and Sidewinders are hilarious moot. The addition of AIMs to gunship was from earlier times when radar coverage was virtually non-existent and there was real possibility of being ambushed by enemy aircraft. Today, that capability isnt even a footnote, Hell the USMC AH-1Z is being worked on by for possible carriage of the AIM-120 The Arrowhead entered service in 2003 and was upgraded in 2016 and again in 2022 receiving another upgrade request from the US Army The Apache can track up 128 targets as well simultaneously engage 16, again wrong Lastly the F-35 capabilities cant be compared to some half made helicopter
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  5356.  @solinvictus1234  Wrong on all counts
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  5357.  @solinvictus1234  Wrong The AW249 will not have the Longbow nor is it planned to AgustaWestland may built the Apache Mk1 for the UK but they dont have access to that tech any more. UK opted for new built AH-64E from the US and retired its Mk1 fleet this year No where on Eurosatoey does it show case anything about Longbow or AW249. Every image shows a static display with no mast mounted radar or even stub wing Arrohead it's obsolete now- most hilarious thing you said all day. Its called modernization their genius Here a hint The Army fielded Apache Version 6 helicopters to units beginning in 2021. Version 6.5 in development. The Apache outsells the competition principal due to the US Army continued demands for improved capabilities. The Arrowhead program in 2016 received funding for higher-resolution color imaging with longer ranges and a wider field of view and again 2022 You hilarious keep mentioning stingers and sidewinders yet to date, they have never been used in combat by any one on a helo Here's a news flash, no one need Stinger or Sidewinders on their gunships The concept was born back in the day when there was very little radar coverage and the real possibility of gunships being ambushed by enemy fighters so gunships needed something to fight back with however today ,its literally a moot point It can not do what the F-35 does with a half made helment
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  5358.  @solinvictus1234  How about wrong on all counts there buddy The Apache has the long bow radar which neither the A129 or AW249 has. The Longbow allows for short range strike with Hellfire-L, medium range 10 plus miles with JAGM/MR and long range strike over 20 miles with Spike NLOS. Again not found on the either A129 or AW249 The Arrowhead again unique to the Apache gives the pilot and gunner their own EO/IR systems Allow the gunner to focus on target while the pilot sweeps the area for more targets or threats The Apache also has LInk-16 reception for communication with larger assets The AW249 at best is AH-64C but vastly inferior to AH-64E
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  5359.  @joerosa2532  The Apache has the Taliban to thank for alot of its upgrades Hellfire M and N model were specifically designed for operations in Afghan Hellfire R combined M and N capabilities and Hellfire RDX aka Salami Slicer allows for use in Urban areas The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) and several kits for the 70mm hydra again thank you Taliban as cheap but low cost weapon Lastly, several sensor and communication upgrades Arrowhead, Link 16 reception and UAV control All born from operations against the Taliban
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  5360.  @solinvictus1234  Again The Hellfire isnt listed on it or the prior A129 Just because the the Italian Air force has, doesnt mean , the Italian Army will use it
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  5361.  @solinvictus1234  Again wrong Helllfires and JAGMs missiles that Apache are heavier than the Spike the AW-249 carries So even if the AW-239 carries 16 missiles which it doesnt, the missile it uses are still consider lightly Wrong The AW-249 does not carry the Sidewinder nor does it carry the Hellfire The Hellfire is used by the Italian air force not the Italian army
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  5362.  @solinvictus1234  Again wrong maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) is how much the aircraft can take off with The Apache's MTOW is literally 4700lbs heavier than AW249 yet you claim the carries heavier loads so again ,your math does not add up The Apache can carry up to 1200 rounds of 30mm rounds while the earlier A129 carries 500 of 20mm rounds 30mm rounds on average weight over 14 ounces per round while 20mm 3-4 ounces per round A full load of 30mmm rounds for the Apache is half a ton. Even of the AW249 carried 1200 20mm rounds, the weight is barely 300lbs AW249 carries the Spike missile. The A129 carries the SPIKE-ER which only weighs 75lbs while the Apache Hellfire and newer JAGM both weight 108lbs Even if the AW249 carried 16 missiles which doesnt , the weight is barely 1200lbs whereas the Apache with full load of Hellfire is near 1 ton So again wrong
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  5363.  @solinvictus1234  Its by no means better The Apache can carry up to 16 ATGMs, the AW249 only carries 8 at most The Apache has long bow radar for fire and forget, the AW249 has no radar
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  5364. @@JimCarner Lay off the drug there buddy Ukraine has been destroying S-300 ,S-400 and other sites using a combination of drones, artillery and missile strikes The attacks against the Black Sea HQ, ships and base were possible as Ukraine had knocked out the S-400 site in Crimea leaving them wit only SHORAD
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  5365. @@JimCarner Again who said anything about engage the site with HARMs
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  5366. @@JimCarner That why I said with western aircraft in the mix Ground forces can switch to engaging those sites Pzh-2000 and Archer can easily drop MRSI on S-300 and S-400 sites or Ukraine can take a page from the US playbook and send in special forces ahead of time and strike sites while the F-16 simultaneously approach
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  5367.  @garyddlewis3067  Trying to train personnel and field all those assets will take considerable time when Ukraine doesnt have By using the F-16s and striking vital areas, Ukraine can buy the time it needs Strike airfields, ships at sea, bridges and major bases in the separate regions as well as counter air missiles against aircraft. Ideally one massive combined arms strike that would bring things to a screehing halt
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  5368. No , Ukraine needs to keep it simple F-16s , yes, Mirage maybe but rest no Apaches no , UH-60 with DAP as well SH-60 yes UH-60s gives Ukraine transport capable, UH-60 DAP gives Ukraine attack capable and SH-60 will make life miserable for the remaining kilo subs Ukraine needs C-130s as well light aircraft like Sherpa and Spartans that can carry loads back and forth from the front lines Ukraine also adapt C-130s for tankers. The F-16s has the CART CFT which allows to use the drogue instead of boom lastly the F-16s and possible mirage need laser guided bombs , anti ship missiles but most importantly modern radars with the aircraft Ukraine was able to down an A-50 by placing a sam site in position An F-16 at low level being guided by ground forces would able to approach ,execute a pop up and fire The key difference is that Il-22 that escaped would have been shot down with western aircraft in the mix Ukrainian ground can switch to hunting SAM and EW sites
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  5369.  @Aamirmhmd99  1.24 billion per battery
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  5370.  @Cav-z1y  Yeah thats not going to happen with the UK its about the same odds of them adopting the existing SM-6 and AIM-174
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  5371.  @Cav-z1y  With what missile
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  5372. THAAD isnt rated against ICBM or SLBMs Only MRMB on down The only missile capable of ICBM intercept is the SM-3 as it can intercept ICBM or SLBM before it has a chance to MIRV Hence why Russia and China protest the US deployment of it near them because in the theoretical exchange, their studies have shown that SM-3 can intercept missiles even in boost phase
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  5373.  @Roar1987  THAAD isnt rated against ICBM or SLBMs Only MRMB on down The only missile capable of ICBM intercept is the SM-3 as it can intercept ICBM or SLBM before it has a chance to MIRV Hence why Russia and China protest the US deployment of it near them because in the theoretical exchange, their studies have shown that SM-3 can intercept missiles even in boost phase
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  5374. yes 7 but each one is battery equipped with 6 launchers which 42 launchers total You also have to realize that the SM-2, SM-3 and SM-6 in Red Sea have proven that they were worth the investment So sending the THAAD would open the possibility of the US going beyond the planned 8 batteries. Also Iran is less likely to fire as they dont want to give the US any excuse to strike or support Israel striking Iran
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  5375.  Astuteous Maximus  Superior to the F-15 Nope. First the F-15 is equipped AESA whereas only Eurofighter CAPTOR E built but no one uses it. Secondly the EF uses a built in IRST whereas the F-15 has the legion/Talon HATE pods which IRST plus additional technology. Third the F-15EX which is based on the F-15E frame carry 22 missiles plus newer technology than Eurofighter. Since they are using the F-15E larger frame, there are endless options
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  5376.  @blackdification  Either way, Russia capturing the Leopard 2 is still moot
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  5377.  @ReallyFarFarAway  Germany is pledged them
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  5378. Its just mind boggling that Russia's bright idea is sending in a vehicle with less armor and protection than tank in a ATGM rich environment ???
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  5379. In a nutshell more scrap
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  5380.  @ash1kh  Russia's quote Peresvet laser system range is designed against satellites not drones moron I surprised no one has mentioned curvature of the earth firing from land, it can only aim at targets in its line of sight which is 3 miles or targets in space its reason why laser weapons have limited use physical shells travel in arcs which is why are able to hit targets over 20 miles away They fly over the curvature of the earth, Lasers can't do that
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  5381. @ronaldson martin Right after 3 months no one is buying the Russian BS
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  5382. They need to send more these units
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  5383. The Abrams gas turbine is why they should keep it simple and give Ukraine 1 tank type Leopard 2s and nothing else
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  5384. Honestly, what they should be doing is keep it simple Give the Ukrainian forces one type tank, preferably the Leopard 2. That greatly simplifies everything Instead having maintenance, logistics and training for Challenger 2, Leclerc, Abrams and Leopard 2 Just having 1 tank type makes things simplier There are a lot of EU countries with Leopard 2 in storage What the West should do is buy those tanks in storage. Germany would simply have speed up getting them refurbished. The US has 3000 M1A1 in storage but sea lift ships can only carry 58 tanks it makes no sense for the US to pull tanks when the EU has plenty to spare and get be ready considerably faster than the M1A1
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  5385. Iran loitering drones are a literally joke
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  5386. Whatever you call them, they are still a joke Western Counter-UAS can easily deal with them A few have been downed. Once the Ukraine gets the tech from the downed ones to West West can provide Ukraine with a more exact and effective solution
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  5387.  @user-sc9oy1kz8g  Russia capable, now thats hilarious The last year plus has shown Russia anything but capable Here are 3 facts The T-90 claimed to be best protected tank in the world yet Javelin missiles are destroying them whole sale, The KA-52 claimed be superior to Apache yet KA-52 performance nearly 40 aircraft destroyed has been abysmal. FYI KA-52 losses are nearly more than Apache losses in the Gulf War, Iraq war and Afghan combined. The so called Su-34 hell duck/flying tank, 21 losses and counting All of Russia's latest tech including are taking a beating in Ukraine Thats not capable thats called getting ur ass handed to you A capable force would have crushed Kyiv and attacked Western Ukraine cut them off completely from the West Instead, Russia left that door open and year later things have gone from bad to worst The Kinzhal is 0 and 7 against the US made Patriot Now Ukraine has Storm Shadow cruise missiles. They have asked Germany for KEDP-350s and US has stated that ATACMS is still very much on the table
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  5388. True that you can shield a target but that only delays not stops CHAMP didnt work , okay follow up with missile with an actual warhead so how much time are you really buying
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  5389. Crimea doesnt need to fall Ukraine simply need to destroy Russian assets in Crimea bases , airfields and ships yards and deny Russia its support for the South and Black Sea
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  5390. Its about to change owners
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  5391. Between never and never
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  5392. The irony is that Ukraine doesnt tanks, what need is aircraft with skilled pilots able to put steel on target If Ukraine could do Mercenary air force with former pilots who flew F-16s,JAS-39 and Mirages They could carry more effective strike against Russian forces What Biden needs to do is gift Ukraine 250 JASSM-A and 250 JASSM-B The USAF still has stocks that were made in the late 90s and early which are the older Lot 6 on down No need to give any of latest lot 19 models
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  5393. Considering that Russia has broken out T-62 on down as well T-72 thats actually not a stretch
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  5394.  @Louis-ej1lx  How about no The QE reached 32 knots whereas Ford can sustain 30 knots indefinitely. The QE would be out of a fuel in a matter of hours trying to sustain 32 knots As for issues, that would be the QE The Ford has F-35/F-18-Fighter/Strike, EA-18G-EW .C-2/CMV-22-COD. F-18/MQ-25-Tanker, E-2D-AWACS and MH-60-ASW The QE has F-35-Fighter/Strike, Merlin for ASW and Merlin Crownest for AWACS The QE class no onboard aerial tankers, or EW and Crownest is already being shown the door The USN has already committed to the LRASM ,for its F-35 whereas the UK F-35 ? The F-18s can carry JASSMs whereas UK F-35s The UK F-35s are operational but with very limited weapons compared to what Fords are carrying for their aircraft Secondly the Fords are built with EMALS and AAG whereas the QE ? And no the QE will not get because it requires massive changes to the ship The QE has only CIWS for defenses while the Ford has ESSM and RAM And thats just the tip of short comings with the QE
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  5395. No, they sent it a on mission and things went pear shaped
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  5396. Russia is thousands of square miles yet they decide to test a drone a stones throw away from Ukraine ??
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  5397. Russia is thousands of square miles yet they decide to test a drone a stones throw away from Ukraine ?? yeah not buying
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  5398.  @real_lostinthefogofwar  Russia is thousands of square miles yet they decide to test a drone a stones throw away from Ukraine ?? yeah not buying
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  5399.  @paulwalker427  Right, Ukraine has so wreckage as well recovered an intact bomb from the so called test flight The video shows the left wing relatively intact and recovery of the bombs means that likely more was intact a literally intel bonanza for the west , worst if any of the comms systems were intact the only cope is Russia trying to down play things
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  5400. The West has held on the to vain hope of making Putin see the light and withdraw by pulling restriction on weapons use
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  5401. Ukraine needs the JASSM The JASSM can be quickly integrated to the F-16 whereas the Taurus would need extra time but most important reason is that Germany's stock is 600 missiles while the US stock of JASSMs in the thousands. Ukraine could easily get 250 JASSM-A , 250 JASSM-ERs as both circa late 90s to early 2000bs but most importantly the US can 200 AGM-84 air launched Harpoons, All 3 can be easily integrated the F-16 in short order The JASSM-ER would give Putin a stroke as it can be launched from over 500 miles away which allows Ukraine to hold Moscow at risk with ease
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  5402. Armor's weight needs to go down if it wants to be survivable for future warfare
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  5403. It remains to be seen is the 6th gen
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  5404.  @Arthur54321  True they are learning but they have betrayed so much thats its moot The fact the Ukraine has been able effectively attack S-400s sites one of the biggest fails for Russia The S-400 was the one SAM that Russia was counting on to keep US forces at arms length With what the US has learned from Ukraine's attacks, the US can now easily defeat it
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  5405. Ukraine has been a massive gift to NATO and nightmare for Russia Russia's conventionally capabilities are barely working
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  5406.  @TheMVCoho  Why Ukraine has been gift horse for the US tactically, strategically and financially Russia's weapon against the US was EW against GPS and communications thanks to Ukraine, most of that has been revealed The KA-52 and LMUR showed that MANPADS will be ineffective as SHORAD NASAMS, Patriot and IRIS-T are all network centric The US is getting real time data from every Russian missile , drone and aircraft attack But most important, the Ukraine has sent the US very valuable captured Russian equipment
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  5407. @spec Russia is bark and no bite at this point
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  5408. The problem here is that Ukraine is not facing a capable force USN MH-60s would be sink these drones Russian's KA-27s mounts its 30mm cannon similar to the KA-50, fixed on the side so they have strife that target whereas USN MH-60 mounts 50 cal on flexible mounts allow the crew to far easier, Additional they laser guided Hellfire and APKWS whereas the KA-27 does not Because of the attack on USS Cole with a small boat, All USN ships have Mk-38 which 25mm cannon on remote mounts with EOTS /FLIR The LCS 57mm cannon has Mk 295 Mod 1 Ordnance for Rapid Kill of Attack Craft (ORKA) The ships in the Black Sea Fleet are literally sitting ducks Now if Ukraine was a little smarter, they would mod torpedo for surface attacks and make them launchable from MAGURA V5 A torpedo with 500lbs warhead hitting the waterline of ship is just as lethal as anti ship missile but most important it allows the V5 to be reused again and again
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  5409.  @davidhouseman4328  Exactly why they dont compare with CVNs
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  5410. You have to understand the difference The USN can afford build CVN and LHAs while the UK can not The QE class is similar to the LHA class not the CVN Both the QE and LHA are designed to operate both F-35 and helicopter primarily while the CVN is designed to basically be a floating fortress with an air field
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  5411. that's a bit of a stretch While it's true that CVNs have more airpower than most countries air forces, the UK isn't one of them
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  5412. The USN has hundreds of the F-18E/F as they are the main user so its easy for them to get planes The F-35 is has dozens of users and getting planes is still very much a chore right now till Lockheed gets FRP approval
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  5413. The Gripen is the perfect choice but the F-16 is only the feasible choice SWAF only as has 100 Gripens where the US has over 1200 F-16s
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  5414.  @mwtrolle  BTW, as for the Israeli EW pods, Israel has blocked their weapons from getting sent to Ukraine BTW, you can't read SMH The additional benefit of the CFT has Israeli has done is EW Israel has added in additional EW in the empty spaces on the CFTs which Ukraine can take advantage off The block 52 also supports EW as Israel has shown" Pretty I sure I never said that the EW would come from Israel, only the fact that Ukraine can take advantage of using CFT to add EW Novorossiysk is not included in that. The Black Sea Fleet is located in Sevastopol and Novorossiysk which are legitimate targets What the US does not want, is deep incursions or them making a play at Moscow which is just 469 away A small number of Gripen wouldn't change anything Before you can operate a hundred of F-16's you need to train pilots and mechanics for those planes Considering that Poland and Romania operate the F-16, what is the issue again ?
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  5415.  @phlogistonphlyte  Gripen despite being the perfect plane for the job low procurement numbers is the problem Now in the aftermath, I would recommend the Ukrainian air force to buy the Gripen E/F Right now what needed is the F-16C/D Block 50/52 Plus and UPAZ-1A buddy refueling pod F-16s with AIM-9M/R and AIM-120C-5 gives Ukrainian decent WVR and BVR capability AGM-84 block II plus can strike both land and sea targets 77 to 120 miles away AGM-65 and GBU-12/16 plus the gun is all the weapons the Ukrainian air force needs There is enough older models in the US inventory that would prevent Russia from gleaming anything The block 52 supports Conformal Aerial Refueling Tank System (CARTS) which allows the F-16 to use drogue instead of boom The UPAZ-1A buddy refueling pod fitted the MIG-29s allow them to act as mission tankers Why this is important The Black sea fleet is Novorossiysk which 700 miles round trip. F-16s with CARTS and MiG-29s as mission tankers would be able to strike Novorossiysk with ease As well all targets in Crimea The block 52 also supports EW as Israel has shown If West stops dragging and commits to F-16,, they could have it operational in 4 months
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  5416. The Gripen is the perfect choice but the F-16 is only the feasible choice Ukraine needs an aircraft that can be quickly replace and the shear number of F-16s makes that very easy to do
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  5417.  @soulsphere9242  In order to be of use, they would need to strike the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol and Novorossiysk. Both bases would need to completely destroyed The benefit of having a large number of F-16s You can load a few for SEAD to knock out defenses, and load the rest with AGM-65 each, GBU-12/10 Depending on the number of targets, you could commit 12 planes to each target and have 12 more act as decoys to keep Russian forces busy 36 plans total Remember, you need to destroy ships, ports, fuel and weapon storage as well as support facilities Strike both is the option as they can' reinforce the other
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  5418.  @AndyWoohoo666  The Gripen is simple not feasible As for the US looking at the Gripen, incorrect Pilot training for the USAF is done in the T-38 which is over 60 years old. The USN and USMC use the BAE systems Hawk as aircraft carrier-capable trainer. The USAF released tender called T-X program for its replacement The Gripen was not part of that Tender ,however Saab did team with Boeing to build a completely new aircraft Now the UK is planning on retire its Hawks and as the Empire Test Pilots' School uses a Gripen D for training, they may be leaning in that direction but logistics, cost, support machine etc is killing the USAF, not likely as the USAF is drawing down its F-16s in favor of the F-35 20 Gripen is useless You have to factor in combat losses, accidents , down time and coverage and 20 is literally a joke They would burn through those airframes a matter of weeks Next is availability of weapons The Gripen isn't rated for the Harpoon but the F-16. The problem with KEPD-350 is severally limited stock. The Harpoon is in the thousands whereas the KEPD-350 is barely 900 The Gripen E is integrated with newer weapons whereas the more numbers Gripen C is not Specifically the Gripen E improvement allow to carry the heavier 1000lbs and 2000lbs GBU while the Gripen C limited to 500lbs GBU Hence why the F-16 is the only real option
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  5419. The Gripen would be perfect but its not feasible. The F-16 is only real option The F-16 is feasible as the USAF alone has 1200 F-16s. They could earmark 200 F-16s for Ukraine Factoring in combat losses, the possibility of accidents and aircraft down time, 200 F-16s could easily meet Ukraine needs. Even if all 200 were destroyed, the F-16 total example built is over 4500 planes. The F-16 checks all the boxes There are only 271 Gripens Ukraine realistically needs at least 100 planes Besides combat losses, the possibility of accidents and aircraft down time, there are also other factors You need combat air patrol airborne 24x7 You need aircraft able to perform time sensitive strike at any point on the front to support ground forces You need aircraft continuously striking Russian bases in Crimea as well Black Sea HQ in Novorossiysk You need aircraft striking targets in the separatist regions Lastly , you need to able to fight Russian forces head on in the air Thats a lot of planes but checking all those boxes prevents Russian forces from striking with impunity Ukraine problem is hypersonic weapons but they are ways to minimize its effects
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  5420. The Gripen is the perfect choice but the F-16 is only the feasible choice
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  5421.  @guyb7995  Considering Ukraine situation they need airframes with a lot of hours
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  5422.  @guyb7995  Its not numbers its sourcing flyable air frames is the problem
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  5423. The problem with the F-18 is numbers There were a 1480 F-18A-D built while there over 4500 F-16s models The USAF allow operates 1200 F-16s out of 2300 in inventory The USAF could provide 200 F-16s considerably faster than 200 F-18 The USN sent all theirs to bone yard. The USMC already stripped those of useful parts Canada has been doing the same for its CF-18s The only operator with enough is the USMC or Austrailia's left over Simple put, sourcing the F-18 is problematic The other factor is that Poland , and Romania which borders Ukraine uses the F-16s More countries in the EU use the F-16 ,so getting Ukraine pilots training is extreme easy and dont have to travel far There no doubt that F-18 ruggedness is better than the F-16 but its simple not feasible
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  5424. The Gripen is the perfect choice but the F-16 is only the feasible choice The F-18 is not an option The F-16s in USAF service have far more upgrades but most importantly more available flight hours than the F-18
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  5425. The UK hasnt made a final decision on how many F-35Bs it will buy Its between 74 to 138 48 are confirmed ordered but they are still working out what the final order will be I believe the issue is that the F-35 is on Block 4, the APG-85 has been announced , F-35 enhanced performance engine (EPE) package and Adaptive Versatile Engine replacement for the F135 If the UK waits a little, they can get all that included with their next F-35 order vice trying to retrofit it to their existing F-35 and get a more advanced F-35 model If they buy now, just like Typhoon, they will have to commit to upgrade program Its kinda of a weird balancing act right now
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  5426.  @admiralmallard7500  More like 1000 to 1 odds But those odds are steadying dropping I get what they are trying to do with shifting the Tempest to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and getting more and more countries onboard Trying recreate the US success with the F-35 program but the US at this point already the X-35 and X-32 under construction GCAP is still ???
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  5427.  @admiralmallard7500  There is no lack of demand, its just given way to money Airbus's smartest move was adding the boom to the MRTT A330 Most of the F-35A users had the earlier MRTT 310 without the boom and has been brought the need A330 Since it already has boom., no need to mod the F-35 Lastly, its not empty space The construction of the F-35 shows that entire cockpit and front section are one pieces its literally changing out that module
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  5428. Oh life is going to suck for the Russian forces
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  5429.  @graveperil2169  If Dust off cant do it, then its tasked to regular units UH-60 units typical have at least 12 aircraft and depending on the location there may be as many as 3 units Lack of assets will never be problem Like I said, its high threat, then Dust off wont do it
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  5430.  @graveperil2169  Generally if its high threat, then Dust off wont do it, the medics will go in regular gunship with their kits and try to stabilize the person as best they can
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  5431. Hence why thats idiotic idea A person's vitals could change instant
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  5432. Its long overdue but strange only 148 out of 227 tanks
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  5433.  @terryatkinson7255  The problem with 130mm and 140mm is developing ammunition You have 120mm HESH, WP, Canister and other rounds which are usable in a lot of situations Increasing to 130mm would limit its use as its too powerful
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  5434. Well you can keep that hope alive. They tested it on C2 hull which means that they can swap turret if need and go 130mm
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  5435.  @andrewwmacfadyen6958  The biggest factor is what the F-16s will be carrying if the F-16s are equipped with AGM-65s, PAVEWAYS, Harpoon as well Storm Shadow or even better JASSM-A , it will be game over for Russia its been confirmed that AIM-9s and AIM-120s will be given to Ukraine which covers counter air operations but Ukraine still needs long range precision strike capability for both land and sea targets The Harpoon will allow for effective strikes against the remaining Black Sea ships and cruise missile strikes on land targets is a must
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  5436.  @andrewwmacfadyen6958  Its meant to keep Russia at bay till F-16s are fielded
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  5437.  @gambanteinodal1246  Bribery is not as rampant as it use to be
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  5438.  @medic7698  When you dial back the clock you will see the UK tendency to do that With the Tornado The AI.24 Foxhunter was massive overbudget and delay but UK stuck with it instead of buying a US made system
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  5439.  @memunist5765  That is the UKs ultimate flaw Instead going with the proven LM-2500 They opted for the WR-21 as it was locally built
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  5440. Considering the propaganda and intel victory for West if one goes down in Ukraine yeah, they wont take the risk yet Russia will use it against the Patriot just for propaganda
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  5441.  danLTa1  That highlights another reality During WW2, the UK life line was material from the US In potential conflict with Russia, the UK industrial manufacturing capability would be targeted so a supply line from the US would be vital
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  5442.  @Brae2468  Now the smart play which they wont do is the Foxhound The UK is currently looking at the buying 2700 US JTLV The smart would be for them to adopt the Foxhound to meet the requirements set for the JTLV so instead buying the JTLV from the US, they buy a UK made variant made in the UK of it The US did the same thing with the MRAP and JTLV They adopted the MRAP to meet the JTLV requirements Again the smart play which should be sounding off in someone's head in the UK is why can the Foxhound do the same
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  5443.  @Brae2468  Money is the factor and they dont wanna to spend anymore
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  5444.  @Brae2468  Those failed concepts cost billions
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  5445.  @Brae2468  The UK tried that before and paid dearly The Type-45 was offered both the MK-41 VLS as well the proven LM-2500 which were simple ,easy and available Note that after that nightmare , the Type-26 uses the MK-41 VLS as well as the proven MT-30 Dont why the MT-30 wasnt offered back then but point the UK tried "other" solution and that didnt work How long was the Challenger 2 held up before they finally bit the bullet and team up with Rheinmetall
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  5446.  @olivere5497  Doesnt exist
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  5447. Nope, Russia's usage just makes it seem that way
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  5448.  @Internetbutthurt  It shows that you know literally nothing Shipunov 2A42 30mm cannon which is used Russia BMPs, IFV and AFV effective range 1.2 miles and maxes out at 2.4. The Javelin range is 2.9 Russia ability to counter fire depends solely on the cannons which lack range Even the BMP-3 2A70 100 mm cannon maxes at 2.4 miles using anti-personnel munitions The simple fact is that most of the munitions that Russia forces that out range the Javelin are not optimized for anti personnel The Ukraine forces know this as they operate the same Russia equipment and they are opting for hit and run not direct engagement The Kurganets-25 , Bumerang, T-15 and BMPT "Terminator are unique to Russia but everything else is not BMP series, BTRs and BMDs both in Russian and Ukraine hands The Russia forces scout but Ukraine forces are also being supplied intel on Russia movements by the West is what you are forgetting
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  5449.  @Internetbutthurt  Russians are operating far too low to ensure accuracy and not hit civilians.-False Everything they brushed off is coming back to haunt ATGMs arent having a big impact-Also false In the middle east, insurgents and talbian had to use IEDs which were hit or miss Ukraines forces with ATGM can accurately target That allow to them to precise target key pieces of equipment what they are smartly doing is knocking out Tunguskas and Panstsr with ATGMs which allows their drones to get over heard The limited payload of the drones is limiting their effectiveness
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  5450. Iran will strike back as well Israel its a safe bet that it will be open war however its a war Iran cant win
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  5451. Sorry snowflake but there is nothing Trump can do about anything as he wont be in office till Jan 20 So all Biden needs to do is make sure that Ukraine get everything they need so Putin wont be in position to make demands
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  5452.  @rhysfirth3506  According to the order request, they do what the UH-60M which is the newest model
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  5453. Hamas give Israel bloodshed and Israel giving them total annihilation The best thing that the US can do is support Israel with MQ-9s, RQ-4, E-8 JSTARS and EA-18G Precision strikes in urban areas is bread and butter for MQ-9s RQ-4 and E-8 JSTARS for 24/7 intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition, The EA-18G can greatly affect Hamas ability to communicate as well triangulate their positions Uncle TLAM is always a good option as well
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  5454. Its great deal because Australian military already uses the UH-60 and SH-60 which uses the GE-T700 engine. The AH-64 also uses the GE-T700 which translates into savings for the Australian military.
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  5455. No, the plenty to be served as he has to answer for his crimes
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  5456.  @kwokfanfan3606  Likely
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  5457. While the shooter location was that exposed, Trump SS detail doesnt have all the bells and whistles like POTUS
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  5458. There is no risk Biden will supply Ukraine with everything he can so that Putin's position to make demands will be severely limited once trumpard is office
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  5459. There is no risk Biden will supply Ukraine with everything he can so that Putin's position to make demands will be severely limited
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  5460. How to heck did that miss that
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  5461.  @ddoumeche  And your point would be ? Hell the Apache was in Iraq in 2003 again while the Tigre again was no where to be found
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  5462. The thing is that Apache and Tigre had the same amount of problems, the difference is that Apache main user is the US Army which had the money and resources to resolve the Apaches problems. The Tigre users did not. By the time the Tigre problems had been fixed. the Apache D was operational with the E model in the works. If the Tigre had gotten the same money and resources as the Apache, it would be an excellent helo but since it was strapped for cash , its potential will never be realized
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  5463. @ @SJlight-jp1uy  False. The map clearly shows the drone in international airspace, secondly the UN and rest of the world recognize the 12 mile limit. Rogue nations like the Iran claim 21 miles which is the range the drone was downed at. Iran downed the drone because the US has been showing footage of IRGC. The footage clearly shows that IRGC is behind the attacks so downing the drone is attempt to prevent the US from catching them red handed again. Hell the IRGC had to correct themselves several times as they tried to get their bullshit story straight
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  5464.  @kordvaramini5969  The Persian gulf is international waters, any country can be there
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  5465. The drone was flying over international waters monitoring the waterways which is not illegal. Iran shot it down because the US showed the footage from its drones getting the IRGC red handed
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  5466. Iran is asking for the US to kick their behinds
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  5467. That would be false, the drone was in the international waters, not over Iran , The drone was shot by Hormozgan which is coastal area right by the straits not over Iran
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  5468. NATO is still aiding by the measured response rule for now
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  5469. Yes by all means, give the West reasons to stop holding back
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  5470. blah blah
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  5471. Hello pot kettle
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  5472. What Russia is doing is digging itself into hole Hes quote harsher actions is going cause the West to switch from holding back to all out warfare
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  5473.  @syncopatedfeb4770  And when has Iran proved that NEVER dumbass
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  5474.  @syncopatedfeb4770  Israel has nukes Iran does not Israel both air and sea delivery for long range strike Iran does not
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  5475. Its called operation biting off more than you can chew
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  5476.  @KazeHorse  20 years and trillions for US Russian is 8 months and trillions again no comparison Again the US did not lose afghan Did the Tailbian inflict considerable losses on the US, nope. The worst the Talbian did was the 2012 Camp Bastion raid costing the US 6 AV-8Bs for total of 100 mil The loss of Moskava alone was 750 million Unlike the Moskava, the US replaced its losses in matter of hours But please continue with copium that US lost Lost means that they were driven or forced out. Again once the US killed Bin laden , staying became moot As unwinnable For 20 years, the US kept the Talbian virtually on lock down with very few successful attack by the Talbian
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  5477.  @KazeHorse  Yeah no The Afghanistan was lasted 20 years We are 8 months in Ukraine In 20 years, only 1 US general was killed while Russia in the 8 months has lost close to dozen In 20 years, the US lost 34 aircraft to enemy action while 8 months ,Russia has close to 150 In 20 years, Taliban never pushed the US forces back or gained ground, yet Ukraine counteroffensive has done exactly The US did not lose Afghanistan, once Bin Laden was killed, staying there become a moot point The last 7 months have shown how woefully ill equipped the Russian military is
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  5478.  @KazeHorse  The last 7 months say otherwise
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  5479. @Drew Peacock Shooting at 2500 miles is more advantage for the USN than China. Even if it does travel faster, time is still on the USN side At Mach 20, or 13,050 miles per hour , its still 12 minutes roughly. The DF-series is only a real threat at closer ranges like 700 miles on down The SM-3 and SM-6 are both expensive 19 mil for the SM-3 and 5 for the SM-6 however CVNs are billions each. 6-9 bill for CVN-68 class and 10 plus for CVN-78s class The planned buy for SM-6 is 1800 missiles at a cost of 6.5 billion and 300 plus for the SM-3. The USN plans to replace the existing SM2 with SM-6. The wrinkle is that USN has been successively upgrading the SM-6 which is making it more capable but also more expensive. Same with SM-3, its been successively to be more capable but has it made extremely expensive per shot. https://missilethreat.csis.org/defsys/sm-3/ With 10 carriers group with 20 missiles per, thats 200 SM-3 deployed hence why the USN is upgrading the SM-6 with SM-3 technology, its not as expensive so they can afford to fire more. There are other options but the SM-3 and SM-6 are the only ones with highest chance one shot one kill The USN has no ship for its railgun yet. The HVP rounds from the 5 inch guns are promising but still years away from being practical In order to kill a missile like the DF-21/26, you need a 300 kW plus per shot. The DDG-1000 has the power but the cost of modding it would be expensive DDG-51 dont have the power unless you remove one its VLS and replace it would generator/capacitor The only choice is the LPD-17s but no one made 300 kW weapon yet, everything is below 100 kW BeiDou-1' will only get the missile to the target area, its own seeker has to find the target. The seeker will face heavy jamming They can operate at max range but that makes it easier for the USN to target and destroy. Max range gives the target a lot of time to pay with TLAM: Range 1,300km to 1,700km depending on the variant. - JASSM: Range 370 km. - JSOW-ER: Range 22km to 130km depending on the altitude it's released from. - JSM: Estimates range from 280km to 560km. - LRASM: Estimates range from 370km to 560km. Wrong info The JASSM A range is 370 where JASSM-B range is over 1000 km JSOW-ER range is 560 km, 22-130 is baseline JSOW Secondly sub launch is low threat for the sub. First it wont launch if ships are nearby second, once its launch how exactly will China counter attack a sub? unless they get lucky and have sub nearby , ? Even with nearby sub, the bulk of the PLAN subs are diesel , they dont have fuel to chase down a US SSN Also launching is easy way to draw enemy ships and subs into a trap Even anti sub marine aircraft would still need to close enough. Once the sub fires, its going deep and heading home China or Russia can't possibly be attacked until the threat from their IADSes and anti-ship missiles has been neutralised and we don't currently have any way of achieving that. Again wrong Russia is bordered by how many countries. Remember the cold fear was thousands of russian tanks invading the EU. The US can easily go through the EU on ground and knock Russia defenses and missile via special forces or aircraft. China has the same problem well protected like Russia in pacific but there is a backdoor in Arabian sea Bengal bay. Dont assume that US is going to attack from only one direction. Yes battle plans for a major shit storm in pacific but there are other ways into Russia and China Thirdly the proposed launch aircraft are the B-1B, B-52 and F-15, all of which are unstealthy.They could all be shot down by J-20s and other ground-based aircraft, carrier-based aircraft or ship-based anti-air missiles. False The PLAN/PLAAF lack the tankers to extend the J-20 range far enough to intercept. Using 1000 miles as base line, the J-20 would have be orbiting at 1200 plus miles Also again assuming that they wont overlfy India or Pakistan, Afghan, Taji , Kry Banagladesh , Myanmar. Nepal is just 400 miles from the Bay of Bengal so they can launch from there too B-1s and B-52 can launch without threat The S-400 rated up to Mach 15 , the ARRW is Mach 20 Why are missiles being built that for the most part clearly aren't fit for purpose and don't have sufficient range? its not about the missile, its how you use it
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  5480. There is no danger with depleted uranium didnt already exist Russian tanks also have DU rounds Additionally, DU like Tungsten is heavy and just as toxic armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) tank round all use heavy metal which are toxic so its moot
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  5481.  @alexnderrrthewoke4479  The Mekava isn't built for tank warfare
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  5482.  @theimmortal4718  Ukraine is just example of piss poor tactics As many have pointed out, Russian tanks are not utilizing any maneuver warfare or combined arm tactics Just going in cold and getting wrecked But I am curious why we are not see T-90 using APS
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  5483.  @theimmortal4718  When you are using maneuver warfare , generally you working with other assets. The US normally pairs Bradleys with tanks With combined arms, you are working with both air and ground forces which again we are seeing neither in Ukraine Dismounted infantry job is to push ahead of armor and see what they can see This goes back to Russian forces being poorly equipped When US Dismounted infantry pushes forward, they are using FLIR, UAVs and EW searching out threats before giving the all clear to move up Again, the equipment we have seen from Russian forces is no where near that level It goes back to the poor equipment
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  5484.  @theimmortal4718  Thats incorrect The US forces always has scouts ahead of forces Their job is not stop the launch , they are scouting, looking for threats if they see something that the armor can't deal with, they call it in and it gets dealtwith by air or artillery strike
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  5485.  @theimmortal4718  They are using JLTV fitted with equipment so they can recieve and transmit what they see back to others from UAV Scouting is still essential for armor Exactly Its basically flexibility IFV-AFV and JTLV are flexibile enough that 12 units can cover all your bases 2 units for SHORAD. 2 for EW. 4 as missile carriers with SPIKE NLOS , 2 with M230mm and 2 with either 50 cal or M240 one 2500 fuel tanker can refuel them up 3 times. 2 supply trucks with spare ammo. Even then, you still have Command post, and other variants which tanks can't do The Japanese Type-16 not the Army's screwed Stryker MGS is what future tanks should be Based on IFV-AFV platform but with turret, an actual turret Up gun to 120mm so it can use LAHAT, AMP , K-STAM-II and M829A4 and weighing no more than 30 tons with NERA blocks and APS
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  5486.  @theimmortal4718  True big guns still have issues but they still usable in some situation and even preferred in some cases Ironically the APFSD can neutralize targets without destroying them For example, you put SABO round through a engine block of vehicle without shredding the vehicle SABOs are still good for disabling shots till 150kW Laser weapons become operational At which point bigs guns will be just 155mm for arty or 57mm on down Air burst 30mm-57mm will take over Counter Defilade Target Engagements The Marines ditching armor is literally due to the logistic boon of the tanks For island hopping in the pacific against China, they need to agile and fast and you can't do that with 70 ton tanks Their investment is using the JTLV with mission configured kits for every mission profile
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  5487.  @theimmortal4718  You have to consider what you are shooting at a car would be shredded but larger target wouldnt be Example, a the command truck of S-400 site or a transporter erector launcher Larger target mass would't be shredded Hiding mobile gun built on Stryker is eaiser than a tank
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  5488.  @theimmortal4718  Rolling over happens with MRAPs and JTLVs, there is nothing new or nothing they can do about. Tracks wont roll over ,however replace a tire is easy than a track You dont need to camouflaging it when SHORAD or EW is knocking out the enemy's eyes Loitering munitions would have contend with Panstir S1 or EW whereas main gun round no so much. Panstir S1 and modernized Tunguskas can target loitering munitions Even if pilot bring them in low, EW jamming is still problem. The Israeli Harpy and Harop both are hardened against EW but they are considerably larger That goes back to combined arms The mobile guns puts rounds in the command truck, radar and communication and pulls out .The site off line and air assets launch cruise missiles from stand off range While enemy units are chasing the mobile guns, you use the loitering munition against the defending forces
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  5489.  @theimmortal4718  That depends on terrain if the site position correctly with the Panstir S1 with clear lines of sight , drones and loitering munitions wont be problem but if you have obstructions then yes, by time the system pick it up, its already to late The 30mm cannons of the S1 can deal with drones and loitering munitions. If Russia had sense, they would have developed airburst data link rounds like the US did for its counter drone weapons The drone problem is not a big one. and there are simple solutions which the US practices religiously. Destroy them at the source While hunting the Taliban and insurgent, the US military discovered that 3 EA-1G networked together can generate targeting tracks for hostile radio-frequency sources in real time. They can trilaterate signal to very very small area. Drones and Loitering munitions still give off RF which Growlers can track and send the data to F-15E which in turn can use their AN/ASQ-236 Radar Pod -Dragon pod and recon the location where the drones were launched from Depending the situation, the F-15E either smokes the target or relies to ground assets to possible capture some systems intact The ground asset would be the first chance as intact systems provides a means for EW to defeat the drone or Loitering munitions without guns or missiles Simple GPS spoofing could send them harmless into fields or you could return to sender via spoofing Drones and Loitering munitions are not problems, they just require a lot creatively As I stated before, once 150kW laser weapons become operational, that problem becomes moot If you have say 4 Stryker MGS configured with 150kW laser. As long as it properly cooled , large enough power source , network-centric warfare Cooperative Engagement Capability and able to fire rapidly against multiple targets 4 units could take down 100 drones or Loitering munitions This would work today with using Oerlikon 35 mm with AHEAD rounds but instead of 2 guns with 550 rounds each 1 gun with 1100 rounds and magazine that can be loaded even when the gun is firing
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  5490.  @night7185  Spike NLOS says otherwise
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  5491. The simple answer is yes
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  5492. Not likely. The US and Russia have massive stockpiles from the cold war in the range of 20,000 plus. Both had diverted a tremendous of resources towards nuclear weapons. China would be trying to play catch up
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  5493. The Status-6 does not change anything. The US like Russia operates the nuclear triad
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  5494.  @cameronspence4977  Even still, they dont have the tankers to keep them airborne. Chinese have variety of missiles but getting to them target is their problem
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  5495.  @cameronspence4977  Like everything you hope for the best but plan for worst. if the DF works advertised, you wanna be prepared
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  5496.  @ycplum7062  Hence why I said they needed a new seeker technology Those missiles airframe can be the base for a new missile.
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  5497.  @ycplum7062  It does not need to be large per say All it needs is an advanced seeker, pulse solid propellant rocket motors and a speed of at least Mach 5 all very achieveable with the current level of technology Raytheon helped Rafael with the seeker for the David Slings which is perfect for hypersonic threats. Incidentlly they are working on air launch verison of the David slings
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  5498.  @ycplum7062  Keeping a small footpoint is key but more important is seeker that can deal with DRFM jamming as well other advanced jamming methods Another factor that would be attractive to the US military is hypersonic capability an air launched AIM-XXX from F-18 B3 or F-15 II with the ability to engage hypersonic weapons like the Kinzhal , Zircon or China's DFs would be a nightmare.
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  5499.  @wadopotato33  They confuse formidable with impenetrable
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  5500.  @ycplum7062  Not likely. The US prizes internal carriage above all. The TDR system limits the amount of missiles that can be carried. The F-35 with Sidekick carry 6 AIM-120s while only 4 Meteors can be carried. The US will have missile with the same foot print as the AIM-120 but with a better seeker and improve range. The design of the AGM-88G AARGM-ER is one candidate, the other is scaled down version of the SM-6 but TDR is definitely not in the cards
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  5501. Russia has plenty of tanks, however the issue is location. Russia's modernized tanks sit at the border between it and NATO They can't send T-72 or T-80s to face off against Leopard 2, Challenger 2 and Abrams Since the majority of their best assets is being held back for a potential fight with NATO which works out great for Ukranie Since Russia can only afford to commit a handful of its best assets and the West providing Ukraine with ATGMS designed to for killing advance assets like T-90s and T-14 Ukraine is destroying Russian armor at wholesale prices and its only getting worst
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  5502. Russia is definitely not intercepting HIMARS, thats literally just propaganda The missiles travel too low to fast
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  5503. Short answer, No
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  5504.  @thegreatone921  ISIS is not fighting in open spaces, they are fighting in cities. Rarely do they go out in the open
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  5505. Well regardless of model, the US military will still destroy it in short order. Iran is nothing be open space, Hiding their weapons from the US is not an option. The US will open up with AGM-86s, TLAM, JASSMs/ER, AGM-84H/K and ADM-160 decoys. Iran is hoping for drones to be used but its much easier to not use them. S-300 and Iran's Bavar 373 will get the most attention. Iran's airforce is a joke. The US military has both MiG-29 and F-5 that are used for DACT training plus they built the F-5 and F-14 so all the weakness of both planes is know. Iran has a lot of SAM but the US has too many ways to destroy them.
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  5506. What they have doesnt make what they are asking is to get their feelings hurt
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  5507. @Drew Peacock The DF-26 wont be used against ships. First its range is 2500 miles which does give it reach but also gives the target 20 minutes. Thats ample time for SM-3s or SM-6s to make an intercept as well time for electronic warfare to jam the missile. The DF-26 like all missiles still requires course updates to stay on target. Ships are moving targets whereas targets like bases and port are fixed and require no additional support. If used close to China, odds are ,they can counter the jamming as well jam the USN DDG and CGs radar but launching it at max range put its out of range of support and in range of USN defense. The DF series is only real threat at closer ranges. At 700 miles, time to target is just 5 min 30 secs. Its still lot time but less than what they would have at 2500 miles Lastly in the pacific , the USN is going to be making heavy use of cruise missiles like TLAM, JASSM, JSOW-ER ,JSM and LRASM. Ultimately China's nightmare will be the AGM-183A. The ARRW tops out at mach 20. From 2500 miles , its 11 minutes at 1250, 5 min 44 secs If the ARRW has the range, then the USN problems with the DF-series would be over.
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  5508. silly rabbit, what you havent accounted for is that the UAE and Saudis having started to route their oil through other means effectively reducing Irans'ability to stop the oil supply. plus with US plans , this is reduced further. so in the all,Iran would affect about 5 percent or less so really the more Iran threats the straits, the faster other countries route their oil else where
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  5509. That was definitely the salami slicer in action Terrorist though they could hide in civilian cites they though wrong I wonder if they are going make variant similar to the CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon (PAW) which uses metal rods
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  5510. @Drew Peacock "You didn't address my comments above about UNREP and the DF-26" That would be a waste of time as using DF-26 ships is waste of time A destroyer or cruiser at max speed can change its position by 11 miles , CVN at max speed by over 17 miles. Even ship at 20 knots would be able to change its position by 8 miles. The DF-26s at max range cant target ships accurately The DF-series is only target at closer range. thats the point Assuming those figures are correct, there are currently 68 active Arleigh Burkes and 22 active Ticonderogas in the USN. That's 90 ships in total. 300 SM-3s works out at 3 per ship. As I said, they're so expensive I didn't think ships would carry many and this figure confirms it. No, wrong metric. There 10 carrier battle groups with 4 to 5 CG/DD per group. One ship with 20 SM-3 works out to 200 missiles with 20 missiles per battle group its simpler to equip per battle group than per ship. They are planning to have enough SM-6s per ship but the SM-3 cost limits it to per battle group here are other options but the SM-3 and SM-6 are the only ones with highest chance one shot one kill What are the other options? DEWS weapons One shot one kill is very optimistic when it comes to shooting down extremely fast ballistic anti-ship missiles. Missiles can always miss. You didn't respond to my suggestions re other ways to take out DF-21s and DF-26s. The problem with those methods is that they are terminal phase weapons whereas the SM-3 can intercept boost ,mid course and terminal, phase the SM-6 is mid course and terminal phase How so? They've already been tested Firing 20 rounds is not operational clearance. All that does is show that the gun can handle HVP ammo They havent done a complex firing like they do with SM-3 and SM-6 against maneuvering targets They can operate at max range Well you're contradicting yourself now. You originally claimed DF-21 and DF-26 couldn't operate at maximum range SMH with 20 minutes to spare A destroyer or cruiser at max speed can change its position by 11 miles , CVN at max speed by over 17 miles. Even ship at 20 knots would be able to change its position by 8 miles. the DF-26 range is 2500, just by moving 8 miles , you are out of its effective range. When you fire a weapon at targets at the edge of its range, odds are, the target will move out of range every time Not in an environment where there are enemy subs, sub-hunting ships & helicopters, carrier aircraft in the air, maritime patrol aircraft, geostationary satellites, over-the-horizon radar, a seabed sonar network and surface and underwater drones. unless they are close by, it all of that is worthless. Like I said, they wont launch if enemy ships are present and the PLAN does have not ships to cover the pacific even with over watch, aircraft still have to reach the target area or by near by. You still have to get the weapon to target you are assuming best case that they get lucky but USN is not just launch a TLAM with an enemy with 100 miles of it a seabed sonar network may be able to track it but once its goes it deep and slows to 5 knots, its a ghost Heading home? Why would a sub head home after firing a TLAM? Why would I stick around after letting the enemy know I am here. I would head home for safety as you stated its environment where there are enemy subs, sub-hunting ships & helicopters, carrier aircraft in the air, maritime patrol aircraft, geostationary satellites, over-the-horizon radar, a seabed sonar network and surface and underwater drones. Shoot and scoot tactics "The US can easily go through the EU on ground and knock Russia defenses and missile via special forces or aircraft. Which aircraft exactly? Using which ordnance exactly? As for special forces, how are they going to get into Russia in the first place? China has the same problem well protected like Russia in pacific but there is a backdoor in Arabian sea Bengal bay. Arabian Sea? Bay of Bengal? How are they backdoors to China?" You are moron point blank,
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  5511. @Drew Peacock The fact you have to ask how special forces could get into Russia is nuff said
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  5512. @Drew Peacock It is nuff said One of the biggest fears during the cold war was special forces on both sides Russia is land locked with the EU figure it out
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  5513. @Drew Peacock Well the fact you have to ask how special forces would get into Russia is nuff said Thats is the simple thing to figure
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  5514. @Drew Peacock Its not refuse, its realizing you literally have no idea what you are talking about
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  5515. @Drew Peacock Sorry not playing the stupid game of 3 page
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  5516.  Hoy Sum  The H-6K and DF-21 is not threat It can only carry one missile The H-6K combat radius is fraction of that other strategic bomber uses by the Russia and the US
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  5517. @Drew Peacock They have 200 H-6 but not tankers to send them long distances Secondly the bomber that can carry the DF-21 is the Xian H-6N/H-6X1 which means they have to mod the airframe to carry the missile so they dont have 200 H-6 capable of carrying the DF-21 Like Russia with the MiG-31 and Kinzhal only handful of aircraft Also "Report: China Developing Nuclear-Capable ALBM" Designed to equip a new Chinese bomber known as the H6X1/H-6N, it will be ready for deployment by 2025. So its not even operational But most importantly When it comes to missile-killing lasers, the US Navy is ready to burn its ships the defensenews article outlines the USN path to 1MW Laser weapons The USN already has the ODIN, HELIOS and LaWS aboard ships So its very likely by 2025, the USN will be at 500 kw to 1MW testing as well operational with the SM-6 block 1B So not a real threat
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  5518. @Drew Peacock You can't pull saturation attacks with DFs TheYJ-12 is just 5500lbs is whereas the DF-21s are about 32,400lbs The shear amount of resources needed for one DF missile sorry not happening Saturation attacks will come with missile that are lighter, and can be produced quickly As for the defense thats why the US uses a layer defense ding dong F-35/SH first, followed by two layers DDG/CGs and the CVN being the last Which is both hard kill and soft kill systems Hence why China and Russia developed hypersonic weapons as breaking through existing USN defense with their current level of missile supersonic would have required a massive strike whereas hypersonic weapons can do it with one missile in theory Sure it can be ovewhelm but it wont be easy
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  5519. @Drew Peacock They can be overwhelmed but at what cost in resources per attack No one has infinite resources They can only commit so much per attack
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  5520. @Drew Peacock Not even close 100 mil in resources lost is huge deal but even then does not guarantee success. The USN has 11 CVNs plus 8 LHA odds are at the best, they will be damaged at best surface ships are vulnerable to missiles hence the constant upgrades to their defenses As I stated before, we are seeing the first generation of hard kill anti torpedo systems "Navies, companies push for torpedo-killing torpedoes" as well the massive push for Laser weapons that can kill missiles Sending USN CVN carrier against China or Russia would be suicide for their ships not USN ships USN aircraft can easily operate at 1000 miles with their existing equipment JASSM carry be fired up 600 miles while LRASM is 300 Against ships, its 1200 miles Russia's Zircon range 540 miles So thats missile is out they havent completed the trials or testing with subs with the Zircon Next is the Kinzhal can be launched from long range but the long you launch , the more time you give the target to defend China has the same issue with its DFs SO not a real problem yet
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  5521. @Drew Peacock Claiming that simulated exercises and wargames are representations of actual combat is just stupid The whole of simulated exercises and wargames is to train Emphasis on the word train which you can't get through your thick skull
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  5522. @Drew Peacock Its called having options ding dong carrier group, sub, ship or land based aircraft It gives you options on battlefield to came at the enemy from variety of different ways depending on the situation
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  5523. @Drew Peacock Yes ding dong options You don't fight war without taking risks which you literally too stupid to realize Name one navy that has stopped building surface ships because of threat of missiles or torpedoes answer no one moron because every navy accepts that reality Name one country that completely depends on long-range aircraft firing lots of long-range missiles for its capabilities answer again, no one is that stupid You can't name one military that subscribes to your nonsense Militaries may have long-range aircraft with missiles but they also have other options to choose from
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  5524.  @Emphasis213  Thats no exactly true China has been extremely careful with the DF-21/26 Trying to test them without the US knowing
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  5525.  @paulbarclay4114  Not likely
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  5526. There likely wont be any tank vs tank combat Russia has been trying to market the KA-52 and Mi-28 as superior to US Apache so they will likely try and use the Mi-28 and KA-52 against Ukrainian armor
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  5527. Belarus may as well hand out blindfolds if they make a move towards Kyiv
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  5528. With the shit down of ATGMs that Ukraine has, its not surprising Russia getting desperate
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  5529. As if anyone believes that
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  5530. It can be done , is it smart no its necessary
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  5531.  @thrillseeker988  According the Russian MoD they neutralized the Ukrainian on day one Secondly Ukraines dont fly Ka-52s or Su-34s
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  5532. The reason why Ukraine has dialed the videos is because Russian forces are using loitering munitions and Ukraine cant afford to lose a single HIMARS
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  5533. Russian forces havent adapted, Ukraine has dialed it back because too much info online can be fatal
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  5534. There is no doubt that Russian forces are using jamming against GPS blunt HIMARS as well as JDAM attacks but they are paying a price in doing so That jamming is very much visible to Western assets like Combat Sent and Rivet Joint The USAF RC-135s Combat Sent and Rivet Joint are designed for Signals intelligence (SIGINT) I wouldnt be surprised if the USAF has been sneaking (SIGINT) assets RQ-170s/180s to read Russian Electronic warfare gear Long story short The West knows exactly how Russian jamming against GPS works now
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  5535. There is no doubt that Russian forces are using jamming against GPS but they are paying a price in doing so The USAF RC-135s Combat Sent and Rivet Joint are designed for Signals intelligence (SIGINT) That jamming is very much visible to Western assets like Combat Sent and Rivet Joint So now the West knows exactly how Russian jamming against GPS works
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  5536.  @Axel_sms  You mean the Russia propaganda that continues to claims after 2 weeks that they lost aircraft to quote" equipment malfunctions"
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  5537. Tanks days very much numbered
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  5538. Hiding is where they are
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  5539.  @artbenevo8255  Its called common sense As I already stated MANPADS can only engage targets within their limited range of 3 to 5 miles NATO aircraft with Meteors and AIM-120s can engage targets over 100 miles away
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  5540.  @capitalism420  The Ghost of Kyiv (not Kiev) is Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot that on day one managed to catch the Russia forces off guard and score a number kills Again it goes back to Russia boldly claiming on day one that they had control of the air They sent in their aircraft bomb laded and unescorted and the MIG-29 pilot had a field day Since then, the Russian air force has deployed a number A-50s so it doesnt happen again its called fact moron
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  5541. The simple answer is no The Russian navy in the Black Sea is limited to few capable vessels With their base in Crimea under constant attack They are pretty a non factor right now Their saving grace is that Ukraine ability to attack them is limited however the arrival of F-16s and possibility Harpoon ASM would make it easier for Ukraine to engage Russia's surface fleet in the Black Sea Russia's tactical blunder of leaving Western Ukraine open to the West has allowed Ukraine to get enough advanced western air defense equipment for them to create an integrated air defence system (IADS) With an IADS in place, Russian missile attacks are getting stopped more and more which means their is nothing for the Russian navy to do assist the air force and army in Ukraine All they can do at this point is sit on the sidelines
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  5542. In simple terms not long
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  5543. Russia cant use its next gen systems For one, they would be a prime target and Ukraine would spare no expensive in their destruction just to give Russia a black eye Secondly In the case of tanks, T-90s across many variants have been captured, The capture of T-14 would be massive blow to Russia The Pantsir is supposed to be Russia next gen SHORAD and that has been both destroyed and captured As for the Su-57 Any downed Su-57 wreckage would be scavenge by Ukraine and sent back to the West like they have done with Ka-52, Mi-28 Su-34 and Su-35s shoot down For Russia its about saving what they can
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  5544.  @efxnews4776  Again wrong Just because nukes are being fired, it does not mean that conventional forces simply dont matter
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  5545. China's not one of the big 3 of tanks All their tanks is guess work not being on actual combat experience
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  5546. @Peter Angles Lets just say it doesnt end well for the S-300 and S400
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  5547. Considering Russia vs NATO Very badly for Russia The bulk of NATO aircraft have AESA radar for example whereas the Russian air force still uses PESA Egypt tested its Su-35s and Rafales against each other and Rafales dominated the Su-35 EW capabilities but most importantly Russian has just 4 Su-57s operational while NATO has hundreds of F-35s
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  5548.  @Jake-dh9qk  Unless its fighting IFV and AFVs
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  5549.  @Jake-dh9qk  If its fighting other tanks not likely 105mm is not that great against MBTs
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  5550.  @RealCurrencies  Again First is range to target, how far do they have to travel to and back . Raqqa would require aircraft to fly 440 miles. 220 in and 220 out Since aircraft being used, they require AWACS to watch the skis, Tankers for fuel and EW aircraft for support Where are these aircraft going to come from ? Secondly what weapons are available for us Using planes very complicated vs simply firing a missile
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  5551. ​ @ThamMalaysia  How about no on all What you are referring to is fairy tale and nothing The M428 is 105mm tungsten alloy sabo Secondly the turret of the abrams is covered in DU except for the ammo compartment for obvious reasons
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  5552.  @ThamMalaysia  Again wrong DU is backing plates not as frontal armor Secondly and pay attention their genius it completely depends on the thickness and size the plate used
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  5553.  @ThamMalaysia  Cope harder
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  5554.  @ThamMalaysia  its called science jackass The plates are thick enough to provide protection but not so think they weigh down the tank Secondly its called intelligence some thing that you have zero of When the Cold war ended, the West got a look at Russian T-72s and ERA As result, the US developed M829A2 to counter Russian armor and SEP in 1998 Ukraine and Russian fell out in 2004 Again the US was provided the latest tech from Russian T-80s and ammo Again, the US developed newer rounds and SEP packages Ukraine again is providing the US with tech , ammo and even tanks captured from Russia Basically giving the US the exact info it needs to protect it tanks as well destroy the enemies
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  5555. @wolfpack571 China's DF-21 and DF-26 are regional weapons so their usefulness is very limited. Combined with the fact they are large transports, there are several to kill them before they can be used. Ironically a submarine launched TLAM with EW support has good chance of knocking a DF site out. Its the reason why the US isnt that worried about them. Hypersonic weapons have plenty of uses. Example a B-1B can attack the Russian S-400/ S-500 or Chinese HQ-9s with ARRW by closing to just 350 miles.From that range time to target is just 1 min 22 seconds. an EA-18G can easily suppress Russian S-400/ S-500 or Chinese HQ-9for that long. Chinese aircraft with PL-21s or Russia MIG-31 with R-37s have to close within 180 miles or the B-1B and EA-18G will outrun their shots Without Russian S-400/ S-500 or Chinese HQ-9 support, USAF/USMC/USN can get that much closer ARRW can target airfields by attack key points such as fuel dumps, weapons storage and command/control it would take too many to knock out the runway, hence why the TLAM-D would be better for that job ARRW can knock out Chinese DFs. without the DF-21/26, China has no area denial capability against CVNs en-mass strikes at enemy facilities can be done with ARRW knocking the defenses and TLAM/JASSM finishing things off The USAF ARRW is weapon with many uses since the B-1B and B-52 easily deploy globally with them on moment notices The USAF just need to stay the course with its development and it will give the US a massive advantage over both Russia and China
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  5556.  @alexnderrrthewoke4479  Why is impossible for you idiots to write one comment, thats so hilarous that you can't gather your thoughts one time, you have to reply as fast as you can ??? When has the Merkava fought other tanks ? The first and only time was in 1982 The Merkava is designed specially for urban warfare. 90 percent of its fighting has been asymmetric warfare, not actual combat Can Merkava survive against enemy with substantial capabilities like airpower or heavy artillery Nope Shield star wars type system. We are not far from there.-seriously The only system in development can barely stop an RPG-7 and that requires massive amount of power exaggerating. What does the WW and WW2 have to do with modern warfare Not a damn thing The US military can use ARRWs to knock S-400 and Buk out while EA-18G jam and destroy Panstir S1, Tunguska and Tor systems Without those defenses, armor is basically screwed The F-15E can carry up sixteen 500lbs bombs or 28 GBU-53s with 105 warheads a flight of 4 is 112 GBU-53s or 64 GBU with 4 F-22s in top Fun fact,500lbs bombs can be launched 10 miles away while GBU-53 up 45 miles while out of range of MANPADS In all , the US can commit 12 planes F-15E for strike , F-22 for CAP, EA-18G for jamming, 1 AWACS and 1 JSTARS Even if the enemy scrambles fighters, the F-22 will keep them busy while F-15E work and even then, there is no guarantee that they will make in time So bother with logistics boon of trying to bring armor to bear when your aerial assets can easily destroy the enemy whole sale
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  5557.  @hughmungus2760  First The US doesn't need satellites track DF sites, they can track by them RF emission. The site commander has receive instructions via radio communication Secondly The odds of China knocking or disabiling US satellites is zero. Satellites not all recon satellites are in LEO. There are a large number that are in much higher orbits that ASATs can't reach. Lastly the DF-21 are massive launchers similar in size to Russia mobile missiles Not that hard to find
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  5558.  @hughmungus2760  The USAF has the RC-135 W Rivet Joint , EC-130 Compass Call and the USN EA-18Gs. The 3 aircraft combined can locate the DF-s The EA-18G locates the signal and forwards it to the RC-135 whose sensors can differentiate between military and civilian signal The US got a lot of practice with the method in the middle east. While the RC-135 and EA-18G are working to triangulate their location, the EC-130 lays down electronic jamming to mask the RC-135 and EA-18G With EC-130 jamming, Chinese airforce.can't locate them. Again wrong LEO orbits can change with push of button. Secondly LEO orbits are every 128 minutes while higher orbits are as high 12 hours With LEO ,you have 128 minutes to work out a new orbit versus 12 hours with higher orbits Higher orbits dont use EO, they use imaging radar. Imaging radar isnt affected by much China can't target GPS, they are medium to high orbits LEO maxes out at 400 miles which is easy for ASATs. Most time to target is barely 1 min and change for ASATs MEO starts at 1200 miles US GPS are positioned 12,644 miles away. Almost to HEO Even at Mach 20, the ASAT would still take close to an 45 mins to reach GPS altitude LEO little to no warning vice MEO/HEO plenty of time Lastly The US has invested DSMAC, ATR as well IR/EO seekers that can id targets based on images stored on onboard memory as well passive MMW seekers that allow missiles to function perfectly without GPS
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  5559.  @hughmungus2760  Again its called time to target Even with bigger booster is not going to negate the distance the ASAT has to travel 12000 miles away at Mach 20 is still 45 min Ample time for counter an ASAT You do realize that China also rely on its sats for targeting the DFs again moving both communication and location Once both sides go ASAT either other, its going get messy very quickly Unlike China ,the US has options The DF launchers are not going be "located deep inland, several hundred miles from the coast" it called simple math, the further inland, the missile, the further out it has to travel By placing located deep inland, several hundred miles from the coast , you are reducing its effective range The USN is only going bring its carriers to a distance of 600 miles away. At that range, its aircraft only need one trip to tanker in and out secondly it gives them nearly 5 minutes of reaction again DFs Even without CVNs ,nearbly, Growlers can still be refuel in the air by F-18 with buddy store The Growlers and Hornets fly as package, once they reach the edge of the combat space, they top off The F-18 with buddy store depart to refuel while Growlers begin the operation They are not looking for a different frequency, they are looking for source emission and location They are looking to see where the signal is coming from You have chinese military communications coming from the forest then something might be there You have chinese military communication coming from a warehouse You take the location and compare with road ways These locations have road ways that lead right to coast line to large open spaces with asphalt
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  5560.  @capitalism420  Attacking with missiles 9 out 10 times is literally simpler than bringing planes
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  5561.  @jannegrey  Smaller conflicts is all Chinese have. They haven't be used on the scale as US weapons have The problem was the LCS program was shear stupidity and lack of foresight. What they should have done is made the Independence class in a FFG and the Freedom retain the mission of LCS. Hence covering both bases but the USN isnt know for its common sense. yeah they have them but if you peel that onion back a few layers what can they do with them ? The simplest form of the problem, what can they do with them ? If China fires the DF-21 at 1000 miles, the USN has 8 minutes of reaction thats plenty of time but a massive strain on aircraft At 150 miles, very easy to operate however reaction time is only 60 seconds if China uses a DF-21 but they range allow makes YJ-12 attacks another problem So knowing those facts, the USN will position themselves at 600 mile away which puts all their aircraft in range. A trip to the tanker just extends their time over Taiwan and still gives them 4 min 41 seconds of reaction time from a DF-21 plus denies PLAAF ability to use their aircraft Those missiles were never a problem to began with
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  5562. They can only funnel so much equipment into Ukraine
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  5563. Lets see Ukrainian forces recovered an intact 518 jamming pod and R-73 which will likely go to West Add in the fact that Su-30SM, Su-34 and Su-35 are their most advanced aircraft yet 10 Su-30s have been destroyed, 12 Su-34 and 1 to 3 Su-35 lost to country with an air force a fraction of their size A Russian Kinzhal failed to launch and crashed Lucky for Russian it was still inside their borders Apart from the absolute disaster this special operation has been for the Russian air force its amazing they are sill flying
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  5564. You have obviously have no idea what you are taking about "already in 2011, when Obama was preparing to strike Syria, they wanted to use only missiles and not planes" First 2011, the US struck Libya not Syria. The US didnt strike Syria till 2014 Secondly when using planes, there is a lot factors that have to be considered First is range to target, how far do they have to travel to and back . Raqqa would require aircraft to fly 440 miles. 220 in and 220 out Since aircraft being used, they require AWACS to watch the skis, Tankers for fuel and EW aircraft for support Where are these aircraft going to come from ? Secondly what weapons are available for use The USAF stock of CALCM was extremely limited. The JASSM-A range was 230 miles Damascus and Homs were strike by aircraft as the distance was 50 miles Raqqa was several hundreds inland Conclusion you have no idea what you are taking about
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  5565. Russia's problem was that they were so vested in the Su-57 replacing both MIG-29s and Su-27s models that they barely procured any aircraft Even that plan failed in spectacular fashion They were still bullish about buying more Su-27s and MIG-29s models By the time they realized they needed Su-27SMs, Su-30SMs, MiG-35s, and more Su-35s to maintain a credible air force. its was already too late In order to cut Ukraine off from the West They would have to set up at least 6 expeditionary airfields with combat 120 planes with support tankers, AWACS and C4ISTAR aircraft launched from regular airports They have to cover Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova The distance between Romania and Belarus is 531 miles and Slovakia to Black Sea is about 600 miles They would have to screen 1200 miles roughly Additionally they would need KA-52 or Mi-28 supporting those bases also in large numbers doing patrols 6 bases with 180 combined aircraft plus support tankers, AWACS and C4ISTAR The problem they dont' have enough aircraft nor assets Without those they can't cut Ukraine off from the West combat 101 you can't stop the follow of supplies to the enemy, then you are screwed As long as they are supplied, your fight is that much harder Russia's statement of a red line fits that facts they have no remedy for Ukraine's weapons
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  5566.  @515coldfire  If Putin does not stop the West from supply Ukraine, there is no preparation,, at this point, Russia is only delaying their inevitable defeat Germany and US has supplied with IRIS-T and NASAMS which is the first step in building a integrated air defence system (IADS) If Ukraine gets an IADS up and running, Russia's problem will multiply The West intergrating western weapons to Ukrainian jet again , multiplying Russia's problems r u telling me putin the grand master miscalculated? Lets recap Ukrainian forces recovered an intact 518 jamming pod and R-73 which is likely going to West Add that Panstir S1, Krasukha ,electronic warfare system and other EWS that have been captured plus weapons and tech from captured T-90s as well as downed aircraft Ukraine has been a bonanza for the Western intelligence r u telling me putin the grand master is completely fine with the shit ton of equipment that has falling into western hands
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  5567.  @515coldfire  If Ukraine gets an IADS up , than Russia's only means is using Hypersonic weapons which is more a nightmare for them than Ukraine because repeated use would give the West an accurate profile on the weapons. Russia experienced failure just recently with the Kinzhal Just imagine if it had ended up intact in western hands So like I said Russia is only delaying their inevitable defeat
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  5568.  @515coldfire  Again combat 101 stopping the follow of supplies which Russia has continuously failed to do How exactly are they demilitirizing ukraine when Ukraine has shit ton of Westerns weapons that Russian again has continuously failed to destroy
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  5569. That was piss poor example. The DDG-1000 was all congress fault and nothing to do with USN. When the USN retired the IOWAs, there was the massive shit storm in congress about the DDG-51s ability to carry the naval gunfire mission. The USN was moving away from naval gunfire as the accuracy and range of missiles had been steadily increasing both in land attack and anti-ship Land attack missiles could strike from hundreds of miles away and the increasing range and accuracy of anti-ship missiles might that ships close to shore would be vulnerable. Changes in tactics basically said that naval gunfire was over with but Congress refused to accept that and pushed the USN with a congressional mandate to retain naval gunfire support on their ships, thus created this problem The Army's idea for the Future Combat Systems wasnt that bad,just not very realisitc They wanted a family a vehicles that were light enough that C-130s could transport them which meant considerable less armor which they address with APS The problem was they hadnt developed an APS. Even now, they still dont have one Secondly APS is not an 100 percent so with less armor Any hit and its game off An 18 ton vehicle taking a direct hit from 125mm heat round would be torn to pieces
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  5570. Yeah that fits it examples why they haven't attack western Ukraine strategically,they should be attacking the airports where supplies are arriving but they are not
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  5571. By shit ton of ATGMS
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  5572.  @happychappy492  Yeah no The KA-52, Mi-28, Su-30 and Su-34 represent top of the line Russian air assets and they have all taken a beating Even Su-35 has been lost The T-90 is the mainstay of the Russian military and again heavily losses The Panstir S1 again represent top of the line need I continue
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  5573.  @kalmenbarkin5708  No just Poland They have to cover Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova The distance between Romania and Belarus is 531 miles and Slovakia to Black Sea is about 600 miles They would have to screen 1200 miles roughly In theory 6 expeditionary airfields with combat 120 planes with support tankers, AWACS and C4ISTAR aircraft launched from regular airports Russia's problem is they lack all of that They have too few capable aircraft Russia's problem was that they were so vested in the Su-57 replacing both MIG-29s and Su-27s models that they barely procured any aircraft Even that plan failed in spectacular fashion They were still bullish about buying more Su-27s and MIG-29s models By the time they realized they needed Su-27SMs, Su-30SMs, MiG-35s, and more Su-35s to maintain a credible air force. its was already too late
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  5574.  @kalmenbarkin5708  Its laughable because they don't have any assets if they had C4ISTAR assets like EA-18G, RC-135 Rivet Joint, RQ-4s. MQ-9 and E-8 JSTARS They would be capable of performing real-time operations like the West does Instead, they rely on ground base assets which introduces a considerable time delay Their lack of real time tracking is why they can't counter HIMARS and other SPAs
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  5575.  @kalmenbarkin5708  Underperforming is literally a massive understatement Complete lack of interdiction against Ukraine' supply lines Complete lack of interdiction against Ukrainian artillery . namely HIMARS , Pzh-2000, CAESAER and other SPAs Complete lack of interdiction against the Ukrainian air force ? Putin's statement of a red line fits because it shows that Russian's forces are unable to remedy any of these problems While Ukraine's lighting offensive is great ,they also need to be careful as this could be feint to draw Ukraine units out into open so Russian forces can counter attack The smart play right now would be positioning defenses for a possible counter attack
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  5576. No really but in a likelyhood , they are will go after an isolated location for minimize blow back
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  5577. Nope, China and Russia are barely able to and they have vastly more resources to use the NK
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  5578. Actual is quite simple to operate an underground runway, they would have apply elements from carriers. The launching position would be the same with jet blast deflectors and landing would be arrested The USN has a land based catapult and arresting at PAX river they use for testing If you applied that design the aircraft could take off fully loaded in less than 100 feet ,landing would be even simpler There would be no difficultly as the runway is fixed no moving Tawian problem is that its proximity to China gives them endless options for deal with their forces 100 miles is a basically a stones throw Even if the base was heavily fortified, It would still fall from sustained attacks China can attack Guam but Guam distance gives ample time to counter
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  5579. unfortunately Not well Russia has no qualms about using depleted-uranium (DU) while Poland does That difference in ammunition is going to come back to haunt them
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  5580.  @A_TAYLOR06  Its not about density DU is self sharpening and pyrophoric which tungsten does not have
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  5581.  @A_TAYLOR06  They need depleted uranium not tungsten to fight against Russia tanks
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  5582. Because it takes to time They just can't drop hundreds of pieces of armor on Ukraine it takes time
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  5583. We dont want them in Russian hands we want them shredding Russian armor If they perform as expected, it may force Russian to send T-14s
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  5584.  @bobnoneya1267  Its just for morale which Russian forces desperately need
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  5585. @Gsamwhambam Its not a question of if they can, the question is will anyone buy it Russia is trying to mirror the F-35 program with the Su-75 Their problem is that Su-57 didnt work as well as they hoped If India hadnt pulled and they had 150 Su-57 operational instead of just two , its likely they would be able to mirror the F-35 program The next question is who is going to buy it ? Most everyone is buying upgrade kits for their existing Sus and MiGs Orders for brand new Sus and MiGs have been very few so who is the Su-75 target buyers ?
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  5586. @animal mother Significant export success for is not likely who would buy it India is focused on developing their own. China just wants to reverse engineer the technology. Turkey is on the fences as they want to develop their own but their level of technology is not quite there yet. Most of the air forces with Russia aircraft can barely afford the planes they got The only major buyer would be the Algerian air force The Ukrainian Air force is next major operator besides China and India and thats definitely not happening After that its list of not happening or too problematic
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  5587.  @fatdoi003  Again whose going to buy it ?
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  5588.  @fatdoi003  Why buy the Checkmate when the MIG-35 is cheaper As for the rest Eastern bloc- Either buying US ,EU or leasing Gripens Africa- Chinese JF-17s or air forces in state of disrepair. Cant afford to fix them let alone fly em. SE Asia- iffy at best S America-Gripen or ex-USAF F-16 the only S American country that is need Argentina and selling to them would create major problems Namely that Checkmate would be a substantial threat the UK forces in the Falklands A threat that would force the UK to possibly act on
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  5589.  @fatdoi003  That allure depends solely on Russia If Russia places an large order of at least 600 aircraft, then it will likely attract some buyers as that large of an order means that Russia is going invest into Without that investment, its DOA
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  5590.  @fatdoi003  The Gripen problem is that many countries are buying EX-aircraft instead of new built. EX-aircraft can be brought into service much faster than new built Secondly SAAB lacks the industrial capability to deliver the Gripen quickly, they can build but not as fast Boeing, Lockheed and Northrop can Gripen was introduced 25 year ago and has zero combat experience under its belt to date. No missiles fired nor bombs dropped. Just performances at exercises Again not appealing. Its claim to fame was being a programmable fighters as well low operating cost and quick turn around on the battle field Low operating cost is all it has. Most of the 4++ are programmable. Secondly quick turn is all about training Basically there is no real appeal for the Gripen Same as the Rafale and Eurofighter They have seen action but nothing show stopping like the F-15, F-16 and F-18s
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  5591.  @anthonyloveanthonylove2159  Russia is fighting a proxy war of its own doing When Russia invaded , the first thing that they should have did is establish a line between the West and Ukraine in Western Ukraine Effectively, placing their forces in a position where West would not be able to supply Ukraine. Without Western aid, Ukraine would have likely fallen by the end of March Instead, Russian decided to say , go ahead and supply Ukraine and watch how little is matters and that blunder has cost Russia dearly The Moskava alone was 750 mil loss which massively exceeds the US Russia's notion of flying tanks has be proven wrong due to Mi-28, KA-52 and Su-34 being downed with ease Hell Russian tank turrets are spending more time in the air than the Russian air force
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  5592. You think maintaining the worlds largest military is cheap ?
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  5593. He needs to go home
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  5594.  @rflats771  Green light Russia further embarrass themselves The Ka-52, Su-30 and Su-34 represent the latest in Russian aircraft yet have double digit losses Despite Russia's claimed air superiority Ukraine has lost 85 total manned assets while Russia has over 110 Ukraine aircraft are old and out dated yet Russia's most modernized assets are getting the shit kicked out them Same with armor T-90s are being destroyed with amazing regularity , even a Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle managed to kill a T-90 Russia's claims of might are very much hot air
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  5595.  @Mordalo  That same thing was said 9 months ago
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  5596.  @Matt-yg8ub  There is no protecting image you are simply making shit up
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  5597.  @Matt-yg8ub  The fact is that you are just making shit up. Lockheed tried to venture in the 155mm arena and failed miserably Thats nothing new Many companies try their hands trying to break in other areas Some win ,Some even manage to surprise you and some fail There are 7 precision kits designed for the 70mm hydra While the APKWS has adopted for use by all US branches , the other kits have found buyers elsewhere Sometimes other countries buy weapons that US military has passed on its rare but it happens hence why companies try break in other areas sometimes it catches someone else interest
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  5598.  @Mordalo  Ah yes, denial The US would easily dominate both Russia and China ," Notion that The US could not win against Russia currently. We could not win against China either" is pure propaganda lets recap The USN DDGs and CGs all have the MK-41 1 Vertical Launching System which allows USN ships to mix and match between 90 to 122 missiles depending on ship class The Russian navy only ships with VLS is frigates and the 2 Kirovs'. The rest of their fleet is The Slava , Sovremenny and Udaloy class are woefully out of dated and obsolete The Chinese has upgraded their Type-52D with VLS and the newer Type-55 ,however pound for pound, the USN still out guns both Russian and Chinese ships The Chinese Type-52D VLS capacity is 64 cells while the DDG-51 class is 90-96 cell. The Type-055 carries 112 while Ticonderoga class carries 122 Most importantly, the US RIM-162 ESSM can be quad-packed 4 missiles in 1 cell which allows USN ships to carry more missile per cell and substantially more missiles than both China and Russia ships The US military greatest strength is tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft which again China and Russia lacks The Russian military only has a handful of Il-78 tankers and rest is buddy store kits. The Chinese are in same boat but far worst as their only tanker is the modded H-6 The Chinese planned Y-20U tanker only carries up 90 tons of fuel The US has KC-135, KC-10, KC-130, MC-130 and other assets for aerial refueling , Sorry but when it comes to keeping aircraft airborne , neither Russia or China can complete Same with AWACS and C4ISTAR , the US has plenty while Russia and China have very little to know Ah yes the famous missiles designed to intercept those assets , sorry no such luck. The newer models of air to air models can shoot does missiles out of the sky The AIM-120D FR3 and AIM-260 in testing both have upgraded seekers sensitive enough to target missiles like the R-37 ,PL-21 and PL-15 China's claim DF-21/26 and Russian Kinzhal are easily countered with range. Idiots like you dont understand that concept By staying at long range, the USN maximizes its interception capabilities Even though simple math is too much for The DF-21 claims Mach 10 with 1000 miles range which means it needs 8 mins to reach its target, at 500 miles 3 min 56, the closer the USN gets, the less time they have so why would the USN get close when they ample tankers to send their aircraft over 1000 miles away they wouldnt clown The Kinzhal is the same boat
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  5599.  @Mordalo  Says the clown that believe Russia or China would last against the US FYI, I didnt mention the fact that US can send B-52, B-1 B-2 direct to China or Russia doorstep in how many ways and strike without ever getting in range of any their defenses. Ah yes , denial Ukraine is magically using more than the West can produce that old chestnut Its like you are stuck on stupid Again simple facts evades you its NATO standard moron Countries that produce 155mm rounds US, Sweden, Germany , France and UK The US alone produces 155mm rounds in batches of 10,000 plus rounds All those countries have asked their companies to ramp up 155mm to war time levels so again our point is exactly what ? Additionally South Korea has 100,000 round purchase in the mix Which goes back to why Ukraine needs the Harpoon and MGM-140
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  5600.  @Matt-yg8ub  Again false The USN Standard missile series SM-2/3/6 and ESSM are made by Raytheon if anything Lockheed actions put a massive amount of $$ back into Raytheon's pocket. Lockheeds builds missiles mainly for the Army with a few weapons for the USAF These are the major players Boeing mix Raytheon-Munitions Lockheed-mix General Dynamics- Land Northrup- Aircraft . The issue with the AGS is that USN should have made compatiable with existing 155mm ammunition however the LRLAP would been the one round for long range engagements. Basically they should have followed the NATO standard for 155mm ammunition.
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  5601.  @Mordalo  Yawn unlike you I dont have to edit or hide my comments
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  5602. When it comes to 155mm shells, the West needs to stop point blank The reason why Ukraine is pissing 155mm shells, HIMARS missiles and Javelins is because they lack heavy metal They need true heavy metal without, they are wasting time The Harpoon Block II carries 500lbs warhead , 150 miles and has land and sea attack capability but most importantly, 4 missiles can be carried 1 launcher and unlike the MGM-140, Harpoon stocks are in the thousands With Harpoons Block II, they can strike targets at 3 times range. The Black Sea base in Crimea is in range Instead of thousands of 155mm rounds and hundreds of missiles Ukraine would be to service targets with substantially fewer missiles French made Exocet's and Swedish RBS-15 like the Harpoon can be launched from surface launchers and exist in large numbers Till Ukraine gets those, 155mm rounds are just wasting time
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  5603. Russia vs NATO would be far more messier than Ukraine Russia's saving grace is that Ukraine has no advance capabilities While the Su-35s have been engaging the Ukraine air force with longer range R-77s and R-37s NATO aircraft would be par with the R-77 and airborne jammers like the EA-18Gs would deny Su-35s the use of R-37 plus F-22s would be hunting them While Ukraine has no navy. again there would large scale engagements with F-18s and LRASMs going after Russian shipping
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  5604.  @a0flj0  Same difference
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  5605.  @johnsmith1953x  That has nothing to do with 1A The aim is limit misinformation There is a lot of AI digital manipulation floating around People altering photos and creating fake stories
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  5606.  @Matt-yg8ub  The cost of the LRLAP was literally not cost effective As for the railgun. The USN does not have a ship with enough power to use The problem with the DDG-1000s is that they are not equipped with AEGIS or CEC. The Railgun has to be mounted on ship with AEGIS and CEC Raytheon round had the support of the USMC and Army as well international customers once the USMC and Army started buying them in bulk and driving the cost down. The LRLAP was just too specialzied
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  5607.  @Matt-yg8ub  That would false For starters, Lockheed is not invested in the shell business, their bread and butter are missiles. Secondly you are forgetting about cost and capabilities. So that round that cost 5,000 means that it has room to grow. The Excalibur started out 260,000 per round in 2016, by 2018, it dropped to 70,000 per round As its cost has dropped. there investments to give the round laser guided for moving targets as well MMW seeker for all weather fire and forget plus additional investments for more advanced seekers and different payloads. That round cost has grown to 112,000 but the additional capabilities that has makes procurement that much easier. Lastly, the USN would prefer not to have to expend that million dollar missile unless absolutely necessary Raytheon who makes the Excalibur received a $56.6 million contract in 2012, then 54 mil in 2013, then another 52 in 2014 Raytheon has been getting 50 mil per contract almost yearly You forget the USN did canx the LRALP due its cost
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  5608. Its simple facts US ships have flexibility whereas Russia ships are one trick ponies The picture is of Slava class cruiser which main weapon 16 P-1000s for Anti-ship with the remaining missiles for self defense While the P-1000 is powerful missile, it cant be used for anything beyond anti shipping. Its clones, the P-700 and P-800 can attack both ships and land targets however whereas the US TLAM range is over 900 miles. the P-700 range is 388 miles while the P-800 is 430. The Zircon range is 620 miles The Russia missiles are fast and carry large warheads but lack range. The TLAM isnt fast but has excellent range and options https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19XXTArAGaM The US Ticonderoga-class cruiser has 122 VLS for 122 missiles for AAW, BMD, ASW, ASuW, and Land attack. More to point, weapons like the ESSM can quad packed in one VLS cell. The Ticos also have space for 8 container launched missiles which can be Harpoon or LRASM. The newer models of Harpoon and the newer LRASM can attack both ships and land targets. The SM2 can attack both ships and aircraft, the SM-6 is designed for AAW, BMD, ASuW, and Land attack. and the TLAM can attack both ships and land targets Now Russia with the Lider class is copying the USN MK-41 VLS with their own 3S14 VLS so their ships can also have the same flexibility as the USN ships
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  5609.  @v.5442  That figure is literally hilarious for so many reasons The M777 barrel life is estimated at 2500 rounds. As Russian artillery likely has the same limits, That means that they are replacing at least 24 barrel a per day 168 barrels in 7 days At 20,000 Ukraine forces are only replacing 8 barrels a day and 56 in 7 days umm, here is new flash, expanding 60K rounds and 168 barrels a week is very very bad for a number of reasons The biggest is that it requires a lot logistics and supply which Ukrainian forces have been smartly targeting The Russian air force flies 300 sorties while Ukrainian air force maxes at 40 yet RuAF has lost 130 assets whereas Ukraine has lost 128 Ukrainian lost of MIG-29s and Su-27s is expected ,however of the 130 losses incurred by Russian 11 Su-34s, 9 Su-30s, 1 Su-35, 5 Mi-28 and 13 Ka-52 which represents Russia's top of the line aircraft that have been destroyed with amazing regularity The Kherson counter-offensive did not fail as it ongoing and its goal is not to forcefully expel Russian forces its called tactics Ukraine can't attack in force but they can and are draining Russian forces by drawing out this offensive
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  5610.  @v.5442  Lets recap facts The Russian Ministry of Defence is confident that it has destroyed 44 HIMARS systems despite the fact that US only sent 16 LMAO so no , Russia has not destroyed any HIMARS despite their propaganda. if Russia had destroyed a HIMARS , then would have spared no expensive in showing the wreckages, instead just grainy as videos with zero context Yes replacing 24 day is major problem Replacing a barrel on a artillery pieces in not like replacing a barrel on gun The recoil system and the hydraulic system, must be recalibrated The rest of the artillery system is inspected and repaired as needed. Not minutes, hours of work possibility depend on if other parts are worn out Russia has the biggest artillery army in the world and that matters because it hasnt helped them in 6 months the counter-offensive got repelled; if you lose 2000 men in 4 days, lose 60+ tanks and gain no territory, it means your counter-offensive failed Again with the propaganda where that number come from propaganda from the Russian site TASS LMAO why would Russia care about 'getting drained'? because idiots like you fail to realize they can only commit so much of their forces to Ukraine let that sink in
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  5611. Simple answer is yes The military poured billions into development of precision guided weapons and changed the face of warfare. Hypersonic like weapons before again will chance the fact of warfare most subsonic cruise missiles needs 2 hours to travel 1000 miles Hypersonic weapons can travel 1000 miles in as little as 5 minutes
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  5612. Thats good but a B-1B or B-52 carrying 20 ARRW which can travel 1000 miles in 5 mins is better because they can strike targets globally against multiple targets Land based weapons are only good if they can be rapidly deployed worldwide. Kinda like how China has DF-26 pointed at Guam, the US could deploy its own land based weapons to Guam and point back at China
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  5613. @nukularpictures Ok lets put the EMP bullshit to rest. No military, China, Russia or the US would every deploy EMPs on large scale because its double edge sword They have weapons for small scale targets but complete large scale attacks are a no no As for strategic purposes , again not relevant Weapons are developed for various reasons and not all weapon have to be strategic They are called tactical weapons for a reason
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  5614. And what happens when the West takes off the gloves and supplies Ukraine with weapons direct from their own stock With ATACMS, The Black Sea Fleet HQ and Shipyard in Sevastopol would be easy pickings The amount of targets the Ukraine could cross off with ATACMS would make Russian gains moot
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  5615. The simple fact they can't shoot anything down with their fighters or S-systems Despite Russia's claim of flying 250 sorties , the problem is that Ukraine is over 230,000 square miles So covering that much airspace is challenging even for the USAF Secondly Ukraine borders Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania an Moldava thats five points of entry Now if Belarus was allowing Russia aircraft to operate they could shut down air but NATO aircraft would start escorting transports Russia only has a hand ful of Su-57s, while the NATO has hundreds of F-35s plus the USAF deploying 12 F-22s would be more than what Russia can handle
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  5616. Well ,just spit balling here Odds are that there F-22s or F-35s provide escort so if Russian fighters made a move, they would be in for an nasty surprise two and mostly they can't
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  5617. Nope
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  5618. Its simple fact that every defense system has weakness or will experience a failure While aircraft are the preferred method, what stopping special forces from using ATGMs to blow up the command truck and radar? or using anti-materiel rifles like the Denel NTW-20 to disable command truck or radar. Without the command truck and Radar, the site is basically useless. Israel made lightweight system that air deployable and carries 8 SPIKE NLOS missiles which engage targets up to 16 miles away Depending on location, there are several ways to knock out sites The US, Russian and China have developed missiles with electronic attack payloads designed to disable radar sites
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  5619.  linkzable  That would be false before GPS, TLAMs relied on TERCOM Advances in technology has added DSMAC as well as improved both INS and TERCOM So even in GPS denied environment, DSMAC , INS and TERCOM still allow for precision strikes
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  5620.  @passivehouseaustralia4406  That would be false Iraq's defense network was supplied and installed by the Soviets not the French. The French provided just 30 Crotale systems and 60 Rolands While the Soviets provided over 400 pieces of AAW weapons. Secondly the RC-135s Combat Sent and Rivet Joint as well EF-111 and EA-6B can locate SAM sites Lastly, the US did not evade the network, they destroyed the bulk it The USN using A-7s carry ADM-141 aerial decoys tricked the Iraqi sites into firing. They fired on the decoys and were counter- fired on with AGM-88s USAF MH-53s PAVELOWs led Army Apaches to destroy parts of the network which allows attacking aircraft to penetrate deep into Iraq
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  5621.  @zoranmarkovic1123  Has the USAF sent F-22s and F-35 to Russia borders never . what would be the point ? The only aircraft the USAF sends to Russian borders are the RC-135s Combat Sent and Rivet Joint to gather intel on Russia defense systems Those aircraft can scan hundreds of mile away so why would the USAF send F-22s and F-35s whose scanning ability is extremely limited when they other assets that can do the job far more effectively
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  5622.  @zoranmarkovic1123  You might wanna look at map and see where the Baltic region is before making stupid comments FYI, the Baltic covers Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia , Poland and Lituania with Russia way way way off in corner
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  5623. @Intel Guru It and Combat sent are very valuable when dealing with SAM sites
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  5624.  @passivehouseaustralia4406  Like I said Supplied and installed by the Soviets not the French The USAF has massive amount of intel gathering aircraft that can easily locate sites US did not evade the network, they destroyed the bulk it If any, it sounds like Iraq tried to connect incompatible technology and it failed miserably
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  5625.  @passivehouseaustralia4406  There are thing called cruise missiles AGM-84 and BGM-109 which in addition to aircraft were used to knock out the Iraqi defenses. Iraq had no defense against cruise missiles which the US had plenty of
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  5626. Oh thats cute Indonesia thinks they matter
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  5627. No defense system is 100 percent
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  5628. And your point Most military weapons are toxic period simple due to the materials used
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  5629. Because crossing the most powerful country in the world generally does not end well
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  5630. There is no danger with depleted uranium didnt already exist Russian tanks also have DU rounds Additionally, DU like Tungsten is a heavy metal and just as toxic armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) tank round all use heavy metal which are toxic so its moot Secondly, it called combat effectiveness The whole reason why the EU developed a 130mm to combat the Russian T-14 is DU EU wont use it and the current 120mm tungsten rounds wont penetrate T-14s armor The US made 120mm M829A4 which is DU will penetrate T-14s armor Why the US uses DU First it has higher density than Tungsten which is key for AP rounds Second its naturally self sharpening so even when facing composite armor, it wont blunt out like tungsten Lastly and most importantly, its pyrophoric. DU ignites on contact and burns at extremely high temps so even if it doesnt penetrate, the burning is very damaging to a tank armor which is very nasty after effect to deal with The EU 130mm is simple a brute force with kinetic energy but the larger 130mm does have the advantage of much larger HEAT round
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  5631. Russian tanks a combo if explosive and non explosive reactive armor (ERA/NERA) The problem with the NERA is that the plates are designed to literally break SABO rounds and ERA can counter HEAT rounds DU is much harder to stop with NERA and ERA has no effect on it Its a good bit that Ukraine is getting M829A3 rounds
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  5632.  @hughmungus2760  second generation anti-ship ballistic missiles that are ship mounted or air launched still won't change the picture for China Ships mounted are still targets for attack subs and aircraft. Air launched has better survival but PLAAF can mount one missile per Xian-6 The PLAAF Xian H-20 would have similar payload capable as the USAF B-1B with the ARRW for them to have a chance. The DF-17 is sill very large target
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  5633. Right when USAF sent 5 B-2s into Yemen, the Houthis got very quiet real fast
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